Author: From USA TODAY NETWORK and wire reports

Cigarette butt gets man arrested for Dakota pipeline protest 3 years later, Colorado asks EPA to downgrade its cities’ air ratings, and more

Schools officials say grid can’t handle box fans in Maryland, Alabama man restarts 50-state mowing mission alongside cops, and more

Bottled water handed out amid high lead levels in New Jersey, artificial light at beach cited in turtle plight in North Carolina, and more

Doughnut syringes nixed at Minnesota State Fair amid uproar, lawmakers complain school’s anti-bias efforts go against the ‘Idaho way,’ and more

Swastika tiles removed from Indiana University building, horse dressed as Mr. Rogers touts visiting Kentucky city, and more

Barrier finally comes down between white, black cemeteries in Texas; Kansas man has now run a marathon in every state; and more

Alaskans sweat it out amid record-high temps, libraries move into the great outdoors in Georgia, and more

Ohio designer brings flair and culture to state’s road maps, Connecticut mill helping in comeback of old-school Army uniforms, and more

Beloved barn making a comeback in Minnesota, schools labeled ‘satanic’ in Tennessee, and more