SPRINGFIELD, Mo. ? A Springfield man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of fentanyl and for illegally possessing firearms. Jerry Wheeler, aka ?Love,? 48, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark on Nov. 21 to 35 years in...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ? The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, in conjunction with the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms industry, is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the...

ST. LOUIS ? A man who was caught with fentanyl, methamphetamine and two fully automatic handguns pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to three felonies Friday. Courtlend Green, 26, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine...

OMAHA, Neb. ? Acting U.S. Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Mar D. Maluoth, 25, of Omaha, was sentenced Nov. 29 in federal court for the illegal possession of a machine gun. U.S. District Court Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Maluoth to 70 months? imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal...