These are some of the stories central Maine is talking about today.

Officials at the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say a student in Massachusetts who tested positive for measles visited the Kittery Outlets on April 20 while infected with the virus. The student is from Western Europe and was not vaccinated against the disease. Maine health officials say the student shopped at the malls between noon and 3 p.m. and stopped in several stores. Maine Health and Human Services Acting Chief Health Officer says anyone who was at the mall between noon and 5 p.m. should check their immunization records and be mindful of symptoms. Symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes. A rash breaks out three to five days after symptoms begin. Maine's last reported case of measles was in 1997. (AP)

The Maine Senate has given initial approval to a bill that would require residents to show photo identification in order to vote. The Republican-controlled chamber voted 18-17 in favor of the bill Wednesday. It now heads to the Democratic-led House. Republican Sen. Scott Cyrway said it would eliminate any chance that voter fraud could occur. He says if residents must present an ID to do things like buy certain cold medicines, they should also have to when they vote. But Democrats said it's a solution is search of a problem. They say it would make it harder for some people to vote. The bill would allow people who can't present an ID on Election Day to cast a provisional ballot. They'd have to prove their identity within five days. (AP)

Police have arrested an Augusta man who they say is one of a group of suspects in a large ring of burglaries since March from businesses in Kennebec County. According to the KJ, Michael Joseph Gagne was arrested Tuesday on a probation hold after police from Augusta, Winthrop, Monmouth and the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office were conducting searches across the region. Investigators have found that approximately 30 burglaries in the area since last month were connected. (centralmaine.com)

A jury on Tuesday convicted an Augusta man of his ninth drunken driving charge. Peter J. Dubord sentencing hearing will be set later by the court.  Dubord also was convicted of operating beyond license restriction which prohibited him from having any alcohol in his system while driving. The offense occurred Sept. 28 in China.  (centralmaine.com)

According to a recent state audit, the Maine Department of Labor may have paid unemployment benefits to people who weren't actually eligible to receive them. According to WGME, a Department of Labor spokesperson says they're just following state and federal guidelines.  The audit took a random sample of 60 weekly benefit payments but 29 of them did not comply with work search requirements, meaning the claimant wasn't actively looking for a job. The report shows the state paid out $186 million in benefits and the audit suggests about 1/3 of that money shouldn't have been distributed.  (WGME)

A rabies alert has been issued in Fairfield after two raccoons tested positive for the disease in less than two months. Fairfield police shot and killed a third raccoon Wednesday that displayed rabies-like symptoms. It's being tested for the disease.  Officials say they're concerned that all three animals were found in the same area of town. Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention data indicates that the raccoons are the first confirmed cases of rabies in Fairfield since 2006. Residents are being asked by police to keep an eye on their pets and be aware of raccoons and other animals acting strangely. (AP)

Augusta police were out in high-crime areas of the city to assure law-abiding residents, and warn those who are not, that they will see more police presence in the coming months. According to the KJ, this is modeled after a program Lewiston police have used for the past couple of years. Project Hot Spot was created to target specific areas known for having higher crime rates. About a dozen Augusta police officers walked downtown streets in the areas of Water Street and Mount Vernon and Northern avenues to hand out fliers to anyone they met. Officers explained their presence and asked residents if they had any concerns or information to share. (centralmaine.com)

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