CONNECTICUT

Madison:

A section of Hammonasset State Park will be closed until January for road and utility work, Connecticut Post says.

DELAWARE Newark:

Police are warning about hoax phone calls made to day care centers in which the caller tries to get personal information, claiming he found a lost child.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:

A suburban Washington police officer was convicted of assaulting a homeless woman who was sleeping outside a pawn shop. Prosecutors say the officer pulled the woman to her feet by her ears and hit her in the head.

FLORIDA Miami:

Florida International University is investigating reports that the school’s Republican student chapter used a text-messaging group to offend immigrant classmates. Images published by the Miami New Times show shared messages such as “call ICE” on a day students rallied for immigrant rights.

GEORGIA Atlanta:

The FBI says two to three men are behind at least nine violent armed robberies targeting Asian-owned businesses in metro Atlanta, WXIA-TV reports.

HAWAII Wailuku:

A panel recommends a ban on sales of sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate, The Maui News reports. Backers say a ban would protect coral reefs.

IDAHO Boise:

Boise State University President Bob Kustra says he’s retiring next June 30. The former Illinois lieutenant governor has spent 15 years with the school.

ILLINOIS Urbana:

A plan to name the business college at the University of Illinois for a donor who gave a record $150 million has been approved, The News-Gazette reports.

INDIANA South Bend:

Enrollment declines may mean closing or merging five city schools, The South Bend Tribune reports. At least 1,200 students would be relocated.

IOWA Cedar Rapids:

KCRG-TV reports that the City Council is moving to restrict fireworks sales to industrial areas and ban the use of fireworks anywhere in the city.

KANSAS Topeka:

State agencies have asked for more than $274 million in new funding, The Wichita Eagle reports. The requests do not include additional spending for schools.