Here’s a look at the stories that are keeping our reporters busy Tuesday:

• Teachers hit the picket lines tonight in their dispute with a school district over a new contract.

• A man who allegedly took his grandmother’s car soon got a phone call — from a policeman.

• A prisoner’s lack of “respect” gets him a beating in a local lockup, court papers say. See our online report.

• A spill of 1,500 gallons of diesel brings a township and a local company to court.

• A woman who didn’t clean up dog droppings got the bill: $182 in fines and costs.

Look for these stories and more in tomorrow’s edition of the Press Enterprise.