WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, Kansas (JULY 31, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected three organizations pursuing environmental education projects in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri to receive a total of $280,000 in Environmental Education Grants. These projects are a part of a national selection of 38 organizations set to receive over $3.6 million through EPA's Environmental Education Grants progra more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: * * * Defendant Also Pleads Guilty to Violating Housing Rights of a White Woman * * * A Kansas man pleaded guilty today to two counts of interference with federally-protected activities, two counts of interstate threats and one count of interference with housing. Austin Schoemann, 30, of Wichita, admitted during his plea hearing that, on July 27, 2022, he brandished a firearm and used ra more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: A Kansas City, Mo., woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to her role in two separate conspiracies that resulted in more than $900,000 in fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans being issued under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Renetta Golden-Larimore, 55, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Ju more PR