STATE-BY-STATE

ALABAMA Selma: Historically black Concordia College will have to close at the end of the semester without morel funding, its administrator says. ALASKA Juneau: City officials are reviewing boat anchoring rules to stop vessels from being left to waste in Gastineau Channel, KTOO reports.

ARIZONA Flagstaff: A $10 million bond approved five years ago will no longer be enough to cover the cost of thinning forests at Flagstaff watersheds, The Arizona Daily Sun reports. ARKANSAS Little Rock: Dozens of blood donors showed up last weekend to replenish low supplies that result from flu cases, KTHV-TV says. CALIFORNIA San Francisco: A man suspected of throwing a Chihuahua to its death from the seventh floor of a parking garage during a car burglary faces animal cruelty charges. COLORADO Denver: State revenue officials say Colorado’s marijuana shops made a record $1.51 billion in sales in 2017, The Denver Post reports. CONNECTICUT Hartford: The Yard Goats, the city’s Double-A baseball team, will use a human cannonball and cheeseburger uniforms to lure fans to games this season. DELAWARE Slaughter Beach: A man caught three squatters in his summer home after a higher-than-normal utility bill led him to investigate, the Delaware State News reports. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: A federal review has narrowed the possible routes for a proposed high-speed train linking the District of Columbia and Baltimore to two. FLORIDA Naples: Wildlife officials say a fish-killing red tide bloom persists along Florida’s southwest coast. GEORGIA Atlanta: Prolonged cold weather and the closing of a downtown shelter have produced a spike in homeless people spending nights at Hartsfield-Jackson airport, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. HAWAII Honolulu: Officials are get-

ting complaints that Pu’uhonua O Waianae homeless camp residents dump human waste into Pokai Bay. IDAHO Boise: State lawmakers are considering alternative tax cut plans to Gov. Butch Otter’s $200 million tax relief package. ILLINOIS Evanston: Grammy-winning soprano Renee Fleming will give the June 22 commencement address at Northwestern University. INDIANA Mount Vernon: This state shipping port handled 6.8 million tons of cargo in 2017, a record. IOWA Pillars Des of Promise Moines: wants The nonprofit to build a YMCA low-income and community area near downtown. center in a KANSAS of a law requiring Wichita: citizenship A court challenge proof to register to vote gets a March trial. KENTUCKY Flemingsburg: The Dover Covered Bridge that dates to 1835 is getting repairs after being damaged by Lee Creek flooding. LOUISIANA Thibodaux: Nicholls State University is hosting a Big Bayou Trivia Bash on Feb. 24 to raise money for student needs. MAINE Portland: A former Machinists Union official at Bath Iron Works was sentenced to 18 months in prison for embezzling. MARYLAND Baltimore: Wear and tear prompted authorities to close the city’s entire 15-mile Metro SubwayLink system to make repairs. MASSACHUSETTS Barnstable: Police arrested an “obit bandit” suspect in Cape Cod home break-ins while people attended funerals.

MICHIGAN Kalamazoo: Betzler Life Story Funeral Home held an open house Tuesday for Hollie, its golden retriever therapy dog that died last week, Kalamazoo Gazette reports. MINNESOTA St. Paul: The school board and teachers union reached an agreement on a new contract. MISSISSIPPI Natchez: The city re-

possessed the auditorium of Christ Life Church after several years of missed rent payments. MISSOURI Jefferson City: State lawmakers may designate July 7 as Missouri Sliced Bread Day. MONTANA Helena: School boards in Lockwood and East Helena have estimates for bond voters on the costs of new high schools. NEBRASKA have approved Omaha: a $15 City million planners hotel project The Omaha despite World-Herald some opposition, reports. NEVADA Las Vegas: City police radio channels are now encrypted, making it impossible to listen using scanners or websites. NEW HAMPSHIRE Durham: University of New Hampshire students plan a solidarity rally Friday for 18 lecturers whose contracts won’t be renewed, WMUR-TV reports. NEW JERSEY Trenton: The city is using amplified crow distress calls to try to drive off an estimated 30,000 crows, NJ.com reports. NEW MEXICO Santa Fe: Health officials say medical marijuana cardholders in Santa Fe County rose nearly 43% over the past year, The Santa Fe New Mexican reports.

NEW YORK New York: Officials say a hazmat team was called to John F. Kennedy Airport when a damaged MRI machine in a cargo building started releasing hazardous gases. NORTH CAROLINA Winston-Salem: A man is charged with drunken driving following a weekend collision that overturned an ambulance. NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck: An $11 million project is planned to improve I-94 in the Bismarck area. OHIO Kent: Kent State University opened the first in a series of exhibits honoring four students killed in a May 4, 1970 Vietnam War protest. OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: A Frontier Airlines flight was diverted to Will Rogers airport after a “suspi-

cious device” was found on board.

OREGON Eugene: The main route to Terwilliger Hot Springs will be closed another six months to clear a rockslide, The Register-Guard reports. PENNSYLVANIA Pittsburgh: Gov. Tom Wolf says Pittsburgh’s finances have improved enough for the city to emerge from distressed status. RHODE ISLAND Providence: Work has started to install a system to collect tolls from trucks on Interstate 95. SOUTH CAROLINA Lexington: Eight people escaped injury when their mobile home caught fire. SOUTH DAKOTA Kyle: The FBI and tribal officials are investigating the fatal shooting of an Oglala Sioux police officer, KNBN-TV reports. TENNESSEE Dunlap: Authorities say a collision between an ATV and Amish buggy left eight people injured. TEXAS Houston: Immigrant advocates say customs agents are targeting local apartment complexes with large Latino populations. UTAH Logan: The Block Film and Arts Festival will offer a September exhibit on branding, Herald Journal reports. VERMONT Winooski: Experts say a 1928 bridge that links Winooski with Burlington is within a decade of needing repairs or replacement. VIRGINIA Richmond: Friends of the Pump House want to raise $350,000 to reopen the 1882 Gothic Revival building on the James River. WASHINGTON Olympia: State lawmakers may bar landlords from using income source to reject tenants. WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: The 22nd West Virginia History Day is set for Feb. 22 at the state Capitol. WISCONSIN Milwaukee: Prosecutors charged three jail staffers in the dehydration death of an inmate. WYOMING Pinedale: Officials are conducting aerial surveys to count the Wyoming Range Mule Deer Herd. Compiled from staff, wire reports.