STATE-BY-STATE
ALABAMA Tuscaloosa:
A woman is charged with filing a false report that her ex-boyfriend raped her. Police say investigators confirmed that the man was out of state at the time the woman said she was assaulted.
ALASKA Anchorage:
Railroad officials say two sled dogs were killed near Nenana after being hit by a train. KTVA reports that the musher tried to stop the dogs before the railroad crossing but they kept going.
ARIZONA Tusayan:
The 262 registered voters in this town outside Grand Canyon National Park were deciding this week whether to increase the local building height limit to encourage development that would draw more tourists.
ARKANSAS Fayetteville:
Organizers hope a public campaign will raise enough money to replace the crumbling tombstone of Archibald Yel, the state’s first congressman, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports.
CALIFORNIA San Francisco:
Police are investigating the theft of a shotgun, rifle, ammunition and bulletproof vest from the car of a San Mateo County Sheriff ’s sergeant, The East Bay Times reports.
COLORADO Colorado Springs:
A trial is set in April for an ex-financial manager charged with sexually assaulting, stalking and choking a teenage girl after helping her family immigrate to the U.S. from Iran in 2012, The Gazette reports.
CONNECTICUT Hartford:
Homeowners whose foundations are crumbling because of iron sulfide in the concrete may get help from state budget grants for repairs or replacements.
DELAWARE Seaford:
An emu roaming a Delaware county for about a month was caught at an elementary school playground, WDEL-FM reports.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:
The D.C. area ranked second among 30 of the most walkable metropolitan areas in the United States, WTOP reports.
FLORIDA Miami:
A woman faces a first-degree murder charge after her 4-year-old daughter’s body was found in a dumpster.
GEORGIA Morrow:
Authorities arrested a man who allegedly stole a Maserati and drove it to a movie theater. The Clayton County Sheriff ’s Office says a deputy spotted the parked car and arrested Keithrick Williams when he came out of the theater and got in the car.
HAWAII Hilo:
eBay has removed multiple listings of sand said to be taken from Hawaii beaches, The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reports. It’s illegal to take sand from Hawaii beaches.
IDAHO Boise:
The Coeur d’Alene Tribe says a recent Idaho Supreme Court decision sets a new precedent for ensuring tribal court judgments are upheld throughout the state.
ILLINOIS Springfield:
State Police officials have launched “Silver Search” training for officers in dealing with Alzheimer’s patients who wander away and need to be found.
INDIANA Hammond:
Authorities say scrap-metal dealer Kenneth Morrison asked repeatedly for permission to dismantle part of the shuttered Monon railroad bridge over the Grand Calumet River and was told no. But he’s accused of doing it anyway and selling the metal for $18,000.
IOWA Oelwein:
Authorities in Buchanan County are investigating the shooting death of a zebra. KCRG-TV reports that the owner says the zebra led to a dispute with a neighbor, but the neighbor denies killing it.
KANSAS Haysville:
A city worker rescued a dog locked in its kennel from inside a burning home, The Wichita Eagle reports.
KENTUCKY Fort Knox:
An Army program that helps personnel transition to civilian work is being touted as a success, The News-Enterprise reports. Officials say the Fort Knox program has achieved a 90% rate of job offers for participants.
LOUISIANA Westlake:
Officials say the Amtrak passenger train Sunset Limited carrying nearly 60 people was stranded for hours Sunday when a swing bridge malfunctioned.
MAINE Lewiston:
Steven Arango, a former student at Bates College, wants the college to erect an oncampus monument to the school’s military veterans to honor the memory of former Marine Capt. George “Alexi” Whitney, a 2000 graduate killed in Afghanistan last December.
MARYLAND Annapolis:
Police say a six-month probe led to indictments of 22 people caught by undercover officers in “controlled” drug buys.
MASSACHUSETTS Boston:
The Supreme Judicial Court, Massachusetts’ highest court, will celebrate its 325th birthday on Nov. 15.
MICHIGAN Jackson:
Maggots were found in food at Cotton state prison during three incidents last summer, The Detroit Free Press reports.
MINNESOTA Minneapolis:
A judge entered a default $2.5 million judgment against a former Children’s Theatre teacher accused of sexually abusing a student in 1983.
MISSISSIPPI Bay St. Louis:
Apollo 4, an early artifact of the moonshot program, is on display at the Infinity Science Center.
MISSOURI Jefferson City:
A 2004 ballot initiative hasn’t generated as much money as projected for state roads and bridges, according to an Associated Press analysis.
MONTANA Libby:
A fire destroyed one of the last lumber mills in town, where 30 people worked.
NEBRASKA Offutt Air Force Base:
Officials have expanded drone defenses at this military installation, The Omaha WorldHerald reports.
NEVADA Reno:
Police are investigating damage to several headstones at historic Hillside Cemetery near the University of Nevada.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord:
Lawmakers are preparing a bill on evaluation of home-schooled students, the Union Leader reports. The bill would restore the requirement for a third-party review of student progress.
NEW JERSEY Newark:
Essex County College has shaken up its Board of Trustees and sought help from the county to plug a $1.5 million budget shortfall, NJ.com reports.
NEW MEXICO Carlsbad:
A tiny bug may ruin pecans, a key state cash crop, the Carlsbad Current-Argus and Roswell Daily Record report.
NEW YORK New York: New York
University’s journalism department is cutting ties to NYU’s Abu Dhabi campus over two professors denied work visas by the United Arab Emirates.
NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte:
The 1972 concession speech that Senator Jesse Helms never had to give is being shared by the Jesse Helms Center, The Charlotte Observer reports.
NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck:
Records show that the closing of Ruth Meiers Hospitality House, the only men’s homeless shelter in Bismarck, followed financial management problems, The Bismarck Tribune reports.
OHIO Dayton:
A researcher at the University of Dayton won a $44,000 National Science Foundation award to develop a brain-inspired computer chip that can learn on its own.
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City:
Moody’s Investor Service is issuing a “credit negative” warning amid state lawmakers’ inability to close a $215 million hole in the budget.
OREGON Portland:
A captain of the Portland Spirit cruise ship was suspended after a close call with rowers last month, The Oregonian reports.
PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia:
A court denied an appeal from a convicted rapist who forced his victim to read an online journal he had written.
RHODE ISLAND Cranston:
Veteran James Dowling, 91, was finally honored for his military service, including the World War II Victory Medal, at a public library ceremony.
SOUTH CAROLINA Mount Pleasant:
Trucks will be restricted to the right lane of a pair of Interstate 526 bridges while inspectors check the cables that hold up the structure.
SOUTH DAKOTA Deadwood:
The Celebrity Hotel and Casino has filed for bankruptcy protection, two months after actor-director Kevin Costner shuttered his Midnight Star casino, Rapid City Journal reports.
TENNESSEE Nashville:
Airbnb says it’s launching a “six-figure” ad buy on TV and online as city officials consider more regulation on short-term rentals, The Tennessean reports.
TEXAS Dallas:
A prototype of the first integrated circuit built at Texas Instruments failed to sell at auction. Officials say the microchip is available until Dec. 4 for $432,500.
UTAH Provo:
Authorities are looking for a masked suspect in motel holdups south of Salt Lake City. The suspect wore a dark gray hoodie and had a black bandanna over his face.
VERMONT St. Johnsbury:
State wildlife officials says preliminary numbers show that hunters took 40 moose in this year’s hunting seasons.
VIRGINIA Lexington:
Virginia Military Institute officials say a cardboard replica of President Trump’s proposed border wall created by several cadets for a Halloween costume contest was “in poor taste,” The Roanoke Times reports. But the “Trump’s Wall” was voted best costume during the barracks event.
WASHINGTON Bremerton:
Commuters on Kitsap Transit’s 30-minute ferry to Seattle are challenging the service’s reservation system, saying it’s cumbersome and open to abuse, The Kitsap Sun reports.
WEST VIRGINIA Charleston:
A woman faces child neglect charges after her two children were found alone outside their home holding a sign asking for help, WSAZ-TV reports.
WISCONSIN Madison:
The state Elections Commission is notifying voters who may have moved within the state and need to register again.
WYOMING Cheyenne:
A new state park at a former nuclear missile launch site remains on track to open as soon as next year.