News from across the USA

ALABAMA Shorter: VictoryLand casino will reopen Sept. 13 and plans to offer electronic bingo, AL.com reported. ALASKA Fairbanks: An overheated computer server triggered a temporary evacuation of Fred Meyer West, newsminer.com reported. Business resumed after firefighters concluded there was no fire. ARIZONA Phoenix: A man was shot and killed by a security guard during an armed robbery attempt at a Motel 6, The Arizona

Republic reported. ARKANSAS Pulaski County: An inmate at the jail died from self-inflicted injuries in his cell,

ArkansasOnline reported. David Honey, 34, was found in his cell “hanging by a sheet tied to the metal door frame,” according to a sheriff ’s office report. CALIFORNIA Redlands: A former student who fathered a child with his onetime teacher will receive a $6 million settlement from a school district. Lawyers for the former student alleged that Redlands Unified School officials knew of his relationship with Laura Whitehurst and failed to warn his family. COLORADO Colorado Springs: Plans to close the coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant are in question because Colorado Springs Utilities won’t meet its five-year conservation goal to cut energy demand by 12%. Kenny Romero, manager of renewable energy, said the utility will have to find more ways to increase renewable energy sources. CONNECTICUT Wethersfield: More than 8,000 vehicle owners missed their car registration renewal deadlines in February because they didn’t receive a renewal notice due to a computer glitch, the Department of Motor Vehicles said.

DELAWARE Dover: The

News Journal reports that 13 politicians have been fined for illegally placed campaign signs in the past three months. Democratic congressional candidate Scott Walker racked up 17 violations, more than anyone else this year. Violating signs are confiscated, and the owner is given a warning for the first offense. A subsequent offense brings a $25 fine. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Efforts to choose a successor to Police Chief Cathy Lanier, who will retire next month, are focused on the department’s assistant chiefs,

The Washington Post reported. FLORIDA Palm Coast: A 27year-old man was recognized for honesty after finding a wallet with $3,400 inside and turning it over to sheriff ’s deputies. GEORGIA Savannah: Police suspect three robberies and assaults downtown were connected, the Savannah Morning News reported. Victims included a man playing Pokemon Go on his smartphone in a square, two people trying to get into a car and the occupants of a home entered at gunpoint. HAWAII Kailua- Kona: Plans are underway to reopen a resort damaged in a tsunami in 2011.

West Hawaii Today reported property owner Kamehameha Schools agreed to a ground lease allowing work to start immediately on the 81.4-acre Kona Village Resort. IDAHO Boise: A collision between a minivan and a semitrailer in rural Canyon County left one person dead and several others injured. ILLINOIS Springfield: State Fair vendors didn’t hold back when sharing their feelings on this year’s fair. “It’s been a disaster,” said Jim Rewerts, owner of Cajun’s Unlimited, known for its alligator on a stick. “My sales are down 70%. This is my last year.” Over 11 days, the fair was plagued by thunderstorms, flash flooding, triple-digit heat indexes and power outages, The State Journal

Register reported. INDIANA Peru: The Miami Nation of Indians of Indiana plans to open a museum at its tribal headquarters to display artifacts and records documenting the tribe’s history. Miami Nation volunteer Keith Layman said work should begin in September. IOWA Keokuk: A man was awarded a Purple Heart medal nearly 66 years after he was injured during a battle in Korea, the Daily Gate City reported. About 50 relatives and friends gathered to see the medal awarded last week to David Harrison, who was 18 on Oct. 13, 1950, when he broke his leg during an attack. KANSAS Topeka: Three people died and one was hurt in an apartment fire. KENTUCKY Louisville: A federal judge dismissed three lawsuits filed against Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples last year, The Courier

Journal reported. LOUISIANA New Orleans: Fans of outlandish musical comedy are encouraged to wear swimsuits to

Waterworld: The Musical, which will debut in the swimming pool of the Maison de Macarty bed and breakfast Saturday. Audience members are permitted ( but not required) to wallow in the shallow end while viewing the show,

The Times-Picayune reported. MAINE Portland: Canadian tourism in the state is down again for the third year in a row, the

Portland Press Herald reported. According to data from the Office of Tourism, approximately 5.5 million Canadians visited in 2013. That number dropped by more than a million in 2015. MARYLAND Baltimore: Candles lit during a power outage were responsible for a house fire that left an 8-month-old girl in critical condition last week. MASSACHUSETTS Lowell: Two children who nearly drowned in a backyard pool during a birthday party at a home were likely to survive. MICHIGAN Port Huron: Nearly 1,500 people participating in a tubing festival along the St. Clair River that joins Lakes Huron and Erie ended up in Canada because of billowing west winds and foul weather, the Times Herald reported. After about six hours and 19 busloads Sunday, Canadians delivered 1,200 to 1,500 floaters to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. MINNESOTA St. Paul: The latest survey of the state’s wolf population estimated a slight increase. The Department of Natural Resource said the annual survey ticked upward to 2,278 wolves. That’s about 50 more than last year’s estimate. MISSISSIPPI Jackson: The state Health Department reported three new cases of West Nile virus Monday, bringing the state’s total to 14 this year. The new cases are in Chickasaw, Copiah and Perry counties, according to a department news release. MISSOURI Kansas City: Authorities found a live hand grenade while preparing an illegally parked car for towing. The explosive was removed from the scene, and the unregistered vehicle was towed. MONTANA Kalispell: Homes in a rural area east of Thompson Falls were evacuated after a wildfire doubled in size in one day. NEBRASKA Lincoln: Attention, zombies, zombie lovers and zombie hunters: Saturday is the 10th annual zombie walk — and it will be the last, the Lincoln Journal

Star reported. NEVADA Reno: The National Weather Service reported the monitoring site at the RenoTahoe International Airport recorded .04 of an inch of rain Sunday night, the Reno Gazette

Journal reported. That was the first measurable amount to fall at the area’s “official” monitoring site since May 23 — 88 days ago. The 88-day dry streak would be at least the fifth-longest dry spell in area weather records. NEW HAMPSHIRE Manchester: The state will hold its second annual Poetry Festival Sept. 24 at the Institute of Art. NEW JERSEY Atlantic City: The city’s casinos saw their collective operating profit rise by 21% for the first six months of the year. NEW MEXICO Albuquerque: Ride-hailing company Uber extended the option to request a Spanish-speaking driver to New Mexico. This new feature will be available to customers in Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Las Cruces. NEW YORK Albany: DraftKings, FanDuel and other daily fantasy sports companies have been cleared to resume business in the state. The Gaming Commission granted permits to five daily fantasy operators after the passage of a state law regulating the popular online games. NORTH CAROLINA Raleigh: Harry Mann, 80, the former longtime manager of a Navy bombing range near Manteo, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme to sell military equipment for scrap metal, The

News & Observer reported. NORTH DAKOTA Fargo: A man was hospitalized after being rescued from a house fire last weekend. KFGO-AM reported that the man was rescued from a secondfloor room, treated at the scene by paramedics and taken to a hospital. OHIO Columbus: Hillary Clinton narrowly led Donald Trump by 4 percentage points among likely voters, within the margin of error of a Monmouth University poll out Monday. Slightly more than one in five surveyed — 43% — said they will vote for the Democratic nominee in November, 39% said they support Trump and Libertarian Gary Johnson earned 10%. OKLAHOMA Tulsa: Officials unveiled a license plate with the state bird design, which will replace the image of an Apache warrior shooting an arrow into the sky. The new plates will be issued beginning in January 2017 and will cost motorists $5, Tulsa

World reported. OREGON Bend: State authorities and forest officials suspect at least 14 wildfires that erupted over the past three weeks were intentionally started. KTVZ-TV reported that authorities didn’t know whether one or several people started the fires. PENNSYLVANIA Ambridge: A man and woman were struck and killed by an Amtrak passenger train while trying to cross the tracks. RHODE ISLAND Providence: State environmental officials asked the public to report sightings of beetles that could cause extensive damage to trees. The Department of Environmental Management seeks reports about Asian longhorned beetles and emerald ash borers or any insect resembling them. SOUTH CAROLINA Pageland: Authorities suspect William Grant, 50, beat his girlfriend to death in Charleston County and buried her in a shallow grave. After her body was found, he tied his own hands and jumped in the Pee Dee River to kill himself. The body of Ternetha Bennett, 51, was found Friday, four days after she was last seen. SOUTH DAKOTA Mitchell: Fish records are falling fast this year. Anglers have landed six recordsize fish, already matching the record number of record-size fish caught in 2009, The Daily Repub

lic reported. TENNESSEE Memphis: Former president Jimmy Carter, 91, who said he’s feeling good after being diagnosed with Stage IV melanoma last year, is spending his volunteer week with Habitat for Humanity, The Commercial Ap

peal reported. TEXAS San Antonio: University of Incarnate Word President Louis Agnese Jr. insisted he’s healthy and threatened to sue after the university’s governing board placed him on medical leave because of “uncharacteristic behavior and comments.” Agnese told the San Antonio

Express-News that he received a brain scan at the request of school officials and was medically cleared. UTAH Provo: Newspaper chain Lee Enterprises announced it will sell the Daily Herald and its digital media operations to Ogden Newspapers of Utah. The company is part of Ogden Newspapers out of Wheeling, W.Va. VERMONT Hinesburg: The state Public Service Board agreed to pay attorney’s fees and court costs related to Lisa Barrett’s successful First Amendment case that opened to the public a board hearing regarding Vermont Gas Systems’ right-of-way through a Hinesburg park, the Burlington Free Press reported. VIRGINIA Dulles: There’s a new play area for kids at Washington Dulles International Airport. The centerpiece of the play area is a miniature air-traffic control tower with a slide. It is located in concourse B near gate B70. WASHINGTON Leavenworth: A 68-year-old man died after his raft overturned in the Wenatchee River over the weekend. WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: Lt. Steve Cooper, chief of detectives for the Police Department, called a recent series of shootings throughout the city impulsive and reckless, the Charleston Ga

zette-Mail reported. WISCONSIN Milwaukee: Prominent area strip club owner Jon Ferraro, who recently received a $1 million settlement from the city in a fight over locating a Silk Exotic club downtown, was indicted in a racketeering case in California last year, the Mil

waukee Journal Sentinel reported. The FBI investigation originally targeted the Russian mob operating in the USA. WYOMING Powell: Searchers found a 12-year-old boy who went missing in the Big Horn Mountains while camping with his Boy Scout unit. Members of the National Guard in a Black Hawk helicopter found the boy.