STATE-BY-STATE
ALABAMA
Opelika: Two firefighters were seriously hurt in a training exercise in an abandoned home.
ALASKA
Kodiak: The Coast Guard will upgrade its C-130 airfleet here by 2020 with newer models that can take off and land on shorter runways.
ARIZONA
Grand Canyon National Park: The park is taking more stringent water conservation steps due to breaks in the South Rim pipeline.
ARKANSAS
Little Rock: A study of War Memorial Stadium estimates the 70-year-old venue needs about $17 million in repairs and upgrades.
CALIFORNIA
Sacramento: The city SPCA is seeking supplies and cash donations to care for 286 rabbits rescued from at a Folsom home.
COLORADO
Colorado Springs: Firefighters rescued what they thought were eight puppies in a storm drain, only to find out they were red foxes.
CONNECTICUT
Hartford: State lawmakers are considering whether to penalize illegal parking of non-electric vehicles at EV charging stations.
DELAWARE
Claymont: The owners of a former refinery will pay $750,000 in fines for equipment changes that risked hazardous gas releases.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:
More than 40 officers converged on a suburban neighborhood on a report of a townhouse shooting. But police believe the report was likely “swatting” — a fake emergency to draw a SWAT team.
FLORIDA
Palatka: Officials say two small planes collided on the Palatka Municipal Airport runway when one landed on the other. No one was hurt.
GEORGIA
Atlanta: People are growing bamboo in their backyards to help feed Zoo Atlanta’s four pandas.
HAWAII
Honolulu: The police chief is defending the reassignment of city police union leaders as a move to put more officers on the streets.
IDAHO
Boise: Ongoing disagreements over school reading assessments prompted state lawmakers to spike a budget plan for the Superintendent of Public Instruction office.
ILLINOIS
Chicago: The city is boosting security for summer events at Millennium Park on Lake Michigan.
INDIANA
Indianapolis: Indianapolis International Airport has added kiosks to move low-risk overseas travelers through customs faster.
IOWA
Burlington: Two 1940s-era telephone booths are back in place at the Burlington Depot as part of a broader restoration project.
KANSAS
Lawrence: A freeze on social events by University of Kansas fraternities ended after 4 days.
KENTUCKY
Georgetown: Winston, the 24-year-old brown gelding minihorse at the Kentucky Derby Museum, retired this month.
LOUISIANA
Hammond: Authorities allege that former Independence Mayor Michael Ragusa failed to make state retirement system payments for the town’s employees.
MAINE
Presque Isle: HUD is giving $58,000 for housing to Maine’s Aroostook Band of Micmacs.
MARYLAND
Baltimore: An audit shows that the city fire department failed to meet its goals for installing smoke alarms and then retroactively altered the goals.
MASSACHUSETTS
Cambridge: Six high school students who survived last month’s mass shooting in Florida are visiting Harvard University on Tuesday to discuss how students are changing conversations on guns.
MICHIGAN
Cheboygan: Authorities say sensor-equipped signs in the state’s northern Lower Peninsula warn motorists of slippery roads.
MINNESOTA
Grand Rapids: Citing pollution concerns, landowners and tribal groups want Enbridge Energy to remove an old supply pipeline if it wins approval for a replacement.
MISSISSIPPI
Columbus: The city school board is taking applications for superintendent through Friday.
MISSOURI
Jefferson: Lawmakers and health officials are fighting over Bourbon virus data following the death of a state park employee.
MONTANA
Billings: Park County eighth-grader Aidan Veress has repeated as Treasure State Spelling Bee champion two years in a row.
NEBRASKA
Omaha: Officials say the state’s new academic assessments may eventually reduce the time students spend in state testing.
NEVADA
Reno: The latest data show the state ranks last in providing affordable rental housing.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Manchester: The Diocese of Manchester is holding a prayer service and fundraiser April 5 for hurricane-hit Puerto Rico.
NEW JERSEY
Burlington: A man faces two counts of homicide in the deaths of a couple from a crash that sent their minivan into a frigid lake.
NEW MEXICO
Carlsbad: A panel of scientists is studying the viability of storing surplus weapons-grade plutonium in southern New Mexico.
NEW YORK
Albany: State lawmakers are balking at setting tolls to enter Manhattan’s busiest streets.
NORTH CAROLINA
Chapel Hill: Demographers say 43% of state residents were born in other states.
NORTH DAKOTA
Bismarck: A study finds a shortage of district judges in North Dakota.
OHIO
Sandusky: The parent of Cedar Point amusement park is partnering with Bowling Green State University to offer a degree in tourism industry management.
OKLAHOMA
Sand Springs: Authorities say arson is suspected in grass fires that forced evacuations in northeastern Oklahoma.
OREGON
Oregon City: Authorities say a Clackamas County judge who was inadvertently locked in her courtroom caused an estimated $3,000 damage trying to break out.
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia: An exhibit at the city’s National Museum of American Jewish History looks at conductor Leonard Bernstein’s social activism 100 years after his birth.
RHODE ISLAND
Providence: The Community College of Rhode Island is holding events to help high school seniors apply for federal student aid.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Adams Run: A man who told friends he killed someone and the body would never be found is charged with murder.
SOUTH DAKOTA Warner:
Warner Elementary School purchased 17 ukuleles, thanks in part to Texas fans of former Eagles drummer Don Henley.
TENNESSEE
Memphis: Mayor Jim Strickland wants the city to commit $6 million toward pre-kindergarten.
TEXAS
San Antonio: Authorities arrested at least a dozen people in a ritual animal sacrifice probe.
UTAH
Draper: Nineteen soldiers in the Utah National Guard’s 19th Special Forces Group were honored for valor while serving in Afghanistan.
VERMONT
Montpelier: State wildlife officials are seeking public input on a plan to cut moose hunting permits.
VIRGINIA
Richmond: Authorities say a small meteorite was stolen from the Science Museum of Virginia.
WASHINGTON
Graham: Authorities say a Pierce County deputy fatally shot a man trying to get into people’s cars, including the deputy’s vehicle.
WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston: A judge granted a temporary restraining order affecting Frontier Communications workers who went on strike March 4.
WISCONSIN
Madison: A University of Wisconsin Hospital study of trauma patients found that motorcyclists without helmets are twice as likely to get neck injuries than helmet users.
WYOMING
Laramie: University of Wyoming officials need another $15 million to build a new science facility.