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ALABAMA Montgomery: Two legal groups plan to hold a series of clinics this summer to help residents take advantage of a new law that ensures most people with felony convictions can continue to vote. The ACLU of Alabama and Legal Services of Alabama will hold “restoration clinics” at churches in Birmingham, Mobile and Selma. ALASKA Anchorage: Alaska authorities say a black bear killed a 16-year-old runner while he was competing in a weekend race. KTUU-TV reports that a park ranger shot the bear, but it ran away. ARIZONA Phoenix: The Phoenix Fire Department rescued two hikers over the weekend who became nauseous and dizzy in the extreme heat while walking up Dreamy Draw mountain. The hikers were eventually able to walk off the mountain under their own power. ARKANSAS Fayetteville: A house once occupied by former president Bill Clinton that was damaged by fire has been deemed a total loss, the Arkansas Demo

crat-Gazette reports. CALIFORNIA Los Angeles: Police in Los Angeles suspended training at two divisions where cadets suspected of stealing department cruisers were based. Police are investigating whether the teens impersonated officers and pulled over drivers. COLORADO Calhan: Some Colorado horses are getting another chance at a good life after being surrendered by their owners to a national rescue group. The Horse Plus Humane Society accepted 35 horses without any questions Sunday at the El Paso County Fairgrounds in Calhan. It was one of 13 such events planned by the Tennessee-based group around the country this year, The Gazette of Colorado Springs reports. CONNECTICUT Hartford: The state’s “Kid Governor” program is receiving the National Association of Secretaries of State Medallion Award, which recognizes efforts to promote civic education among young people. DELAWARE Wilmington: The proposed Gun Offender Registration Act would require any Wilmington resident convicted of a gun-related offense in the state to register with police and check in every six months, according to the News Journal. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: A noose was found Saturday hanging from a lamppost near the National Gallery of Art on the National Mall, the Washington

Post reports. FLORIDA Lakeland: Six men are charged in two cattle thefts, and authorities are trying to find eight missing cows in Polk County. GEORGIA Atlanta: An auction raising money for The Carter Center will include a four-poster bed designed by the former president. Other items up for bid include three paintings by Carter and a navy-blue blazer he wore at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. HAWAII Kailua- Kona: Chickpeas could become a key to Hawaii’s path to food security, The

Hawaii Tribune-Herald reports. Researchers at the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources have carried out growth trials in the past two years of more than 20 chickpea varieties at six sites. IDAHO Boise: Idaho Supreme Court Clerk Stephen Kenyon stepped into a new job this week as clerk for the U.S. District Court of Idaho. Kenyon has served in the Idaho court role since 2005.

ILLINOIS Waukegan: Lake County is offering a break to motorists who let the deadline to pay their traffic tickets come and go. People who’ve received parking tickets in the county are being given the chance to settle up for the original cost of the tickets, The Daily Herald reports.

INDIANA Washington: Gravel roads in rural Daviess County recently paved with asphalt to boost economic development are being damaged by horse teams used by the region’s large Amish population, the Washington

Times-Herald reports. IOWA Council Bluffs: After years of losses, city officials are considering privatizing the 90-year-old Dodge Riverside golf course, The Daily Non

pareil reports. KANSAS Lawrence: The city is cracking down on illegally parked bicycles, The Lawrence Journal-World reports. Citing sidewalk congestion, officials plan to start tagging bikes that are chained to trees, light poles, fire hydrants and traffic signs. KENTUCKY Wickliffe: Archaeology camps are being offered for children at the site of an ancient Native American village in western Kentucky. State parks officials say the day camps start Friday at Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site. LOUISIANA Bossier City: A crowded high school is expanding to hold about 2,000 students. The

Shreveport Times reports that renovation at Airline High School should be finished in August. MAINE Frenchville: An Aroostook County educator is wrapping a career that spanned more than four decades — all in the same school district. Maine School Administrative District 33 Superintendent Fern Desjardins began her teaching career in 1974. She’ll retire on July 1, one day after completing her 43rd year. MARYLAND Baltimore: City health officials say they are rationing their distribution of naloxone, a drug used to counter opioid overdoses, The Baltimore

Sun reports. City Health Commissioner Leana Wen said demand has increased significantly because of the higher use of such opioids as prescription pain pills, heroin and fentanyl. MASSACHUSETTS Worcester: Patty Eppinger, who has dedicated her career to education and the children of Worcester, is the recipient of this year’s Harvey Ball Smile Award. Ball created the yellow Smiley Face. MICHIGAN Detroit: A new program is offering educational opportunities, technical assistance and financial resources to encourage women with plans for business startups. The EmpowerHER social entrepreneur summit will be held June 27 at the University of Detroit Mercy. MINNESOTA Rochester: The Rochester Police Department has acquired a drone that it hopes to use to track people who wander off because of certain medical conditions such as Alzheimer’s and autism, the Post Bulletin reported. MISSISSIPPI Jackson: The University of Mississippi Medical Center is moving ahead with plans to lease land for cancer patient housing. The American Cancer Society plans to build a $10 million Hope Lodge on the site. MISSOURI Columbia: The University of Missouri plans to work with Homes for Animal Heroes to encourage more people to adopt research animals, a move that comes as the university is being sued by another organization seeking records on dogs and cats it uses in research, The Columbia Daily Tribune reports. MONTANA Great Falls: Police called a judge at home for an after-hours court hearing for Cascade County Sheriff Bob Edwards, who’s charged with misdemeanor assault after his girlfriend said he pushed her into a TV stand. The Great Falls Tri

bune reports that because of security concerns, police didn’t want the sheriff spending the night in the overcrowded jail. NEBRASKA Omaha: Taking pictures of Nebraska farms and ranches could win your child $1,000 in a college fund. The Nebraska Educational Savings Trust is sponsoring the photo contest. Details are available at www.NEST529.com. NEVADA Carson City: Gov. Brian Sandoval has rejected a bill for Nevada to become the first state to open the Medicaid health care program to anyone, regardless of need. The measure would have required approval by the Trump administration. NEW HAMPSHIRE Conway: New Hampshire ski resorts have reported a strong season for last winter, with a 33% increase in snow sports visits over last year. church that was severely damaged by a fire that killed a toddler will be rebuilt. Archdiocese of Newark Cardinal Joseph Tobin announced the decision in a letter to Saints Joseph and Michael Catholic church parishes.

NEW MEXICO Hobbs: The state’s Land Commissioner has moved to cut usage by the oil industry of fresh water from the Ogallala aquifer. The Hobbs

News-Sun reports that the action came in response to water sold by the city of Eunice for hydraulic fracturing, a drilling technique. NEW YORK Denning: Peekamoose Blue Hole, a Catskill Mountain swimming hole, is so crowded that state officials are encouraging people to swim elsewhere.

NORTH CAROLINA Atlantic

Beach: Two men are recovering after nearly drowning in an ocean rip current off the North Carolina coast. Media reports said the 19and 21-year-olds were rescued on Sunday morning. NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck: The number of breeding ducks in North Dakota has dropped below 3 million for the first time in nearly a quarter century. State game officials cite a loss of grassland habitat in recent years, along with an ongoing drought. OHIO Colum

bus: Ohio’s state auditor is questioning why some Columbus school administrators haven’t been disciplined by the Ohio Department of Education five years after an investigation found that records had been altered to scrub millions of student absences, The

Columbus Dispatch reports. OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: Oklahoma is planning a series of events to mark the centennial of the state Capitol as work continues on the restoration and renovation of the century-old building. The state will fly Oklahoma’s original flag from 1917 over the next two weeks to mark the anniversary. OREGON Bend: Central Oregon Community College has agreed to call Bend Police as soon as possible when notified of a crime,

The Bend Bulletin reports. PENNSYLVANIA Pittsburgh: The U.S. Forest Service is proposing more aggressive timbering and tree planting in the Allegheny National Forest to combat insect pests that are causing more damage than expected to valuable black cherry trees and other species, The Pittsburgh PostGazette reports. RHODE ISLAND Providence: The state Department of Environmental Management says the deadline is July 28 to apply for 2017 Bay and Watershed Restoration grants.

SOUTH CAROLINA West Co

lumbia: A South Carolina school district banned a parent from coming to any school after saying his public records requests were harassing. But Wayne McKim’s lawyer says the district wants to hide something. McKim filed about 20 FOI requests about athletics at Brookland-Cayce High School. SOUTH DAKOTA Yankton: Catamaran sailors from the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Virgin Islands are in South Dakota this week competing for a championship. The Yankton Daily

Press & Dakotan reports that the Hobie Class Association is holding its North American Championships at Lewis and Clark Lake. TENNESSEE Jackson: The Little Miss Hub City Pageant hosted by the historic First Baptist Church has come to an end after 45 years. TEXAS Houston: A park that for decades was the only one in the city that allowed black residents was rededicated over the weekend after undergoing a $34 million restoration. Mayor Sylvester Turner led ceremonies at Emancipation Park, bought more than 140 years ago by former slaves. UTAH Salt Lake City: A Utah Muslim leader barred from flying home to Salt Lake City last week has finally returned after a team of lawyers intervened. Imam Yussuf Abdi is a U.S. citizen and imam of Salt Lake City’s Madina Masjid Islamic Center. VERMONT Burlington: More than 140 apartments in seven developments across the state will benefit from $3 million from the National Housing Trust to build, preserve, and rehabilitate affordable rental housing. VIRGINIA Staunton: The Staunton Election Board is investigating a complaint from Lee Ann Kinkade, who said she was treated poorly by a poll worker on Election Day last week. The News-Leader reports that Kinkade says a poll worker called her “illiterate” as she tried to vote using a special machine for the disabled. WASHINGTON Monroe: Officials have agreed to pay $1.5 million to the family of a man stomped to death in the Washington prison in Monroe, The Daily Herald of Everett reports. WEST VIRGINIA Huntington: A history website and mobile app built by a Marshall University professor has some new features. It now allows users to customize their experience with mobilefriendly walking tours and discovery mode features. WISCONSIN Madison: University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are using oil that comes from a gland on chickens’ tails to improve survival at fish farms, Wisconsin Public Radio reports. WYOMING Laramie: Native American high school students attending a summer program at the University of Wyoming walked out of “The Fantasticks” because of the musical’s scene where characters dressed as Native Americans villainize them.