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

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

Billboard suggests new Arpaio campaign in Arizona, Chevron in hot water over oil spill in California canyon, 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

Black woman makes board of Daughters of the American Revolution for first time in New York, swamp eels show up in Louisiana, and more

Theater group reads entire Mueller report aloud in Maine, goats to fly again in Washington, and more

Tennessee man’s talk with tiny son an instant classic, White House fence about to get a lot taller in D.C., and more