STATE-BY-STATE

ALABAMA Montgomery: Six former state Supreme Court justices, including three Republicans, signed a letter backing Democratic Judge Bob Vance in the race for chief justice.

ALASKA Fairbanks: Residents of nearby towns have been talking to state officials about possible arsenic contamination of private wells.

ARIZONA Tucson: Residents near Sentinel Peak are calling on the city to do more after a bicyclist’s death.

ARKANSAS Little Rock: Authorities are investigating after an inmate at a maximum-security prison was found dead in his cell.

CALIFORNIA San Francisco: A fire engulfed five floors of a high-rise, but authorities say no one was hurt.

COLORADO Pueblo: A plant destroying obsolete U.S. Army chemical weapons is moving toward resuming full operations.

CONNECTICUT Hartford: The state recorded its first flu death of the season Monday.

DELAWARE Dover: A jury trial has begun for the police chief in Clayton, accused of drunken driving.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: A former charter-school teacher who admitted to sexually abusing seventh- and eighth-grade girls was sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison.

FLORIDA Key West: A population survey in the Florida Keys shows nearly 3,000 people left the island chain after Hurricane Irma last year.

GEORGIA Lilburn: School officials say a student stabbed a teacher during a class at a middle school.

HAWAII Hilo: A survey found Big Island farmers suffered nearly $28 million in damage in the monthslong eruption this year of the Kilauea volcano.

IDAHO Lewiston: State and federal entomologists are tracking the spread of the balsam woolly adelgid, an invasive insect that feeds on fir forests.

ILLINOIS Chicago: An imprisoned former city tow truck driver has been charged with forcing eight underage girls into prostitution.

INDIANA Noblesville: A toddler who wandered away from home apparently drowned in a creek.

IOWA Waterloo: The owner of a downtown brewery and restaurant refused to reserve space for a Republican election night party, saying it’s not “the right fit.”

KANSAS Topeka: A statue of President Dwight D. Eisenhower has been unveiled on the Statehouse grounds.

KENTUCKY Frankfort: Officials say more than 1,000 acres have been conserved in Bullitt and Hancock counties.

LOUISIANA Belle Chasse: A fire killed two children and burned four people who tried to rescue them from a mobile home.

MAINE Augusta: Maine’s moose hunt is resuming for another week while the bear hunt winds down and the season for deer gets closer.

MARYLAND Upper Marlboro: Prince George’s County’s public school system is under fire for charging tuition for summer school.

MASSACHUSETTS Boston: Suburban Boston communities like Belmont and Peabody are dealing with a surge in rat infestations.

MICHIGAN Port Huron: More than 280 pounds of cocaine were found in a truck hauling blackberries from Port Huron to Canada.

MINNESOTA St. Paul: State officials say more than 300 people have died in traffic crashes this year.

MISSISSIPPI Hernando: Interstate 269, a beltway around Memphis, Tennessee, will open Friday with a ribbon-cutting for the final stretch in DeSoto County.

MISSOURI Kansas City: A man whose excessive flatulence forced a detective to cut short an interrogation has pleaded guilty to federal gun and drug charges.

MONTANA Helena: A physician died when his rifle discharged after he returned from a hunting trip.

NEBRASKA Tecumseh: Two prison staffers have been suspended following allegations of excessive force against an inmate at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution.

NEVADA Las Vegas: Construction has begun on a new pedestrian bridge on the Las Vegas Strip.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Rindge: Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who poured maple syrup on a police cruiser.

NEW JERSEY Jersey City: The future home of a statue commemorating the World War II massacre of Polish troops will be up to voters.

NEW MEXICO Santa Fe: Vice President Mike Pence plans to attend a rally Friday in Roswell in support of GOP candidates.

NEW YORK New York: A Swiss tourist accused of accidentally flying a drone into a midtown Manhattan office tower has been arrested.

NORTH CAROLINA Raleigh: Researchers say North Carolina’s Read to Achieve literacy program has shown little to no benefit to test scores in five years.

NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck: The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division says a leak caused 4,050 barrels of brine to spill at a saltwater disposal well south of Williston.

OHIO Wapakoneta: Neil Armstrong’s hometown has begun a monthslong celebration honoring the 50th anniversary of his walk on the moon.

OKLAHOMA Miami: Northeastern Oklahoma residents are voicing concern about poultry operations planned in their communities.

OREGON Silverton: A 5-week-old kitten found glued to a busy road was rescued and nicknamed Sticky.

PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia: Authorities say a mother shot and wounded her teenage son.

RHODE ISLAND Pawtucket: A fire official says a floor partially collapsed in a mill building that was being renovated, injuring three workers.

SOUTH CAROLINA Folly Beach: The town is considering an ordinance to prevent chain restaurants and stores from opening on the island.

SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls: Unharvested crops slowed hunters during opening weekend of the pheasant season.

TENNESSEE St. Joseph: Authorities say a 10-year-old girl was accidentally shot in the head by her twin brother.

TEXAS Brownsville: Solid median barriers along Highway 48 might be modified to better protect nesting pelicans.

UTAH Logan: A massive aspen grove is still deteriorating despite fencing designed to keep out mule deer blamed for chewing the trees, a new study says.

VERMONT Quechee: The family of a man who killed himself by jumping from a bridge hopes a temporary fence being built will prevent more suicides.

VIRGINIA Richmond: Virginia’s attorney general has called for reforms to the state’s cash bail system.

WASHINGTON Olympia: Voters in two counties were mistakenly sent ballot-return envelopes that require postage.

WEST VIRGINIA Oak Hill: The new owner of the Whipple Company Store plans to keep the historic mercantile standing.

WISCONSIN Monroe: Authorities believe skeletal remains found by deer hunters in Adams County are those of a man missing since 2017. WYOMING Cody: Brucellosis was detected in a cattle herd, which was placed in quarantine.