MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Steve Michael Kelley, 58, a former nurse who worked at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis, was indicted by grand jury for one count of obtaining controlled substances by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, or subterfuge. His initial appearance was...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa- A licensed pharmacist who created fake patient profiles to steal prescription drugs containing controlled substances was sentenced on April 15, to a three‑year term of probation. Ryan Paul Etscheid, age 40, from La Salle, Illinois, received the sentence after an October 27, 2025, guilty plea to acquiring...

OMAHA, NE – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will host the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at nearly 4,200 locations nationwide, including 130 sites across the five state DEA Omaha Field Division, encompassing Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North...

RAPID CITY, S.D., – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Field Division is taking the agency's Fentanyl Free America message to Rapid City, by participating in the Youth and Family Services’ Kids Fair , April 11-12, at The Monument. In addition, eight digital billboards designed to spark conversation and...