STATE-BY-STATE

ALABAMA Birmingham: A woman who used a cancer scam to solicit donations from people wanting to help her was sentenced to more than two years in prison and ordered to pay about $80,000 in restitution.

ALASKA Fairbanks: The discovery of contaminated water at Fairbanks International Airport has prompted officials to test private wells in nearby neighborhoods, The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports.

ARIZONA Tucson: Voters approved increasing the local sales tax a tenth of 1% to cover costs for improving Tucson’s Reid Park Zoo, The Arizona Daily Star reports.

ARKANSAS Little Rock: The state’s largest electric utility is seeking approval for a 3.75% rate hike, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette report.

CALIFORNIA Sonoma: Bulldozers have started scraping up the ash, charred wood and crumbled bricks left from thousands of wine country homes destroyed by wildfires.

COLORADO Eagle: Authorities say a man who was in court for bond violation on a drug charge may be in bigger trouble after a wad of cocaine fell from his hat while he was in front of the judge, The Vail Daily reports.

CONNECTICUT Milford: Police say a man who mixed up Tuesday with Sunday was arrested after threatening a construction worker with a knife. Myles Safyre, 48, was arrested when the worker refused to stop working, as Safyre demanded.

DELAWARE Dover: Delaware State University plans to house up to 600 students on campus with the construction of a new residence hall, The Delaware State News reports.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Authorities say a suburban Washington house fire that left two men dead was deliberately set. The men died of smoke inhalation from the Nov. 2 fire.

FLORIDA Southport: Authorities say the parents of a girl suffering from 17 rotten teeth face child abuse charges for failing to get her treatment. The girl’s teachers told investigators that she complained daily about pain.

GEORGIA Atlanta: Part of HartsfieldJackson International Airport was evacuated after a fuel spill, WXIA-TV reports. No one was hurt.

HAWAII Honolulu: A committee formed in response to the deadly Marco Polo Building fire has recommended that 150 older buildings get automatic sprinkler systems.

IDAHO Heyburn: A tie vote for City Council may be headed for a coin flip, The Times-News reports. Incumbent Dick Galbraith and challenger Glen Loveland each received 112 votes.

ILLINOIS Chicago: A memorial wall called “Prescribed to Death” is on display through Thursday with 22,000 pills, each engraved with the face of an opioid overdose fatality.

INDIANA Lafayette: A judge agreed to a preliminary injunction sought by Purdue University to stop an effort to sell Boilermakers Beer, the Journal & Courier reports.

IOWA Leon: State agriculture officials say emerald ash borers have been found in Decatur County. The insect that’s killed millions of ash trees has now been found in 53 Iowa counties.

KANSAS Topeka: In a 4-3 ruling, the Kansas Supreme Court upheld a law requiring sex, drug and violence offenders to register with local authorities after serving their terms.

KENTUCKY Owensboro: A judge set a Jan. 16 trial date for former University of Kentucky board chairman Billy Joe Miles, 77, who is charged with rape and sodomy, The Messenger-Inquirer reports.

LOUISIANA New Orleans: The state’s Legislative Auditor is looking into how City Council members are using their city credit cards. MAINE Cape Elizabeth: The town council has approved a fee on commercial bags along with a foam container ban, effective Dec. 6, The Portland Press Herald reports.

MARYLAND Baltimore: Authorities say a Black Guerilla Family gang member admitted killing a witness in 2013 to prevent him from testifying against a fellow member.

MASSACHUSETTS Gloucester: Three people were rescued after their fishing boat ran aground off Dog Bar Breakwater. No one was injured.

MICHIGAN Ann Arbor: A studentrun council at the University of Michigan has suspended fraternity social events following allegations of sexual misconduct and hazing, The Michigan Daily reports.

MINNESOTA Miltona: A Douglas County farmer survived and was hospitalized after having an arm pinned in a corn picker for an hour.

MISSISSIPPI Gulfport: Authorities say a man accused of transporting eight undocumented immigrants also faces a DUI charge, The Sun Herald reports.

MISSOURI Kansas City: A police interrogation of a man facing drug and gun charges ended prematurely when an investigator was driven off by the suspect’s excessive flatulence, The Kansas City Star reports.

MONTANA Great Falls: Proposed state rules would have wind farm owners post bonds to ensure the towers are removed when no longer in use, Great Falls Tribune reports.

NEBRASKA Omaha:

The city received a $200,000 donation for a replica of a monument honoring Korean and Vietnam War veterans, The Omaha World-Herald reports.

NEVADA Las Vegas: Authorities say a family of four was hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning from using an outdoor grill inside.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Nashua: Police are investigating a series of bicycle thefts that started in October, WMUR-TV reports. Many of the bikes have been taken overnight from homes and apartment buildings.

NEW JERSEY Little Egg Harbor: The Pinelands Regional School District board is considering removing copies of a sex-education magazine from a junior high library. Critics say “Sex, Etc.” is too explicit.

NEW MEXICO Santa Fe: The State Auditor’s Office has outlined a lack of financial control at the University of New Mexico athletics department and its affiliates. Among issues cited are coach overpayments and inappropriate perks such as golf and alcohol.

NEW YORK Albany: Dozens of state lawmakers have written to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and corrections officials to eliminate solitary confinement.

NORTH CAROLINA Newton: An 800-pound heifer made a big splash when it was found in a family’s swimming pool in Catawba County. Authorities believe the cow was grazing nearby and walked across the pool cover, thinking it was solid.

NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck: Droughtstricken ranchers looking for state help with hay-hauling costs face a Monday deadline to apply.

OHIO Columbus: Mayor Andrew Ginther is proposing to replace an anti-crime summer initiative with increased bike and foot patrols in tough neighborhoods and is seeking overtime funding for the effort.

OKLAHOMA Tulsa: About a dozen assault-style rifles were stolen from a gun store. Authorities say the thieves used an SUV to smash into the store.

OREGON Bend: Enrollment at Oregon State’s branch campus in Bend rose 7% this fall, The Bulletin reports.

PENNSYLVANIA Harrisburg: The state university system of 14 schools launched a national search for a new leader using an executive search firm.

RHODE ISLAND Providence: A state police cruiser was stolen during a traffic stop last week and later found abandoned in Providence.

SOUTH CAROLINA Rock Hill: Police say a man threatened to blow up a bank when he couldn’t open an account with a refused check, The Herald reports.

SOUTH DAKOTA Sturgis: A Meade County man was found guilty of mistreating 16 horses under his care. The Rapid City Journal reports that LeRoy James faces up to three years in prison and a fine of up to $6,000.

TENNESSEE Union City: Authorities say a medical helicopter crew had minor injuries from hard landing.

TEXAS Houston: Authorities say a suspect in a doughnut shop robbery handed out the treats to customers whose cellphones he was stealing, The Star-Telegram reports.

UTAH Provo: A local committee is launching a push to rename Squaw Peak to something more honorable to Native American women, The Daily Herald reports.

VERMONT Burlington: The city has cleaned up the remnants of a homeless camp that’s the focus of a classaction lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Burlington Free Press reports.

VIRGINIA Richmond: This is College Application Week in Virginia. Public four-year colleges and universities in the state are taking part in the effort to help every high school student submit at least one application.

WASHINGTON Vancouver: A critic of a planned oil-by-rail terminal won a port commissioner race with 65% of the vote, The Columbian reports.

WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: The state Board of Education proposes a cut in required graduation credits, The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports.

WISCONSIN Madison: A former accounting clerk at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church in Onalaska was sentenced to four years for stealing $800,000 from the congregation. WYOMING Casper: Fliers calling the Holocaust a hoax were posted in University of Wyoming buildings during the school’s remembrance week for the 1930s and ‘40s killings, The Casper Star-Tribune reports.