STATE-BY-STATE
marked ALABAMA the Huntsville: opening of a A new ceremony lab specializing in digital forensics.
ALASKA Juneau: The state collected nearly $1.1 million in marijuana tax revenue in March, a new high.
ARIZONA Scottsdale: A couple is accused of extorting money from a disabled woman after burglarizing her apartment.
ARKANSAS Little Rock: State flu deaths hit a record 222 this season.
CALIFORNIA Sacramento: About 100 people statewide contracted stomach illness norovirus in the past week after eating raw oysters from Canada.
COLORADO Aurora: A man prosecutors say killed his girlfriend’s exboyfriend on Christmas Day 2015 was sentenced to 18 years in prison.
CONNECTICUT Cromwell: The president of the Connecticut State Colleges and University System says he’s not resigning, despite calls to step down after the rejection of his plan to consolidate the schools into one.
DELAWARE North Star: An 18thcentury home once owned by former vice president Joe Biden has been put up for sale with an asking price of $800,000, the News Journal reports. The house was built in 1723.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Police say a 16-year-old student was fatally stabbed near a Metro station.
FLORIDA Stock Island: A man was charged with harassment — a misdemeanor — for allegedly slapping the water near a group of mating manatees. It’s illegal to splash manatees.
GEORGIA Statesboro: Gov. Nathan Deal signed a bill making Georgia the 16th state to ban holding and operating a cellphone while driving.
HAWAII Kaua’i: Hawaii Gas is helping flood victims by restoring propane service for customers and donating propane gas.
IDAHO Boise: Police here report 50 smash-and-grab car burglaries over the past three months.
ILLINOIS Springfield: Two Civil War documents signed by Abraham Lincoln were given to the Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
INDIANA Indianapolis: State Police say the back doors of a Brinks armored truck swung open, sending cash falling onto I-70. Officers retrieved the money and say anyone who grabbed some and didn’t return it can be charged with theft.
IOWA Davenport: A man pleaded guilty to cyberstalking an underage girl he texted more than 170 times.
KANSAS Topeka: An emergency medical technician has been charged with diluting morphine sulfate and then lying to investigators about it.
KENTUCKY Fulton: Prairie Farms Dairy is slated to close next month, resulting in the loss of 52 jobs.
LOUISIANA Baton Rouge: Three companies are vying to replace the state’s decade-old voting machines. The winning bidder is expected to be chosen by June 20.
MAINE Orono: Tuition and housing are going up at University of Maine System by an average of $466 — or 2.9% — this fall.
MARYLAND Annapolis: The state attorney general is seeking a hearing by the full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on a divided panel ruling that struck down Maryland’s firstin-the-nation law against pharmaceutical price gouging.
MASSACHUSETTS Orange: Smoking is blamed for a mobile home fire that took the life of a 79-year-old woman and her two dogs.
MICHIGAN Tuscola County: Three troopers and a police officer are credited for rescuing a sleeping man and 10 dogs from a burning home.
MINNESOTA Worthington: A Native American tribe is trying to block the sale of a sacred catlinite pipe scheduled to go to auction.
MISSISSIPPI Jackson: Following
four are unsure homicides why last a spike weekend, of crime police has occurred in the city.
MISSOURI Poplar Bluff: Five men were convicted of stealing more than 60 firearms from a gun dealer.
MONTANA Helena: Gov. Steve Bullock declared a statewide flooding emergency Wednesday.
NEBRASKA Doniphan: A tornado damaged some farm outbuildings but resulted in no injuries.
NEVADA Las Vegas: Casinos in the state crossed the $1 billion revenue mark for the third straight month in March, a streak unseen since 2008.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Manchester: People are warning residents to watch out for one-pot meth labs.
NEW JERSEY Kearny: The city will use 10 rail cars in a lease agreement with Maryland to help ease overcrowding at NJ Transit.
NEW MEXICO Albuquerque: The Animal Welfare Department is down 11 field officers, causing an enormous case backlog.
NEW YORK Albany: The state will bar anyone convicted of domestic violence from possessing a firearm.
NORTH CAROLINA Franklin: Two students were arrested for writing a hit list that included 11 students and the high school principal.
NORTH DAKOTA Medora: The inductees for this year’s North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame include seven people, a ranch and a rodeo bull.
OHIO Sandusky: The public will get to ride the world’s first hyper-hybrid roller coaster when Cedar Point opens this weekend.
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: Officials estimate the state’s farmers will harvest about 36% less wheat this year than they did a year ago.
OREGON Sauvie Island: A man was taken to a hospital with serious injuries after his helicopter crashed into a field.
PENNSYLVANIA Pittsburgh: Police say a taxi driver pulled a gun on a passenger and held him against his will.
RHODE ISLAND Newport: The site of the Newport Grand Casino was sold to a state developer who plans to demolish the building after the casino is moved to Tiverton.
SOUTH CAROLINA Myrtle Beach: Officials say Horry County needs about 200 more law enforcement officers and 230 more firefighters.
SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls: A food bank is expanding to a second site.
TENNESSEE Gatlinburg: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Chief Ranger Steve Kloster is retiring after 35 years.
TEXAS Houston: The city’s school district is chartering motor coaches because it doesn’t have enough school bus drivers for its fleet.
UTAH Ogden: A man accused of punching and killing a 2-month-old baby to keep it quiet pleaded not guilty.
VERMONT Newfane: A court will decide whether a private ski resort that filed for foreclosure will be run by a receiver.
VIRGINIA Stafford: A man found naked and stuck in a fence near an elementary school was arrested.
WASHINGTON Hood Canal: A new baby orca was spotted by whalewatching group Puget Sound Express.
WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: A tentative agreement with Amtrak officials will keep the New River Train service going in the state.
WISCONSIN Milwaukee: A fire that spread through four houses caused about $600,000 worth of damage.
WYOMING Yellowstone National Park: A bison rammed a 72-year-old woman and tossed her off a trail as she walked in Yellowstone National Park. The woman was treated for minor injuries. From staff and wire reports