STATE-BY-STATE RHODE ISLAND Providence:
ALABAMA Tuscaloosa:
City leaders hope to spur development on Tuscaloosa’s west side by luring more investors there, Tuscaloosa News says.
ALASKA Kenai:
The City Council is planning to upgrade the livestreaming camera over an eagle’s nest.
ARIZONA Tucson:
A University of Arizona pharmacy professor whose rape charge was dropped still isn’t allowed on campus. Officials say his presence “would be disruptive.”
ARKANSAS Little Rock:
The University of Arkansas for Medical Science will eliminate more than 120 jobs through attrition instead of layoffs.
CALIFORNIA Pomona:
A woman says she took her 14-month-old son out of his room minutes before a car ran through the wall, crushing his crib.
COLORADO Montrose:
The FBI is seeking potential victims of a funeral home who didn’t receive the cremains of their loved ones.
CONNECTICUT Hartford:
Margaret Morton, the first black female General Assembly member, is nominated to the state Women’s Hall of Fame.
DELAWARE Millsboro:
State police say a search of a residence yielded about 1,780 bags of heroin.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:
Amnesty International has criticized Washington Metro’s rejection of an ad campaign depicting President Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
FLORIDA Orlando:
A pediatrician accused of giving partial doses of vaccines to children had his state license suspended.
GEORGIA Lawrenceville:
Gwinnett County wants to hire some 2,000 poll workers for May’s primary elections.
HAWAII Honolulu:
State officials are working to reclaim nearly $1.4 million in salary overpayments mistakenly made to public employees.
IDAHO Boise:
Two lawmakers are launching a pilot program to accept remote testimony during hearings.
ILLINOIS Chicago:
A fountain pen given to Abraham Lincoln while he was president sold for more than $41,000 at a Los Angeles auction.
INDIANA West Lafayette:
A report by an accreditation commission has questioned a pending deal to make Purdue University the owner of the online Kaplan University.
IOWA Nevada:
Officials are raising safety concerns about 500,000 bales of flammable stover that will remain after a DowDuPont cellulosic ethanol plant here is sold.
KANSAS Lawrence:
Veggie burger manufacturer Hilary’s Eat Well plans a $1.5 million expansion.
KENTUCKY Pikeville:
A lawsuit was filed for a student who suffered a brain injury from being beaten at Pike County Central High School.
LOUISIANA Baton Rouge:
State utility regulators want power companies to return some of their gains in the federal tax overhaul by giving rate cuts to customers.
MAINE Augusta:
Maine businesses could save up to $27 million this year from a projected decline in workers’ comp insurance claims.
MARYLAND Annapolis:
A former Anne Arundel County executive who resigned in 2013 after being convicted of misconduct in office is seeking a state House seat.
MASSACHUSETTS Taunton:
Jane Hall has been ordered to pay back most of the more than $83,000 she’s accused of stealing from her elderly mother.
MICHIGAN St. Ignace:
For the fourth time this year, the Mackinac Bridge has closed to traffic because of a weather issue: falling ice.
MINNESOTA Minneapolis:
Saturday was a record snow day at Minneapolis-St. Paul airport. Six inches fell, setting a record for a Feb. 24.
MISSISSIPPI Jackson:
Casino revenue took a dive in January on the Gulf Coast and Mississippi River.
MISSOURI Warrensburg:
The University of Central Missouri is focused on retaining students who might be at risk of dropping out amid two budget cut rounds.
MONTANA Missoula:
A former state crime lab chemist is charged with taking meth left from testing.
NEBRASKA Offutt Air Force Base:
The $1.3 billion new headquarters project for the U.S. Strategic Command here is being audited.
NEVADA Las Vegas:
Authorities say an apparently intoxicated man was critically injured when he fell while trying to slide down the rail of an escalator in a shopping mall.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Harts:
An ice climber was rescued after falling 20 feet from Mount Willard.
NEW JERSEY Trenton:
New data show the average state property tax bill rose less than 2% last year.
NEW MEXICO Santa Fe:
A boy who was found buried along the side of a highway hadn’t attended school for seven months before his death.
NEW YORK New York:
A store clerk who said police trumped up a drug charge against him to make overtime pay lost his civil rights case.
NORTH CAROLINA Raleigh:
At least five state legislators, all Republicans, have used campaign funds to purchase guns and National Rifle Association memberships.
NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck:
United Way plans to lease part of an apartment building downtown for an emergency homeless shelter.
OHIO Columbus:
Starting Thursday, state hunting and fishing licenses for 2018-2019 will go on sale.
OKLAHOMA Bartlesville:
Hundreds of high school students symbolically cut class for 22 minutes last Friday to protest proposed state education funding cuts of $22 million.
OREGON Klamath Falls:
Fees are expected to rise May 1 at Crater Lake National Park.
PENNSYLVANIA Wilkes-Barre:
A 72-year-old retiree won $1 million upfront and $5,000 a week for the rest of her life in the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes.
Giovanni Feroce, former CEO of jewelry maker Alex and Ani, has filed to run for governor as a Republican.
SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia:
A former employee of chiropractor Joseph Ben Barton says in a lawsuit that he sexually assaulted her.
SOUTH DAKOTA Harrisburg:
This city near Sioux Falls may be headed toward a growth boom with developers investing in annexed land.
TENNESSEE Nashville:
Mayor Megan Barry’s lawyer says authorities investigating her affair with her exbodyguard have been given the passcode to her personal cellphone.
TEXAS Amarillo:
The Chase Tower is likely going to be renamed Amarillo Tower as the banking firm consolidates operations elsewhere.
UTAH Salt Lake City:
Historians say Utah’s first state flag is among artifacts at risk of being ruined because of poor storage conditions.
VERMONT Montpelier:
The Navy’s newest ship, USNS Burlington, was christened Saturday.
VIRGINIA Richmond:
Dominion Energy customers will see lower bills short-term but increases later.
WASHINGTON Longview:
A longshoremen’s lottery drawing will be held in mid-March for 81 jobs.
WEST VIRGINIA Charleston:
A judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by an ex-Schools for Deaf and Blind chief.
WISCONSIN Madison:
Some firms having trouble hiring workers hope to keep those nearing retirement.
WYOMING Casper:
A female inmate’s lawsuit against the state for not having a boot camp program for women was dismissed after she completed a program out of state.