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ALABAMA Gadsden:
Searchers located a truck Monday that drove off the Meighan Bridge, plowing through a guardrail and plunging into the Coosa River.
ALASKA Juneau:
The Denali Highway has reopened for the season, KTVA reports. The 135-mile mostly gravel highway, which is closed October through mid-May, opened a few days late because of snow and storms.
ARIZONA Gilbert:
A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of threatening to shoot up his high school out of frustration over a grade he received, azcentral.com reports.
ARKANSAS Little Rock:
State Police are investigating the weekend deaths of two inmates at separate prisons, the East Arkansas Regional Unit in Brickeys and the Varner Unit in Grady.
CALIFORNIA Anaheim:
Authorities arrested a stolen-car suspect and his passenger after a three-hour chase across three counties that hit speeds topping 100 mph. After abandoning the car, the female passenger surrendered and the male driver was caught in a warehouse in different clothes.
COLORADO Platteville:
State wildlife officers are investigating the shooting and killing of a bald eagle.
CONNECTICUT North Stonington:
Police say a man stole an ambulance outside a Rhode Island hospital and took it on a 40-mile joyride before being pulled over on Interstate 95. The ambulance crew had just dropped off a patient when the vehicle was taken.
DELAWARE New Castle:
A state panel is updating Delaware’s revenue estimate as lawmakers prepare to draft a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The current estimate is $44 million higher than the December estimate.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:
A man is being investigated after being captured on video selling Metropolitan Police Department visitor parking permits for $30, NBC4Washington reports. It is illegal to sell or trade the permits in the city.
FLORIDA Tallahassee:
Eleven school districts are refusing to give up their legal challenge of a law that requires them to share property taxes with charter schools.
GEORGIA Atlanta:
Ruling in a 1995 aggravated sodomy case, the state Supreme Court said Monday that convicted sex offenders granted pardons for their crime no longer have to register with the state as sex offenders.
HAWAII Honolulu:
A study shows that nearly half of the state’s children under the age of 6 lack access to quality, affordable child care.
IDAHO Lewiston:
The Nez Perce Tribe has joined a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors.
ILLINOIS Springfield:
The most popular baby names in Illinois last year? Noah and Olivia, the Social Security Administration says.
INDIANA Crown Point:
A former Lake County Sheriff ’s Department official pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during a public corruption investigation that led to the conviction of ex-Sheriff John Buncich.
IOWA Des Moines:
The Executive Council of Iowa has approved hiring the Thomas More Society to defend a state law that bans most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected. The law takes effect July 1.
KANSAS Topeka:
Police arrested 18 people Monday on charges of trespassing in the Kansas Secretary of State’s office to protest, in part, his support for tough voter ID laws.
KENTUCKY Fort Campbell:
Fort Campbell’s 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, preparing for deployment to Afghanistan, held a color-casing ceremony Wednesday, an Army tradition that represents movement of the brigade to a new location.
LOUISIANA New Orleans:
Former Mayor Mitch Landrieu was honored with the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his leadership in removing Confederate memorials in the city.
MAINE Augusta:
The deadline to switch parties to vote in the June 12 Maine primary is Friday. But unenrolled voters can register on the day of the primary.
MARYLAND Baltimore:
Former city police commissioner Darryl De Sousa had an initial court appearance Monday on charges of failing to file tax returns for three years.
MASSACHUSETTS Dennis:
Dozens of people helped rescue seven dolphins that were stranded off the Cape Cod coast over the weekend.
MICHIGAN Battle Creek:
The body of a man who had been shot in the head was found in the trunk of an abandoned car taken over the weekend to a tow yard.
MINNESOTA Duluth:
An Air National Guard veteran says he’s living with the side effects of an antimalaria drug he took about eight years ago while deployed in Afghan- istan. Those effects include balance and vision problems, and issues with focus and sleep.
MISSISSIPPI Vicksburg:
Big makeovers that will include new classrooms and central forums are planned for Vicksburg and Warren Central high schools.
MISSOURI Pagedale:
This St. Louis suburb was accused of abusive cash-generating ticketing tactics. Now, those ordinances, such as banning saggy pants and front yard barbecuing, will be repealed under a federal consent decree, the Post
Dispatch reports.
MONTANA Missoula:
Mountain Line plans to add electric buses through a project funded by two grants totaling $3.2 million.
NEBRASKA Omaha:
Douglas County and its jail medical provider are being sued over claims of inadequate treatment of inmates, The Omaha World-Herald reports.
NEVADA Pahrump:
Nye County Sheriff Sharon Wehrly apologized for leaving her .45-caliber pistol in a casino restroom. The gun was found and returned to her by a casino executive.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord:
The head of the St. Paul’s prep school that’s been rocked by sexual abuse claims is stepping down a year earlier than planned. Rector Michael Hirschfeld is leaving as of June 30.
NEW JERSEY Blairstown:
Authorities say a school bus driver safely evacuated about 10 students shortly before the vehicle became engulfed by fire that apparently started in the engine compartment.
NEW MEXICO Albuquerque:
Thanks to the approval of a new city budget, police officers will receive pay raises for the first time in nearly a decade. Officers can expect a hike between $2,000 and $15,000.
NEW YORK New York:
The new Goethals Bridge between New York and New Jersey is now open in both directions after a five-year, $1.5 billion overhaul.
NORTH CAROLINA Rolesville:
Authorities say a church van that swerved to avoid hitting a deer crashed, injuring at least 10 people and causing one fatality.
NORTH DAKOTA Fargo:
The Republican Party in the state says it will endorse an Independent candidate in this fall’s election for the office of secretary of State.
OHIO Cleveland:
A man who fatally shot a uniformed Salvation Army worker carrying a Bible was sentenced to life in prison without parole for what the judge called a “senseless act of random violence.”
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City:
Gov. Mary Fallin says rainfall has allowed for the lifting of burn bans in half of the 14 counties where they have been issued because of fire conditions.
OREGON Hillsboro:
A student suspended for wearing a “Donald J. Trump Border Wall Construction Co.” T-shirt has sued his high school, claiming the punishment violated his right to free speech.
RHODE ISLAND Bristol:
Citing national assessment scores, a letter signed by school superintendents in several cities says the state is failing its Latino students.
SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia:
A state education panel has approved preliminary guidelines for a pilot eLearning program to keep teachers and students on track with classroom work when bad weather keeps schools closed.
SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls:
A man convicted of conspiracy to distribute
500 grams or more of meth throughout the state has been sentenced to
30 years in federal prison.
TENNESSEE Chattanooga:
A federal report says the driver in a 2016 school bus crash that killed six children had a history of driving complaints about speeding or erratic driving.
TEXAS Houston:
Some floors of the Hurricane Harvey-damaged main criminal courthouse downtown will reopen next month as part of a $70 million repair project that likely won’t be finished until 2019.
UTAH Spanish Fork:
Maple Mountain High School is apologizing to its rival after publishing a yearbook page criticizing Springville High School as “lame,” “satanic” and “trash.” Maple Mountain is creating a sticker to cover up the page.
VERMONT Essex:
Officials say a farmer who became injured was unable to care for his two dozen cows who were found starved to death. An investigation is underway.
VIRGINIA Richmond:
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge of Virginia’s ban on uranium mining. The ban dates to 1982.
WASHINGTON Seattle:
Health officials say at least one person was bitten by a rabid bat at the University of Washington and that multiple people likely were exposed to it.
WEST VIRGINIA Milton:
No foul play is suspected in the deaths of hundreds of fish in a private pond.
WISCONSIN Columbus:
A man is accused of stealing a lawn tractor and going on a destructive rampage on neighboring properties.
WYOMING Cheyenne:
The state’s unemployment rate fell to 3.8% in April, the lowest it has been since November 2008.