STATE-BY-STATE
ALABAMA and three nurse Montgomery: practitioners A doctor were indicted this week in a pill mill case. ALASKA Anchorage: State tribes are suing over mine exploration permits granted near a salmon river preserve. ARIZONA Phoenix: Lawmakers are replenishing a state income tax credit panel, Arizona Capitol Times says.
ARKANSAS Little Rock: Monsanto is trying to block a ban of dicamba, a weed killer blamed for crop damage. CALIFORNIA Santa Cruz: Wildlife officials want to cancel 2018 abalone fishing, The Mercury News reports. COLORADO Durango: The Humane Society is out $67,200 caring for 115 animals seized in a cruelty case. CONNECTICUT Hartford: A plan to consolidate the state’s 12 community colleges would eliminate almost 200 jobs, The Hartford Courant reports. DELAWARE Wilmington: Mayor Mike Purzycki’s proposal to impose liens on blighted property is stalled. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: The head of Washington Metro transit says he may have to cut service to pay critical maintenance, WTOP Radio reports. FLORIDA Tallahassee: A grand jury will review charges in a Florida State University fraternity pledge’s death. GEORGIA Savannah: A police officer saved a choking newborn with chest compressions to revive breathing, The Savannah Morning News reports. HAWAII Honolulu: The Pacific Paradise, a 79-foot fishing boat that ran aground and leaked fuel off Waikiki, was towed out to sea for sinking. IDAHO Grangeville: Officials approved a disaster declaration for White Bird, which lost its water wells, The Lewiston Tribune reports.
ILLINOIS Chicago: Four community health centers that lost federal funds will get $6 million in grants. INDIANA Hammond: A disbarred lawyer was sentenced to two years for stealing from the estate of the defunct Tip Top supermarket chain. IOWA Barnum: A faulty switch apparently caused six railroad tankers carrying ethanol to derail. KANSAS Kansas City: A former teacher fired after an extended leave caused by a classroom injury has sued, the Kansas City Star reports. KENTUCKY Frankfort: An audit found that more than 1,100 public workers took leave to vote in state elections but didn’t cast a ballot. LOUISIANA cone stand owner Mandeville: admits A paying snow cash and drugs for sexual favors. MAINE team’s name: Portland: Maine The Mammoths. arena football MARYLAND Baltimore: A school police officer was doused with bleach while breaking up a fight. MASSACHUSETTS Boston: Officials evacuated a men’s homeless shelter after 100 gallons of gasoline spilled nearby. No one was injured. MICHIGAN Adrian: An ex-“Jeopardy!” winner is charged with illegally accessing co-worker emails at Adrian College, The Daily Telegram says. MINNESOTA Willmar: The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will shut down its Willmar office Friday.
MISSISSIPPI Biloxi: In a move to cut costs, the parent company of The Peoples Bank will shift its stock trading to over-the-counter. MISSOURI Florissant: Suburban St. Louis officers are issuing “summonses of joy” instead of tickets, giving away $100 Target gift cards.
MONTANA biologists illegally introduced say Helena: walleye into State that Swan wildlife were Lake in NEBRASKA 2015 came Lincoln: from Lake State Helena. finance regulators against doing are business warning residents with Steve’s Payday Loans, an unlicensed lender. NEVADA officials say Reno: the Mt. resort Rose is no Ski longer Tahoe for sale, Reno Gazette-Journal says. NEW family HAMPSHIRE of a man found Brentwood: dead after The he walked away from a medical appointment has filed a lawsuit. NEW JERSEY Vineland: A poultry processing company plans to open a new facility here next year. NEW MEXICO Loving: Two highways were closed after an oil pipeline exploded, but no one was hurt. NEW YORK Greece: A police officer is recovering at home after being hit by a suspected shoplifter’s vehicle. NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte: Three University of North Carolina-Charlotte fraternities are suspended for hazing, Charlotte Observer reports. NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck: State game officials have closed an inaugural otter trapping season after the limit of 15 otters was reached.
OHIO Toledo: A University of Toledo student is pleading for a suspected thief to return her mother’s ashes after her car was broken into. OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: The state has spent $63 million on capitol restoration, The Oklahoman reports. OREGON Portland: A former Clackamas County detective was sentenced to six years in prison on robbery and other charges, The Oregonian reports. PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia: A jewel-encrusted medal owned by George Washington is on display. RHODE ISLAND Providence: Officials at Brown University confirm that four students contracted the mumps.
SOUTH CAROLINA Charleston: Wildlife officials moved 10 manatees found near a warm water discharge pipe back to Florida for the winter. SOUTH DAKOTA Rapid City: State wildlife officials are trying to get a handle on how many bobcats roam the Black Hills, KOTA-TV reports. TENNESSEE Nashville: State officials will pay $81,000 to settle claims that an inmate coaching program was wrongly religious, WSMV-TV reports. TEXAS Houston: Officials in Harris County have approved stiffer building regulations for flood-prone locations. UTAH Salt Lake City: The City Council voted to fund hiring 50 new police officers, The Deseret News reports. VERMONT Derby: The town will restart payments to financially struggling Derby Line Ambulance service, The Caledonian-Record reports. VIRGINIA Roanoke: A gasoline pipeline will close next year, raising regional prices, Roanoke Times reports. WASHINGTON Seattle: Health officials have taken public comment on a plan to allow X as a gender option. WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: The Lucky Dill Deli will offer craft beer and ax throwing, WSAZ-TV reports. WISCONSIN Madison: University of Wisconsin regents are looking into tracking faculty teaching loads. WYOMING Cheyenne: An armored truck worker convicted of stealing cash from ATMs was put on probation, Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports.