KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 11, 2024, entitled "[xxx]Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - August 2024": * * * Area prices rose 0.1 percent in August, up 2.6 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.1 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, St. Louis Area - August 2024": * * * Area prices rose 0.1 percent in July and August, up 3.3 percent over the year * * * Prices in the St. Louis area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.1 percent for the two months endi  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Sept. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: A Springfield, Mo., man who was a leader in a violent gang and part of a rap group was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing firearms. Ezekiel Josiah King, 21, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to six years and six months in federal prison without parole. On Jan. 16, 2024, King pleaded guilty to one  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Sept. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute valeryl fentanyl, which is an analogue of fentanyl, and illegally possessing eight firearms. Darrell L. Smith, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 20 years in federal prison without parole. On Jan. 11, 2024, S  more