WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Funding includes nearly $500K for the Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas * * * LENEXA, KAN. (DEC. 12, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of 16 organizations to receive nearly $7.5 million in grants for environmental job training programs across the country. EPA's Brownfields Job Training Program Grants are funded by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will help recrui more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * * Curators of the University of Missouri selected for $20 million for work in Chariton County, Missouri * Healthy Bourbon County Action Team selected for $2.9 million for work in Bourbon, Crawford, Cowley, and Mitchell counties in Kansas * * * LENEXA, KAN. (DEC. 13, 2024) - On Dec. 12, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it has selected 105 applications for the Community Change Grants Program (CCGP), totaling nearly $1.6 more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release: A Raymore, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy and for illegally possessing firearms. Tony Diaz, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to nine years in federal prison without parole. His brother and co-defendant, Serjio Diaz, 40, of Belton, Mo., was sentenced on Oct. 9, 2024, to 15 years in federal prison without parole. On April 9, 2024 more PR