ILLINOIS NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck: PENNSYLVANIA

ALABAMA

Columbiana: The husband of suburban mom Kathleen Dawn West, who lived a double life as an online exhibitionist, was indicted on a murder charge in her death.

ALASKA

Fairbanks: A building housing F&H Fitness studio partially collapsed. Officials suspect heavy snow.

ARIZONA

Phoenix: State university presidents are proposing tuition hikes for resident freshmen at the University of Arizona ( 2%) and Northern Arizona University (3.5%).

ARKANSAS

Fayetteville: Cleanup at the Southwest Experimental nuclear reactor test site is expected to stop by the end of the month.

CALIFORNIA

Garden Grove: Authorities say a homeless couple and their two children were found dead in a van of carbon monoxide poisoning.

COLORADO

Golden: Authorities believe a malfunctioning generator on a supermarket roof was responsible for making sounds similar to gunshots.

CONNECTICUT

Hartford: Gov. Dannel Malloy and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal are concerned by President Trump’s push to arm teachers, which would conflict with state law.

DELAWARE

Newark: Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco and his wife made a “significant gift” to University of Delaware Athletics.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson promised to back new Metro transit funding.

FLORIDA

Delray Beach: A man recently fired from Palm Beach Downs reportedly told investigators he set fires to “get back” at the business.

GEORGIA

Dalton: A teacher accused of firing a handgun in his classroom was released on bond for psychiatric evaluation and treatment.

HAWAII

Hilo: An infusion of state money is helping kick-start the transformation of a vacant lot on the Big Island into a homeless project.

IDAHO Preston:

Police have stepped up security at a junior high school that faced threats after a biology teacher was accused of feeding a puppy to a snapping turtle.

Chicago: Records show that despite the new $1 billion Deep Tunnel flood-control reservoir, rain and melting snow swamped a section of the project in less than a day.

INDIANA

Brownstown: A rural electric co-op is getting a $74 million federal loan to build 84 miles of line and make other upgrades.

IOWA

Des Moines: Lobbyist Lindsey McCune resigned after a video was released showing her kissing a state senator, who also resigned.

KANSAS

Topeka: Legislators rejected a bill designed to protect the free-speech rights of college students over concerns that it hampers efforts to fight campus harassment.

KENTUCKY

Pippa Passes: Kentucky Power says a beaver gnawed a tree that fell on a power line, causing an outage in Knott County.

LOUISIANA

Shreveport: DeSoto Parish Sheriff Rodney Arbuckle has retired affter more than a decade.

MAINE

Portland: Bay Ferries Ltd. and Nova Scotia’s government will pay for most of the upgrades at Portland’s Ocean Gateway terminal.

MARYLAND Westminster:

The Carroll County school district has banned the Confederate battle flag and swastikas from all schools.

MASSACHUSETTS

Boston: State marijuana regulators plan to begin taking applications for commercial pot businesses next month.

MICHIGAN

Detroit: Motor City ReStore will distribute nearly $300,000 in matching grants to small businesses.

MINNESOTA

St. Paul: Lawmakers are clashing over a renewed attempt to increase penalties for protests that block road traffic or airports.

MISSISSIPPI

Columbus: Authorities are investigating a human skull found in a Lowndes County yard.

MISSOURI

Independence: A defunct Korean War museum in Illinois transferred its artifacts to the Harry S. Truman library.

MONTANA

Bozeman: Two people were arrested after chaining themselves to cement-filled barrels to block trucks from hauling Yellowstone bison to slaughterhouses.

NEBRASKA

Lincoln: State government tax collections came in 2% higher than projected in February.

NEVADA

Las Vegas: Authorities say a man who stole a mail truck was caught on surveillance video ditching it at an apartment complex.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Concord: A bill supporting a study for commuter rail expansion passed the New Hampshire House.

NEW JERSEY

Jersey City: Teachers in the city’s school district reached a tentative deal to end a strike.

NEW MEXICO

Albuquerque: A federal judge says he’s satisfied with the commitment shown to address excessive force used by city police.

NEW YORK

New York: A comptroller’s report says 2017 marked the Long Island Rail Road’s worst ontime performance in 18 years.

NORTH CAROLINA

Raeford: A mother says her teen daughter was pulled off a departing bus at Hoke County High School because of a dress code violation and then was left alone as the school office closed.

A Bismarck couple is donating $37,000 so the city Police Department can add a fourth police dog.

OHIO Dayton:

The World War II bomber Memphis Belle has moved into its new home here.

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City:

State voters would get to decide whether to make it easier for the Legislature to raise taxes under a bill that narrowly cleared the House.

OREGON Merlin:

Three students got facial burns in a science experi- ment at Fleming Middle School.

Harrisburg: Lt. Gov. Mike Stack faces a legal challenge over his residency that aims to derail his re-election bid.

RHODE ISLAND

Johnston: Renewable energy company Green Development has started construction on an $84 million wind farm.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Mount Pleasant: The architect of a Medal of Honor Museum is disputing the 80-foot height limit for the project.

SOUTH DAKOTA

Pierre: A man arrested in an undercover sex trafficking sting at the 2016 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was sentenced to five years.

TENNESSEE

Memphis: Health officials say a case of measles was diagnosed in an international traveler arriving in Memphis last week.

TEXAS

Cresson: Hazardous materials crews searched for a missing worker who is presumed dead following a chemical plant explosion.

UTAH

Salt Lake City: Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a bill allowing socalled free-range parenting.

VERMONT

Castleton: Castleton University will close its polling institute amid a $1.5 million operating loss.

VIRGINIA

Norfolk: Students at Old Dominion University walked out of classes to protest a policy requiring disclosure of parents’ visa status.

WASHINGTON

Olympia: A study looking at high-speed rail connecting Vancouver to Seattle and Portland is getting $300,000 in funding from the British Columbia government.

WEST VIRGINIA

Charleston: Gov. Jim Justice signed a $4.38 billion budget.

WISCONSIN

Yorkville: Authorities say the Wind Lake Gymnastics Center owner is suspected of recording students with a hidden camera.

WYOMING

Laramie: University of Wyoming officials are considering no tuition increase for 2018-2019.