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

‘Inverted Jenny’ stamp turns out to be fake at Iowa museum, San Francisco airport bans single-use water bottle sales, and more

Wild turkey breaks into Utah home, alligator caught in Chicago finds home in Florida, 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

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

Community helps families in need have safe beach days in New Jersey, California brings back last of its inmates from other states’ private prisons, and more

Muhammad Ali’s Pennsylvania training camp opens to public, Illinois dispensaries prepare for legal pot, and more