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Investment adviser gets 11 years in $35 million Ponzi case; Travis Kelce named a victim in court

By Plainly Now News Desk Published September 17, 2026 Updated September 26, 2026

Travis Kelce smiling at a charity softball event

Siddharth Jawahar was sentenced to 11 years and ordered to pay $31.35 million for a $35 million Ponzi scheme; Travis Kelce was named a victim in court.

St. Louis Mail Carrier Indicted Over 30,000 Pieces of Dumped Mail, Pleads Not Guilty

By Plainly Now News Desk Published September 11, 2026

AI-generated illustration: a pile of dirt-stained envelopes and letters scattered in an overgrown vacant lot

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri announced on Sept. 2, 2026, that a federal grand jury in St. Louis indicted a U.S. Postal Service

Extreme Heat Warnings Covered Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky and Indiana Through the Weekend of Sept. 5

By Plainly Now News Desk Published September 3, 2026 Updated October 5, 2026

The sun glaring through a clear blue sky above scattered white clouds

Extreme Heat Warnings covering parts of Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky and Indiana in early September 2026 have expired; the last ran through Saturday night, Sept. 5

Pennsylvania’s Gaming Regulator Is Reviewing a Bryce Harper FanDuel Video Sent to a Bettor Who Lost $1.5 Million

By Plainly Now News Desk Published August 23, 2026 Updated September 11, 2026

Bryce Harper kneeling on the field in a Phillies uniform

Bryce Harper is in the news for several overlapping reasons in late August 2026: news reports say the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is reviewing a 2024 paid