STATE- BY- STATE News from across the USA

Editor’s Note: This is an abbreviated State- By- State page. The full version will return.

ALABAMA Birmingham: Alabama’s largest city is opening a film office in hopes of luring movie makers, Al. com reports.

ALASKA Fairbanks: Alaska’s Northern Lights Dairy is closing, at least for the summer. The Fairbanks Daily News- Miner reports that the owners are struggling to find employees.

ARIZONA Tucson: The Arizona Daily Star reports that the University of Arizona has begun returning some 2,300 dog tags to Vietnam veterans.

ARKANSAS Little Rock: The Arkansas Arts Center is preparing to receive bond funding to overhaul its Little Rock museum, The Arkansas Democrat- Gazette reports.

CALIFORNIA Antioch: The Coast Guard has suspended a search for a man who jumped off a boat near Antioch Bridge to get a hat, The San Francisco Chronicle reports.

COLORADO Fountain: Residents of this Colorado city are being asked to conserve water. The Gazette reports toxic chemicals in the Widefield aquifer.

CONNECTICUT Hartford: The state’s 2000 Safe Haven law is getting attention after a newborn was found abandoned but alive behind a Danbury grocery store.

DELAWARE Wilmington: A Supreme Court ruling on patent lawsuits could create a surge of cases in Delaware, The Wilmington News Journal reports.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Authorities say a noose was found hanging from a tree outside the city’s Hirschhorn Museum, The Washington Post reports.

FLORIDA Key West: Organizers of Key West Race Week have can- celed the 2018 regatta because of declining participation and dependence on sponsorship.

GEORGIA Atlanta: State records show that police officers forced out of law enforcement agencies are finding jobs in Georgia’s schools, The Atlanta Journal- Constitution and WSB- TV report.

HAWAII Lihue: The Honolulu City Council may hike parking prices and expand enforcement hours to raise $ 4 million for a rail project, The Honolulu Star- Advertiser reports.

IDAHO Boise: Idaho is making more than 27,000 records available digitally, The Idaho Press Tribune reports.

ILLINOIS Coal Valley: Several new bird species have joined the Niabi Zoo’s Australian Outback aviary in time for the 2017 season, The ( Moline) Dispatch reports.

INDIANA Bloomington: A new local exhibit features pieces created by a Vietnamese artist and a U. S. soldier during the Vietnam War, The Herald Times reports.

IOWA McIntire: Organizers have raised half the $ 10,000 needed for a local veterans memorial, The Mason City Globe Gazette reports.

KANSAS Hutchinson: A prison inmate who was eligible for release in July will instead spend another four- plus years behind bars after attacking a guard, The Hutchinson News reports.

KENTUCKY Lexington: Several windows were shattered at The Lexington Herald- Leader office, and police are investigating whether the damage was caused by gunfire. No one was injured.

LOUISIANA Baton Rouge: Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is urging Louisiana residents to know what their deductibles are, take pictures of items in their homes and keep an inventory of possessions for hurricane season.

MAINE Winthrop: Officials in Winthrop and Readfield are delaying plans to rebuild the dam at the outlet of Maranacook Lake. A consultant estimated the cost at $ 237,000, but the bids ranged from $ 400,000 to $ 500,000.

MARYLAND Baltimore: The targets of two would- be robbers turned out to be federal undercover agents, WBAL- TV reports.

MASSACHUSETTS Provincetown: Forty- four people were rescued last weekend after being stranded on a breakwall during high tide in this historic Massachusetts coastal resort town.

MICHIGAN Wyoming: Part of the Kent County Sheriff’s office was evacuated Tuesday after a detective became ill during the testing of suspected narcotics.

MINNESOTA St. Paul: Minnesota’s Court of Appeals has upheld a state law allowing counties to hire private firms for financial audits.

MISSISSIPPI Jackson: A facility that coats and paints coils of steel is paying a $ 98,000 civil fine for environmental violations, including improper storage of hazardous waste.

MISSOURI Springfield: City Utilities in Springfield has begun shutting down one of its long- time power stations as it moves toward more renewable energy, The Springfield NewsLeader reports.

MONTANA Billings: Montana farmers expect minimal drought concerns in the growing season, The Billings Gazette reports.

NEBRASKA Lincoln: Two firefighters suffered minor injuries when a propane gas grill exploded.

NEVADA Gardnerville: A wet winter has produced a bumper crop of cheatgrass in Nevada, and fire officials expect it to dry out and become prime fuel during wildfire season, The ( Gardnerville) Record- Courier reports.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Nashua: Daniel Webster College in Nashua has officially shut down. Many of the school’s students and staff are transitioning to Southern New Hampshire University.

NEW JERSEY Union Beach: Police shot and killed a bear that was roaming through Union Beach last weekend.

NEW MEXICO Albuquerque: The University of New Mexico has extended the contract of the school’s interim president for up to another 12 months, The Albuquerque Journal reports.

NEW YORK Albany: Cornell University will get $ 2.5 million in federal funds to support development of cybersecurity software.

NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte: A man jumped out of a plane waiting to take off in Charlotte and was stopped from running onto the runway last week. He was stopped by an airport worker.

NORTH DAKOTA Fargo: A defective boiler may have caused an apparent carbon monoxide leak the La Quinta Inn and Suites. At least 10 people were sickened, WDAY- TV reports.

OHIO Columbus: The American Medical Association has listed Ohio as the top state when it comes to monitoring prescription drugs.

OKLAHOMA Duncan: Police say a 17- year- old boy was fatally shot as he fled after he and several other people tried to rob a home.

OREGON Bend: The High Desert Museum’s otter count is now three after a hiker found a 3- pound male while walking along the Metolius River, The Bend Bulletin reports.

PENNSYLVANIA

Warren: State education officials have given the green light for a college offering low- cost instruction in nine counties lacking a community college.

RHODE ISLAND Hopkinton: Work on the National Grid’s $ 20 million state substation is done, The Westerly Sun reports.

SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia: A home used to help people taking care of loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease was damaged by a severe storm last weekend.

SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls: State officials won’t pursue past tourism taxes from vendors at the Sioux Falls farmers market, the Argus Leader reports. But the market has agreed to pay a 1.5% tourism tax going forward.

TENNESSEE Mount Juliet: State lawmaker Mae Beavers says she’ll jump into the race for Tennessee governor this weekend.

TEXAS Austin: State lawmakers want to give the Texas Board of Education broader veto power over textbooks used in schools.

UTAH Copperton: The Copperton Metro Township is expected to take control of a local cemetery from the Jordan School District, The Deseret News reports.

VERMONT White River Junction: The local Veterans Affairs Medical Center is holding an open house June 30 to hear from veterans and family members.

VIRGINIA Richmond: Officials are studying a DNA database expansion to include more people convicted of misdemeanors, The Richmond Times- Dispatch reports.

WASHINGTON Leavenworth: The Washington State Patrol is asking people to be on the lookout for medical supplies in the Wenatchee River. A delivery truck spilled part of its load into Peshastin Creek, KPQ Radio reports.

WEST VIRGINIA Wheeling: A plan to relocate a Civil War monument from Wheeling Park to West Virginia Independence Hall has been delayed, The Intelligencer/ Wheeling News- Register reports.

WISCONSIN Elm Grove: Three people were injured when show ponies pulling a wagon in a Memorial Day parade in Elm Grove rushed onto a crowded sidewalk.

WYOMING Rawlins: Work has resumed on the biggest onshore wind development in the U. S., The Rawlins Daily Times reports.