MISSISSIPPI Philadelphia:

Members of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians are voting this week on whether to develop a fourth casino, The Clarion-Ledger reports.

MISSOURI Jefferson City:

State Attorney General Josh Hawley is being sued for not living in Jefferson City. The suit cites a state law requiring the attorney general to reside in the seat of government.

MONTANA Billings:

Yellowstone County commissioners have approved a tax break sought by the local Phillips 66 oil refinery.

NEBRASKA Omaha:

Voters in the city’s Millard Public School District passed a levy override that will raise taxes up to 9 cents per $100 of land valuation for schools, The Omaha World-Herald reports.

NEVADA Las Vegas:

Authorities say a Clark County schools police officer was briefly hospitalized for observation after falling down while trying to break up a fight between two girls at Arbor View High School.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord:

FBI statistics show 40 hate crimes reported in New Hampshire last year. That’s the highest number of biasrelated incidents since 2010, New Hampshire Public Radio reports.

NEW JERSEY Paterson:

Former Mayor Jose Torres was sentenced to five years in prison for directing city employees to work at a warehouse leased by his daughter and nephew.

NEW MEXICO Deming:

Anonymous social media threats forced more than 1,000 Deming High School students to stay home as staff worked to quell fears about possible violence,

The Deming Headlight reports.

NEW YORK Buffalo:

A century-old school building in the Buffalo suburbs is getting a new life as an apartment complex for low-income residents. Ten of the 38 Highland School Apartments will be set aside for adults with developmental disabilities.

NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte:

An advocacy group says 28 homeless people have died in the city this year, The Charlotte Observer reports.

NORTH DAKOTA Fargo:

The state Department of Transportation is adding 32 snow plows to improve road clearing, KFGO Radio reports.