STATE-BY-STATE

ALABAMA Fairfield: An infant injured during an argument between his parents was declared brain dead, AL.com reports. Police took four other children at the hospital with the family into protective custody.

ALASKA Sitka: Bird watchers here spotted a rare thrush commonly found in Asia, the Daily Sitka Sentinel reports.

ARIZONA Phoenix: The Arizona Supreme Court has rebuked a Pima County justice of the peace for taking a copy of an assessment and answer key from her judicial orientation mentor while he was out of the room.

ARKANSAS Little Rock: State figures show that enrollment in Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion program grew by 2,100 people in October, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports.

CALIFORNIA Angels Camp: Authorities say a human skull found in a car trunk during a traffic stop belongs to a Native American and was dug up from a construction site, The Stockton Record reports.

COLORADO Colorado Springs: A majority of El Paso County’s Board of Health opposes a proposed needle exchange, The Gazette reports.

CONNECTICUT Storrs: The UConn Foundation says the CEO and founder of generic drug developer Chemwerth has committed $22.5 million to the university.

DELAWARE Rehoboth Beach: An archaeologist uncovered the graves of some of Delaware’s earliest settlers, The News Journal reports.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: The city is cracking down on funeral homes about such things as charging more than the District of Columbia’s fee for a death certificate, WTOP Radio says.

FLORIDA Miami: A man is charged with operating an illegal landfill piled with trash 40 feet high.

GEORGIA Atlanta: The city has completed its largest annexation in more than a half-century, absorbing Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

HAWAII Kailua-Kona: A Big Island woman is waiting to hear from Guinness World Records to find out if the 5.23-pound avocado she snagged is the world’s largest, West Hawaii Today reports.

IDAHO Boise: Tribal leaders want their tribes’ flags displayed in the Statehouse before the end of the 2018 legislative session.

ILLINOIS Springfield: A prison guard tells state lawmakers that he’s seeing more bootleg alcohol at the Lawrenceville prison than at any time in his 18 years on the job.

INDIANA Indianapolis: A legislative task force is looking for ways to connect bike trails throughout Indiana.

IOWA Des Moines: The federal government has revoked the exhibitor license of the Cricket Hollow Zoo.

KANSAS Topeka: Police say two people were taken into custody after suspicious devices prompted a fivehour closing of Interstate 70 downtown, The Topeka Capital-Journal reports.

KENTUCKY Louisville: Engineering students from Cornell University are coming to Kentucky to observe how trees near highways can mitigate pollution and improve human health.

LOUISIANA New Orleans: A $10 million legacy gift from a longtime former Loyola University of New Orleans staff member will be used for scholarships for undergraduates and law students.

MAINE Brunswick: Police and the Federal Railroad Administration are looking at setting up a drone patrol to monitor rail track trespassers, The Portland Press Herald reports.

MARYLAND Frederick: Authorities say a man was chewing on a bag of drugs when a police officer approached him during a traffic stop, The Frederick News-Post reports.

MASSACHUSETTS Framingham: A woman is charged with beating a cab driver with a curtain rod when he tried to keep the meter running and hold her belongings until she paid, MetroWest Daily News reports.

MICHIGAN Detroit: Health officials are urging customers of two pizzerias to get vaccinated against hepatitis A after workers there tested positive for the liver disease.

MINNESOTA Minneapolis: A statewide service allowing people to send text messages to 911 during an emergency is up and running.

MISSISSIPPI Jackson: Mississippi is marking its bicentennial by opening two history museums that take an unflinching look at the state’s past — complete with graphic photos of lynchings and firebombings.

MISSOURI Springfield: A state audit shows that school administrator salaries are growing at a faster rate than teacher pay, The Springfield News-Leader reports.

MONTANA Helena: The budget analysis arm of the state legislature is working on a more accurate way to estimate tax revenues.

NEBRASKA North Platte: The State Patrol says troopers seized 47 pounds of marijuana products — including 38 pounds that are edible — in a traffic stop on Interstate 80.

NEVADA Las Vegas: A judge left a condemned inmate’s execution on hold over concerns about using a never-before-tried three-drug combination.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord: State driver’s licenses have a security upgrade. New licenses have 11 characters — three letters and eight randomly assigned digits.

NEW JERSEY Trenton: Hunters killed 68 black bears Monday during the start of the second phase of the state’s bear hunt.

NEW MEXICO Albuquerque: State education officials have identified four failing schools for interventions that could range from restructuring to closure.

NEW YORK Oneonta: Authorities say a combination of drugs and alcohol caused the death of a Long Island freshman found unconscious at the off-campus home of a fraternity not recognized by the State University of New York at Oneonta, The

Daily Star reports.

NORTH CAROLINA Leland: A man says his $500 pet tortoise is missing, The Sun News reports.

NORTH DAKOTA Fargo: City commissioners have approved a master plan for downtown, KFGO Radio reports.

OHIO Columbus: – Former Mount Sterling Mayor Charles Neff was sentenced to a month in jail for theft in office and was ordered to pay nearly $10,000 in restitution.

OKLAHOMA Stillwater: Oklahoma State University is working to fix deficiencies in its veterinary college after its accreditation status was lowered, The Oklahoman reports.

OREGON Portland: A man turned down for a coaching job at age 73 is claiming age discrimination in a lawsuit against the Riddle School District, The Oregonian reports.

PENNSYLVANIA Scranton: Police say a man hiding from officers in the crawl space of his girlfriend’s home fell through the ceiling directly in front of one, The (Scranton) TimesTribune reports.

RHODE ISLAND Burrillville: An animal welfare organization is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to the person caught on surveillance video killing a turkey with a baseball bat, WJAR-TV reports.

SOUTH CAROLINA Charleston: About 20 people were temporarily evacuated from their homes Tuesday when a gasoline tanker overturned on an Interstate 26 ramp. Hazardous material crews contained the spill.

SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls: Enrollment in dual-credit classes went over expectations, The Argus Leader says.

TENNESSEE Nashville: Officials say a $5,000 reward is available for information about thieves who stole 18 guns from a Mt. Joliet firearms store.

TEXAS Austin: Many Texans affected by Hurricane Harvey say in a survey that they’re still not getting the help they need. About 4 in 10 say they aren’t confident about relief dollars reaching those who need it most.

UTAH Salt Lake City: The South Salt Lake city council is poised to repeal or loosen a series of liquor restrictions, The Salt Lake Tribune reports.

VERMONT St. Johnsbury: Fire investigators are looking into the circumstances of a blaze that destroyed an unoccupied building on property owned by a state trooper.

VIRGINIA Richmond: The State Crime Commission has recommended expanding the list of crimes that require a convict’s DNA sample, The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports.

WASHINGTON Seattle: State regulators have approved a settlement that lays out how Puget Sound Energy will fund closing and cleanup costs at the Colstrip power plant.

WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: State lawmakers authorized issuing up to $800 million in bonds for road repairs and construction over the next seven months.

WISCONSIN Wausau: A former dairy princess convicted of killing her exboyfriend’s fiancee 27 years ago was denied parole at a hearing this week, WSAW-TV reports. WYOMING Green River: Authorities in Sweetwater County seized nearly 200 pounds of marijuana packaged in vacuum-seal bags following a traffic stop on Interstate 80. Compiled from staff, wire reports.