LIBERAL, Kansas, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release: Federal investigators determined a Liberal truck washing company failed to protect workers from hydrogen sulfide gas as they entered over-the-road tanker trailers to clean them out, causing one worker's fatal injuries and hospitalizing two co-workers. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration responded to a report of the Sep  more

LENEXA, Kansas, March 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Systech Environmental Corporation will pay $98,513 in civil penalties to resolve alleged violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the terms of its Hazardous Waste Management Facility Permit. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the company operates as a hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facility in Fredonia, Kansas. EPA inspections  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release: An Independence, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for possessing methamphetamine to distribute and illegally possessing a firearm. Sigal Wesley Hughes, Jr., 48, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 12 years and eight months in federal prison without parole. On Sept. 13, 2023, Hughes pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to aid recovery efforts for farmers, ranchers and residents affected by recent wildfires in the Texas panhandle and western Oklahoma. To date, around 1.3 million acres have burned across both states. USDA staff are ready to respond with a variety of program flexibilities and other assistance to agricultural producer  more