WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The National Science Foundation announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the improvement of research infrastructure in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia and Wyoming. The estimated total program funding available was   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release: On June 26, 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Marketing Services (AMS) filed an administrative complaint against S & S Buying, Inc. and Troy Siebels, Stamford, Nebraska, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act (P&S Act). The complaint alleges that during the period from March 24, 2017, through June 6, 2017, Siebels engaged in busines  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Blake Public Affairs Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright, joined by six of the previous Chief Master Sergeants of the Air Force, participated in the 2018 Senior Enlisted Statesman Forum Sept. 6 on Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The forum, the first of its kind since Wright's tenure began, was an opportunity to discuss the future of the Air Force focusing   more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Blake Public Affairs Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright, joined by six of the previous Chief Master Sergeants of the Air Force, participated in the 2018 Senior Enlisted Statesman Forum Sept. 6 at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The forum, the first of its kind since Wright's tenure began, was an opportunity to discuss the future of the Air Force focusing on polic  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Joseph P. Kelly, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced an initial appearance before Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart was held today for Maurice J. Paola, age 23, of Las Vegas, Nevada. Paola was recently charged by criminal complaint with one count of interfering with flight crew members and attendants which occurred on or about September 3, 2018. The penalty for the charged offens  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By D.P. Heard and Senior Airman Jacob Skovo Public Affairs On an early evening in late July, two Airmen assigned to the 55th Comptroller Squadron were headed home from a day at the zoo with their children when they came across a severe vehicle accident and put their life-saving training to use. "It felt like an involuntary reaction, like pulling your hand away from something hot," said S  more

PAPILLION, Nebraska, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: By Sgt. Christopher Jackson Public Affairs U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers renewed their oath of service to the United States of America during a mass re-enlistment ceremony at an Omaha Storm Chasers baseball game in Papillion, Nebraska, Aug. 30. There were 22 Warrior Citizens that re-enlisted just behind home plate. One Soldier, who has been serving his country for more than seven years, said his decision wa  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts and state officials joined the Federal Highway Administration's Deputy Administrator Brandye Hendrickson and other FHWA officials to sign a "Memorandum of Understanding," giving the Nebraska Department of Transportation greater control over certain federal environmental compliance reviews. "This is part of our ongoing effort to reduce th  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Joseph P. Kelly, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced today that on August 31, 2018, United States District Court Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., sentenced Daniel Kinnison, age 63, of Verdigre, Nebraska, for his conviction for tax evasion. Kinnison was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment, a three-year term of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution in the amount   more