STATE-BY-STATE

ALABAMA Montgomery: The state Supreme Court denied former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore’s request to have a defamation lawsuit against him heard in Etowah County instead of Montgomery.

ALASKA Anchorage: A paratrooper at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson suffered severe injuries during a drop exercise, an Army spokesman says.

ARIZONA Mesa: Sixteen intensive care nurses at Banner Desert Medical Center are due to deliver babies between October and January.

ARKANSAS Little Rock: Officials approved one but rejected six applications last week for new open-enrollment charter schools.

CALIFORNIA South Lake Tahoe: An El Dorado County sheriff’s deputy fired several beanbag rounds into a car window to free a trapped bear.

COLORADO Denver: The first summer snow of the season has fallen on the high peaks at Arapahoe Basin.

CONNECTICUT New Haven: Democratic candidate for governor Ned Lamont says he’ll create an “opioid czar” if he’s elected in November.

DELAWARE Dover: Angela M. Mossinger, 53, was sentenced to spend at least 15 years in prison for fatally smothering her 3-year-old grandson.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Large groups of all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes snarled traffic and created havoc around the District on Sunday.

FLORIDA Cape Coral: Jerlis Villalba, 52, has been charged with destroying the nests of six burrowing owls.

GEORGIA Atlanta: SB Property Management Global is suing R&B artist R. Kelly for $203,400 in damages to two homes he rented.

HAWAII Honolulu: The U.S. Geological Survey has issued a “watch” for the Kilauea volcano ground hazards, downgrading it from a “warning.”

IDAHO Boise: Dustin Miller has been tabbed to lead the Idaho Department of Lands.

ILLINOIS Springfield: Bicyclists will get to tour farms, vineyards and breweries during the Prairie Heritage Ride.

INDIANA Gary: U.S. Steel plans to spend at least $750 million to upgrade Gary Works.

IOWA Webster City: The Van Diest Medical Center will close The Family Birth Place on Oct. 12.

KANSAS Wichita: The state will offer one day of amnesty for people who have bench warrants for not paying child support. The Department of Children and Families says the warrants will be lifted Aug. 31.

KENTUCKY Louisville: A 2-year-old boy has died after shooting himself in the head.

LOUISIANA New Orleans: The state unemployment rate rose to 4.9 percent from 4.7 percent.

MAINE Bangor: Eastern Maine Community College is warning of a possible data breach that could have exposed workers as far back as 2008 and students back to 1998.

MARYLAND Towson: Goucher College is cutting several minors and majors amid a cost-cutting “academic revitalization.”

MASSACHUSETTS Springfield: The MGM Springfield opens Aug. 24, three years after breaking ground.

MICHIGAN Lansing: Shelby Township Clerk Stanley Grot has withdrawn from the race for secretary of state.

MINNESOTA Hallock: Authorities are searching a farm for clues in the disappearance of Becky Jo Look, who authorities believe was slain in 1995 or 1996.

MISSISSIPPI Greenville: The city is increasing sewer rates by 32 percent to help pay for federally mandated repairs to the sewer system.

MISSOURI Branson: Gregory Harris alleges in a lawsuit that he has suffered post-traumatic stress after trying to save victims of a fatal duck

boat accident. MONTANA Billings: Coal production over the first half of this year was up 20 percent compared with two years ago.

NEBRASKA Lincoln: The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office and the Catholic Diocese of Lincoln are urging residents to report any allegations of abuse by clergy or others.

NEVADA Reno: A jury has found the Nevada Division of Forestry liable for the loss of 23 homes and 17 other buildings in a 2016 wildfire.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord: The state’s child protection division is meeting just two out of 14 national standards, according to a federal agency’s report.

NEW JERSEY Trenton: The state is poised to use some $10 million in federal and state funds to beef up election security through 2023.

NEW MEXICO Carlsbad: NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Brian Urlacher will appear at the Energy Summit next month.

NEW YORK New York: Four black firefighters have filed a lawsuit against the Fire Department of New York after being put on light duty because they can’t shave.

NORTH CAROLINA Raleigh: William Oliver Jefferson was arrested for pushing his Dodge Challenger to 197 mph in a 70 mph zone.

NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck: State airline passenger numbers in July were up more than 4.5 percent over the year.

OHIO Cincinnati: The National Weather Service says the 5.02 inches of rain at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport was the wettest August day on record.

OKLAHOMA Tulsa: A jury has found 17-year-old Deonte Green competent to stand trial on murder, rape and 21 other felony charges.

OREGON Portland: The state will ask federal highway officials for

permission to toll congested sections of Interstate 5 and 205.

PENNSYLVANIA Harrisburg: Penn National Gaming is the first casino operator in the state to apply for a license to offer sports betting.

RHODE ISLAND Westerly: The state Department of Transportation says the Westerly Train Station has reopened.

SOUTH CAROLINA Florence: More than 90 people had to vacate the Florence Lodge, which was shut down due to hazardous conditions.

SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls: According to the Argus Leader, thousands of children are left unsupervised after school due to a lack of state funding.

TENNESSEE Knoxville: The city has been selected as home to the first Pokeworks restaurant in the state.

TEXAS San Antonio: San Antoniobased H-E-B is the state’s top retailer on the National Retail Federation list.

UTAH Salt Lake City: Catherine Lunt has donated nearly $400 worth of toys that her 6-year-old daughter secretly ordered from Amazon to the Primary Children's Hospital.

VERMONT Burlington: The University of Vermont Medical Center says the hospital and nurses agreed to resume contract negotiations.

VIRGINIA Williamsburg: Busch Gardens theme park had its second fire in under a month, this one on a train.

WASHINGTON Seattle: The Waterville School District is moving to a Monday through Thursday school week when classes begin this month.

WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: Mayor Danny Jones has been granted a lifetime achievement award.

WISCONSIN Wauwatosa: Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin plans a $265 million expansion and upgrade .

WYOMING Riverton: The first Roasters Rendezvous Coffee Festival will take place Sept. 7-8. From staff and wire reports