STATE-BY-STATE

is ALABAMA retiring after Auburn: two decades Mayor Bill in Hamm office.

kerfelt ALASKA says Sitka: the department Police Chief needs Jeff An- a home specifically for police work.

Appeals ARIZONA panel Phoenix: has denied A state a Court request of by Jodi Arias’ lawyers to file her murder conviction appeal under seal.

ARKANSAS Little Rock: Ten states support Arkansas’ argument that two legislators who sponsored an LGBT bill shouldn’t have to testify.

CALIFORNIA San Francisco: A relative says a 75-year-old woman found dead in a stairwell of a hospital power plant had dementia.

COLORADO Denver: Gov. John Hickenlooper has named Carlos Samour to the Colorado Supreme Court.

CONNECTICUT New Haven: Police say a man who thought he was meeting a woman from the “Plenty of Fish” dating website was instead robbed by two teenagers.

DELAWARE Dover: The legislature’s budget-writing committee framed a $4.3 billion spending plan.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: A federal study shows that math scores are 10 percentage points lower for students using vouchers to attend private District of Columbia schools compared with their peers who weren’t taken.

FLORIDA Miami: Prosecutors want a 20-year sentence for a man who admitted plotting a mall bombing in support of the Islamic State.

GEORGIA Cumming: Authorities suspect carbon monoxide poisoning in the deaths of a couple found on a cabin cruiser on Lake Lanier.

HAWAII Honolulu: Remains found in mountains near Kahuku Point two years ago were identified as a World War II pilot who crashed in 1945.

IDAHO Lewiston: State officials plan a series of meetings this month to discuss problems that emergency medical agencies face in rural areas.

Veterans looking ILLINOIS at Community O’Fallon: locations The in Project St. nonprofit Clair is and Madison homes for counties homeless to veterans. provide tiny

Greg INDIANA Lucas Kokomo: saved the Pie city’s shop annual owner Strawberry Michigan for Festival two tons by of driving berries. to

officials IOWA Clive: say the Mercy hospital Medical will Center partner 100-bed with a national psychiatric health hospital care firm here. on a

KANSAS Lawrence: The University of Kansas plans to cut $20 million from its Lawrence campus during the next fiscal year.

KENTUCKY Lexington: Officials say eight people received medical attention but fire damage was minimal from a UPS freight hub explosion.

LOUISIANA Baton Rouge: Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed a bill requiring public schools to display “In God We Trust” in their buildings.

MAINE Old Orchard Beach: A church food pantry where a burglar ate pizzas and ice cream reopened.

MARYLAND Baltimore: A grand jury indicted four teens accused of killing a police officer by running over her in a stolen Jeep.

MASSACHUSETTS Grafton: A tow truck driver helped rescue a couple in their 80s after spotting smoke pouring from their home’s garage.

MICHIGAN Mackinac Island: Tuesday is the deadline for legislative leaders to decide whether to enact marijuana legalization or let it go to a statewide vote in November.

MINNESOTA Cannon Falls: The 19.7-mile Cannon Valley Trail that opened in 1986 has been declared a national recreation trail.

MISSISSIPPI Biloxi: State officials say they won’t reopen the season for speckled trout because catches reported by fishermen for the first half of the season sound fishy.

MISSOURI Fulton: The mother of a

developmentally disabled man whose body was found encased in concrete alleges that he was forced to fight another care home resident.

MONTANA Missoula: Crews are cleaning a day care facility where an ex-worker used methamphetamine while caring for infants.

NEBRASKA North Platte: Officials are trying to determine what killed as many as 3,000 fish found dead along the shore of Lake Maloney.

NEVADA Las Vegas: McCarran International Airport logged its busiest April on record and its 14th consecutive month of passenger gains with more than 4.18 million people departing or arriving on flights.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Milton: About 10,000 people lost power when a bird flew into a utility substation.

NEW JERSEY Newark: A civilian worker at Picatinny Arsenal has admitted his role in a scheme that traded bribes and other gratuities for favorable contract treatment.

NEW MEXICO Espanola: The town will stop running a pageant named for conquistador Juan de Onate, who brutalized Native Americans.

NEW YORK Queensbury: A former head of the Lake George Watershed conservation group is accused of stealing nearly $170,000 from it.

NORTH CAROLINA Raleigh: A dozen protesters were arrested at the state legislature during a demonstration on social justice issues.

NORTH DAKOTA Dickinson: Public comments are due on a proposed Fryburg Rail Terminal expansion.

OHIO Chillicothe: A family adopted a mixed lab puppy found in a cage with “FREE” written on its fur.

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: Gov. Mary Fallin lifted burn restrictions in five of seven counties that were under a ban because of fire risk.

OREGON Portland: The city is considering rules to require businesses with drive-thru windows to serve

customers PENNSYLVANIA peacocks caused on bicycle Philadelphia: a traffic or foot. jam on Four I- 76 RHODE after escaping ISLAND from Jamestown: the city zoo. Charlene social Tuttle, studies a sixth-grade teacher at The science Lawn and SOUTH School, CAROLINA is state Teacher Lexington: of the Year. Red Bank a statue Baptist of Jesus. Church Some voted congregation to remove members say it’s too “Catholic.”

culture SOUTH Secretary DAKOTA Pierre: Mike Jaspers State Agri- is leaving the office July 1.

TENNESSEE say a 7-year-old McKenzie: boy who Authorities was among a group of children playing by a tree was killed by a lightning strike.

TEXAS Dallas: The city is set to pay $173 million to settle decades-old lawsuits by thousands of public safety workers over back-pay claims.

UTAH Salt Lake City: Authorities are investigating concerns that Tooele Valley Meats butcher shop inhumanely killed two pigs.

VERMONT Berlin: A newly constructed access lets people carry their kayaks and canoes to Berlin Pond.

VIRGINIA Norfolk: The Chesapeake Bay Foundation says bay health is up but pollution challenges remain.

WASHINGTON Seattle: King County’s annual one-night homeless count found more than half sleeping outside instead of in shelters.

WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: Efforts to collect old car and light truck tires are underway this month in the state.

WISCONSIN Madison: Ruling 5-0, the state Supreme Court says Wisconsin’s criminal DNA surcharge doesn’t violate the ban on ex post facto laws.

WYOMING Cheyenne: A memorial to honor Wyoming veterans who died in service and their families is planned for the city near the state Capitol, The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports. From staff and wire reports