WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, KAN. (DEC. 10, 2024) - The U.S. Department of the Army and its contractor, American Ordnance LLC, will pay $39,311 in civil penalties to resolve alleged violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The Army owns the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in Middletown, Iowa, while American Ordnance operates the plant. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), more PR

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: * * * Second time in five years Johnson has been sentenced for meth distribution conspiracy * * * A woman who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced on December 12, 2024, in federal court in Sioux City. Amanda Johnson, f/k/a Amanda Adams, 35, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, pled guilty on July 31, 2024, to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and dist more PR