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ALABAMA Birmingham: The city is considering mobile grocery stores to fill a gap in residential areas where healthy food options aren’t available.
ALASKA Saint George: A Protestant minister is leading an effort to help this impoverished Native village create a new economy with the plentiful reindeer that roam the island. John Honan sees great potential for establishing a small commercial reindeer processing plant.
ARIZONA Phoenix: A collection of photos taken in the Four Corners region by a prominent ranching family in the late 19th and early 20th centuries is being called a snapshot of history. The State of Arizona Research Library says the images from the Wetherill family’s collection can be viewed online as part of the Arizona Memory Project.
ARKANSAS Pine Bluff: A statue topped by a Confederate soldier is to be moved from the grounds of the Jefferson County Courthouse to a nearby Confederate cemetery.
CALIFORNIA Cathedral City: The LGBTQ Veterans Memorial at the Desert Memorial Park cemetery has been designated as an official state memorial, making the state the first in the nation to have an official memorial honoring gay veterans.
COLORADO Aspen: The U.S. Forest Service says the popular Maroon Bells Scenic Area will not open as scheduled May 15 because of avalanche debris on the access road.
CONNECTICUT Hartford: Nursing home owners and employees are keeping a close eye on the General Assembly to see if lawmakers agree to spend more money on Medicaid related health services.
DELAWARE Wilmington: A traveling memorial dedicated to the thousands of men and women who died fighting in the War on Terror after 9/11 will be in the state from Sept. 27 to Oct. 2.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington: Several self-declared white nationalists interrupted a book reading, declared listeners would have white people trade their “homeland for handouts” and left amid a chorus of boos. The Washington Post reports about 10 men marched into Politics and Prose bookstore Saturday while Jonathan M. Metzl discussed “Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America’s Heartland.”
GEORGIA Atlanta: DeKalb County agencies are collecting new and gently used children’s shoes as donations to raise awareness about child abuse.
HAWAII Kailua-Kona: Officials have found high levels of oxybenzone, a chemical that’s found in sunscreen and believed to harm coral reefs, in bay waters off Hawaii’s Big Island.
IDAHO Boise: Land management officials have put together a new online map so that hikers, campers and other outdoor enthusiasts can know when and where to expect prescribed burns before they head out.
ILLINOIS Chicago: Nat King Cole’s brother Freddy Cole will be part of a tribute to the late singer at this year’s Chicago Jazz Festival on Aug. 29.
INDIANA Goshen: A 17-year-old who passed his college admissions test at age 11 has become the youngest known graduate of Goshen College. Mikol Aspinwall graduated Sunday with a computer science degree.
IOWA Bellevue: Officials are trying to stop the spread of gypsy moths in Jackson County.
KANSAS Pittsburg: Pittsburg State University students are experimenting with developing a sustainable food production system that can grow plants without soil while also raising fish.
KENTUCKY Frankfort: A postsecondary education council says the state is on track to reach its educational attainment goal of 60% of the working-age population having a certificate or degree by 2030.
LOUISIANA New Orleans: Veteran actress Regina Hall has been tapped to address graduates of Dillard University next month.
MAINE Augusta: The administration of Gov. Janet Mills is ending the use of photos on food benefits cards, saying there is no evidence such efforts cut down on fraud.
MARYLAND Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University researchers are onto a promising, first-of-its-kind treatment for Lyme disease, The Baltimore Sun reports.
MASSACHUSETTS Boston: The 150-year-old “incorruptible heart” of Saint Jean Vianney will be displayed starting Tuesday at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, the Boston Archdiocese’s mother church. It also will be on view this week in Braintree, Walpole and Salem.
MICHIGAN Detroit: Science Gallery Detroit is getting ready to open a new exhibition in partnership with the Michigan Science Center. The gallery’s second exhibition is titled “DEPTH” and runs June 8-Aug. 17 at the science center. “DEPTH” will explore water’s intense power while also showcasing the beauty and life it brings.
MINNESOTA Belle Plaine: The Satanic Temple is suing the city for withdrawing permission for a satanic monument two years ago.
MISSISSIPPI Tupelo: The Tupelo Automobile Museum’s stock was auctioned off for $8.6 million over the weekend, with a 1948 Tucker bringing $1.8 million.
MISSOURI Kansas City: A grassroots group of volunteers has turned in petitions with 2,857 signatures against renaming the boulevard known as The Paseo for Martin Luther King Jr. The group wants to find some other way to honor King.
MONTANA Great Falls: Native American students graduating from Great Falls College MSU will be honored at an eagle feather ceremony Saturday morning.
NEBRASKA Omaha: Health care workers connected with a medical school may have found music to be the best medicine for easing their stress and meeting work challenges. The Nebraska Medical Orchestra was formed last year and rehearses for a couple of hours each week.
NEVADA Reno: The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Safety has landed an agreement to test drone tracking hardware and software in the city’s urban environment.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord: This year’s Hike Safe cards are available for outdoor enthusiasts. The card sales help ensure conservation officers are ready to come to a person’s aid if the unexpected happens.
NEW JERSEY Red Bank: Early civil rights leader T. Thomas Fortune’s house has been saved from the ravages of time and neglect. The home will now “stand and educate people” as a cultural center, builder Roger Mumford says.
NEW MEXICO Albuquerque: The move to legalize the production of hemp has investors in the state racing to get a piece of what could be a multibillion-dollar industry. Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jeff Apodaca is among those looking into getting involved.
NEW YORK Watkins Glen: Woodstock 50 is proving to be as chaotic as the original festival in 1969. A financial investor says it’s pulling its funding from the anniversary event, set to take place Aug. 16-18.
NORTH CAROLINA Marion: More than 50 firefighters, including a hot shot crew, were battling a wildfire Monday that started Saturday in the Linville Gorge Wilderness Area.
NORTH DAKOTA Minot: Minot State University is struggling to maintain the air dome over its stadium.
OHIO Columbus: Two orphan manatees rescued in Florida have been moved to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium for rehabilitation.
OKLAHOMA Tishomingo: The Doghouse at Ole Red Tishomingo will open over the Memorial Day weekend with performances by owner Blake Shelton, a native Sooner, and fellow country musician Luke Bryan. Ticket sales will benefit the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Foundation.
OREGON Salem: The state Senate is moving forward with a plan to limit the supply of recreational marijuana amid a huge surplus.
PENNSYLVANIA Harrisburg: The Philadelphia Museum of Art will loan works to eight museums across the state under a new program designed to broaden public access to art.
RHODE ISLAND Burrillville: Gov. Gina Raimondo calls a resolution passed by the town in response to her gun control proposals inappropriate. Burrillville declared itself a “Second Amendment sanctuary” last week.
SOUTH CAROLINA Hilton Head Island: Biologists say the state’s sea turtle season is off to an early start.
SOUTH DAKOTA Buffalo: Environmental regulators are trying to figure out how to plug portions of 40 orphaned natural gas wells.
TENNESSEE Memphis: A baby giraffe at the Memphis Zoo has undergone surgery for a fractured leg and is now recovering at home.
TEXAS Houston: Critics of a plan to build three liquefied natural gas export terminals say the facilities could devastate efforts to boost the population of endangered ocelots.
UTAH Salt Lake City: A gay student who came out during a valedictorian speech at Mormon-owned Brigham Young University is earning applause and admiration. Matt Easton said Monday that he hopes the speech helps ease loneliness felt by other LGBTQ students at the institution where an honor code forbids dating between members of the same sex.
VERMONT Orleans: The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department says the annual spring migration of steelhead rainbow trout has started.
VIRGINIA Williamsburg: The College of William & Mary plans to erect a memorial to people who were enslaved at the centuries-old school.
WASHINGTON Olympia: Opponents of the state’s affirmative action initiative have filed a referendum to force a popular vote on the measure.
WEST VIRGINIA Bridgeport: Teens who want to be a part of a zombie movie with an anti-bullying theme will have their chance next month. Auditions for “Zombie High School” starring Dean Cain, of “Lois & Clark” fame, are being held May 11 at Bridgeport Middle School.
WISCONSIN Madison: End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin, a statewide victims organization, says 20% of teens have experienced some form of violence in romantic relationships.
WYOMING Laramie: Gov. Mark Gordon says he will convene a task force to address ways to combat the high rates of murdered and missing American Indian women in the state. From staff and wire reports