STATE-BY-STATE

ALABAMA Birmingham: The U.S. Senate has confirmed Liles Burke of Arab to serve as a federal judge for the state’s northern district.

ALASKA Anchorage: An Air Force F-22 Raptor made an emergency landing. The pilot was not injured.

ARIZONA Phoenix: A shelter for unaccompanied migrant children was closed because of physical abuse by staff, federal officials say.

ARKANSAS Little Rock: The state Supreme Court has upheld a voter ID law nearly identical to a restriction it struck down four years ago.

CALIFORNIA Los Angeles: Antiques dealer Anthony James Buccola has received three years of probation and a $20,000 fine for selling ivory tusks.

COLORADO Denver: Kaiser Permanente Colorado says rising health costs are to blame for the insurer’s $65 million loss over three years.

CONNECTICUT Hartford: The number of high school students who were vaping went from 7.2 percent in 2015 to 15 percent in 2017.

DELAWARE Dover: Mike Matthews, president of Delaware’s teachers union, has resigned over blog posts offensive to women and Muslims.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Mayor Muriel Bowser is looking to hire a “night mayor” to manage the district’s afterhours economy, issues and trends.

FLORIDA Orlando: Orlando Rolon has become the city’s first Hispanic police chief.

GEORGIA South Fulton: The city has offered residents a $50 discount from citations for registering to vote or confirming their voter status.

HAWAII Honolulu: Mayor Kirk Caldwell signed laws banning the homeless from sleeping or living on sidewalks, but it won’t take effect until the city can shows how it’s going to deal with the homeless crisis.

IDAHO Lewiston: Environmental groups that want the state to close steelhead fishing have filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue.

ILLINOIS Marion: Former Ecclesia College President Oren Paris, sentenced to three years for a kickback scheme, has reported to a mediumsecurity federal prison.

INDIANA Albion: Police apprehended Charles Lee Wiedman, who who was mistakenly released two weeks early from the Noble County Jail.

IOWA Iowa City: Nine University of Iowa fraternities have been suspended for violating a moratorium on alcohol at parties.

KANSAS Wichita: A middle school’s officials are raising concerns about trains stalling, leading students to crawl under boxcars to get home.

KENTUCKY Elizabethtown: Car parts manufacturer Metalsa is expanding its plant, creating roughly 250 jobs.

LOUISIANA Baton Rouge: The state is voiding a multimillion-dollar contract award to replace voting machines after flaws were found in the vendor selection.

MAINE Augusta: Traffic ticket violations will soon be available online as part of a new $15 million electronic court filing system.

MARYLAND Baltimore: Lyft partnered over the weekend with breweries, wineries and distilleries across the state to offer free and discounted rides.

MASSACHUSETTS Amherst: The ACLU says it is representing a black University of Massachusetts employee who was reported to police while walking into work “very agitated” and with a “large duffel bag.” He’d just come from the gym.

MICHIGAN Ann Arbor: Union nurses ratified a three-year contract with the University of Michigan.

MINNESOTA Minneapolis: Police squad cars will soon display signs that advise immigrants of their rights if arrested.

MISSISSIPPI Hattiesburg: Davis Timber Co., targeted for cleanup nearly two decades ago, has been taken off the EPA’s Superfund list.

MISSOURI Sedalia: State Fair officials say 340,957 people attended this year’s event. MONTANA Billings: Six more counties are requiring ranchers to vaccinate cattle against brucellosis.

NEBRASKA Lincoln: The State Troopers Association of Nebraska is endorsing Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bob Krist.

NEVADA Las Vegas: Billboards seeking tips about human trafficking are being replaced with signs seeking information about distribution of opioid painkillers.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Hanover: Amid a spike in reports of hazing at Dartmouth College, the school hired an investigator to look at groups including fraternities and sororities.

NEW JERSEY Jersey City: Nimbus Dance Works says its new arts center will feature a 150-seat black box theater, studio and rehearsal space.

NEW MEXICO Albuquerque: State officials say tourism accounted for a $6.6 billion boost to New Mexico’s economy last year.

NEW YORK Albany: Personnel and equipment from the New York National Guard were dispatched to Florida and Mississippi to help with the response to Hurricane Michael.

NORTH CAROLINA Raleigh: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s chancellor apologized for the school’s history of slavery.

NORTH DAKOTA Mandan: Police say a naked man who was high on drugs climbed into the holy water font and then walked down the aisle performing a lewd act during Mass.

OHIO Columbus: The Ohio Air National Guard has its first female brigadier general after the promotion of Col. Rebecca O’Connor.

OKLAHOMA Ardmore: The state Department of Veterans Affairs plans to build a new veterans center to replace the existing one.

OREGON Portland: Portland has been named the “Best Foodie City” in the United States by WalletHub.

PENNSYLVANIA Pittsburgh: Whole Foods Market home delivery is now available in the city.

RHODE ISLAND Providence: Rhode Island Public Radio has changed its name to The Public’s Radio.

SOUTH CAROLINA Walterboro: Authorities say a 19-year-old intentionally shot his cousin for eating his potato chips but lied and called it an accidental shooting. The shooter was charged with attempted murder.

SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls: South Dakota will receive $573,488 from a national settlement against Uber even though the ride-hailing service isn’t available in the state.

TENNESSEE Nashville: FedEx Ground plans to hire 4,300 positions for the holiday season.

TEXAS Houston: Two men have been banned from a gun range for life after one pointed an unloaded gun at the other while taking a picture.

UTAH Logan: A U.S. Army Reserve unit – the 890th Inland Cargo Transfer Co. – is deploying to Kuwait.

VERMONT Burlington: The Catholic Diocese of Burlington will release a list of priests accused of sexually abusing children, Bishop Christopher Coyne says.

VIRGINIA Fairfax: The state issued more than 16,000 REAL ID licenses in the first 10 days of offering them. WASHINGTON Yakima: U.S. Senate has

backed a plan to build a tribal village along the Columbia River for families not compensated for the loss of their homes when dams were built.

WEST VIRGINIA Morgantown: Operation Walk USA will provide free joint replacements at West Virginia University Medicine on Dec. 6.

WISCONSIN Franklin: More than 300 hardwood trees at the Wehr Nature Center died after a weedkiller was sprayed in the woods, officials say.

WYOMING Cheyenne: The Wyoming Lottery has shared another $1.4 million of its earnings with local counties, cities and towns.