STATE-BY-STATE
News from across the USA
ALABAMA Birmingham: A homeless man was killed in what may have been a drive-by shooting. Al.com reports that Birmingham investigators say the victim was shot several times. ALASKA Kodiak: Hikers no longer need a permit to trek along the Termination Point trail on Kodiak Island. The Native Corporation Leisnoi has given the land’s conservation easement to the borough, KMXT-FM reports.
ARIZONA Scottsdale: A 5-yearold girl was given a rabies shot after being bitten by a coyote at Thompson Peak Park. Arizona game officials say a coyote was later found and killed near the Scottsdale park, but they’re not certain it was the one that bit the girl.
ARKANSAS Russellville: A facility that converts nonedible poultry byproducts into proteins has sued Russellville, claiming that it’s being unfairly targeted by a city odor ordinance, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports.
CALIFORNIA Inglewood: Mayor James Butts says five officers involved in the fatal shooting of a couple in a parked car a year ago are no longer with the police department, The Los Angeles Times reports. Officers fired 20 bullets into the couple as they appeared to be unconscious.
COLORADO Denver: A Muslim inmate who says a suburban Denver jail denied him a Quran during the holy days of Ramadan has settled a civil rights lawsuit for $25,000, The Denver Post reports.
CONNECTICUT Wolcott: This Connecticut town’s Teacher of the Year has resigned amid an investigation into possible mishandling of Parent Teacher Organization funds, The Republican-American of Waterbury reports.
DELAWARE Dover: Delaware wildlife officials say the fishing is good — and this weekend it’s free. The state will celebrate National Fishing and Boating Week with free fishing, crabbing and clamming in Delaware waters on Saturday and Sunday.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Howard University officials have fired two campus police officers and their supervisor after video showed officers dumping a woman from a wheelchair outside the university’s hospital, The Washington Post reports.
FLORIDA Miami: Police say a man armed with an AK-47 and a handgun fired 108 rounds at vehicles and officers on the Palmetto Expressway before abruptly surrendering. Horvin Ruiz faces charges including attempted murder and aggravated assault.
GEORGIA Atlanta: Nine years after a teen allegedly killed a man who stopped to ask for directions, his murder conviction has been tossed by the Georgia Supreme Court because of a faulty search warrant.
HAWAII Honolulu: A longtime restaurant featuring authentic Hawaiian cuisine is preparing to close its doors after 57 years. Ono Hawaiian Foods in Honolulu will serve its final meal in August, KHON-TV reports.
IDAHO Eden: Visitors to the Minidoka War Relocation Center in Idaho can get a closer look at what life was like for 13,000 Japanese Americans forced to live at the internment camp during World War II. A visitor center has opened at the site, The Times-News reports.
ILLINOIS Joliet: Based on a tip via social media, a 15-year-old boy is charged with starting a fire that gutted an abandoned Illinois prison building. No injuries were reported in the blaze at the Joliet Correctional Center.
INDIANA Fishers: An Indianapolis suburb is planning a 70acre public park along part of Geist Reservoir. Possible elements include an amphitheater, fishing dock, public beach and a boardwalk.
IOWA Marshalltown: A man who was knocked unconscious when the roof of a shed collaped on him was rescued by his children. Matt Gannaway’s 13-yearold son called 911 and then held the roof up with another child while a third dragged their father to safety, the Marshalltown Times-Republican reports.
KANSAS Fort Riley: Members of the Devil Brigade are returning to Fort Riley and a celebration of the unit’s 100th birthday, The Manhattan Mercu
ry reports.
KENTUCKY Frankfort: Duke Energy Kentucky has won approval to replace old electric and natural gas meters with devices that can be read remotely unless the customer opts out.
LOUISIANA Baton Rouge: Louisiana senators have rejected penalizing cities that limit cooperation with immigration authorities. The measure would have prevented so called “sanctuary cities” from receiving state grants.
MAINE Augusta: Gov. Paul LePage is looking into commuting the sentences of female inmates in an effort to alleviate a shortage of workers for the tourism season.
MARYLAND Annapolis: Maryland officials have launched efforts to combat mosquitoes for the summer. Agriculture Secretary Joe Bartenfelder says the Zika virus spread by the insects “continues to be a major public health concern.”
MASSACHUSETTS North Attle
borough: A local coffee shop received a cease-and-desist letter from Dunkin’ Donuts claiming trademark infringement. Owner Steve Copoulos’ window art said “North now runs on Mike’s.” Dunkin’ says that’s too close to its “America Runs on Dunkin’” slogan.
MICHIGAN Traverse City: Some residents are concerned about a dam deconstruction plan,
The Record-Eagle reports. Supporters see demolition of the Sabin Dam as completing an initiative to restore the Board- man River to a more natural state.
MINNESOTA Noyes: A woman who may have been trying to reach Canada on foot to reunite with her daughter was found dead in Minnesota about a halfmile from the border. WDAZ-TV reports that Mavis Otuteye, 57, apparently died of hypothermia.
MISSISSIPPI Jackson: The College Board says four Mississippi schools need to improve their nursing programs. The board last month renewed nursing accreditation at 23 state universities and community colleges.
MISSOURI Joplin: The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to open an outpatient clinic in Joplin in conjunction with a clinic in Springfield that’s currently under construction, The Joplin Globe reports.
MONTANA Missoula: Wildlife officials are investigating the May 16 shooting of a grizzly bear near Missoula. Grizzly bears are protected under the Endangered Species Act, the Missoulian reports.
NEBRASKA Lincoln: Horse riders are worried that the city is trying to drive them out of Pioneers Park in favor of cross-country runners, The Lincoln Journal
Star reports.
NEVADA Las Vegas: Gambling revenue at Nevada casinos was up almost 1.2% in April compared with the same month a year ago. The Nevada Gaming Control Board says casinos won more than $886.5 million from gamblers in April.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Danville: Police in this New Hampshire town are searching for suspects in a series of vandalism incidents against American flags. At least three homes were targeted, WMUR-TV reports.
NEW JERSEY Egg Harbor
Township: Three New Jersey airports will get more than $5 million in Federal Aviation Administration funds to enhance safety and improve customer service, The Press of Atlantic City reports.
NEW MEXICO Santa Fe: New Mexico is reducing college scholarships linked to state lottery proceeds from 90% of tuition to 60% for in-state students for the coming school year. Some 26,000 students receive the assistance.
NEW YORK White Plains: Federal authorities say 19 people were indicted in a New York mob investigation that includes allegations of fraud in a $25 million hospital expansion and other public building projects.
NORTH CAROLINA Raleigh: Dramatic increases in cases of Hepatitis B and C in North Carolina have led health officials to urge residents to get tested.
NORTH DAKOTA Minot: Authorities say they’ll never know what started a fire last month at Minot’s Earth Recycling. Officials speculate that the fire could be the result of discarded smoking materials, or a pallet of flammable household items.
OHIO Canton: Canton South High School’s final graduation this week honored three past grads — sisters who are centenarians. Hazel Jarrell, 104, was a member of the first graduating class in 1932. Sisters Irene Jarrell, 102, and Ruth Jarrell Gerber Hall, 100, followed, The Repository reports. The school is being demolished.
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: Directors at Oklahoma Citybased Feed the Children say former congressman J.C. Watts was fired in November for “dishonest and improper” conduct, The Oklahoman reports. Watts sued the charity and six directors in April, saying he was let go in retaliation for reporting problems to the state attorney general’s office.
OREGON Eugene: The Eugene Opera has announced plans to return for a 2017-18 season. The opera suspended operations in January because of poor ticket sales and debt, The Register-Guard reports.
PENNSYLVANIA Erie: Mercyhurst University has started construction on a $25 million residence hall, The Erie Times-News reports. The project will house an estimated 350 students.
RHODE ISLAND Barrington: Federal authorities want to keep $195,000 of possible drug money found in two suitcases by boys playing in the woods. The Drug Enforcement Administration has filed a civil forfeiture request for the cash.
SOUTH CAROLINA Hilton Head Island: Rescuers helped a disoriented 400-pound sea turtle make its way back to the ocean at the South Carolina coast. Volunteers followed a set of tracks from the surf for nearly a mile behind the sand dunes to find the nesting sea turtle, The Island Packet reports.
SOUTH DAKOTA Aberdeen: Farm Credit Services has started work on a $2 million expansion in Aberdeen, The American News reports. Farm Credit Services offers credit, financial and risk management services for farmers and ranchers.
TENNESSEE Gatlinburg: Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials say visitors should take precautions around bears. Officials say visitors should allow bears to forage undisturbed and don’t feed them. Hikers should walk in groups of two or more, carry bear spray, properly store food and stay a safe distance from bears.
TEXAS San Antonio: A “security incident” prompted a lockdown Tuesday at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The lockdown was lifted later in the day after officials determined there was no danger and the Air Force base’s Facebook page said the matter had been “resolved.”
UTAH Ogden: Alcohol will be banned at the Pineview and Causey reservoirs under a rule passed by the Weber County commissioners. The Standard-Examiner reports that the commissioners say they made the decision based on conversations with homeowners, boat owners, anglers and state officials.
VERMONT Burlington: A woman is suspected of stealing plants from multiple Burlington homes last weekend. Police say basil plants and flower pots were stolen from outside residences on two streets. But the suspect tells the Burlington Free Press that she wouldn’t steal plants. She has a court date of June 22.
VIRGINIA Tangier: The Coast Guard rescued a man Monday from his disabled sailboat in the Chesapeake Bay, about 10 miles from Tangier Island. Officials said the boat, the Sweet Revenge, began taking on water after striking a submerged object.
WASHINGTON Seattle: A landlord group is suing Seattle over a cap on move-in fees for rental units. The suit claims the cap violates a state ban on rent control, KOMO-TV reports. The cap limits move-in fees and a security deposit to the first month’s rent.
WEST VIRGINIA Wheeling: The Ohio County sheriff ’s office is investigating the theft of nearly $2,700 from a safe in an office at Wheeling Park High School. The theft occurred at a time when graduating students were paying for caps and gowns and the school’s annual greenhouse flower sale had wrapped up.
WISCONSIN Hudson: A developer has big plans for the St. Croix Meadows Greyhound Racing Park in Hudson that closed in 2001, The Pioneer Press reports. The first phase for the 130-acre site includes a baseball field and stadium as well as a brewery, hotel, restaurant, office and events center. Condominiums and stores would come later.
WYOMING Casper: Some 900 rare Wyoming toads are being released into wetlands in the Laramie region, following a similar release last year. The toad was declared extinct in the 1980s, likely due to a deadly fungus, but was rediscovered near Laramie in 1987, the Casper Star-Tribune reports.