STATE-BY-STATE

ALABAMA Gardendale: The Gardendale City Board of Education, as of Feb. 28, had spent more than $1.7 million on legal fees since 2015.

ALASKA Anchorage: An 18-year-old was barred from the Eagle River High School prom after social media posts about a gun and the dance.

ARIZONA Phoenix: Gov. Doug Ducey has signed legislation allowing a parent to use embryos created during a marriage even if their divorced spouse doesn’t want a child.

ARKANSAS Little Rock: Counties are struggling to contain buffalo gnats, which are killing livestock and deer.

CALIFORNIA San Diego: A Navy sailor charged with trying to kill his wife with thallium has pleaded not guilty.

COLORADO Grand Junction: Authorities say someone claimed they started a recent out-of-control blaze while working on a lawn mower tire.

CONNECTICUT Hartford: Former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz, a Democrat, has announced she’s running for governor. DELAWARE Brandywine Hundred: An app designed to get CPR-trained citizens to emergency scenes is credited with helping to save its first life.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Teachers at Anacostia High School walked out Wednesday, saying the cafeteria was flooded and no toilets were working.

FLORIDA Altamonte Springs: Police say a woman sprayed gasoline on her ex-boyfriend and set him on fire during an Easter dinner.

GEORGIA Newnan: A woman and her boyfriend were charged with seconddegree murder after police say they put her 3-month-old baby face-down on a plush pillow and he suffocated.

HAWAII Honolulu: The house made famous in the “Magnum P.I.” TV series is in disrepair and will be demolished, Hawaii News Now reports.

IDAHO Boise: Boise Gun Co. Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.

ILLINOIS Carterville: Four tornadoes hit southern Illinois during a round of storms Tuesday, the National Weather Service says.

INDIANA Terre Haute: A man who prosecutors say planned a burglary that led to the 2016 beating death of radio personality Matt Luecking has been given 50 years in prison.

IOWA Des Moines: The Board of Regents has proposed raising tuition by 3.5% on average at public universities, but students in some majors could pay more.

KANSAS Wichita: Kansas recorded its lowest number of abortions in 30 years, the Wichita Eagle reports.

KENTUCKY Frankfort: A man’s lawsuit over Kentucky’s refusal to issue him an “IM GOD” license plate can go forward, a federal judge says.

LOUISIANA Baton Rouge: The House approved a bill that would bar public schools from penalizing students over unpaid lunch debts.

MAINE Portland: Stephen King’s foundation will give a $50,000 grant to Portland elementary schools.

MARYLAND Annapolis: A ban on bump stocks has cleared the Maryland General Assembly.

MASSACHUSETTS Boston: Navy Capt. Thomas Hudner Jr., a Medal of Honor recipient, will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. He died in November at 93.

MICHIGAN Farmington: A restaurant owner is salvaging a 128-yearold barn by moving it to a historic park for preservation.

MINNESOTA Minneapolis: A snowstorm Tuesday was blamed for 420 crashes, including 32 with injuries.

MISSISSIPPI Aberdeen: Bradbury Logistics & Services, which makes steel building components, says it wants to open a 150-job factory in northeast Mississippi.

MISSOURI Jefferson City: House members backed a proposal to cut the income tax rate for businesses and most Missouri residents to 5%.

MONTANA Helena: Former Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau has been named superintendent of Seattle Public Schools.

NEBRASKA Beatrice: A man who robbed a bank so that he could receive medical treatment in prison has been sentenced to probation.

NEVADA Las Vegas: Sixteen candidates are vying for the U.S. House seat being vacated by Democratic Rep. Ruben Kihuen.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Durham: James Dean Jr. is the new president of the University of New Hampshire.

NEW JERSEY Jersey City: An ongoing stretch of bad weather has delayed progress on a bridge repair project, transportation officials said.

NEW MEXICO Albuquerque: The National Institute of Flamenco has broken ground on a new site. A 2013 fire destroyed its former home.

NEW YORK Theresa: High winds collapsed a sugar shack Wednesday, killing a 36-year-old man who was making maple syrup.

NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte: The city entered a bid to host the 2020 Republican National Convention.

NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck: The board of a high school where a hazing allegation led to charges against five boys has accepted the resignation of the school superintendent.

OHIO Cincinnati: The City Council has laid the groundwork to investigate city manager Harry Black, who is accused of bullying employees and retaliating against critics.

OKLAHOMA Tulsa: A second tribe, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, is suing large pharmacies and makers and distributors of opioids for their roles in an overdose epidemic.

OREGON Bend: A defense attorney who walked out on his client during a court hearing has been replaced.

PENNSYLVANIA Harrisburg: Penn National Gaming will put a minicasino in the Reading area after being the only bidder for a license.

RHODE ISLAND Providence: State police were paid $5.6 million for overtime and road details from July 2016 to June 2017, WPRO-AM reports.

SOUTH CAROLINA Lancaster: John Howard, who was elected mayor after his predecessor’s death two years ago, has died of lung cancer at 67.

SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls: Work to expand the baggage claim area and resurface Sioux Falls Regional Airport’s main runway will begin soon.

TENNESSEE Nashville: The city renamed a portion of a downtown street for Martin Luther King Jr.

TEXAS Austin: The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome, a disease deadly to hibernating bats, has been found in central Texas.

UTAH Sandy: A missing man with autism who was considered endangered has been found safe.

VERMONT Montpelier: Lawmakers are considering legislation that would soften criminal penalties for the possession of heroin and other drugs.

VIRGINIA Richmond: Gov. Ralph Northam has signed legislation raising the threshold for felony thefts from $200 to $500.

WASHINGTON Walla Walla: A 17year-old boy has pleaded guilty to breaking a window at College Place High School and attacking the principal with a spear.

WEST VIRGINIA Hazelton: An inmate was killed in a fight at the penitentiary in Hazelton, prompting questions about whether staffing was adequate.

WISCONSIN Egg Harbor: The Alpine Resort and Golf Course, which the same family has owned for 95 years, is on the market for $15 million.

WYOMING Laramie: The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees does not plan to release the details of President Laurie Nichols’ evaluation.