STATE-BY-STATE
ALABAMA Birmingham: A judge has set an April 13 hearing on a state lawsuit challenging the city’s decision to shroud a Confederate monument in downtown Birmingham in plywood.
ALASKA Douglas: A man says one of his dogs came nose-to-nose with a wolf while they were walking at Savikko Park, Juneau Empire reports.
ARIZONA Lake Havasu City: Aerial sharpshooters are returning to Lake Havasu National Wildlife Refuge for a second try to exterminate feral hogs.
ARKANSAS Little Rock: C&H Hog Farms hopes to stay a decision by state regulators to deny it a new operating permit.
CALIFORNIA Santa Ana: Two people escaped serious injury when their car went airborne after hitting a divider and slammed into a second-floor dental office.
COLORADO Aspen: Ski resorts say visits are down up to 13% compared with 2017 because of a lack of snow.
CONNECTICUT Newtown: Police say a Wells Fargo Bank employee was cited after writing “HELP” on fogged-up glass on the front door as a joke, The Hartford Courant reports.
DELAWARE Angola: A raccoon that entered a house through the pet door and bit a person has been confirmed as the year’s first rabies case.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: A Metro train with 60 passengers derailed in a tunnel near the Farragut North station early Monday. No one was hurt.
FLORIDA Merritt Island: The Florida Key Lime Pie Festival is laying claim to the world’s largest key lime pie. It weighs more than 1,000 pounds.
GEORGIA Fort Stewart: A tank brigade from the Army’s Fort Stewart is gearing up for a spring deployment to South Korea.
HAWAII Honolulu: Chronic homelessness and a housing shortage are expected to top the agenda when legislators convene Wednesday.
IDAHO Boise: Gov. Butch Otter is
offering limited initial support for a 10-year plan to increase the number of doctors practicing in the state.
ILLINOIS Chicago Heights: A community college will get a federal grant worth about $940,000 to set up a mobile job training center for welding and machining skills.
INDIANA West Lafayette: Purdue’s recently acquired online college will be called Purdue University Global.
IOWA Sioux City: Officials say repair work on the Military Road bridge over the Big Sioux River may be delayed until next year.
KANSAS Manhattan: The Sunset Zoo expects to finish its first master plan in 29 years this spring.
KENTUCKY Inez: Martin County officials are conserving water by shutting it off to residents at night.
LOUISIANA Alexandria: A former Postal Service worker who burned at least 20 tubs of mail has pleaded guilty to a single count of delaying or destroying the mail.
MAINE Rockport: Officials are leading tours to look at examples of woodland stewardship and conservation by private landowners.
MARYLAND Columbia: The roof of the Merriweather Post Pavilion concert venue collapsed, possibly because of wind. No one was hurt.
MASSACHUSETTS Athol: A housing complex for the elderly was evacuated after a Millers River ice mass broke free, posing a flood threat.
MICHIGAN Sault Ste. Marie: The Great Lakes navigational locks at Sault Ste. Marie is closed for the winter for maintenance projects.
MINNESOTA St. Paul: Fifty lakes and streams are on an impaired waters list because of too much chloride, mainly from road salt.
MISSISSIPPI Jackson: The state health department is giving away radon test kits.
MISSOURI Springfield: A rare two-
headed juvenile Western ratsnake is on display at the Shepherd of the Hills Hatchery in Branson.
MONTANA Billings: Airbnb says Montanans who rented homes or rooms to visitors earned nearly $20 million last year, KULR-TV reports.
NEBRASKA Omaha: Some state colleges are offering tuition discounts to out-of-state students.
NEVADA Elko: State officials are working on a water management plan for the Humboldt River Basin, where demand exceeds supply.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Laconia: About three dozen skiers were evacuated from a broken chairlift at Gunstock Mountain, WMUR-TV reports.
NEW JERSEY Newark: Officials say travelers who passed through Terminal C at Newark’s airport Jan. 2 may have been exposed to measles.
NEW MEXICO Carlsbad: The cost of filling a well that was closed in 2008 when the ground became unstable could run as high as $40 million.
NEW YORK Yaphank: A cow that escaped a farm was fatally hit by a vehicle, and a companion bull chased the vehicle’s occupants and police before being corralled.
NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte: The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department tightened public access to its headquarters after a fatal shooting outside its front door.
NORTH DAKOTA Ryder: A fund has been created to ensure preservation of 110-year-old Rose Hill Cemetery.
OHIO Dayton: Visits to the National Museum of the Air Force dropped for a third straight year in 2017.
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: A fire killed three people at an abandoned house used by homeless people.
OREGON Portland: Authorities say nearly 20% of state-licensed marijuana retailers sold pot to underage buyers during a sting operation.
PENNSYLVANIA Wapwallopen:
Three dog breeders face 130 criminal counts after dogs were found outside in freezing weather or inside in squalid conditions.
RHODE ISLAND Providence: The state is looking for its first youth poetry ambassador.
SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia: A Navy veteran is suing Dorn Veterans Hospital, saying he was misdiagnosed as a cocaine addict. The suit blames the error on a urine sample switch.
SOUTH DAKOTA Yankton: Organizers are seeking as many as 500 volunteers for next month’s 2018 World Archery Indoor Championships.
TENNESSEE Memphis: Fire officials say a 104-year-old woman died in a house fire last week caused by a kitchen electrical malfunction.
TEXAS Falls City: Police say a man attached a container of explosive powder to an ATM and fired shots at it from across the street, trying to set off a blast. He never hit the container.
UTAH Clearfield: A woman who bolted a Volkswagen Beetle painted to look like a ladybug to a tree in her yard is accused of running afoul of the city’s nuisance vehicle ordinance.
VERMONT White River Junction: The VA Medical Center here is holding an art competition for veterans through Feb. 24.
VIRGINIA Richmond: The Catholic Diocese of Richmond has a new bishop: Barry Knestout, 55.
WASHINGTON Everett: Police say an O’Finnigan’s Pub employee fatally shot a customer who opened fire in the parking lot. One person was hurt.
WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: A 1,000gallon propane tank exploded at a family’s home, but no one was hurt.
WISCONSIN Madison: A bill in the state legislature would define protections for Indian burial mounds.
WYOMING Worland: A proposal for year-round daylight saving time will be back when legislators meet Feb. 12. Compiled from staff, wire reports