State by State
March 25, 2026 - April 1, 2026
AL | Alabama - Shelby County deputies training to save lives, help community during mental health crises (WBRC)
AK | Alaska - Alaska Car Dealer Agrees to Pay Up to $1 Million (GH)
AZ | Arizona - Girl who disappeared in Arizona over 30 years ago found alive (WUSA)
AR | Arkansas - Meet Easy: Arkansas State Capitol Police welcomes first-ever K9 officer (KATV)
CA | California - ‘Forever chemicals’ contaminate nearly 40% of non-organic California-grown produce (EWG)
CO | Colorado - Colorado Springs Utilities uses AI for early wildfire detection (F21)
CT | Connecticut - Are UFOs out there? Some CT lawmakers want to find out (NBC)
DE | Delaware - Delaware teases New Jersey drivers with April Fools’ sticker joke (DNJ)
FL | Florida - Hundreds of rodent droppings found at Central Florida restaurants (CO)
GA | Georgia - State to Invest $88M in New Georgia Tech Aerospace Building (GT)
HI | Hawaii - Hawaii owed $15 million from unpaid parking tickets; state has few options to collect (HNN)
ID | Idaho - Idaho to create statewide AI literacy standards for students (KTVB)
IL | Illinois - EPA approves $610M loan to shift Illinois communities to Lake Michigan water (CCN)
IN | Indiana - Eli Lilly's new GLP-1 weight loss pill Foundayo receives FDA approval (IS)
IA | Iowa - Nearly two dozen Iowa newspapers threatened after publishing company announces closure (WAI)
KS | Kansas - Rural Kansas grocery store closing illustrates challenge of fighting food deserts (TWE)
KY | Kentucky - New Ky law clears way for more local food in schools (WCLU)
LA | Louisiana - Are Louisianans stressed? A new study thinks so (MA)
ME | Maine - Bill to expand who can do eye surgery in Maine faces pushback (WMTW)
MD | Maryland - Maryland Man Charged Over $53m Uranium Finance Crypto Hack (IM)
MA | Massachusetts - Turning muscles into motors gives static organs new life (MIT)
MI | Michigan - How MSU is helping Michigan’s youngest readers succeed (MSU)
MN | Minnesota - Minnesota launches monthlong crackdown on distracted driving (F9)
MS | Mississippi - NASA wants a moon base. How Mississippi helps Artemis get there (CL)
MO | Missouri - Homeschooling has doubled in Missouri: Why families are leaving schools (KOMU)
MT | Montana - Montana wildlife officials offer reward after blow darts found in ducks (KTVQ)
NE | Nebraska - Nebraska hospital opens unique youth mental health facility (WJAG)
NV | Nevada - Why is Northern Nevada tourism flying high while the Strip plods along (TNI)
NH | New Hampshire - New Hampshire Plans $100M Bitcoin-Backed Bonds (CCN)
NJ | New Jersey - New Jersey turns to big batteries’ storage as power prices rise (NJSN)
NM | New Mexico - New Mexico's first dental school opens wide in Albuquerque (SFNM)
NY | New York - NYC’s Oldest Chocolatier Has Officially Opened Inside This Legendary 130-Year-Old Brooklyn Market (SNYC)
NC | North Carolina - Woman accused of starting 420-acre wildfire in North Carolina mountains (WBTV)
ND | North Dakota - Ethanol company plans to double production in North Dakota (NDM)
OH | Ohio - ‘Cicada’ COVID variant detected in Ohio (F8)
OK | Oklahoma - Tulsa unveils Oklahoma’s first musical road ahead of Route 66 Centennial (F23)
OR | Oregon - Oregon attorney penalized for relying on AI-generated fabrications in court brief (KOIN)
PA | Pennsylvania - Hershey says it will shift back to classic recipe for all Reese’s products after criticism (KSTP)
RI | Rhode Island - Kratom becomes legal in Rhode Island (WJAR)
SC | South Carolina - Greenville County man arrested for nude sunbathing in backyard raises legal questions (WYFF)
SD | South Dakota - South Dakota rolls out plan to reduce infant deaths, support mothers after birth (KTIV)
TN | Tennessee - Tennessee health company to pay over $2M amid claims of poor care, Medicare overcharges (F54)
TX | Texas - Texas launches first all-digital state wildlife action plan in the nation (F7A)
UT | Utah - Utah goes nuclear to keep ski runs cold for the 2034 Winter Games (TL)
VT | Vermont - Some dealerships express concern as VTSU ends auto tech degree (WCAX)
VA | Virginia - New tech helps Amherst County investigators spot hidden evidence, solve crimes (WSET)
WA | Washington - WA is the sixth-most expensive state to live in U.S. (ST)
WV | West Virginia - Google plans multibillion-dollar data center in Putnam County (WVN)
WI | Wisconsin - Wisconsin puppy mill beagles suffer for human drug research (FOX6)
WY | Wyoming - Wyoming moves to produce more of its own fish with Speas expansion (YWL)
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