50 ★ STATES

ALABAMA Birmingham: A man facing a potential death penalty in the killing of three people who were shot at a church dinner in June is fighting a court-ordered mental evaluation requested by prosecutors.

ALASKA Anchorage: Gov. Mike Dunleavy has named Brian Fechter the new acting commissioner for the Department of Revenue, Alaska’s News Source reports.

ARIZONA Queen Creek: Pinal County authorities said Monday that they are bringing felony charges against a 9-year-old student who brought a loaded gun to school in August.

ARKANSAS Fort Smith: Mathew Joseph Post Sr., a pioneer in the state’s grape-growing and winemaking industry who collaborated with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station on numerous grape and wine research projects, has died.

CALIFORNIA San Bernardino: A police officer was arrested for firing his gun into the air several times in a tavern’s parking lot after drinking with his friends, authorities said.

COLORADO Denver: Two police officers involved in the arrest of a woman who was seriously injured when the parked patrol car she was in was hit by a freight train were charged Monday.

CONNECTICUT Milford: Police say a man used a fraudulent online credit application and an altered ID to purchase a car, the CT Post reports.

DELAWARE Bear: Construction of Lidl’s first store in Delaware above the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal has appeared complete for several months. But the wait for the store to open – which has stretched more than two years – will continue. Lidl spokesperson Chandler Spivey said the store will likely open in 2023 or 2024.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington: A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle after a shootout between the drivers of two cars on Pennsylvania Avenue, WUSA-TV reports.

FLORIDA Orlando: An environmental nonprofit called Bear Warriors United Inc. filed suit in the Middle District of Florida against the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, accusing the agency of failing to protect manatees under the Endangered Species Act.

GEORGIA Atlanta: Prosecutors will not seek an indictment against sheriff ’s deputies in the death of a handcuffed woman who fell from a patrol car after the deputies failed to close the rear passenger-side door, authorities announced.

HAWAII Oahu: A Kapolei man is warning others after he was struck with a gun that shoots hydrogel bullets while on a walk, HawaiiNews Now reports.

IDAHO Pocatello: Approximately 1,800 gallons of oil have been recovered in the cleanup of Pocatello Creek, East Idaho News reports.

ILLINOIS Chicago: A judge sentenced a man to life in prison for killing six members of his family inside their home in 2016.

INDIANA Carmel: A poll worker was removed from an early voting site last week amid accusations from Republicans, which he denies, that he told voters who to vote for in the highly political and contentious school board races.

IOWA Des Moines: The Iowa Finance Authority awarded $5 million in federal and state grants to 44 homeless assistance organizations in the state, according to a news release.

KANSAS Holton: The sound of fireworks discharging could be heard miles away over the weekend as a raging blaze destroyed a metal building containing fireworks in Jackson County, said Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse.

KENTUCKY Lexington: University of Kentucky officials said they are still reviewing an incident in which a white student is accused of physically assaulting a Black student worker while repeatedly using racial slurs, but they did not say when a decision will be made.

LOUISIANA Baton Rouge: The Louisiana Republican Party’s leadership took the unusual step of endorsing Attorney General Jeff Landry for governor in 2023, before any other candidates have officially entered what is expected to be a competitive race among high-ranking GOP politicians.

MAINE Garland: A man is accused of being part of a conspiracy to send guns bought in Maine to the Dominican Republic, Bangor Daily News reports.

MARYLAND Ocean City: Maryland Lottery retailers sold two tickets worth $1 million, and there was a $100,000 winning ticket sold at a Wawa in Ocean City.

MASSACHUSETTS Stoughton: A man who admitted to lying on his application for federal coronavirus business stimulus funds and using some of the $400,000 he received to pay his mortgage has been sentenced to 15 months in prison, federal prosecutors said.

MICHIGAN Ypsilanti: After five months on the run, a fugitive has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a man that was captured on Facebook Live and triggered a national manhunt that previously led to the capture of four suspects.

MINNESOTA Sherburne County: County Commissioner Timothy Dolan faces charges of invasion of privacy and felony stalking.

MISSOURI Kansas City: A former police detective convicted of killing a Black man in 2019 is asking that his conviction be overturned or that he be given a new trial.

MONTANA Helena: The state Department of Public Health and Human Services is declining to enforce vaccination requirements for licensed childcare facilities that grant religious exemptions to participants, Montana Free Press reports.

NEBRASKA Omaha: A man accused of driving past barricades during a Halloween block party appeared in court Tuesday, Omaha World-Herald reports.

NEVADA Las Vegas: The head of the Navajo Nation’s legislative branch said he will resign from his leadership role after he was photographed intoxicated in Las Vegas but will retain his position as a tribal lawmaker.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Manchester: A man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to killing two men at a hotel last year.

NEW JERSEY Ewing: Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday promised stiffer penalties and more funding to combat the criminal gangs that have propelled auto theft to record levels in New Jersey the last two years.

NEW MEXICO Albuquerque: The son of a refugee suspected in the shooting deaths of four Muslim men has reached an agreement with prosecutors to plead guilty to a charge that he provided a false address when buying guns last year.

NEW YORK Syracuse: A federal judge for a second time declared multiple portions of the state’s new gun law unconstitutional, including rules that restrict firearms in public parks and places of worship.

NORTH CAROLINA Oak Island: A suspect is wanted in connection to a structure fire that police say was intentionally set.

NORTH DAKOTA Burleigh County: Computer issues brought brief voting delays at almost half the polling sites in the county early Tuesday, the Bismarck Tribune reports.

OHIO Columbus: Thefts of Kia and Hyundai model cars prompted the city council on Monday to decide to hire lawyers to pursue legal action against the two automakers.

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma County: After more than an hour in executive session, the county’s jail trust on Monday took no action on the proposed termination of jail administrator Greg Williams.

OREGON Salem: Cold weather delayed school for some students on Monday and on Tuesday prompted the activation of the Salem warming shelter.

PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia: Voters who had missing or incorrect dates on their mail-in ballots were being allowed to file replacement ballots at City Hall or vote provisionally at their regular precincts Tuesday.

RHODE ISLAND Providence: A cheetah that had spent the last seven years at Roger Williams Park Zoo was euthanized after her quality of life had “declined sharply” over the past few weeks, the zoo announced.

SOUTH CAROLINA Anderson: The city is gathering community input on a $2.5 million greenway project at Linley Park.

SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls: Snow is on the horizon, according to the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls. A winter storm watch has been issued where confidence for accumulating snow is highest.

TENNESSEE Nashville: The state’s conservative attorney general and Nashville’s liberal district attorney are at odds over whether a death row inmate is intellectually disabled and consequently should not be executed.

TEXAS Houston: An appeals court ordered the release of the leaders of a group that promotes election conspiracy theories after they had been jailed last week.

UTAH Salt Lake County: Three schools in the Granite School District are expected to be closed amid declining enrollment statewide, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.

VERMONT Rockingham: Firefighters battled a forest fire as gusty winds whipped the blaze Monday, the Brattleboro Reformer reports.

VIRGINIA Richmond: Virginia’s teacher workforce is smaller, unhappier and less qualified than before the COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s nonpartisan legislative watchdog agency said in a report Monday.

WASHINGTON Sunnyside: The police chief has been fired and a police commander placed on leave amid an investigation.

WEST VIRGINIA Glenville: The First Energy Foundation has given a $7,500 grant to the Glenville State University Art and Design Program, WV News reports.

WISCONSIN Village of Windsor: A man has been charged with threatening Gov. Tony Evers.

WYOMING Teton County: Teton Pass closed Monday when several cars and trucks slid off the highway, Jackson Hole Daily reports.

From USA TODAY Network and wire reports