Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan

Educators, politicians and poachers

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:09:00 -0000

Today: A potential next step in grading Alabama schools; Tuberville's idea for a new state secretary position; a poaching bust; and a hope that all you world travelers are exercising plenty of caution right now.

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The state of the Alabama GOP

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 21:18:00 -0000

It's a moment of change and at least some turmoil in the Alabama Republican Party. A leaked audio managed to get people talking, but there also is a coming change of leadership in the party as well as the state. Reporters Mike Cason and John Sharp are on the podcast for a discussion.

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Should we register as Republicans and Democrats?

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:27:00 -0000

Today: open vs. closed primaries, voter-fraud indictments and an Alabama forest open to drilling.

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A dead bill and very alive hummingbirds

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:18:00 -0000

On today's report: A formerly fast-tracked bill on the PSC is now lying in state; the flu bug; an extreme-sports competition; and the return of the hummingbirds.

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Session lightning round; State of the Something

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:02:00 -0000

Today we have a Goat Hill lightning round, a response from the developer of that giant Baldwin County proposed solar farm and maybe, just maybe a little tongue-in-cheek suggestion that the annual state of the union spectacle is perhaps somewhat kinda predictable.

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An 'AI factory' and more fried chicken

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:43:00 -0000

A lot of business news on today's report.

But first, some in Dadeville want the state AG to step in on that mass-shooting case.

Then there are a couple big builds in the works, an affordable-housing project in Athens and an "AI factor" in Birmingham.

Also, if you've been up nights worrying that a day will come when we won't have enough fast-food fried chicken, then I have news that should ease your mind if not your waistline.

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Gun bills on Goat Hill

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:30:00 -0000

You haven't heard much about gun bills this legislative session. There are some, but not many are sure bets to get momentum.

We also have news on women Baptist pastors and an imprisoned pastor. And if you're listening from certain parts of Mexico, you already know to be hunkered down until you hear otherwise.

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Tax holidays, current and proposed

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:33:00 -0000

Plea deals for suspects in the 2023 Dadeville birthday-party shooting; Alabama makes it harder to set environmental standards; severe-weather tax holiday and a proposed gun tax holiday; how Amtrak's doing on the Gulf Coast; record highs from yesterday.

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Crime during Mardi Gras; state GOP moves

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:38:00 -0000

We have Mardi Gras crime stats, OSHA action after a couple of workplace deaths, and what some Alabama political types are up to.

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Mardi Gras finale and the 'best of' Comic Cowboys

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:22:00 -0000

Today: The Mardi Gras finale (including the "best of" the Comic Cowboys signs), the latest on Tommy Tuberville's residency issue, and the passing of an Alabama original: George Barber Jr.

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Passings of Jesse Jackson, Robert Duvall

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:18:00 -0000

Robert Duvall, who passed away on Sunday, was probably my very favorite actor. I've had thoughts on his work for a long time, and I've always considered him an honorary southerner. So I have thoughts I'll share.

We also have news that's really just breaking as we're publishing this this, the passing of civil-rights icon Jesse Jackson.

Also, how our delegation voted on the SAVE Act and a change at the Alabama Public Service Commission ... but not the change we were expecting.

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The President's Day edition

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:21:00 -0000

Nursing shortage, the Britt-Trump relationship and Spring Break in Gulf Shores.

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How might death for child rapists fare in court?

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:59:00 -0000

Today we have a new punishment against some child predators -- if it holds up in court. We also have a settlement in a "forever chemicals" lawsuit and what all that sniffing and sneezing's about.

Also, on late Lt. Gen. Hal Moore's birthday we'll revisit his brief stint as the namesake of the Army base in Columbus, Ga., and Fred Benning, the Nebraska World War I veteran who was honored by the Trump Administration's re-renaming it Fort Benning.

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MoonPie responsibly

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:52:00 -0000

Today we have politicians lining up on one side or another of the bill to revamp the selection of the Public Service Commission.

Also, we items on a construction-worker academy, a big contract for the Alabama Institute of the Deaf and Blind, and "Protect the MoonPie."

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Huge solar project and the PSC

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:58:00 -0000

We have several things to cover today, including a huge solar project that has nearby residents less than happy, and a fast-moving bill to change the way Public Serve Commission seats are filled.

Also, an update on Alabama's first IKEA location, a pardon for Stephen Nodine and Mobile's claim on the original Mardi Gras.

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Ella Langley's huge hit and thoughts on your survey responses

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:00:00 -0000

Today we have updates on the wild politics of Lispcomb, Ala., a big defense contract and Ella Langley reaching dizzying new heights with her latest hit.

Then we'll share some of what was reflected in that survey that many of you took last week.

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Drilling leases proposed for Alabama forest

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:12:00 -0000

Today we have oil-drilling leases proposed for the Conecuh National Forest, a sex-trafficking life sentence, and the passing of a Huntsville icon.

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The story of Fonzie Andrade

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 21:08:00 -0000

Here's a link to John Archibald's story on Fonzie Andrade.

Today's weekend extra episode features the story of an Alabama man who's been deported and left a fiancé and very young child here. His name is Alfonso Andrade. You'll hear him referred to as "Fonzie," which is what his friends and neighbors in Blount County call him.

AL.com's John Archibald put together a heck of a story by actually traveling to Mexico and spending time with this man and his family.

At the end, John and host Ike Morgan discuss the story and John's experiences reporting it.

As an intro, Ike comments on social media and political discourse and shares perspectives that have helped him wade through the muck of politics.

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Dang the torpedoes!

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:23:00 -0000

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Today's report will give you a bit of a military fix. We have some defense-contract stuff, the ship showing up for Mardi Gras, and then a boys basketball team that's run into another playoff technical difficulty.

I'm Ike Morgan and we're Down in Alabama.

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Session roundup and Mama Cat

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:11:00 -0000

We have updates on some legislative movement this week.

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A bill to restrict Alabama's environmental authority

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:55:00 -0000

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Today we have legislation to restrict what the state can do regarding environmental protection. We also have more politics and what's missing at the Battleship Park.

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Alabama GOP is OK with candidates

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:30:00 -0000

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Today we have the latest on the residency issue surrounding the Tuberville and Wahl campaigns.

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Another residency challenge for another candidate

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:41:00 -0000

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On today's report we have another statewide political candidate being challenged on whether or not he really calls Alabama home. Also, a coach has lawyered up after being handcuffed after a basketball game, and Mardi Gras is underway in Mobile.

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Note to listeners

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:46:00 -0000

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Birmingham's political dust-up

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:23:00 -0000

Today we're going to welcome back reporter Joseph D. Bryant to talk about some pretty frank jousting that's been going on in Birmingham politics.

Listen to the call between Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and Jefferson County Commissioner Lashunda Scales

Immigration enforcement in Alabama

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:42:00 -0000

We have a couple of immigration-enforcement stories, one involving an arrest of a woman allegedly impeding another arrest, and another story on a bill that would make it easier for local law to make immigration arrests.

Also, we have an update on a school board that had been taken over by the state, and the cost of using a new STAR ID alternative.

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An official challenge to Tuberville's residency

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:06:00 -0000

Today we have an official challenge filed regarding Tommy Tuberville's residency status as the gubernatorial campaign kicks into gear.

Also we have a couple of lawmaking updates and the passing of a Methodist preacher.

Plus, the quick story of an Alabama who became Lincoln's pick for a Reconstruction-era governor in Texas.

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A Jan. 6-related measure, beach 'takeovers' and Alice Cooper

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:38:00 -0000

Remember when Tommy Tuberville said he was going to sue the heck out of the Biden Administration over his phone records and the Jan. 6 investigation? A lot has happened regarding the law that allows him to do had he chose to proceed, so we'll catch up on that.

Also, things have gotten so bad in Lipscomb that volunteers are working the sanitation route.

We'll also touch on a pre-emptive warning from law enforcement in Panama City Beach. That's an Alabama story, to me, because of unfortunate ties we have to past events there.

And a music-venue location you wouldn't necessarily think of has been pulling in some pretty heavy names.

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Public vs. private and high school sports

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:21:00 -0000

On today's report: A big change in high school sports classifications, a potential ban on a reading-education practice, and the passing of longtime outdoors reporter Mike Bolton.

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'Mud dumping' or not?

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:48:00 -0000

Today the report will include some weather, the school-bus-driver shortage, an election deadline and what they're doing with the dirt they dredge out of the Port of Mobile channel.

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The best winter-weather prep, just in case

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:25:00 -0000

Today we're talking about about weather, a Birmingham political rivalry and a Lower Alabama moonshine bust.

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Tuberville trusts Trump

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:25:00 -0000

We'll let you know where presumptive GOP nominee for governor Tommy Tuberville said regarding President Trump and Greenland.

Also, last year was a record for economic development. And a BIrmingham-based company wins a big civil case related to its work in Colombia.

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A done deal, or just getting started?

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0000

What does President Trump's endorsement of Barry Moore mean for a crowded Senate field, a police chief wants people to be more responsible on social media, and a familiar friend will be returning to school lunchrooms soon.

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A presidential endorsement

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0000

President Trump picks his man for the Republicans in the U.S. Senate, a fight is brewing over Internet taxes, and some jobs in Alabama are among the best paid in the nation.

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Keep your hands to yourself

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0000

A new law would make it a felony to attack an elected official, a beloved symbol of Alabama is making a comeback, while the secrets of another Alabama icon are coming to light a decade after her death.

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Getting credit for the classroom

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0000

Alabama's schools are seeing better results, and the state's leaders want people around the country to pay attention, a north Alabama man had an unfortunate encounter with a dressed up deer, and a well-traveled former Auburn quarterback is making his own tour of America's college football landscape.

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Ivey's last Session: 'We haven't aged a day'

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:42:00 -0000

Lawmakers meet and Gov. Kay Ivey speaks.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville warns of Muslim takeover.

Civil-right pioneer Claudette Colvin dies.

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Ivey's final State of the State

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:46:00 -0000

Gov. Kay Ivey's final State of the State address is tonight, DHR is still announcing ways to make EBT cards secure, and Birmingham's mayor dropped a thought about a major public-transportation project that may be just a dream.

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A bill might push the wallet toward obsolescence

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:10:00 -0000

On today's report: possible digital IDs in our future, a police funding boost for a small city, and a special note for those who live in the 334 ... or maybe we now call it the 334-slash-483.

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Here come the lawmakers

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:35:00 -0000

With the Legislative Session cranking up next week, we have AL.com capitol reporter Mike Cason on today to give us a sneak peek.

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First, we have news items on a Trump proclamation that could affect a Birmingham plant, the original Foosackley's, the passing of a former state lawmaker, and where salamander love is stopping traffic.

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When can an officer demand ID?

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:52:00 -0000

Today we have a court case over whether police can make you show identification in some instances (other than during traffic stops).

Alabama's November's unemployment figure was better than the U.S.'s.

And Alabama Music Hall of Famer Jim McBride has passed away.

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Tuberville's take on Jan. 6

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:02:00 -0000

Sen. Tuberville made some claims about Jan. 6 that aren't brand-new and largely reflect what President Trump and pro-Trump activists have been alleging. We'll share them here and along with the context of some established reporting regarding that day.

We'll also talk about space spending and hopefully mention Ella Cook's murderer for the final time.

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Auto news and the tariffs of '25

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:27:00 -0000

Hyundai production, UAB Health growth, state political personnel.

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Alabama responses to Venezuela action

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:43:00 -0000

Today let's talk about Alabama reaction to the military action in Venezuela, New Years Eve gunfire in Birmingham and a record for Bo Nix.

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Birmingham homicide stats; Tide's hurt pride

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:37:00 -0000

We'll update Birmingham's homicide total for the year, especially since we leaned into that story so much in '24. Also, there's more security coming to the SNAP program, and it was hard for a lot of people to watch Alabama in the Rose Bowl.

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Stay healthy, Alabama

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 11:34:00 -0000

Today we have a rough flu season that's already had some tragic effects and is being accompanied by cases of a superbug going around.

We have the end of the publication of a major southern newspaper.

And we have the Crimson Tide going after win number ... well, we'll get to that.

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Opting for Alabama

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:17:00 -0000

Today we have an update on the woman who was sentenced to prison after her stillborn child tested positive for meth. The defense has some new evidence that persuaded a judge to take another look at it.

We also have an Alabama city where three out of five city council members were unseated by a court.

And we have the latest study on more people choosing to move to the South -- including Alabama.

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Philip Rivers' amazing career OT

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:14:00 -0000

Today: the Methodist split that's still dragging out, Philip Rivers, a UPS layoff, hikes and a really cold swim.

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'Stranger Things' and a familiar ballcap

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:58:00 -0000

We'll talk about a possible First Amendment-related case, an AI-related Congressional measure, and a camo ballcap from the 1980s.

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Stories that made a difference in 2025

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 09:39:00 -0000

Investigative editor Ashley Remkus will join us to talk about "Stories That Made a Difference in 2025."

Here are some links to the stories Ashley highlights:

DOGE cuts directly affected Alabama institutions.

Hugh Freeze's frequent golfing rounds became big news.

Columnist Roy S. Johnson shared his prostate-cancer experience, and people are getting tested.

Help arrived for students who didn't have beds to sleep in.

A citizen who'd been critical of a small city was arrested ... but then released.

In a still-developing story, there have been accusations of parking-ticket entrapment.

The parole rate plummeted ... and then the board chair was ousted.

Some glaring evidence led a judge to call for a new trial for a Death Row inmate (although the Attorney General's Office is still fighting it).

A death sentence was commuted. In Alabama. Seriously.

The State Legislature acted quickly after a breastfeeding-jurors story.

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The Christmas edition (and a little more)

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 10:44:00 -0000

Today we're talking Christmas history with AL.com's Greg Garrison.

Also, we have a couple of news items: One's an update on the SS United States, the big ship that's docked in Mobile. The other is on a rabbi at a historic synagogue planning to leave the state.

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Be careful about re-using baggies

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 09:00:00 -0000

Today: a leadership change related to the world's largest rocket factory, a settlement with Mercedes and an alleged illegal surprise in some kindergartners' candy bags.

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Don't dress too sparkly on your flight

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 09:21:00 -0000

Today we have some capital punishment facts and figures, the end of the oyster and red snapper seasons, and a message from the TSA.

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Thursday's forecasts and Alabama Christmas trees

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:28:00 -0000

It's Christmas week so we'll talk about Christmas weather and the growth of Christmas tree farms. And we have the passing of a Birmingham ballplayer who longtime Braves fans will remember.

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Are more playoffs really better?

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:47:00 -0000

Sports reporter Matt Stahl will give us an unusual take on the college football postseason and what it should or shouldn't look like. We'll also talk about Alabama's playoff game today at Oklahoma.

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Also, the suspect in the mass shooting that killed Ella Cook was found and identified. We'll let you know why Space Force flags are flying and how some state legislators are looking to change some geographic names.

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Sports crossover candidates: Tuberville still standing

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:35:00 -0000

We're down to one famously sports-related statewide political candidate. We'll tick off the ones that've decided not to run and give you the latest on the one who has stayed on.

Also, we have updates on some conservation land, homeless-camp teardowns and L.L. Bean.

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Prep football trouble

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:29:00 -0000

Today we have the shooting death of a well-known TV sports reporter Christina Chambers, a canceled diversity policy at a water board, and an update on that Moody High football celebration that landed the program in hot water.

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Still lunar-bound

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:06:00 -0000

Today we talk about the moon, DEI and why flags are lowered this week.

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An Alabama victim at Brown University

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:47:00 -0000

On today's briefing, Alabama lost one of its on in the Brown University shooting on Saturday. Medical cannabis is still a thing here, just taking a while to roll out. And there are sports updates on Philip Rivers and Kalen DeBoer.

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Fannie Mae, space freezers and education talk

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 19:46:00 -0000

Includes news updates on Fannie Mae, the West Alabama Corridor and a space-freezer contract.

Then for a second segment today we have reporter Rebecca Griesbach back to talk about her time here covering education and more.

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Mike Rogers on the Caribbean 'double-tap'

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:00:00 -0000

Today on the briefing we'll talk about what Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers thinks about the military's Caribbean double-tap, a big award for a Pike County teacher, and another scam heads-up.

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Fun with politics and football

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:41:00 -0000

Let's talk about a pharmaceutical producer making a big footprint in the state, cigars getting folks in trouble, an aunt looking for help for her sister's baby, and something about the word "football."

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Online sales tax and an immigration-enforcement update

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:14:00 -0000

Let's talk about online sales tax, immigration enforcement and why Hangout will chill out in 2026.

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Islamic Academy stops move

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:34:00 -0000

Today we have an apparent end to the Islamic Academy of Alabama's effort to move from Homewood to Hoover, we have something the Crimson Tide hopes holds true in the fast-changing world of college football, and we have what our Spotify Wrapped said about you. Or some of you, at least.

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Wintertime in Alabama

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:25:00 -0000

Today we're going to check in with weather reporter Leigh Morgan as we begin the winter season and also talk about how accurate this year's hurricane-season forecast was.

In today's report we also have early Amtrak success on the Gulf Coast, human remains finally identified, and a really big house.

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Jobs, monkeys and more

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:19:00 -0000

We have some economy numbers, the continuation of a high school football dynasty and a house full of monkeys.

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Another 'no thanks' to the U.S. Senate race

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:37:00 -0000

Today we have updates today on Paul Finebaum, Forbes' 30 Under 30, sin cities, a new entertainment district and Ann Bedsole.

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Auburn's incentive-laden coaching deal

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:00:00 -0000

Today's report includes Tuberville on filibusters, the millions of reasons a new Auburn coach might get excited, rainy weather and Mardi Gras horses.

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Mardi Gras throws, Auburn's new coach and more

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:04:00 -0000

Welcome back from the long weekend.

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Good Alabama manners

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:03:00 -0000

We have a woman accused of trying to kill her husband, what happened to some big plans at the home of the Trash Pandas, an update on Nick Saban's automobile-selling career, and a pair of Canadians impressed by some good Alabama manners.

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Thankfulness abounds

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:36:00 -0000

On today's report we have some things that science tells us about being thankful.

We also have a couple confirmed tornadoes and the passing of a longtime news photographer whose shot of two legendary coaches at a hunting lodge has probably been seen by nearly everybody in the state.

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From 63 yards, it's up and it's good

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:22:00 -0000

A nonprofit advocacy group responds to Alabama Power's plan to freeze rates for a couple years, Roy Wood Jr. has a new gig, and this past weekend a Cincinnati Bengal did what no place kicker from Alabama has ever done in the NFL.

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Water woes from another city

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:33:00 -0000

We have a bad water situation in a Black Belt town, maybe a flat power bill for a while, and Iron Bowl bulletin-board material.

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Could data centers cost you?

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:47:00 -0000

Today on the briefing we talk about the big data centers coming into the state, two UAB football players who were stabbed over the weekend, what we might expect in the governor's race after Doug Jones entered the field, and a new boll weevil statue in Enterprise.

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'Second summer,' anyone?

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 20:04:00 -0000

Toward the end of the show we'll take the Alabama News Quiz. First, we have news items on the warm weather, the Chamber of Commerce on tariffs, some head-butting over the hiring of a new CEO at a regional water system and Southern Living's Southerner of the Year.

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965 years in prison

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:43:00 -0000

We have a child-abuse case that led to a nearly-1,000-year prison sentence, and you might expect to hear it come up in debate at the next legislative session by lawmakers looking to broaden the application of the death penalty.

We also have updates on the removal of Motor Sports Hall of Fame commissioners and the 2025 CMA Awards.

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Jimmy Buffett still making the big bucks

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:15:00 -0000

Today we have headlines on the Epstein files, a possible program for Redstone Arsenal, APT and PBS, the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and how much money Jimmy Buffett is still making.

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Does being Jewish hurt one's political chances in Alabama?

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:21:00 -0000

Today we hit on a potential voting bias that you can decide whether exists or not (since we don't know for sure until we test it), the next step in the APT-PBS saga, and an alleged scam against elderly folks that led to a couple of arrests.

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The hermit hut's big move

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:49:00 -0000

A retirement-home fire, a stainless-steel manufacturer, a Muscle Shoals music exhibit and where the hermit hut's going.

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Lawsuits abound

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:00:00 -0000

Lawsuits abound: Down in Alabama

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State education strides

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:00:00 -0000

State education strides: Down in Alabama

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Britt's victory lap; update on 'The Kay'

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:31:00 -0000

More politics today. We have items on our U.S. senators and an update on Kay Ivey Correction Complex ... and more.

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Alabama's Veterans Day history

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:39:00 -0000

It's Veterans Day, and Alabama has a unique place in Veterans Day history.

Also, We have some politics local, state and national.

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'Stay tuned' for Doug Jones

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:27:00 -0000

Today we have some some politics -- news from the Senate and a hint Doug Jones made about running for office again. We also have a new Church of the Highland land dedication and why some of you are seeing overpasses partly covered in canvas in Birmingham.

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Tuberville and non-English-speaking drivers

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:12:00 -0000

Today we have frequent fill-in host Caroline Vincent on to take our Alabama News Quiz. So stick around to the end for a review of some of what's happened over the past week or so.

Also, we have Sen. Tommy Tuberville's measure on Capitol Hill targeting ride-shares that hire non-English-speaking drivers. Plus, Auburn University's misfiring alert system and the passing of a groundbreaking deputy.

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Turning Point at Auburn; a coal-ash callout

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:19:00 -0000

Today we have some of the things said at the Auburn Turning Point USA rally, an influential voice on the Barry coal-ash pond, and the future return of the Senior Games.

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Grocery money, pot discovery, ladybugs galore

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 09:18:00 -0000

Today: state food money, a pot discovery. goodbye to a drag strip and all these ladybugs.

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Arson arrest, Grateful Dead vocalist, AU boosters

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:28:00 -0000

We have an arson arrest in the big Birmingham Cobb Lane fire from Friday and Saturday. We also have the passing of a classic rock vocalist, a weapons-detection system that worked at one of our high schools, and a response to that old perception about Auburn's meddling boosters.

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A familiar situation for Auburn football

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 09:00:00 -0000

Today we have a coaching change at Auburn, a big fire in Birmingham, and what could happen to a house that was used in a classic film.

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Dauphin Island fox update; chilly weather

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 18:42:00 -0000

Today we talk weather with Leigh Morgan. First, we have what one Alabama city is doing to help direct folks who frequently call 911, an immigration-related lawsuit possibly going class-action, and what the county circuit court judge said about Dauphin Island's foxes.

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Huge HBCU gift; Roy Moore's lawsuit

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:00:00 -0000

Today we have worried grocers amid the shutdown, a huge gift to an HBCU, and the end of one of Roy Moore's lawsuits from those 2017 accusations.

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Keep or drop PBS? Also, Dauphin Island foxes

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:01:00 -0000

We have updates on safety rules in entertainment districts, APT and PBS, the Constitution on presidential term limits, and the red foxes on Dauphin Island.

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Overseas tiff's impact on Alabama automakers

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 08:50:00 -0000

Today we have how a standoff between China and the Netherlands will likely affect automobile production right here in our state.

We also have city-versus-sheriff legal wrangling in Birmingham and an interesting venture by Chick-fil-A.

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SNAP on the line; un-PC decorations

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 06:51:00 -0000

Let's talk shutdown and food money, un-PC Halloween displays, a tough losing streak and a scam to watch for.

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Boyd execution; Prichard's water woes

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:47:00 -0000

Today we'll be joined by AL.com reporter Margaret Kates who'll tell us about folks in one Alabama town who are facing sewage their yards and having trouble getting enough water pressure to flush the toilet.

Trump nominees; a big cruise ship

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:10:00 -0000

Today we have nominations for U.S. Attorney, another update on the struggling Jackson Hospital, the biggest cruise ship ever in Mobile and more.

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So long, Winn-Dixie

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:49:00 -0000

Winn-Dixie is leaving the state altogether; a county commissioner had a run-in with police; the public continued to debate transgender material in Library children's sections; (some) help for Jackson Hospital in Montgomery; RIP former Bessemer Mayor Quitman Mitchell.

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A very male costume: Free speech or obscene?

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:07:00 -0000

Today: Bail for an attempted-murder suspect, a costume that people are calling either free speech or obscene, and another Alabama ABC rare-whiskey drawing.

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Early Senate poll; the 'Orange' in 'Orange Beach'

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 08:38:00 -0000

Today we have items on a terrible tragedy from a family's flight to Montana, lottery scams to watch for, a surprising but very very very early poll in the Republican U.S. Senate race, and a new place-name history (Orange Beach).

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Shutdown consequences

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0000

Shutdown consequences: Down in Alabama

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A Turning Point for Auburn

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0000

A Turning Point for Auburn: Down in Alabama

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Cat on a shopping mall roof

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 14:33:00 -0000

Cat on a shopping mall roof: Down in Alabama

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A fired officer back on the job

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0000

A fired officer back on the job: Down in Alabama

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A frozen cell and a fired coach

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0000

A frozen cell and a fired coach: Down in Alabama

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Bodda Getta, Rammer Jammer, and more costly vices

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 09:56:00 -0000

Today, we have AL.com's Kelly Kazek back on the show to talk about a few college traditions, such as the Bodda Getta and Rammer Jammer cheers. First, we have a new porn tax, a higher liquor fee and more Winn-Dixies changing into something else.

Banks on wheels; Auburn's '26 opener

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 10:17:00 -0000

Today: mobile banks, the top public school in the state (by one ranking), and economic frustrations over an Auburn football game.

Click here for more information about the Madison County Special Olympics.

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Rock the South; local shrimp; WIC funding

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 10:43:00 -0000

Today let's talk about how the shutdown might affect some women and children, Rock the South, the National Shrimp Festival, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and longtime Southeastern Conference Executive Associate Commissioner Mark Womack.

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ESPN/Finebaum; Montgomery crime

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 10:58:00 -0000

Today we have some ESPN/Finebaum drama, more debate over Montgomery crime, a new bank in the state and a sheriff ordered to pony up a pretty penny.

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FBI cuts ties with SPLC

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 08:02:00 -0000

Today we have the FBI and SPLC on the outs, an alleged illegal fighting event, and updates on a Montgomery shootout and a Smith Lake collision.

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Election '26: Finebaum's decision, Marshall's endorsement

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 11:11:00 -0000

Mike Cason joins us today to talk Alabama politics, particularly next year's U.S. Senate race that Paul Finebaum said he might enter.

More new Alabama laws in effect

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 08:51:00 -0000

Topics include shark-attack alerts, pharmacy reimbursements, illegal immigration, and the firing of the Priceville Police officer who happens to be the son of Dog the Bounty Hunter.

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Federal shutdown; gun tragedy; fire warning

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 09:39:00 -0000

Congress couldn't avoid a shutdown, so federal workers in Alabama and across the country brace for all that might be coming.

We also have a terribly tragic shooting that involved a 3-year-old finding a gun. And if at all possibly, don't start a fire outside.

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Paul Finebaum and politics

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 10:23:00 -0000

Today: Paul Finebaum says he might run for Senate; what we're hearing about businesses who hire illegal labor; and Alabama's getting more Shakespeare study.

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Coffee talk, 100-0, Dobb's Bar-B-Cue

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 08:47:00 -0000

Today is National Coffee Day, and the state of Alabama is down four Starbucks locations.

Also, there was a 100-0 high school football game, Rush Propst picked up win No. 300, Dobb's Bar-B-Cue has closed after 115 years, and Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. George Hardy has passed away.

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Cullman, the Colonel and Oktoberfest

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:49:00 -0000

We have news updates on Thursday's execution, Marshall Space Flight Center Leadership and the passing of the founder of American Village.

Then we're going to talk Cullman history with local writer and journalist Greg Richter. Here are ways to see more on that:

"Becoming Colonel Cullmann" documentary

A little Alabama 'Jeopardy!'

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:39:00 -0000

We have: An ethics complaint in the Birmingham mayoral race; who's playing the Rose Bowl Parade; a Major League Baseball record held by many; and some "Jeopardy!" clues that I'll bet you'll know.

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The runoffs are in

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 10:41:00 -0000

We have a few mayoral election runoffs, Meta's growing plans for Montgomery and the top Alabama colleges and universities on the annual U.S. News & World Report's "Best Colleges of 2025" rankings.

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Bruce Pearl, Jabo Waggoner, Turning Point USA

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:48:00 -0000

Today we have news items on Bruce Pearl, the city of Tarrant, Jabo Waggoner and Turning Point USA.

Special thanks: Auburn Athletics

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Economics: The dismal science

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:16:00 -0000

Contractors are concerned about the economic impacts of the illegal-immigration crackdown.

Jimmy Rane named a successor.

Sad news after a prep football game.

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Mac McAnally, Choose Act athletes, drought

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:35:00 -0000

Today we have an interview that Lawrence Specker did with acclaimed singer/songwriter, musician and longtime Jimmy Buffett collaborator Mac McAnally.

That'll be after the break. First, we have news items on the CHOOSE Act and athletics, a company that says the trade wars won't be stopping its construction, and an expanded drought.

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Helicopter takes fire; hockey returning to Mobile

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:05:00 -0000

Today we have a medical helicopter taking gunfire, Birmingham targeting dilapidated property, and hockey returning to Mobile.

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Hot water for some teachers

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:26:00 -0000

Drones, a detention center, daycare THC exposure and teachers in trouble for sounding off on an assassinated activist.

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Politics: Polling numbers and the national dialogue

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:25:00 -0000

We'll look at how the Senate race and some of Alabama's top lawmakers did in the latest Alabama Poll.

Also, more fallout from the Charlie Kirk assassination.

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A really, really old turtle

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:49:00 -0000

Today we have briefs on an ancient sea turtle, National Guard and a new place to chow down.

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Conversation with country songwriter Bobby Tomberlin

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 11:39:00 -0000

We have a Friday conversation with country music songwriter Bobby Tomberlin, who grew up in Luverne. You don't want to miss that if our state and southern culture are your thing.

First we have news briefs on an endemic disease being spread by a bug that lives here, a swatting case and tapping the brakes on a garbage-truck AI plan.

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Half-staff flags; snakebite rescue

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:16:00 -0000

We have a lowered flags to honor Charlie Kirk, an involved snakebite rescue, Kamala Harris's take on her Selma speech, and a couple of noteworthy obits.

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Happiness is ...

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 10:34:00 -0000

Today: What Karoline Leavitt said about Birmingham, who's headlining MoonPie over Mobile and why today's state ranking might make your eyes roll a little.

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How's your credit score?

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:46:00 -0000

Today we have a new credit-score study, APT layoffs and some CMA nominations.

Click here for more on Motley Fool's credit-score study.

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Breaking an election tie

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 10:05:00 -0000

Today we have the closest an election can possibly get, how Miss Alabama did at Miss America, the latest on an Auburn park killing and the passing of a Gadsden grocer.

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Our favorite all-time football movies

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:03:00 -0000

Today we're going to welcome Ben Flanagan and Mark Heim back on the show. You've heard them pick the all-time best baseball movies; today we're doing football movies.

First we'll talk about why the governor is suing the AHSAA and why the DOJ is investigating Rainsville.

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Newspaper Carrier Day; Spacecom's effects

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:06:00 -0000

Today is a day to honor past and present newspaper carriers.

We'll talk about more Spacecom anticipation in Huntsville and how it might affect the real-estate market.

Also, Spirit airlines is pulling out of Birmingham and the state gave its annual oyster updates.

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Space Command is coming (again)

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 10:35:00 -0000

President Trump announces that U.S. Space Command will relocate to Huntsville's Redstone Arsenal.

Guy Fieri is opening an Alabama restaurant.

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State tax breaks in effect

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 08:53:00 -0000

We have a couple more tax breaks in effect in Alabama. We'll tell you about that, a Walmart fire and red-snapper season. And we also have how you can contribute to a future segment on favorite football movies.

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Conservative campuses; a 'Walking Tall' shock

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 08:00:00 -0000

The money raised in the Birmingham mayoral campaign, the most conservative college campuses, and accusations against Buford Pusser of "Walking Tall" fame.

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How the cellphone ban is going

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 11:58:00 -0000

Items on Alabama's cellphone ban, moms in trouble for allegedly encouraging kids to fight, negative reaction to MLK-named road, and the end of print for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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Job numbers and a historic theatre's re-opening

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:28:00 -0000

The Crescent Theatre in Mobile is back (again). Also, we have a chiropractor getting life in prison over a pretty awful attempt on his wife's life, record low temperatures Wednesday morning and pretty good jobs numbers despite a high number of mass layoffs in the state.

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Cracker Barrel heroes

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:59:00 -0000

We have municipal election stuff, a new trial thanks to DNA, a study to help Alzheimer's patients, Birmingham's weed abatement (not what you might think), and Cracker Barrel.

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A measles case; troops in Alabama cities?

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:56:00 -0000

Let's talk about our first measles case in a hot minute, Tuberville's openness to using troops in Alabama cities, a recent internet scam and more.

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Tariff frenzy; ref collapse; Mark Herndon

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 08:57:00 -0000

Let's start off the week with why some lawmakers are lobbying for more tariffs, a football referee's health scare and a brief reunion for legendary country band Alabama.

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Political battles

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0000

Political battles: Down in Alabama

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DEI in ADPH

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0000

DEI in ADPH: Down in Alabama

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Auburn adds to its natty total

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 10:31:00 -0000

A controversial data-center plan, the re-closing of a 188-year-old hotel, and more national titles for Auburn.

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Best 'unsung' barbecue; alleged serial swatter

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 10:53:00 -0000

Today we have updates from Death Row, the crime beat and Magic City Classic preparations. Then, after the break, Amber Sutton from This is Alabama will join us to tell you about the long-promised best of Unsung Alabama barbecue as determined by their readers.

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A really big gator (and more)

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0000

Today we have the passing of civil rights-era activist Calvin Woods Sr., his grandson Pastor Mike Jr.'s music-awards haul, a really big gator and the return of Gulf Coast rail service.

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Lost in Hurricane Katrina; What's a 'Randemic'?

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:56:00 -0000

Today we have an arrest in the killing of a prep assistant football coach, an item lost in Hurricane Katrina that has returned, what "Randemic" means and more.

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Friday nights in the fall

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:43:00 -0000

High school football season -- a cultural phenomenon in the South -- is upon us. AL.com's Ben Thomas joins us to talk about some of this year's storylines.

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First, we'll talk about bodies missing organs without family's consent and a live World War II-era mortar shell found at Redstone Arsenal.

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Entrance exams, embezzlement, barbecue

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 10:56:00 -0000

Politics, college entrance exams, embezzlement and barbecue.

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Human remains, vape bill, IKEA

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 10:53:00 -0000

Today we have a dog finding more human bones, a vape bill, an IKEA announcement and a really big fish.

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A day to have a sense of humor about your politics

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:22:00 -0000

Happy National Presidential Joke Day!

Also, we have updates on a couple of '26 election races, TV stations changing ownership, Philip Rivers and some of Alabama's top high school sports programs.

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Outcry over ICE detainee

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:19:00 -0000

Today we have another high-profile ICE detention, a comedy club's explanation over Michael Rapaport's cancelation, and the passing of a longtime pastor.

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Bodycam footage reactions

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0000

Bodycam footage reactions: Down in Alabama

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Rockets, landfills, makeovers

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0000

Rockets, landfills, makeovers: Down in Alabama

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Giving one’s life for a friend

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0000

Giving one’s life for a friend: Down in Alabama

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Enrollment trends; counties in the red

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 11:13:00 -0000

Back to School is all up in our faces right now, so we have an update on college enrollment trends.

We also have items on counties in the red, a state-legislature about-face, and a heavy-metal cancelation

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Capital punishment for child-sex crimes?

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:47:00 -0000

Today we have a proposal to expand capital punishment to some child-sex crimes, a stock-trading bill in Washington and a city looking to pay parents to take their kids to school.

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ATF partnership, AC history

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 11:04:00 -0000

We have Birmingham partnering with the ATF, where we rank among affordable housing, and some southern history that affected refrigeration and air condition, some things that are near and dear to everyone's heart this week.

Then we'll share some thoughts on a man who pioneered refrigeration and air conditioning in our part of the country.

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College football whiskey deals

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:17:00 -0000

Let's talk about college football whiskey partnerships, how our wealthiest suburb ranks nationally, a promising new podcast dropping today and more.

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Crime roundup; Hangout update

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:55:00 -0000

We have a roundup of notable crime and an update on the future of Hangout Fest -- or "Sand in My Boots."

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Left-right politics; Escambia County's name

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 10:24:00 -0000

Let's get caught up on some news, look at a local political trend and even revive our place-name series and talk about the history of Escambia County's name.

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Tutwiler, Trump's desk and an incident at The Pig

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 10:47:00 -0000

Today we'll talk about Alabama's women's prison, Trump's executive order on college sports and a lawsuit stemming from an incident at a Piggly Wiggly in Phenix City.

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Illegal-immigration updates; public TV and radio cuts

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:19:00 -0000

Today we have items on illegal immigration, public television and radio, a hot-car death and jobs in South Alabama.

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Remembering weather events with Wes Wyatt

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:18:00 -0000

Today we'll welcome WBRC Fox 6 meteorologist Wes Wyatt to "Down in Alabama." He'll talk with our weather reporter, Leigh Morgan, about his career, his book, and weather in Alabama.

First we'll have today's updates. They'll include some really unsettling crime and some fake news going around regarding seniors who drive.

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A town's long rebuild; Hard Rock coming

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 09:33:00 -0000

Let's talk about a town that's fallen through the cracks after some unsung but destructive storm damage a couple years ago. We also have a Golden Dome update and a Hard Rock hotel heading our way.

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Illegal immigration; 'potentially' dirty site along Tennessee River

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:47:00 -0000

Today let's talk illegal immigration and concerns over another coal-ash site.

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Library censorship, boycotts over shooting

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0000

Library censorship, boycotts over shooting: Down in Alabama

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Senator Pearl?

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0000

Senator Bruce Pearl?: Down in Alabama

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ICE raids, parole board promises

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0000

ICE raids, parole board promises: Down in Alabama

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Return of the GOAT?

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0000

Return of the GOAT?: Down in Alabama July 15, 2025

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Hunt for Eric Rudolph; Bruce Pearl and Politics

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 10:57:00 -0000

We're going to talk about a new podcast coming from AL.com called "American Shrapnel." It's all about the hunt to arrest 1996 Olympic Park bomber Eric Rudolph after he bombed a Birmingham abortion clinic. Columnist John Archibald and producer John Hammontree will join me.

First, we're going to talk a little about Bruce Pearl and politics, Huntsville's growing city limits and more details on the Amber Alert you may have received yesterday.

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School's coming: Effects of the CHOOSE Act so far

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:40:00 -0000

Rebecca Griesbach of AL.com and the Alabama Education Lab joins us to talk about what she's seeing so far regarding Alabama's new school-choice law.

Read Rebecca's story on the CHOOSE Act.

Space launches and an old leaky dam

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 08:37:00 -0000

Today we have items on space, a leaky dam, Toomer's corner and Mac Gipson.

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Parole board, resigning lawmakers, barbecue cities

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:12:00 -0000

Today we have a big change to the parole board, a company that isn't rolling over for the UAW, and two lawmakers who are giving up their seats.

I'll also be taking issue with a published ranking of barbecue cities.

Closer to home, you can vote on Alabama's best unsung barbecue joint by clicking here.

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Flood heartbreak, UAW, firework injuries

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0000

The tragedy in Texas touches Alabama. The UAW tries getting another foothold in the state. Some were hospitalized with fireworks injuries. A second Mormon temple may be coming. And longtime Guntersville radio personality Bruce Underwood has reportedly passed away.

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Executions and explosions

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0000

Executions and explosions

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School programs, Medicaid, lightning strikes

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0000

School programs, Medicaid, lightning strikes

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State and federal lawmaking updates

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:54:00 -0000

Several things we'll get to today, including legislative news on the state and federal levels, a new archbishop in Mobile, and a lawsuit over a woman who gave birth in jail.

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Africanized bees and murders that weren't

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0000

Today we're going to have AL.com's Kelly Kazek on the show to talk about a couple of old Alabama murder cases that seemed to be missing one vital part of every murder case: the actual dead person.

For more on those stories click here.

For more from Kelly, click here.

First we have news items on Africanized honeybees, a new pedestrian-traffic pattern at a famous intersection, and what happened with that request for a judge to intervene on the new hemp law.

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The Amphitheaters Coca-Cola and Orion

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0000

If you're into music scenes in Alabama, you want to stick around for the second part of today's show. Our Caroline Vincent sat down with longtime Alabama music writers Mary Colurso and Matt Wake to talk about the brand-new Coca-Cola Amphitheater in Birmingham, the still-fairly-new Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville, and how they might affect each other and their respective cities from business and cultural perspectives.

That's in the second segment today. First, we'll have the hemp law in the courts, a new area code coming and the Miss Alabama results.

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DNA, Alabama and a death-penalty case

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:42:00 -0000

Today we're going to speak with AL.com reporter Ivana Hrynkiw, who's started a new investigative series with a story on a Death Row inmate who allegedly killed a woman at a crime scene at which we now know investigators collected only one person's DNA -- and it didn't belong to the guy found guilty.

There's a lot to the case, and Ivana will break it down for us.

Read Ivana's story here.

See the stories from Ivana's "Denied" series here.

First, we have stories on a fireball in broad daylight, what led to Tommy Tuberville's mosque invite, the FBI pausing a move to Redstone Arsenal, and remembering the poop cruise. Not to be confused with the poop train.

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Immigration raid, Scooby burglar, Unsung Alabama

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:53:00 -0000

Today we have an illegal-immigration raid, the passing of sports journalist John Pruett, a state Senate special election and a burglar in a Scooby Doo costume.

We'll also speak with Haley Laurence for an update on the Unsung Alabama series.

Click here to read stories from the Unsung Alabama series.

Click here to share your favorite unsung barbecue restaurant in Alabama.

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Some hurricane-season vocabulary

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:22:00 -0000

We have where the Birmingham Water Works went, more bear sightings in North Alabama and Tommy Tuberville's take on protesters who block traffic. Plus, Leigh Morgan's going to join us to go over some hurricane-season terminology.

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National defense; girls track star

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 10:37:00 -0000

National defense is the loose topic today. We have travel restrictions, space-defense contractors, and an arrest over the handling of classified documents. Also, let's caps the stellar high school career of a girls track star.

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Heat wave, crime notes

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:31:00 -0000

Let's start off the week with a little crime-news roundup.

Also, RIP sports reporter Rubin Grant.

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Baseball legends are rallying

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 08:07:00 -0000

We have news on the Olympic gymnastics trials, tragedy on the job, and a couple ways we're honoring baseball greats.

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Nippon-U.S. Steel; more Unsung Alabama

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:04:00 -0000

Today we have a big steel deal that'll mean investment in our state, a man who's been stocking up firearms under a dead man's name, and a mayoral candidate who's found trouble looking for a little comfort.

Then we're gonna check back in with This is Alabama's Haley Laurence and see what their "Unsung Alabama" series has uncovered.

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Updates on Golden Dome and the moon race

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:44:00 -0000

Today reporter John R. Roby's going to give us some of the latest news on President Trump's "Golden Dome" project and NASA's plans to get to the moon. Both those topics obviously affect defense-industry firms in Alabama and Marshall Space Flight Center.

Click here to read more of John R. Roby's work.

Also: NASA proposes new $45 million building for Marshall Space Flight Center’s Redstone campus

First we have the most American automobiles of 2025, an Army base already rebranding, and a congresswoman's bill targeting the growing doctor shortage.

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All these lists, rankings and grades

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0000

Today we have several lists and rankings and such, along with some general listicle thoughts. Also, the state has joined a pharmaceutical settlement, and UA has a new president.

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'26 election, cockfighting bust, SI model concern

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 09:22:00 -0000

Today we have some straw-poll numbers, a cockfighting bust ... and will bikini models come along with a future Sports Illustrated resort (don't get your hopes up).

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Next big change to college player pay

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:08:00 -0000

Today we're going to talk about a recent court settlement that should have a really big impact on college sports. Columnist and sports reporter Michael Casagrande will join us to help spell it out.

See what Michael wrote about the topic here.

See more of Michael's work here.

Before that, we have updates on a $5 billion hydropower project, an effort to broaden the capital murder charge and some "No Kings" anti-Trump events in our state.

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Fort Rucker, early quadruplets, Unsung Alabama

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 10:20:00 -0000

Today, we have a new old name for a military installation, world-record breaking quadruplets and the former VA chief suing the governor.

Then after the break we'll have Haley Laurence of This is Alabama on the show to talk about a new series of stories they're doing on unsung places, people and things around the state.

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Click here to offer story ideas for Unsung Alabama. (Tell 'em Ike sent you.)

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Alabama's fifth nitrogen execution

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:09:00 -0000

Today we have another nitrogen execution, a name for the Land Between the Rivers, and Alabamians on your baseball All-Star Game ballots.

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Snakes to watch for in Alabama

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 09:09:00 -0000

Today we are going to look at the last time a president overruled a governor to deploy the National Guard, a sheriff indicted, and who's in the old Golden Flake plant.

Then after the break: We know we have more people hoping to move to Alabama, so we'll drop a PSA on the state's venomous snakes.

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SCOTUS case; newspaper's end

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 08:20:00 -0000

Today we have a capital punishment case heading to the Supreme Court, the end of the line for another newspaper and what to do if you get an urgent text from the "Alabama DMV."

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Tuberville on OBBB; Alabama News Quiz

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:38:00 -0000

Today we're going to have a guest take the Alabama News Quiz right here on the show.

First, we have news updates on Sen. Tommy Tuberville and the Big Beautiful Bill, the Sports Illustrated Resort and a not-so-great sign of summer.

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Golden Dome, Water Works and more

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:45:00 -0000

Let's update Golden Dome in Huntsville, Water Works in Birmingham, swimming-pool fraud in Muscle Shoals and free fishing almost everywhere.

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Acquiring public information shouldn't be this hard

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:10:00 -0000

Today we have reporter John Sharp on to talk about freedom of information and how Alabama agencies continue to drag up the rear among states in getting information out that you and I have a right to see.

Read John's reporting on public information here.

First, we have evolving vape sales rules, a historic library's reopening, and a contraband air-drop into a prison.

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Tuberville on Dems' legal threat

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 09:15:00 -0000

Today's updates include Tuberville responding to residency challenges, an aircraft carrier in Mobile, and a sentence for a key figure in a car-theft operation.

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Vaping rules; meteorology calendar

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 10:11:00 -0000

Let's talk about vaping rules, the meteorology calendar and mail carriers with dog bites.

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Updates on Space Command and the Senate race

Fri, 30 May 2025 10:35:00 -0000

There's a new report out on the potential permanent placement of U.S. Space Command, an update on who's running for Senate, an Alabamian getting a hit in his first at-bat, and the grandson of President Tyler just died. We'll do the math.

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Who'll replace Tuberville in the Senate?

Thu, 29 May 2025 10:24:00 -0000

Today we'll take a peek at the field so far for next year's U.S. Senate election, Saharan dust heading our way, and a warning over how you're charging your phones at the airport.

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Tuberville in governor's race; another gator tale

Wed, 28 May 2025 10:00:00 -0000

Today we have politics, surprise weather and another gator tale.

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Proposed parole guidelines

Tue, 27 May 2025 09:36:00 -0000

Alabama's parole board has proposed changes to its guidelines. An "aviation" high school is about to celebrate its first graduating class. And North Dakota is raising its maximum speed limit ... for those who might happen to be passing through North Dakota anytime soon.

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Boat-crash suit; newsman's death; college baseball

Mon, 26 May 2025 10:53:00 -0000

Today we have a boat-crash lawsuit, the passing of a TV news anchor and some college baseball.

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106-year-old prisoner; game wardens; gators

Fri, 23 May 2025 09:29:00 -0000

Today we have the death of Alabama's oldest prison inmate. Then we'll go outdoors with briefs on game wardens, a lake drawdown and a gator in a Huntsville neighborhood.

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Imprisoned snake handler; naming of Ross Clark Circle.

Thu, 22 May 2025 09:10:00 -0000

We'll talk about an old attempted-murder case involving a snake-handler, the latest on Campaign '26, and Tuesday's tornado count so far. Then we'll talk about the origin of the name of a roadway familiar to some of you beach-goers.

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Voter fraud, Saban's Emmy, Big Bob Gibson

Wed, 21 May 2025 10:20:00 -0000

Today we're going to start at that sometimes broad area where politics and crime overlap, and we'll end up talking about barbecue. Nick Saban will come up somewhere along the way.

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Election 2026; Patel's FBI; features reporter Bob Carlton

Tue, 20 May 2025 08:17:00 -0000

Today we have veteran and soon-to-be-retired features writer Bob Carlton. For the past couple decades you've read his reporting on the food beat in Alabama, particularly central Alabama, but he's done stories on all kinds of people and movies and even Miss Terry Saban. Here is some of the work we highlight in the interview:

Highlands' big win

Banks vs. Woodlawn

Jimmy Koikas's feature obit

Alabama's growth, coastal airport, ballpark upgrades

Mon, 19 May 2025 10:14:00 -0000

New census estimates, an airport opening and ballpark upgrades.

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Arthur Bremer, the Gulf, police drones and a quiz

Fri, 16 May 2025 10:16:00 -0000

Today we have another Alabama News Quiz, so make sure you stick around for that. First, we've reached the end of Arthur Bremer's sentence, we'll talk about why the Gulf of America bill didn't get final approval, and there are more police drones coming to our skies.

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"Backing the Blue," fluoride update, moonlighting mayor

Thu, 15 May 2025 09:30:00 -0000

Yesterday was the final day of the 2025 Legislative session. Lawmakers left a parting gift for the governor and those in law enforcement rooting for the "Back the Blue" bill to make it through.

We'll have that, a fluoride update and a moonlighting mayor.

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Session's last day; obesity rankings; celebs at Regions

Wed, 14 May 2025 09:20:00 -0000

A couple things to look for on the final working day of the 2025 legislative session; obesity state rankings; some of the pairings in the Regions Tradition Celebrity Pro-Am.

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I-65 rocket plans

Tue, 13 May 2025 09:36:00 -0000

Let's talk about the Interstate rocket, Space Command, tariff requests and dog names. Then at the end we'll go way back in the archives for a story about the time a couple of Birmingham News journalists followed a car that had a dude's hand sticking out of the trunk.

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More on the 'swatting' of Tuberville

Mon, 12 May 2025 08:13:00 -0000

Today we'll talk about Tuberville and swatting, Britt and Fetterman, and S. Epatha Merkerson's gift for Talladega College.

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Detained student opts for deportation

Fri, 09 May 2025 10:53:00 -0000

We have an update on the University of Alabama doctoral student in ICE custody, a ruling on the 2023 Congressional re-districting that didn't take, the Teacher of the Year and life expectancy.

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58 felony cases, tossed

Thu, 08 May 2025 09:58:00 -0000

We have why a city is throwing out 58 felony cases, what Nick Saban's next gig might be, how much NEA money is being pulled from the Sidewalk Film Festival and what's shaking in the waning days of the Legislative session.

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Regulating hemp-derived products

Wed, 07 May 2025 10:27:00 -0000

Today we have THC regulation, a venue's demolition, and an ID deadline today.

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Ivey's updated priorities; fluoride or no fluoride?

Tue, 06 May 2025 10:26:00 -0000

Gov. Kay Ivey's 11th-hour legislative priorities, fluoridation of drinking water, and an Albertville DJ's passing.

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Coming: Shark-attack alerts

Mon, 05 May 2025 09:57:00 -0000

Let's look at shark-attack alerts, possible grant money for struggling hospitals and one more bike with Bo.

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The president, a pastor and a quiz

Fri, 02 May 2025 10:32:00 -0000

Today we have items on Trump in Tuscaloosa, a hospital in Thomasville and a preacher who passed away after more than 70 years in the pulpit.

Then we're going to have a listener come on and take this week's news quiz.

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Budgets, termites and more

Thu, 01 May 2025 10:23:00 -0000

Today we have state budgets passed, a Back the Blue bill, termite damage at the Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and some possible weather.

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Saban at grad event; kangaroo on the loose

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:28:00 -0000

Could anyone show up at the University of Alabama graduation event who might be a bigger draw than President Trump? If so, it's probably former coach Nick Saban. Also today, we have some public-safety bills, a marsupial on the loose and a big shipping company's decision to scale back.

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A turkey-hunting story

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:26:00 -0000

Today we have good news for salamanders, a short-term weather outlook, a wild turkey-hunting story and more.

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Ella Langley, W. Kamau Bell, Alexis Herman, southern accent

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 09:07:00 -0000

We have what survey respondents said about the southern accent (you might want to believe this survey) and more.

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Tuberville, Amtrak, Mullet Toss and the quiz

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 08:05:00 -0000

Today we'll talk about Tuberville's pending decision, Coca-Cola construction, Gulf Coast Amtrak and the Mullet Toss, and we'll have a listener come on the show to take our Alabama News Quiz.

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Adam Schwartz of "It's a Southern Thing"

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:20:00 -0000

Today we'll talk about we have Kash Patel's promise, chronic wasting disease in Georgia and a festival to honor Sun Ra.

Then we'll bring on guest Adam Schwartz. He's a writer, producer, filmmaker and actor who's best known for his ongoing work with the sketch comedy brand It's a Southern Thing. Here are some links to some of Adam's (and It's a Southern Thing's) work that we talk about:

It's a Southern Thing on Facebook

Most recent sketch (the bugs are plotting)

If GPS navigation were southern

"Broken News" pilot

Choosing your grandma name is serious business

If the Twilight Zone were southern

How southerners learn to drive

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Ready for execution; more CHOOSE Act money?

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:01:00 -0000

Today we'll talk about Alabama's likely next execution, possibly more CHOOSE Act money, Trump's Tuscaloosa speech and a really old Selma hotel.

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The pope, the president and a real-estate surge

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:25:00 -0000

Today we have some Alabama reaction to the Pope's death, the president's possible next visit to our state, and a real-estate surge.

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Chicken parts, HBCU classic, George McMillan

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 09:17:00 -0000

Today we'll catch up on some news from over the weekend, then do something different: AL.com has a really promising high school student reporter just finishing up her internship with us -- as well as her high school career -- and we're going to give her the Down in Alabama exit interview of sorts.

See Breonna Atkins' AL.com work here.

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GOP hardball; hurricane-season predictions

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:00:00 -0000

Today we have the GOP muscling up in the state Senate, $10 million in a workplace civil suit, hurricane-season predictions and the Alabama News Quiz.

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A Goat Hill roundup and more

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:14:00 -0000

Today we have a tragic boat crash on Smith Lake, a judge's heart attack, another Tarrant story, a drone crime and a Legislative roundup.

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Pharmacies, Spann's fans, Jubilee City

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:18:00 -0000

Today: help for pharmacists, more cruise lines, jobs in Macon County and a bur under James Spann's saddle.

Also: where "Jubilee City," the nickname of Daphne, Ala., came from.

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Anti-DEI-compliant in Alabama

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 08:00:00 -0000

Trump's anti-DEI request, the passing of former Alabama and Auburn assistant college football coach Bill Oliver, a new air-defense facility and those lights on the Regions Building in Birmingham.

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Legislative session: The home stretch

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:00:00 -0000

Today we have capitol reporter Mike Cason on the show to set up the home stretch of the 2025 Legislative Session.

First we have a notice that went out to some registered voters they'll need to get squared away, the DOJ backing out of an agreement it says is too DEI, and why a few hundred people spent the night in planes in Montgomery.

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Talladega College, water park, review quiz

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 08:00:00 -0000

Today we're going to bring back the Alabama News Quiz, and welcome back AL.com's executive producer for podcasting John Hammontree to sit in the hot seat.

First, though, we'll get started today with an update on another financially strapped university, gun charges for a city magistrate, Bruce Pearl's new non-basketball position, and possibly a new water park in Mobile.

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The trafficking of bird mounts

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:50:00 -0000

Let's talk about stuffed-bird smuggling, a naughty prank on a few lawmakers and a cold case that now has an arrest.

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More news out of (uh-oh) Tarrant

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:45:00 -0000

On the briefing today we have more news out of Tarrant, a new suicide-prevention law, how many applied for CHOOSE Act funds and why John Rogers is out of prison.

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The Trump tariffs and Alabama

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 10:00:00 -0000

Today we'll have business and economics reporter William Thornton on to talk about the Trump tariffs and what Alabama businesses are saying and thinking and might be facing.

Read William's work here.

First, we'll lead off with our usual news briefing. We have items on typical home values, a big space-military contract, and a Buffalo Rock deal.

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Tracking recyclables and killing the lottery (again)

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 08:59:00 -0000

We have reporter Margaret Kates on the show to talk about that recycling sorter in Montgomery that has a contract with some cities to separate recycling from trash before it goes into the landfill. She'll let us know what putting a few GPS trackers in recyclables told us.

Read Margaret's reporting on the topic here.

We also have items on the FBI headquarters, more Panama City Beach-related arrests, and while we have a minute we'll go ahead and bury the lottery for another year.

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Session notes: Gambling, local spat, students' phones

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 08:09:00 -0000

Today we're going to go over more goings-on at the Capitol, from the gambling measure to a lawmaker's suggestion that her colleagues take their spat back where they came from.

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A new state employee benefit

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 08:00:00 -0000

Today we have a new state employee benefit and the General Fund budget. And the Poarch Creeks closed on a Birmingham property.

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Marrazzo's leave, lottery hopes, obese cities

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:32:00 -0000

Today we have a former UAB scientist put on leave by the Trump Administration, some very faint lottery hope, and the most obese cities in the nation.

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Don't take your guns to Redstone

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:34:00 -0000

Today we'll talk about firearms arrests at Redstone Arsenal, time running out for CHOOSE Act applications, a court ruling on out-of-state abortions and student injuries during Sunday's storms.

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Auburn in Final Four; low-speed tractor chase

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:00:00 -0000

Today, we have Auburn basketball advancing ... charges in a low-speed tractor chase that resulted in the suspect being shot ... and today's Alabama place-name history that involves the pronunciation of a football stadium.

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Student's detention, Trump's appointee, Tide's 3s

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 08:00:00 -0000

Today we have an immigration detention, the first state Glock switch arrest, a Trump appointee, Ella Langley's ACM nominations and a whole lot of 3-point shots from the Alabama men's basketball team.

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Baseball movies we loved

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 09:41:00 -0000

Today is also opening day for the major league baseball season. So I'm going to have on the show Ben Flanagan and Mark Heim, and we're going to pick our favorite all-time baseball movies. Baseball movies are a genre of their own, so there are plenty to pick from. I think we're going to do it draft-style, where we go around the horn picking our favorites from what's left.

If you're the type who uses baseball movie quotes during your day, you're one of us, so it should be fun.

First, however, we have our news updates.

There's a space-related business story from North Alabama, a school that's closing after 120 years, and the state list we've all been waiting for. It's one that doesn't matter until it really matters.

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More small-town politics

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 08:46:00 -0000

Seeds in the mail, the politics of Lipscomb and a bill targeting those who might want to protest near someone's home.

Also, a university study gives rise to the theory that manatees aren't native to our Gulf Coast (or even Florida's).

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Greenland's future and a theater's closing

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:46:00 -0000

Today we'll talk economic development, Greenland and how it's curtains for one Alabama movie theater.

Plus, for National Medal of Honor Day we'll highlight one of Alabama's past recipients.

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Spelling champ, rabid fox, Frog Eye

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 08:33:00 -0000

Today we have a spelling-bee champ, a rabid fox, how Frog Eye got its name and more.

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From chemtrails to cougars

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:26:00 -0000

Today we have a chemtrails bill, an IOC president with Alabama ties, and plenty more.

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Prisons, paroles and Death Row

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:54:00 -0000

Today we have AL.com reporter Ivana Hrynkiw on the show to update us on some prison issues. Her series on Alabama's parole practices last year caught a lot of attention, so we'll get updated on that. Also, we'll talk about a couple of high-profile death-penalty cases -- one that was recently commuted by Gov. Kay Ivey and another -- involving Death Row inmate Toforest Johnson -- that has gotten a lot of attention already.

Click here to read all Ivana's work.

First, we'll talk about an American command position in NATO, do another legislation roundup, and see who else is now using nitrogen gas to execute Death Row inmates.

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Starting a small business?

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 09:41:00 -0000

Today we have a surprising economic state ranking, some news from the legislative session, Alabama State's NCAA Tournament opener and ... what is so hard about southern geography?

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Growing and shrinking counties

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:14:28 -0000

Today we have the population growth of Alabama counties, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt on National Weather Service cuts and a basketball team feeling snubbed.

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Assessing the damage

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 08:32:12 -0000

We have an early roundup of the damage from Saturday's severe weather, the death of a former American Idol contestant, Alabama teams in the Big Dance and an Alabamian in the Iditarod.

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Weather outlook: March 15, 2025

Sat, 15 Mar 2025 15:08:39 -0000

We have weather reporter Leigh Morgan join us briefly to give people in the state a heads-up on today's (March 15, 2025) risk of severe weather. The Storm Prediction Center has even put in a rare Level 5 risk for a big. Tornadoes, heavy straight-line winds and large hail are all possibilities today.

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Weather, schools takeover, stealing from a church

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:21:05 -0000

Bad weather's coming on Saturday. Also, the state is taking over Dallas County Schools and somebody stole from a North Alabama offering plate.

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Trade wars: EU targets ... Alabama?

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:18:51 -0000

Today we have a 45-year-old murder case, a crime-of-passion sentence, and tariffs targeting Alabama (and other red states).

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Bill "Bubba" Bussey on his new podcast and more

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 10:32:00 -0000

Today we're going to have a conversation with Bill "Bubba" Bussey, formerly of the Rick & Bubba Show. We'll talk about his new podcast "Bubba on the Lake," reflect a little on the Rick & Bubba years and life in general.

Click here for episodes of "Bubba on the Lake" homepage.

Click here for the "Bubba on the Lake" Apple Podcast page.

First, though, we have news updates on DOGE, potential weather, barbecue and a ballpark burger.

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Is Birmingham turning a corner?

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:39:31 -0000

Let's talk about some Birmingham homicide stats that are actually better than we're used to seeing. Also, an update on Hanceville police, why some of you were seeing smoke yesterday, and awards coming in for Auburn men's basketball.

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Ukraine money, Tombigbee origin

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:41:11 -0000

Today we'll talk about Ukraine and defense spending and an Alabamian nominated as an ambassador. We'll also explore the origin of the name Tombigbee River.

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Education Department cuts and Alabama

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 11:32:28 -0000

Today let's talk about the Education Department and the National Superintendent of the Year, then do a legislative roundup.

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Another Ten Commandments debate

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 11:33:46 -0000

Today the Ten Commandments are back in the political public debate. Also, we have some buzz around next year's race for governor, a repurposed plant and a new music festival.

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Coming soon: More of Harper Lee's work

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:10:15 -0000

On our Ash Wednesday episode, we talk about the First Lady's guest at last night's speech, an unemployment bill in Montgomery, and new-to-us Harper Lee writing.

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SS United States finally arrives

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:30:24 -0000

Today we have a big boat in Mobile, fire and smoke across the state and more.

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An actress's return, and Opp's namesake

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 10:32:22 -0000

Today we have a disagreement over a death-penalty case, Angie Stone's death and Barret Swatek's plans to move back to Alabama.

Also, we'll do another place-name history: Opp.

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February 28, 2025

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:14:54 -0000

Corrupt police, medical parole, bus boycott inspiration: Down in Alabama

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February 27, 2025

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 09:00:00 -0000

Tuberville forgets about triangles, police immunity expands, DOGE cuts come to Birmingham: Down in Alabama

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Quite the rap sheet

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 08:58:03 -0000

Today we have more murder charges for a suspect in two mass shootings, the booming "build-to-rent" market, an iconic penthouse up for sale, and the accuracy of forecasting hurricanes.

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Pardon czar; pharmacists' stand; bad decisions

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 11:02:48 -0000

Alice Marie Johnson went from a prison in Alabama to Trump's "pardon czar."

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Miss America Abbie Stockard, back in Alabama

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:24:26 -0000

Today we have a conversation with Miss America herself, Alabama's own Abbie Stockard. AL.com's Mary Colurso interviewed her for today's second segment.

First, we'll update you on the state unemployment system case that reached the Supreme Court, the Mobile mayor's race and a couple of campus facility projects in Tuscaloosa.

We'll cap it all with the history of another Alabama place name: Houston County.

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Suicide prevention, minimum wage and a phone scam

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:20:57 -0000

Let's talk about a couple of bills at the State House, a credit union scam and the passing of a Muscle Shoals musician.

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Are you Alabourgeoisie?

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:23 -0000

Today we have a police corruption case in Hanceville, Steve Marshall's position on DOGE and personal information, Parker's Law and what it takes to be upper-middle in Alabama.

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Politics and IVF, NASA, the state VA

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 11:14:43 -0000

Plenty of politics today. Let's talk in-vitro fertilization, NASA layoffs and the state VA.

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Exports, chicken, Ivermectin and Eastaboga

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:32:15 -0000

Why is the price of chicken staying about the same as the price of eggs skyrockets?

That and more on today's report.

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Tornadoes, former Marshall chief, hoops

Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:29:03 -0000

At least four tornadoes touched down in the early hours Sunday.

Also: Former director of Marshall Space Flight Center William R. Lucas has passed away, and No. 1 played No. 2 in men's basketball this past weekend in Tuscaloosa.

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Coral Reefer Band news and more

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:00:47 -0000

Today we have news on the Coral Reefer Band of Jimmy Buffett fame. Reporter Lawrence Specker is gonna join us to talk about those guys, other Buffett stuff and more.

Click here for Lawrence's story on the Coral Reefers.

Click here for all of Lawrence's stories.

First, though, we have headlines on the new State House, a big defense contract that involves Poland -- just to illustrate how far-ranging some of the work here in Alabama is -- and we'll pick a bill from the Legislative session and highlight it. Let's go with an illegal-immigration measure.

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Federal jobs; defining men and women; eliminating sports

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 09:00:00 -0000

How might federal job cuts affect the Huntsville area?

The "What is a Woman?" bill passes the Alabama Legislature.

Talladega college has decided to cut some sports programs.

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Expanding the death penalty?

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:05:30 -0000

We have a couple of bills that passed the Alabama House of Representatives, including one that would make some child-sex crimes punishable by death. We also have items on disc golf and a cold case.

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Defense, space and Alabama under Trump II

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 09:42:00 -0000

Today we're going to talk missile defense and space and Alabama's potential roles under President Trump with AL.com reporter John R. Roby.

First, we have updates on a gun bill in the state Senate, a DEI bill in the US Senate, a prep coaching legend who's stepping down and Paul Finebaum's change of address.

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Trump effects, Tuskegee Airman, Lick Skillet

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:03:43 -0000

Today we have a couple of stories that were developing over the weekend regarding Trump Administration announcements. And we've lost another Tuskegee Airman.

Plus, we continue with our weekly segment on the history of an Alabama place name. Today's: Lick Skillet.

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Whales in Perdido Pass

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:09:17 -0000

On today's report we have an execution, a rare whale sighting and a legislative roundup.

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Buffett exhibit; a virus named after an Alabama town

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:44:31 -0000

Let's talk about a Jimmy Buffett museum exhibit, a virus named after one of our towns, and some politics.

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Crime and Gov. Ivey's State of the State

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:22:53 -0000

Today we have what Ivey said about crime at the State of the State speech and stories that affect space in Huntsville, healthcare in Montgomery, mayors in Mobile and more.

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A good Report Card for Alabama

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 12:09:04 -0000

We're going to talk education in Alabama a little today. Rebecca Griesbach of the Alabama Education Lab is back on the show to break down the latest Nation's Report Card scores.

Highlands pastor, Mardi Gras, warm weather

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 11:45:27 -0000

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Hospital in trouble; teacher award; Alabama News Quiz

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 11:35:15 -0000

Today, we have a fraud bust, a Montgomery hospital in financial trouble, a big award for a teacher and the Alabama News Quiz.

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More ICE updates; 'Iron Dome for America'; LEGO's return

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:55:48 -0000

Today we have more immigration updates, piqued interest over the "Iron Dome for America," and LEGO's return.

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More ICE arrests, Mr. Football, your Gulf names

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:08:10 -0000

Today we have updates on illegal-immigration arrests, Melba Montgomery's passing earlier this month, and Mr. Football.

I'll also share some of the ideas y'all sent me regarding how you might've renamed the Gulf.

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Why the price of eggs isn't coming down

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 11:44:29 -0000

Today we have immigration enforcement, egg prices, fish kills and a strange explosion sound that's being reported in a Bibb County town.

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News updates, Fort Morgan's namesake, your Gulf name

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 12:09:11 -0000

Today we'll talk about the brief removal of Tuskegee Airmen history from Air Force training education, the Gadsden woman with the gene-edited pig kidney, and news that broke at Krispy Kreme.

We also start a new occasional segment on Alabama area name origins.

And if we were going to rename the Gulf of Mexico/America, should it have had a little more southern sound? If you think so, let's have some fun.

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Space Command HQ saga continues

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 11:17:05 -0000

Today we have updates on Space Command headquarters, a Death Row case and the future of some TV meteorologists.

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Birth/death rates; big snow in a small town

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:36:46 -0000

We're seeing more deaths than births in Alabama. Also, we have more snow totals and which city was found to be the best in the nation for single-parent homeowners.

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Snowy coast; Trump executive orders

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:49:29 -0000

Today we're talking about the rare snow event in South Alabama -- with record snowfall in Mobile -- and a few of President Trump's executive orders that apply more directly to us.

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January 21, 2025

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 09:00:00 -0000

Schools are closing, TikTok is staying, James Spann talks Ron Burgundy: Down in Alabama

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Stories that made a difference in 2024

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:59:45 -0000

Today on the show we have AL.com Director of Investigations Challen Stephens. For what's probably our final review-of-2024 segment we'll talk about 12 Alabama stories that made an impact in 2024.

(One of the stories we mention is on Alabama's problems with unemployment payments dating to the pandemic. For people still having issues on that topic, there is an email for reporter Sarah Whites-Kodischek at this link.)

We also have news updates on breastfeeding moms at jury duty, an undocumented person who got busted voting and more.

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Two takes on aid to California

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 10:10:02 -0000

Alabama's senators express different attitudes about federal help for victims of the Los Angeles-area wildlife disasters.

Also, we have a university president stepping down, the first University of Alabama Black faculty member's passing, the legal price of abandoning a boat, and new college football hall of famers.

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The news and evolving social media

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:52:26 -0000

Today we have AL.com Director of Audience Katie Brumbeloe on the show. We're gonna talk about the changing landscape of social media and how that affects the business of getting you the news.

First: The STAR ID deadline is approaching, there's a new president for National Baptist Convention USA, and the world will be getting more Conecuh sausage.

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Are we all-in on DST?

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:14:58 -0000

Today we're talking freestanding ERs, Daylight Saving Time and the politics of half-staff flags.

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Breaking the crime cycle

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:09:29 -0000

Today we have crimefighting strategy in Birmingham, defense work in Huntsville and Riley Green's reminder for us to watch our step while we're walking in the woods.

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Medical cannabis update; rise and fall of Visionland

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:42:20 -0000

Gov. Kay Ivey has put 37 Alabama counties under a state of emergency today because of threats associated with ice, snow, sleet, freezing rain, slushy mix, poor driving decisions and prolonged below-freezing temperatures. Click here for Alabama weather updates.

Today we have an update of sorts on medical cannabis, another pre-filed state bill (this one regarding a church organization's tax status), a sweet-tea story, and a little Alabama not-too-distant history for you on the rise and fall of Visionland.

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CHOOSE Act: students, schools apply

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:23:40 -0000

Reporter Rebecca Griesbach of AL.com's Alabama Education Lab tells us what we need to know about the CHOOSE Act and possible changes to school funding. Here are some links of interest:

CHOOSE Act website (how to apply)

The Alabama Education Lab

Stories by Rebecca Griesbach

We also have a few notes about the cold weather, Terri Sewell's new responsibility, and the identification of another Alabama sailor who died at Pearl Harbor.

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Politics and the Gulf of America

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:21:29 -0000

We have a couple of pre-filed state bills, a re-filed federal bill (the Laken Riley Act), and Trump's supposed plan to rename the Gulf of Mexico.

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Revenge-porn bill; waffle-fry tweak

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:42:13 -0000

Today we have a fallen police officer, a pre-filed bill on revenge porn and a change to Chick-fil-A's waffle fries.

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Snow? Could be

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:03:00 -0000

Today we have how Miss Alabama did at Miss America, the "enhanced security measures" at Redstone Arsenal and other military bases, a longtime Auburn restaurant that's closed and Bo Nix's wild record TD pass.

Also, weather reporter Leigh Morgan joins us to talk about snow possibilities this week.

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From our 'You Ain't From Around Here Are You Son' news category

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:00:26 -0000

Let's talk about animals that it's a particularly bad idea to mistreat, culturally.

A second Alabama victim in the New Orleans terror attack.

Where U-Haul says people are moving.

Regarding the bald-eagle killing: Anyone with information on the investigation was asked to call U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent Brad Rabalais at 601-331-0292 or the Alabama Game Watch Hotline at 1-800-272-4263.

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New Orleans connection; Birmingham's new homicide record

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:48:31 -0000

Today we have Alabama's tragic connection to the New Orleans attack, what we hope is the final tally for Birmingham's record year for homicides, and a report critical of Alabama's effort to make ethics changes.

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Dentists and insurance reform

Wed, 01 Jan 2025 10:48:24 -0000

Happy New Year 2025, everybody. We have what changes the Alabama Dental Association would like to see regarding insurance payments, some state politics and the rising count of tornadoes from this past weekend.

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Cold weather; missing toddler; 2024 in sports

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 11:23:30 -0000

Yesterday we wrapped up state lawmaking for the year. Today we have AL.com sports editor Andrew Hammond on the show to put a bow on sports for 2024. Spoiler alert: We're going to lean into college football a bit.

We also have items on cool weather, a missing toddler and a sperm whale that washed up.

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The Russian Taylor Swift covers mystery

Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:52:58 -0000

Today we have big road-work projects in the Birmingham area, the final days of the red snapper and wild-oyster seasons, and Russian Taylor Swift covers.

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Ozzie Smith's birthday, teen actor's death, country-music festival

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 11:30:41 -0000

Today we have some tragic news out of Vestavia Hills, retail union activity during the holiday season, and a planned new country-music festival.

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A few random "gifts"

Wed, 25 Dec 2024 11:15:00 -0000

We're handing out Christmas "gifts" to some of Alabama's 2024 newsmakers. How many of the references do you remember?

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December 24, 2024

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0000

Detention abuse, millions to Huntsville, food stamp replacement: Down in Alabama

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December 23, 2024

Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0000

December 23, 2024

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Crime and punishment

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:49:09 -0000

We have a crime and punishment episode today, with items on the death penalty, vehicle break-ins and a Morgan County civilian-led detainment.

And also, we'll update you on a nuclear-reactor plant that has paused construction.

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A tragic, mysterious case of a missing boy

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:07:55 -0000

There's a story out of Fayette County where a traffic fatality that killed a father and daughter shed light on a 1-year-old in the family who apparently has been missing but not reported as such.

John Hammontree's going to talk to public-safety reporter Carol Robinson on what we know and don't know.

So far, so good with latest pig kidney transplant

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:17:14 -0000

On today's updates we have a woman whose pig kidney transplant has allowed her to come off dialysis, an Alabama ex-doctor getting out of prison, and a crimefighting Santa Claus.

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Bird flu, Choose Act, Brother Chette

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:51:06 -0000

Today we have bird flu, the Choose Act and the passings of Auburn football chaplain Chette Williams and 107-year-old Etta Freeman.

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What's your word of the year?

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:11:01 -0000

We're going to talk about an early back-to-school next year, Rick & Bubba's finale and my quick take on Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year.

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Quiz day! Also: a dog fetching human remains

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:33:32 -0000

Deportations, ordering vehicles on Amazon, a dog that might've discovered another part of a human skeleton, and one of President Biden's pardons.

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Social Security debate, and some random great advice

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:44:17 -0000

We have things you want to keep in mind about things you see on the Internet, electrical panels and weather in Alabama.

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Braves play-by-play broadcaster Brandon Gaudin joins us

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:44:42 -0000

We chat with Brandon Gaudin, a Fox sports announcer, the Braves TV play-by-play broadcaster, and the voice of the Madden NFL game.

Also, we have an update the construction of a new State House, a firing at Redstone Arsenal and a smaller Alabama Power bill.

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A honey-bee die-off

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 11:09:20 -0000

Today's updates:

We have the cased of a man accused of forcing a woman at gunpoint to exchange vows with him on church steps, honey-bee mortality and just how Christmas-obsessed Alabama is.

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What Spotify said about you

Mon, 09 Dec 2024 11:00:15 -0000

Today we have an LGBTQ float in a Christmas parade after all, a settlement over dancers' tips (yeah, it's a racy day by Down in Alabama standards), what Greg Byrne said about scheduling football games, and a little of what Spotify Wrapped said about the audience of this podcast.

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Artemis, Batman and the quiz

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:19:48 -0000

We bring on another listener to take the weekly quiz in the second segment. First, we talk about the Artemis program, an anti-vaping measure and ... Batman.

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Mobile Bay mud, Birmingham food trucks

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:59:52 -0000

Today we have updates on Mobile Bay dredging, Birmingham food trucks and the Super 7.

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Alabama waiting to see on Trump tariffs

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:16:14 -0000

Trump's tariff threats and the Port of Mobile; Alabama Senate leadership; Brookwood Village Mall's final tenant.

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Expensive airports, Korean War soldier's remains

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:20:59 -0000

Today let's see which Alabama airports are among the nation's most expensive to fly from, Bo Nix's new record for a quarterback from our state, and a Korean War Army corporal whose remains are finally coming home.

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More public-school kids ... for now

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:39:00 -0000

We have growing public-school enrollment, a gospel accolade and the deaths of an injured college football player and former Alabama athletics director.

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Looking ahead to Christmas, Mardi Gras and pickleball

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0000

In the news: New horse rules for Mardi Gras, future indoor pickleball franchises, and a familiar sign of Christmas in Birmingham.

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How accurate were the hurricane predictions?

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 09:23:49 -0000

Today we'll talk about how well the hurricane predictions turned out during the Atlantic hurricane season, a severely injured football player who's still alive (despite yesterday's reports), and a new truck stop on I-85.

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Alleged killing spree, IVF's future, drought relief

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:49:30 -0000

Today we have:

A person suspected of 11 recent Birmingham-area killings.
Where people want IVF to go from here.
Drought relief for some farmers.

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Grading the state: Schools, heart disease

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:31:59 -0000

Let's talk about school report cards, heart disease and a scrapped deal to buy the Birmingham-Southern College campus.

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Small-town politics gone bad

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 11:23:14 -0000

Today we have reporter Joseph D. Bryant on the show to give us the low-down on the low-down politics of Tarrant, Alabama.

First, we have Sen. Katie Britt's new role, the odds for the Iron Bowl and the passing of an accomplished quarterback and longtime dentist.

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News quiz, Katt Williams' purchase, another execution

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:28:21 -0000

Today we'll have another listener on the show to take our Alabama News Quiz.

But first, we'll have our usual news report. There was another execution, a comedian looking to run a movie empire in the state, and updates on a few stories we've been following.

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A lawsuit follows arrests of school officials, journalists

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:56:04 -0000

Today we'll talk about a lawsuit against law enforcement, an alternate idea for a retired ship, and chilly weather.

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Tuberville's 'out' clause on Gaetz

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:15:23 -0000

Today we have more on President-elect Trump's nominee for attorney general and U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville's more nuanced take on his confirmation. We also have the passings of a public servant and where some Alabama cities rank nationally among the best places to retire.

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Alabama's wealthiest counties; Super 7 future

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:00:59 -0000

Today we have which of Alabama's counties have the most wealth, who bought the Birmingham Race Course, meetings over saltwater fishing rules and the future of the Super 7 state high school football finals.

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Bald eagle controversy; highest-paid mayor

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 10:18:52 -0000

Let's talk about a bald eagles' nest, a mayor's income and free turkeys.

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Infant health, social studies, celeb dogs - and the quiz

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 11:41:46 -0000

It's quiz day, folks, so you'll want to stick around, meet a listener, and review some Alabama news.

First, though, we have news on infant health, social-studies standards and a couple of celebrity dogs folks are mourning.

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Confirmation politics; hard time at 'The Kay'?

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:09:16 -0000

Alabama's U.S. senators and Trump's nominations; John Lewis statue; a prison named after the governor.

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Florida's election success and early voting

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:10:31 -0000

Veteran political reporter Bill Cotterell joins us to talk about Florida's election successes and its experience with early voting, and he also reflects on covering Jimmy Carter's run for the presidency.

Also, we have one of the Trump appointments, more Coca-Cola branding in Birmingham, Ella Langley's tumble and why some residents are having to see orange-and-white every single day.

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Freshwater jellyfish in Alabama

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:50:55 -0000

Today we have updates on a relatively new species in the state, Tuskegee University's response to the homecoming shooting, and why Vice President Kamala Harris' plane was parked in Mobile.

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Washington jobs; RIP Bobby Allison and James Buskey

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:35:26 -0000

Happy Veterans Day. We're going to talk about the White House job linked to Rep. Mike Rogers, who Sen. Tommy Tuberville is supporting for Senate majority leader, and the legacies of NASCAR driver Bobby Allison and state lawmaker James Buskey.

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Live lions and tigers and college campuses

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:25:13 -0000

It's quiz day, so y'all stick around and you can hear another listener give the quiz a shot.

First we have items on live big cats at sports events, autopsy findings in a prep football player's death, and where we had record high temperatures Thursday.

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Conversation with travel author Sarah Gilliland

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:53:44 -0000

Today on the show we get to talk with travel expert and author Sarah Gilliland.

Also, we have Alabama's election turnout, another union vote and a diverted flight.

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Presenting our 2024 Election Awards

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 10:55:00 -0000

We have a little fun (with some news hidden in) with yesterday's election.

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It's election day!

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 11:04:15 -0000

We have bad homicide numbers out of Birmingham, the passings of Jimmy Holley and Cammie East Cowan, and the recovery of teenage shark-attack victim Lulu Gribbin.

Click here for the Alabama Secretary of State's elections web page.

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Dehydrated governor, football 'drama'

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 10:53:36 -0000

The governor's medical treatment, the Alabama pearlshell mussel, and fake injuries. And I'm not talking about soccer.

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Florida's weed amendment; Alabama news quiz

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:30:17 -0000

It's quiz day, and we have another listen who agreed to sit in the hot seat.

First, we'll talk about a Florida amendment that could create another state-line habit for some Alabamians, the national anthem and public schools, and whooping cough.

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Fire danger, and a debate over high-driver tests

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 10:32:19 -0000

Today we have voter-roll purging, a Fire Danger advisory and the latest on the Methodist split.

Also, we have a report on the debate surrounding the way many law-enforcement agencies determine whether or not you are just too stoned to drive. Read more on Sarah Whites-Koditschek's story here.

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Proposed amendments and a last visit by the S.S. United States

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 09:54:56 -0000

Today: The proposed Amendment 1, the S.S. United States, and a couple of Alabama athletes involved in the World Series and WNBA Finals.

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St. Vincents sale, world's tallest okra, election notes

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 10:42:58 -0000

Today: The acquisition of St. Vincent's facilities is nearing. Good news for walkers, joggers and bicyclists. And we'll tell you just how tall okra can get. I'll also share some election notes.

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Alabama District 2, Wurlitzer return, Bobby Allison's win

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:07:52 -0000

Today we have national Democrats mobilizing to try to flip a Congressional seat, a historic pipe organ back to work at The Alabama Theatre, and Bobby Allison finally named the winner of a 53-year-old NASCAR race.

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BPD change, a math discovery, and the news quiz

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 10:09:17 -0000

It's quiz day. Our volunteer today is Alabama Democratic Party Vice Chair Tabitha Isner.

First, we have a change at Birmingham Police Department, more bad healthcare news for rural areas, and the largest prime number known to mankind.

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Lawmakers get blunt with parole board chair

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 09:58:55 -0000

On today's episode: Frustrations with the parole board, updates on the $1.25 billion prison, Phenix City plant, Vanderbilt's goalposts, Garth Brooks, election threat and more pickleball courts.

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The latest in election polling

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:17:28 -0000

Today we have a VA commissioner removed, medical marijuana still languishing, a mayor's passing, the Amtrak groundbreaking and a look at political polling.

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Afraid migrants, Amtrak groundbreaking

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:12:09 -0000

Today: Briefs on nervous migrants, Amtrak groundbreaking, Neyland Stadium and a kiddie roller coaster.

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Early voting (and the lack of)

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:31:08 -0000

Today: Early voting, reckless discharge of firearms, a Clean Air Act violation and a longtime Mobile news anchor's passing.

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Bitcoin caper, Morgan Wallen's takeover, 'I Hate Tennessee'

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:11:18 -0000

But it's dry. We're gonna talk about that in a bit. Also, a convicted murderer was put to death. A man's accused of taking over a social media account and driving up the price of bitcoin. We also have a big change to next year's Hangout Fest, and the story behind that "I Hate Tennessee" video.

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Mass shooting arrest; another Methodist lawsuit

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 10:01:00 -0000

The arrest in the Birmingham mass shooting, more on voter rolls, and another church taking the Methodists to court.

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Unemployment, Alabama and the Supreme Court

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:50:39 -0000

Reporter Sarah Whites-Koditschek joins us on the podcast today. She was at the U.S. Supreme Court last week for arguments in a case involving Alabama's bogged down and backed up unemployment system.

Also, we have a case with redlining allegations, another regarding voter rolls, and who the headlining act will be at MoonPie over Mobile.

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Finally feels like fall

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:59:58 -0000

Today we have an update on third-grade reading, a college marching band invited to next year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, a "Scariest House in America" candidate and weather with Leigh.

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Alabama Dist. 2 candidates on economy, immigration

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 10:37:16 -0000

Today we have a few minutes of the Congressional District 2 debate for you. But first, we have briefs on Lilly Ledbetter, a Gov. Ivey executive order being put on a shelf by some, and a heavenly body that passes our way every 80,000 years or so.

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IV-fluid shortage, Spann's beef, Alabama news quiz

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:41:29 -0000

We're going to talk about an IV-fluid shortage, education money and James Spann. And we're gonna take a news-review quiz.

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Dental problems, West Nile virus and the Alabama mummy

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:10:18 -0000

Today let's talk about the state's dental problems, West Nile virus and a mummy.

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Milton evacuees, migrant program, 1970s icons

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 10:15:01 -0000

Lets talk about Hurricane Milton evacuees, genetic testing and the governor on the federal migrant program.

Plus, we'll let you know a few things race fans left behind this past weekend's Talladega Superspeedway.

And Ike will offer his thoughts on the recent passing of 1970s icons.

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SCOTUS, Stephen King and prep coaches

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 10:07:41 -0000

Today we have an IVF lawsuit update, a missing Ohio woman likely in our state, calls for a police chief's removal, a Stephen King movie filmed in Mobile, and the race for a high school coaching record.

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Vandy's penalty and Butterbean's wish

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 10:16:48 -0000

Today let's talk about the cost of celebrating an upset, how our cities ranked in an entrepreneurship study, and a 90s boxing phenom wants Mike Tyson.

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Solar fees, dock workers and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 10:08:07 -0000

Today is quiz day, and we have another listener on to sit in the Down in Alabama hot seat.

Also, we have an update on the Alabama Power solar fees lawsuit, an update on the longshoremen's strike, and what Triumph the Insult Comic Dog said to Sen. Katie Britt.

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DNA evidence and a Death Row conviction

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 10:09:33 -0000

Today we have a new medical treatment, some DNA evidence creating questions in a Death Row case, a law that kept a city from lowering a grocery tax, the NCAA tournament returning and more.

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Mobile and the longshoremen's strike

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 10:29:17 -0000

Today we're going to go a little deeper into the dockworkers' strike. We'll hear from an Alabama union official with his take and let you know what some of the state folks on the other side of the issue are saying.

That'll be in a few minutes. First, we have results on a State House election, how long it took to finish a 650-mile kayak race, and how much Birmingham might add to its funding of the police.

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State House vote; Britt in the spin room

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:19:07 -0000

Today we have a vote for a state House seat, a VP debate with an Alabama voice in the spin room, our National Guard helping out in North Carolina and praise for our business climate.

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Ongoing Helene impacts, Trump at Alabama-Georgia

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:44:00 -0000

Ongoing impacts of Helene, efforts to purge the voter rolls, a 101-year-old building that's been condemned, and who was hanging out with Donald Trump at the Alabama-Georgia game.

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Quiz Day! Plus, a nitrogen execution and Pornhub's block

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:08:17 -0000

We have another nitrogen execution, a mayor in Washington, Pornhub's big block, and another listener takes the quiz.

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News updates, Comic Cons, local rasslin'

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:00:07 -0000

Today, momentum for a Glock-switch ban, Birmingham-Southern's buyer, a mayor's announcement and Donald Trump's very un-billionaire-like food order for Saturday's ballgame.

Today's guest, Joe Crowe, will tell us about Alabama Comic Con and the local rasslin' scene.

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Talking Birmingham and crime with John Archibald

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 10:24:16 -0000

Today we'll look at pregnancy-related arrests, absentee-ballot law and illegal shrimping. After the break we'll talk Pulitzer prizes, Birmingham crime and more with AL.com columnist John Archibald.

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Big reward; tropical weather

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 08:28:29 -0000

On today's show: a big reward in that Birmingham shooting that killed four, the National Blue Ribbon Schools from Alabama, an offer to stay that a long-time university leader couldn't refuse.

Then we'll talk with statewide weather reporter Leigh Morgan about tropical storms and hurricanes and Alabama's possible impacts.

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Birmingham homicides on a record pace

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 10:13:00 -0000

We'll give you what we have on that weekend quadruple homicide in Birmingham. We also have a renamed southern tourist destination and alleged palmetto-berry bandits.

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Politics of libraries and migrant workers ... and another quiz!

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 10:17:58 -0000

Let's talk libraries, pollution and another city's migrant workers. We also have another listener here to take this week's quiz.

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What they're saying in Sylacauga (about the Haitian migrants)

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:20:24 -0000

We also have some reaction to the Fed's half-point rate cut, Donald Trump's Alabama-Georgia plans and more.

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IVF, falling pines, STAR IDs and ... eating clay?

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:04:44 -0000

Today we'll talk about IVF squabbling, falling trees in the woods, STAR IDs and folks who eat clay.

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Trump mulls Tide game; pediatrician issues continue

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 09:21:50 -0000

Will Trump attend Alabama-UGA?

Alabama's pediatrician issues.

More work coming to the Mobile shipyard.

Career moments for a few high school coaches.

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UA enrollment, flood rescues, Tua

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:56:23 -0000

Today: Record enrollment at the University of Alabama, flooding rescues, what they're saying about Tua Tagovailoa and the passings of Melissa Riopka and Nall Hollis.

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Unusual crimes and the quiz

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:54:45 -0000

Today we have an update on the Vicky White/Casey White saga, a reminder not to take pot to the airport, and a naked man in custody.

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Tuberville vs. Pentagon; remembering a mall celebrity

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 09:51:37 -0000

On today's show:

School threats of violence across Alabama.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville vs. the Pentagon.

The Galleria Elvis.

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Debating IVF; Hurricane Francine effects

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 12:03:06 -0000

Today we'll touch on huge damages in a discrimination lawsuit involving UAB, the IVF talk from last night's debate, a man celebrated for his Chipotle dedication, and how the hurricane might affect us.

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Vaping and smoking and much more

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:03:15 -0000

We have items on Alabama's VA leadership, Nick Saban back in Washington D.C., an old Presbyterian church building's demolition and West Nile virus. Plus, I'm going to share some thoughts on vaping laws and cigarette nostalgia.

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Financial worries, immigration concerns

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 09:44:32 -0000

Today, we have another private school in financial trouble, another city taking in a quick influx of immigrants from Haiti, and home-improvement chain LL Flooring closing up shop.

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Freed pastor, arrested sheriff, and the weekly quiz

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 10:52:58 -0000

Today we have a pastor released from a Nicaraguan prison, a sheriff arrested, a VA commissioner asked to resign and more.

For a second segment today we have another guest on to take our weekly news-review quiz.

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Vaping in public venues, U.S. Steel sale, Facebook Marketplace violence

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 10:08:53 -0000

Today we'll talk about what the next legislative session might do about vaping, What U.S. Steel might do if it doesn't sell to a Japanese company, and what went wrong in a Facebook Marketplace transaction.

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Presidential race polling '24

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 10:15:08 -0000

Today we have the pending retirement of Troy University Chancellor Jack Hawkins Jr., an update on Friday's triple homicide, and a widow who says a Florida hospital removed the wrong organ from her husband.

Then we're going to talk to Leada Gore about presidential-race polling trends.

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A sheriff wants tweak to 'permitless carry'

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 09:58:42 -0000

Today: a proposed tweak to permitless carry, a shooting at a vigil for a previous shooting, and a 117-year-old weather record that fell.

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Plodding toward medical marijuana

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 09:51:18 -0000

A woman who did time for a Birmingham murder and has been deported four times has been arrested again.

The march toward medical-marijuana plods along.

Threat of gun violence ends high school football game.

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Quiz day! Also, a union arrest and the Bart Starr home

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 09:43:31 -0000

Hey, we have another review quiz coming up. First, though, we have news items on continued fallout from the Warrior Met Coal strike, a shipbuilder agreeing to a $24 million settlement and also launching a new line of boats, and Bart Starr's former home is just there waiting for you to buy it.

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Cops and courts (and more)

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 09:31:28 -0000

Today's news includes:

A verdict in seven 2020 Morgan County killings.

No injunction on transgender-therapies law.

More preserve on Fort Morgan peninsula.

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Fighting recidivism; talking college football

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:04:09 -0000

Today let's talk recidivism, familiar gambling machines and the president of Iceland's Alabama tie.

Then it's college football season so we're going to talk college football with reporter and WNSP radio host Mark Heim.

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The state of debates

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 10:43:26 -0000

Methodist lawsuits, more about the man who died three decades after being shot, an electric semi-truck, and the state of debates in this country and this state.

Click here for more on the Alabama 2nd Congressional District debate.

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Prep football tragedy; pine beetle epidemic

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 09:52:50 -0000

Today:

The sad news on Caden Tellier from the Morgan Academy game.
Church of the Highlands in Daphne.
The Southern pine beetles on the March.
Transfer-portal quotes, beginning with what the coach of The Other Miami said about Alabama.

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Community colleges, unusual homicide, news quiz

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 10:17:13 -0000

Today we have another brave listener willing to face down our Friday news quiz.

First, we have news items on community colleges, an unusual homicide and two cities where you can stretch your dollar the farthest (according to one report).

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Real-estate market; shark-attack victim's homecoming

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 10:08:55 -0000

Today we talk about the real-estate market, felons voting and a shark-attack victim's update.

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Delta 8 and legal trouble over a legal product

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:19:00 -0000

Today on the show we're going to talk with reporter Amy Yurkanin, who has done reporting on Delta 8, hemp, and the trouble a pregnant woman found herself in after using a legal product.

But first, let's talk about an impeachment lawsuit against a mayor, crime-fighting measures in Birmingham, and an impressive cruise out of Mobile.

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DNC, false fall, sandwiches

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 10:22:09 -0000

We're gonna talk about an Alabama candidate at the DNC, the law coming down on alleged gambling joints in Selma, and a pier that's finally opened back up. We also have good weather news, and I'm going to share some thoughts about, well, sandwiches.

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More rules for schools; Keith Urban's surprise

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 09:53:00 -0000

Today we have some more rules for schools, a man in trouble over a stuffed bird, and a pop-up Keith Urban concert at Buc-ee's.

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After the news, a listener takes the Alabama news quiz

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 09:51:59 -0000

Today we have an update on charges that were filed against the Tarrant mayor, a police officer's guilty plea in a drug-planting case, a Birmingham bishop elected World Methodist Council president, and a couple of events in Coastal Alabama.

After the break a listener will take our weekly Alabama news quiz.

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More tension in troubled Tarrant and the Carrot Top story

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:49:58 -0000

Today we have more controversy in Tarrant, a tragic high school football player death, money for dredging Mobile Bay, and a school going virtual because of COVID.

Jonathan Sobolewski is going to tell you how the comedian Carrot Top once lost some precious props in an Alabama fire.

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How did your child's school perform on state tests last year?

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0000

Today we’ve got good news from Alabama’s public schools, we’ve got troubling news for the state’s last Macy’s, and we’ve got the results of a pilot program for single mothers in Birmingham.

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A conversation with Slash

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 09:00:25 -0000

AL.com Matt Wake interviews guitarist Slash leading up to tonight's show at the Orion Amphitheater.

We also have the workers that were being bused into one Alabama city and why, the highest-paying non-profit salary in the state (more on that in The Birmingham News daily digital edition) and more.

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Railcar explosion, Bubba update: Down in Alabama

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 09:50:36 -0000

Today we have a railcar explosion on the Mobile Bay, where Bill Bussey will go once "Rick & Bubba" ends, and an extended space-station stay for a couple of astronauts.

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Hoover coaches, prisoner swap, Roy Wood Jr.

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 10:11:40 -0000

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School clothing restricts and future ACTs

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 10:24:25 -0000

Today we speak with reporter Williesha Morris about some of the trends in what students can and can't wear in some Alabama schools. Also, some changes to the ACT.

First, our news report includes a helicopter crash, a bill targeting illegal Mexican fishing, and the passing of a Birmingham-area political figure.

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Reunion at an Alabama plantation

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 09:45:18 -0000

Today on the show we talk with reporter William Thornton about his day at a reunion of the descendants of slaves at a plantation in Etowah County.

First, though, let's talk about that passenger rail vote, Hoover coaches on administrative leave, a new member in the state's Jazz Hall of Fame.

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Alabama vs. invasive weed

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:13:05 -0000

On today's report we have the invasive species that's shut down an Alabama lake, payments to minority farmers, a big deal in the healthcare industry and a veteran college softball coach stepping down.

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More state/national Democrat division

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 09:40:37 -0000

Another issue divides state and national Democrats.

A Mobile swimmer mines metal in Paris.

A former Crimson Tide player was killed while transferring to another school.

Click here for more on "Beat Everyone," the podcast featured in a trailer at the end of this report.

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How will national politics affect District 2?

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 11:15:29 -0000

Today we have a plea in a Walker County jail inmate's death that was big news last year. We also have Birmingham citizens speaking up and helping out on crime, a big summer for the Gulf of Mexico's dead zone, and John Hammontree and I are going to talk national politics and how they might affect the state's politics. And we'll go over a news-review quiz.

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Amtrak and South Alabama

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 09:51:26 -0000

Today we have reporter John Sharp on the show to talk about Amtrak's pending return to Mobile. First, we have an update in the original IVF court case that led to this past spring's political bruhaha. Also, a county commission candidate accused of turning in fake absentee ballots, and the big aluminum statues going up in The Shoals.

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Ex-lawmakers get prison for kickback scheme

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 09:33:52 -0000

Today we have John Rogers' sentence, a big land purchase, Lulu's Law regarding shark attacks, a leaky pollutant site and new Wawas.

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DEI; traffic cameras; a colorful prohibition-era story

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:11:38 -0000

We'll talk about DEI at Auburn, traffic speed cameras that've been lying to us (I've said that about radar guns before), Colin Powell's widow, Alma, who has died, and the pygmy hippo calf in Montgomery.

Also, Jonathan Sobolewski's going to tell a 1930s-era Alabama story about a man who got in trouble for going on a drunken elephant ride. You can read that however you want to, because both he and the elephant had a little prohibited whiskey before the ride.

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Decades of Choccolocco-area cleanup

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 10:29:00 -0000

Today we have Choccolocco Creek cleanup (why it's needed what it'll take), another golf phenom and rain and storms.

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Roy Moore joins the struggle for inmate's parole

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 10:28:36 -0000

Today, we have reporter Ivana Hrynkiw on the show to update us on her series on the paroling system in Alabama. She has a story about Roy Moore going to bat for an inmate hit with life after a shoplifting case that happened back when Moore was still chief justice.

First, though, we have an elected mayor in Newbern, more war of words with Mexico over Vulcan Materials property there, and a former Crimson Tide football player convicted of animal cruelty.

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Trash talk, an early census, university presidential earnings

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0000

Trash talk, an early census, university presidential earnings

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DEI; a big bull shark; Mark Kennedy

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0000

The University of Alabama System schools close their diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

A state-record bull shark at the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Roade.

Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Mark Kennedy's death.

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Possible state intervention (in police leadership ... and a school district)

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 10:01:12 -0000

A bill would let the Alabama governor or attorney general appoint interim police chiefs in certain circumstances.

The state is a step closer to taking over Bessemer City Schools.

Alabama's Democrats line up behind Vice President Kamala Harris.

Ben Flanagan joins us. He's the host of "Beat Everyone," a new podcast about University of Alabama football.

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Biden, Harris and Alabama politicians

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:13:38 -0000

What Alabama politicians were saying after Joe Biden's announcement

Bibb County family mass shooting

Homewood Police officer's shooting

Update on Auburn's Brian Battie

Saban Field

Alleged church theft

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A fat spill - literally

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 10:37:00 -0000

Let's talk about a different kind of industrial spill, the execution of an inmate and possible name for the Crimson Tide's football field.

We have a guest on the show today: environmental reporter Dennis Pillion, who will talk about the work he's done (including his "Ancient Alabama" series) and take our review quiz.

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Smart phones/anxiety, District 2 surprise? Down in Alabama

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 09:48:13 -0000

Today we'll talk smart phones and teenagers, the Congressional District 2 race, Birmingham's call for a cease-fire in Gaza, and relatively cooler temperatures.

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Alabama's greatest singers

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 10:04:07 -0000

Today talk Alabama Winn Dixies that are converting to Aldis, the newest state lawmaker and Alabama's fifth veterans' home.

And music and entertainment writer Matt Wake going to join us to talk Alabama singers -- and his list of the 20 greatest ever.

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Britt's return and Saban's, too

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 08:17:40 -0000

Sen. Katie Britt speaks at the Republican Convention; the Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower dies; the back-to-school tax holiday is nearly here; and Nick Saban makes a ... preseason prediction?

Also, "Beat Everyone," an Alabama football podcast, is launching next week.

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Weekend shootings (in Pennsylvania and Alabama)

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:14:47 -0000

Today we're talking about shootings. The one at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania and a couple during an extremely deadly night in Birmingham.

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Cabinet pay, inmate's autopsy, restaurant's closing

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:38:08 -0000

We have state cabinet pay hikes, a Death Row inmate's autopsy request and the closing of a restaurant dating back to the 50s. Also, weather reporter Leigh Morgan takes our news review quiz.

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Remembering an Alabama insane asylum

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:49:27 -0000

Today we have the a possible state takeover of a school district, marijuana drinks, more rural medical woes, and an award for missing firearms. After the break we have some creepy history as Amanda Khorramabadi tells us about Bryce Hospital -- a former Tuscaloosa insane asylum that's now a museum.

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Test scores; lawmaker arrest; wild crime roundup

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:03:17 -0000

We have standardized test performances, a lawmaker's arrest, update on the Underwater Forest bill, and a fairly wild crime roundup.

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Medical AI; Alabama's MLB all-stars

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 10:00:37 -0000

Today let's talk about an AI degree, a fall at Little River Canyon, baseball all-stars, a soccer Olympian and a Sam's perk that's going away.

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Who's been hiring in Alabama

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 10:05:47 -0000

Today we have who's been trying to hire in Alabama, a state lawmaker in ICU, ammo vending machines, Hoss Mack's retirement and Forrest Gump's anniversary.

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Hackers targeted Alabama student data. Should you be concerned?

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0000

Today we’re talking tributes to baseball legends, a cyber attack that could affect Alabama teachers, students and parents, and a fireworks accident in Jacksonville.

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Alabama: Where American democracy was reborn

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0000

This Independence Day, we're reflecting on Alabama's role in the American experiment. We've also got a weather update for tonight's fireworks, some news about the upcoming Transplant Games in Birmingham, an update on a lawsuit challenging Alabama's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, and more.

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A peek behind the scenes at an Alabama marijuana facility

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0000

Ike Morgan is off this week, so we’re going to discuss religion, marijuana, and homicide.

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Somebody advertised WHAT using an airplane at Orange Beach?

Tue, 02 Jul 2024 10:00:00 -0000

On July 2, 2024 we’ve got stories about a controversial advertisement in Orange Beach, gymnastics news, body cams in Birmingham and principal salaries.

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Northern Beltline construction underway ... again

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:00:31 -0000

Today we'll talk about a future interstate, a hurricane, the Underwater Forest and Miss Alabama.

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Nick Saban the advisor

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:02:54 -0000

We have the bottom line on Nick Saban's deal to advise the Tide, a bill that could bolster benefits for school teachers, an MS-13 leader heading to prison, and Gunnar Henderson's spectacular season with the Baltimore Orioles.

Then reporter Ivana Hrynkiw is on the show to take our news review quiz.

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Does crime really go up in the summer? How about on the full moon? Cops and crime reporting with Carol Robinson

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:29:00 -0000

Does crime rise during the summer? How about on the full moon? Today, public-safety reporter Carol Robinson joins us to talk about some personnel changes at a couple of major police departments as well as some crime trends we're seeing this year and over the past few years.

We also have stories on people getting a little too prolific with their taking of coastal fish, a getaway effort that ultimately failed, and a Saharan dust cloud. (Those are a hurricane watcher's friend, by the way).

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Will the heat wave end soon? Weather with Leigh

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:00:03 -0000

We talk at length with Alabama weather with weather reporter Leigh Morgan.

But first we have some acquisition updates on Birmingham-Southern College and St. Vincent's hospital sites. We also have another controversy between state and national Democrats. And the New York Times put an Alabama pizza place on a national list.

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Who's the mayor? Small-town scrap may have an end

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:33:36 -0000

Let's talk about a mayor that's been locked out of office for nearly four years, looming negotiations for the Birmingham-Southern campus, and the passing of Romay Davis.

Retiring Huntsville reporter Lee Roop talks about the old newspaper business and covering everything from NASA to Truman Capote.

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Let's remember one more Black Baron - the country legend

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 09:57:34 -0000

Today we have rip-current tragedy, a block party that turned into a shooting, a tele-ICU program, and a 1950s-era Black Barons player I wanted to make sure got a mention with so much focus on the Rickwood game.

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MLB at Rickwood highlights; weekly quiz quiz

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 10:33:05 -0000

An Alabama native starred in the MLB at Rickwood game, our Washington lawmakers want something done about evangelicals in Nicaraguan prison, and an influential band director has passed away.

We'll cover those stories then give our weekly news review quiz to Madison Underwood.

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Rough surf, out-of-state manhunt, 10 Commandments

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:54:08 -0000

Today we have a caution for beach goers, an out-of-state manhunt, baseball legends in Birmingham and a state's new Ten Commandment law.

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Remembering Willie Mays and the Rickwood connections

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 10:10:03 -0000

Today we'll remember the great Willie Mays, talk about some unhappy Methodists and give you some news about Africanized bees. And on the Eve of MLB at Rickwood Field, our John Hammontree will chat with Cody D. Short on what she learned while working on the "Road to Rickwood" podcast.

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Social-studies changes; Isaiah Buggs; bodies at the zoo

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:00:26 -0000

We have looming changes to social-studies classes in the state, Isaiah Buggs's run-ins with the law, Miriam Shehane's passing, bodies buried at the zoo and a Willie Mays update.

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Bump-stock ping-pong at the federal level

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 09:24:34 -0000

Today we have headlines on bump stocks, tropical disturbances, a spring football three-peat and Charles Barkley.

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SPLC layoffs, hospital ransomware, and a 7-year quiz

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 10:31:54 -0000

Today we have SPLC layoffs, a hospital ransomware attack, another delay on appointments involving Sen. Tommy Tuberville, and we'll get back to our Friday quiz ... this one will be different because rather than coming from the past week's news, they questions will come from the past 7 years we've been doing the show. And Ike will be the one taking it.

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Checking in on the Southern Baptists

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:14:23 -0000

Today we talk about the Southern Baptist Convention, the summer heat that's coming our way, and changes to the Super 7 state football championships.

Also, sadly, reporter Warren Kulo has passed away.

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Roy Wood Jr. on the "Road to Rickwood"

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 10:17:38 -0000

Today, a statewide award puts an exclamation point on an inspiration year for a high school baseball player. The Justice Department is taking issue with a new state law. Gambling and lottery is already back in political discussions. And we have an interview with comedian Roy Wood Jr. on his experiences working on the "Road to Rickwood" podcast.

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Shark attack updates, Coral Reefers, UAB autopsies

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 09:05:20 -0000

Today we have a little more on the girl who was critically injured by a shark; we have a fairly new anti-stalking law being put to use; and the show will go on, at least for now, for the Coral Reefer Band. In the second segment we have a report that'll explain why UAB has stopped doing state prison autopsies (it's related to the alleged missing-organs cases we've talked about here before).

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7th-anniversary news updates

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:11:17 -0000

Today we have items on shark attacks, dog fighting, Israel and the UFL. And then, to acknowledge the seventh anniversary of this show, I'm going to reflect a little on its beginnings and a little career-type stuff. I'll ask for a little latitude but I won't take long.

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Will Birmingham turn a prank into a reality?

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 10:00:00 -0000

It’s June 7, and this morning we’ve got a joke that turned into a petition, some rocket news, a new executive director for Alabama High School Athletics, and the passing of a civil rights icon.

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Alabama is behind on its unemployment payments

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 10:00:00 -0000

We’ve got bad news for people in Alabama seeking unemployment benefits, good news for people in Huntsville looking for auto jobs, and great news for people in Birmingham who have a history of falling asleep in school.

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Bomb threats and book bans

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 09:00:00 -0000

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June 4, 2024

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 09:00:00 -0000

Groundbreaking amphitheater, church split lawsuit, school summer camps

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Birmingham-Southern's last hurrah

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:00:35 -0000

Birmingham-Southern College's baseball team was eliminated from the College World Series -- but it survived for two days after the University shut down operations.

New Alabama law targets house squatters.

A house full of dogs discovered by police.

Accolades for the Bushwacker in a bottle.

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News updates, then John Archibald takes our quiz

Fri, 31 May 2024 10:56:00 -0000

Electric school buses.

An execution in Alabama.

Columnist John Archibald takes our weekly quiz.

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The man who wouldn't apologize to police

Thu, 30 May 2024 10:20:00 -0000

Judge dismisses case against man who refused to apologize to officer for cussing him.

Birmingham-Southern at the Division III World Series.

Auburn men's golf wins national championship.

Will athletics programs have to cut sports?

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Boating danger, anti-union claims, MLB at Rickwood

Wed, 29 May 2024 09:18:44 -0000

Boating-related tragic accidents.

Mercedez-Benz meetings.

Dog attacks.

Transplant games.

Trailer for "Road to Rickwood."

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The loud buzzing sound of southern summertime

Tue, 28 May 2024 10:17:16 -0000

Monday morning's storms brought tragedy.

Don't expect state laws to be affected by possible federal marijuana changes.

Still need a reason to get a colonoscopy?

Facts and thoughts about the Great Southern Brood of cicadas.

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So long to the Elba Hydroelectric Dam

Mon, 27 May 2024 09:53:06 -0000

The 110-year-old Elba Hydoelectric Dam, built to bring electricity to Troy and other locales, is being removed.

Does Huntsville need a Postal Service distribution center?

Birmingham-Southern's baseball team isn't finished yet, even if the school it represents is.

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Coal ash, hurricanes and the quiz

Fri, 24 May 2024 09:57:35 -0000

Alabama vs. the EPA.

Hurricane-season predictions.

A barbecue hall of famer.

Alabama brain drain.

This week's review quiz.

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Ranking Alabama, and what is middle class anyway?

Thu, 23 May 2024 10:52:26 -0000

Where Alabama ranks on U.S. News & World Report's ranking of the best states.

What does it take to be middle class in Alabama?

Where a DEI program has been shut down.

We have excerpts from Wednesday's virtual event with Sen. Katie Britt and others, co-hosted by AL.com's Alabama Education Lab.

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Alabama food to try this summer

Wed, 22 May 2024 10:24:50 -0000

Let's talk maternal mortality, The Voice, a drone arrest, a childcare discussion coming today.

Also, Bob Carlton's on the show to talk about various kinds of Alabama food that you need to get you some of this summer.

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What to expect at school after this Legislative session

Tue, 21 May 2024 09:48:00 -0000

A district attorney is calling for a retrial in a death-penalty case.

A recently burned church building had stood since 1850.

Birmingham-Southern may be closing, but its baseball team isn't finished yet.

Big wins for a high school rocket team and a 12-year-old cook.

We speak with Ruth Serven Smith of the Alabama Education Lab about school life and work this coming fall, and how this recent Legislative session might've affected you.

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Alabama: No to union, yes to barbecue

Mon, 20 May 2024 09:51:00 -0000

Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote down union.

Here's what hunting and fishing tourism is doing for the Black Belt

Some third graders are having to catch up in reading.

Big Bob Gibson's BBQ won a prestigious barbecue contest.

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Child labor, police shortage and the quiz

Fri, 17 May 2024 10:22:33 -0000

The Labor Department finds underage workers at a poultry processing plant.

Birmingham has nearly 300 openings for police officers.

Daphne and Huntsville were cited in a study among those with a high potential for growth in home values.

AL.com's Leada Gore takes our weekly news-review quiz.

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Snakes and birds make the news

Thu, 16 May 2024 09:40:03 -0000

Why conservationists are turning snakes loose in the woods.

Another extremely rare yellow cardinal has been photographed.

The tornado totals from last week's severe weather in Alabama.

Birmingham Police updated statistics for "Operation Knight Rider."

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Preserving Alabama river land

Wed, 15 May 2024 10:05:00 -0000

Environmental reporter Dennis Pillion joins us to talk about the "land between the rivers" that has been purchased with conservation goals in mind.

Coca-Cola plans to put a big visual stamp on Birmingham.

Red Lobster reportedly has pulled out of some Alabama locations.

Updates from The Voice and American Idol.

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Lawmakers warn Mexico

Tue, 14 May 2024 08:53:21 -0000

Alabama's senators and representatives send a letter to Mexico.

A former student who was suspended by a Tuscaloosa school takes his case to the United Nations.

A sports/entertainment complex is planned for Muscle Shoals.

Why there was a shelter-in-place order in Creola Monday.

WHNT 19 news anchor Steve Johnson has announced his retirement.

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It's union vote week in Tuscaloosa County

Mon, 13 May 2024 09:14:05 -0000

Nick Saban said a pro-union ad takes him out of context.

A middle school assistant principal is accused of a shocking crime.

We'll list some of the Alabama Legislative measures that we mentioned here previously but that didn't make it to the governor's desk.

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Session '24: Close but no lottery

Fri, 10 May 2024 10:16:28 -0000

We have a wrap on the Alabama Legislative Session.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt co-sponsors legislation affecting pregnancy crisis centers.

Alabama A&M makes an offer for the Birmingham-Southern campus.

Rush Propst legal action has taken place alongside his resignation from Pell City High School.

AL.com editor Kent Faulk takes our Alabama news review quiz.

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Religion trends (and history) in Alabama

Thu, 09 May 2024 09:20:10 -0000

Bad weather moves through parts of Alabama.

State lawmakers enter the final day of the Legislative session.

Researchers release video of a great white shark off the Alabama coast.

A forestry student establishes a Guinness record for tree-hugging.

Greg Garrison joins us to discuss the Methodist split, Baptist attendance, and how those denominations built Alabama's culture.

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State politics and seafood

Wed, 08 May 2024 09:25:39 -0000

Today we have a Legislative roundup that includes a $3.4 billion General Fund budget.

A North Alabama chef won the Alabama Seafood Cook-Off.

An NFL team is helping build girls flag football in Alabama.

Jonathan Sobolewski explains the new federal noncompete rules.

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Alabama weather, politics and more

Tue, 07 May 2024 08:36:00 -0000

A large, 30-year development project is expected to land at Interstates 65 and 565 between Huntsville and Decatur.

Former Alabama athletics director and player (and former Clemson head coach) Hootie Ingram has passed away.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is dealt a setback in court on his abortion-travel stand.

Weather reporter Leigh Morgan joins us to discuss storms, heat and even hurricane season.

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No do-over on embryo ruling

Mon, 06 May 2024 08:29:36 -0000

The Alabama Supreme Court rejected a re-hearing on its decision that led to IVF clinics pausing or ending services.

Alcohol costs could be going up at ABC stores.

Rush Propst has stepped down as the Pell City High School head football coach.

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Looking for childcare? Good luck

Fri, 03 May 2024 10:36:41 -0000

Legislative session talk is still on the stalled lottery/casinos package.

Biden now only needs Ivey's signature to be on the ballot.

House passes General Fund budget.

Finding and affording childcare is no easy task.

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Selma's police, Methodist rules, campus protest

Thu, 02 May 2024 10:03:13 -0000

May 2, 2024:

Why did Selma's mayor suspend its police chief?

Where the United Methodist Church now stands on gay marriage.

The pro-Palestinian demonstrations have reached the University of Alabama.

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May 1, 2024

Wed, 01 May 2024 09:49:45 -0000

We have Legislative action on gambling, guns and porn. And we have more police-chief drama around the state.

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April 30, 2024

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 09:36:54 -0000

Colleges that are expanding or closing, illegal street racing and exhibition driving, and where travelers might have to hold it for just a few more minutes.

The guest today is columnist Kyle Whitmire, a Birmingham-Southern grad who breaks down the issues behind the school's demise.

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April 29, 2024

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 09:25:00 -0000

Clergy and inappropriate relationships; military presence; Grand Prix surprise.

Then stick around to take a news-review quiz with Ike and executive producer John Hammontree.

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April 26, 2024

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:50:09 -0000

Alabama-connected players in the NFL Draft first round, a federal abortion rule met with opposition from the state, and updates on deceased inmates and their missing organs.

We'll also speak with statewide high school sports editor Ben Thomas, who joins us to tell us more about that attempt to fire Pell City High football coach Rush Propst that just kind of fizzled.

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April 25, 2024

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:39:01 -0000

We'll talk about the defense industry here in our state, Pell City High coach Rush Propst, news anchor Pam Huff, a gun bill and Wawa expansion.

Then we'll have al.com sports editor Andrew Hammond on to talk about the NFL Draft.

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April 24, 2024

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:29:28 -0000

National politics, state politics, a highway tragedy and a popular annual ranking of schools.

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April 23, 2024

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:17:36 -0000

Methodists, uterine didelphys, American Idol, yahoo stigmas

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April 22, 2024

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 09:33:59 -0000

How we voted on Ukraine; UAW election inches closer

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April 19, 2024

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:17:27 -0000

Missing organs, bridge toll, baby giraffe.

Then Bran Strickland joins us to talk NASCAR and the Talladega Geico 500.

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April 18, 2024

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:48:58 -0000

Forever chemicals; Capitol notes; what is Delta 8?

Expert explainer Jonathan Sobolewski explains what Delta 8 is, why it's legal in conservative Alabama, and what are the biggest concerns with it.

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April 17, 2024

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 09:18:30 -0000

Runoff results, ex-governors taking a stand, and education money.

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April 16, 2024

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 08:59:27 -0000

UAW, student due process, Dennis Covington, fraud

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April 15, 2024

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 08:07:55 -0000

The Alabama District 2 primary runoff; a former UMC church in a legal fight; officer bodycams; a bowling national championship.

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April 12, 2024

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 09:43:18 -0000

Information on the City of Birmingham's hack is trickling out. Reporter Joseph D. Bryant goes a little deeper on the ransomware event, having obtained some audio of a meeting between the mayor and city employees.

We also have a sheriff paroled, some legislative action, and a high-priced Dothan home on the market.

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April 11, 2024

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:47:23 -0000

Today we have an arrest in connection to an explosive device outside the AG's office, the Democrats' response to the Alabama secretary of state's warning that Biden might not make it onto the ballot, a big-time auto theft and an award nomination for a music venue.

We also talk with reporter William Thornton about the rise of the auto industry in Alabama -- and the union that wants to take its place in the state.

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April 10, 2024

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 09:36:33 -0000

Election politics, another police chief sidelined, and weather. Weather reporter Leigh Morgan joins us to talk about today's chances for severe weather.

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April 9, 2024

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 10:25:48 -0000

Today let's hit the state legislature for a public-records-law proposal. We also have a police chief on administrative leave, a basketball coach who says no thanks to Kentucky rumors, and a statue of a Mobile native going up in Cooperstown, N.Y.

Then we'll talk with reporter Ivana Hrynkiw on how to get a job when you've been in prison.

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April 8, 2024

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 09:42:00 -0000

We have an update on the cost of the I-10 Bayway project, Charles Barkley being kind of nice to the Tide, a little girl you'll want to hear about, and an explainer on today's eclipse. Then we'll speak with columnist Roy S. Johnson about Birmingham's Rickwood Field, Major League Baseball, and a game that could make a real impact on the city's relationship with the sport.

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April 5, 2024

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 09:47:00 -0000

Let's talk about the auto industry, hurricanes, cicadas and the legislative session. Also, AL.com's Ben Flanagan will join us to to talk about Adam Wingard's “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.” And for podcast fans who are also Alabama Crimson Tide fans, we'll have a little tease for something that just might be in the works.

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April 4, 2024

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 09:34:56 -0000

A new bill on unvaccinated students; U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt's potential run at a chairmanship; the closing of Talladega County Central High School; confirmed Birmingham hackers.

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April 3, 2024

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 08:17:52 -0000

Lawmakers' ethics and dog kennel's trouble

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April 2, 2024

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 10:17:00 -0000

Unions, witness death, weather

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April 1, 2024

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 09:59:03 -0000

Gulf rescue, Final Four, Willie Mays

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March 29, 2024

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0000

The dance continues, preaching weatherman: Down in Alabama

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March 28, 2024

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 09:42:44 -0000

Election year stuff and who won't be buying the BSC campus

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March 27, 2024

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:26:23 -0000

Remembering Goshen; Birmingham-Southern; State House seat flip

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March 26, 2024

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:15:19 -0000

Crime stories and the passing of broadcast journalist Lynda Cardwell

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March 25, 2024

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 09:28:00 -0000

Federal spending, American Idol, bald eagles galore

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March 22, 2024

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 09:24:23 -0000

Labor participation rate; Freedom from Religion Foundation

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March 21, 2024

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0000

Absentee voting ban, IVF, Pride flags

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March 20, 2024

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0000

No more DEI, 80 years to ID vet, gambling bill update

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March 19, 2024

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0000

Report card changes, jobs after prison, Trump vs. Elvis

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March 18, 2024

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:48:19 -0000

Birmingham homicides, NCAA Tournament, chilly weather

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March 15, 2024

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:28:19 -0000

Population growth; bull sharks; where is the Flora-Bama?

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March 14, 2024

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0000

TikTok vote, Bo Jackson accolade

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March 13, 2024

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:59:48 -0000

Sacred Mountain, Spring Break, Terry Everett

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March 12, 2024

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 08:59:24 -0000

John Rogers, car thieves and the gift of a kidney

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March 11, 2024

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 10:22:23 -0000

FBI HQ at Redstone; concrete beam collapse; severe-weather season

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March 8, 2024

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:38:19 -0000

Biden, Britt, prescriptions, parole

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March 7, 2024

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 10:41:58 -0000

Capitol updates, Southern Baptists, Nick Saban

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March 6, 2024

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 10:14:47 -0000

Alabama politics: Primary elections and a legislative flurry

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March 5, 2024

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:15:54 -0000

Super Tuesday, Cam Ward, Josh Donaldson

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March 4, 2024

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 11:16:00 -0000

School choice in Alabama

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March 1, 2024

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:31:03 -0000

In vitro bills; Katie Britt's gig; perfection at Auburn

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February 29, 2024

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 10:34:34 -0000

School stomach bug; crime, courts and cops

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February 28, 2024

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:43:51 -0000

Detonated device, attacked judge, in vitro, school choice

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February 27, 2024

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 09:21:39 -0000

Revisiting Alabama cold cases

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February 26, 2024

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 10:17:25 -0000

Embryos and fetuses

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February 23, 2024

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Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:48:49 -0000

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February 21, 2024

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February 20, 2024

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February 16, 2024

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February 9, 2024

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February 8, 2024

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February 1, 2024

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January 31, 2024

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 10:24:29 -0000

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January 30, 2024

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January 29, 2024

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January 26, 2024

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December 29, 2023

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December 8, 2023

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December 6, 2023

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State house's cost; Tuberville backs off; burning restarts

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December 5, 2023

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December 4, 2023

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College Football Playoffs; prison-guard death; George Santos vote

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November 30, 2023

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November 29, 2023

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November 28, 2023

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End of military holds, cannabis license holds, major plant shutdown

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November 27, 2023

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November 24, 2023

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November 22, 2023

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November 21, 2023

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November 20, 2023

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November 17, 2023

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 10:37:48 -0000

Last night's execution; an artificial reef project; Alabama football coordinator salaries

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November 16, 2023

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More Millennials leave home; marching band in Macy's Parade

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November 15, 2023

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A rare double uterus; the FBI HQ; conservatism in Alabama

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November 14, 2023

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November 13, 2023

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November 10, 2023

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November 9, 2023

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Cost of redistricting, nitrogen hypoxia, more police watching

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November 8, 2023

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November 7, 2023

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November 6, 2023

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GOP House showdown, mayor's death, DST debate

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November 3, 2023

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John Rogers; capital punishment; convenient stores; Ken Mattingly

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Tuberville's party, Auburn alcohol, Tate Farms

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November 1, 2023

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Another guilty cop killer; movie underway; Tide and the CFP; Bayside volleyball streak

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October 31, 2023

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John Rogers in jail; Rickwood work; Skynyrd, ZZ Top and Creed

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October 30, 2023

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 08:36:28 -0000

Guilty verdict for cop killer; cool weather coming; Greater Gulf State Fair

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October 27, 2023

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Ethics, a gorilla, bats and more

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October 26, 2023

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October 25, 2023

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Drought, a state House election, Margaritaville

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October 24, 2023

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Palmer's Principles, Birmingham's technology and a late-season prep transfer.

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October 23, 2023

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House speaker, absentee ballots and a record blue marlin

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October 20, 2023

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Britt to Israel; rock-climbing death; police investigated

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October 19, 2023

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Some Natalee Holloway closure; asteroid avoidance; Rick Karle's change

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Truant students, extinct species, labor-and-delivery service

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October 17, 2023

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October 16, 2023

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Carlee Russell ruling, landfill fire ablaze again, former senator dies

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October 11, 2023

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October 10, 2023

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October 9, 2023

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Church groups in Israel, a cruise ship in Mobile and fake businesses in Alabama

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October 6, 2023

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Kevin McCarthy removal, an endangered whale, a cellphone warning and a retiring meteorologist

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October 3, 2023

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Death Row, 28-year-old mystery, and nurse shortage.

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October 2, 2023

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September 29, 2023

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Alabama District 2; Warrior's denial of Church International; STD rate

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Mon, 25 Sep 2023 08:27:22 -0000

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Black Hawk crash investigation; Ben Shelton's Alabama connections; no more Big Bad Wolves

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Space Command HQ blowback; football coach's deployment; rock throwing

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Schools intervention; basketball player's death; Crimson Tide broadcast team

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Earmarks, UFOs, displaced Auburn students

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Fairhope water woes, embezzlement, Alabama food

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Trump and Alabama; space and Huntsville; Iron Bowl and recruiting

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Space Command reversal; high school mascots; tuberculosis.

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July 31, 2023

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 08:59:00 -0000

Python in Alabama; an alleged murder plot; a national coaching award

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July 28, 2023

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:55:57 -0000

An Alabama lawmaker's medical emergency; Mo Brooks and Donald Trump; Jeremy Pruitt's return

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July 27, 2023

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 09:15:56 -0000

Nuclear rockets, festival arrests, wrestling hall of famer

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July 26, 2023

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 08:16:00 -0000

Crime Stoppers donations, Virgin Islands death, NIL bill

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July 25, 2023

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Uterine transplant; methburger; misleading police?

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July 24, 2023

Mon, 24 Jul 2023 10:21:14 -0000

Alabama politics, 1,000-pound shark, manatee watch

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July 21, 2023

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:41:30 -0000

Late execution, trouble-making snakes, Lana Del Rey

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July 20, 2023

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 09:18:15 -0000

Carlee Russell, redistricting, Annabelle Hamm

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July 19, 2023

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 08:01:00 -0000

Mobile annexation; Space Command and abortion; presidential-race fundraising; Auburn's play calling

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July 18, 2023

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 08:06:15 -0000

Alabama redistricting, firefighter shooting, Canadian smoke

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July 17, 2023

Mon, 17 Jul 2023 08:40:54 -0000

I-459 mystery; diesel spill in the Tennessee River; house-poor in Alabama

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July 14, 2023

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 08:54:39 -0000

Austin-Tuberville, Huntsville alligators, Philip Rivers family

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July 13, 2023

Thu, 13 Jul 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Firefighter shooting, Pat Dye property, locals-only beaches

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July 12, 2023

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 09:18:53 -0000

Tommy Tuberville on white nationalism; where a baby was found; betting scandal

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July 11, 2023

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Death Row news; TVA dam tours; purple paint law

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July 10, 2023

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 08:34:24 -0000

Montgomery Whitewater; GOP debates; worst place to break down; a misplaced beer billboard

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July 7, 2023

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Satchel Paige; free school meals; drug-laced food

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July 6, 2023

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Lincoln assassination link; snake's power outage; killed officer's settlement

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July 5, 2023

Wed, 05 Jul 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Polly Holliday, Fred the Tortoise, endangered species in Alabama

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July 4, 2023

Tue, 04 Jul 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Fourth of July facts; income taxes; stamp prices

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July 3, 2023

Mon, 03 Jul 2023 09:01:46 -0000

Alabama Power project, USFL, Miss Alabama, animal stories

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June 30, 2023

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 09:18:14 -0000

Money questions, snake bite, downtown Mobile, squirrel biology

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June 29, 2023

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 08:07:53 -0000

Tuberville-Biden tiff; stolen police vehicle; coaching salaries

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June 28, 2023

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Heat dome over the South; chronic wasting disease; Birmingham Monopoly

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June 27, 2023

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 09:08:05 -0000

Gulf deaths, ALDOT director, Distinguished Young Woman

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June 26, 2023

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 08:13:00 -0000

Moody landfill fire, Methodists on gay issues, summer heat

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June 23, 2023

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 09:01:31 -0000

I-65 rocket, medical cannabis lawsuit, Arab Alabama

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June 22, 2023

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 08:46:59 -0000

Traffic fatalities; reactor assembly; our most American-made automobiles

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June 21, 2023

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 08:59:47 -0000

Alabama redistricting, Titan submersible, Hank Aaron home

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June 20, 2023

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 08:33:40 -0000

Titan connection, Tropical Storm Bret, Biden vs. Tuberville

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June 19, 2023

Mon, 19 Jun 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Alabama weather, big cats, College Rodeo Finals

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June 16, 2023

Fri, 16 Jun 2023 08:45:40 -0000

Methodist split update, 1999 Ozark murders, Alabama grocery tax explained

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June 15, 2023

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 12:30:47 -0000

How a (wrong version of a) bill becomes a law

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June 14, 2023

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Tuberville's whereabouts, Harvey Glance, Rickwood Field, first Wawa

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June 13, 2023

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 08:04:35 -0000

ALDOT official in trouble, medical marijuana, a city council vs. its mayor, and a new Alabama baseball coach

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June 12, 2023

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Congressional re-redistricting, Chinese spy base, tuition in Alabama

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June 9, 2023

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 09:00:12 -0000

Congressional districting, reading scores, Yoakum-DeFrenn Army Heliport

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June 8, 2023

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 09:16:48 -0000

Canadian smoke, Gulf Coast bacteria and a SpaceCom update

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June 7, 2023

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 09:08:22 -0000

Legislature adjourns, Tennessee River cruise, Saban in D.C.

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June 6, 2023

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Woman on Death Row, Jalen Hurts honor, Alabama laws, impersonating an officer

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June 5, 2023

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 08:23:16 -0000

Alabama lawmaking, baseball regionals

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June 2, 2023

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Car theft, seized property, state rankings you'll like

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June 1, 2023

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Alabama legislative home stretch, Tuberville, hurricane season

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May 31, 2023

Wed, 31 May 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Falling aircraft, sports and gender, target-practice injury

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May 30, 2023

Tue, 30 May 2023 08:15:10 -0000

I-65 vs. Hwy 43, space industry, big billfish

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May 29, 2023

Mon, 29 May 2023 08:00:00 -0000

SpaceCom indecision, lawmaker trouble, pitching milestones

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May 26, 2023

Fri, 26 May 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Hurricane season, tax rebate, Hoover Walmart

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May 25, 2023

Thu, 25 May 2023 08:01:00 -0000

Tax on food, Belk, Ivey on I-65 widening

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May 24, 2023

Thu, 25 May 2023 04:06:52 -0000

I-65 lanes, spilling oil, hot real estate

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May 23, 2023

Tue, 23 May 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Bonnie and Clyde; prepared students; meat-and-threes; tropical weather

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May 22, 2023

Mon, 22 May 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Alabama's connection to the first First Family and wildlife stories from around the South

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May 19, 2023

Fri, 19 May 2023 09:39:57 -0000

Harry Reeder, Bud Light distributor, WWII vet's 102nd birthday

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May 18, 2023

Thu, 18 May 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Democrat tiff, Chinese land-buying bill, Google 20G, barbecue, Alice Cooper

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May 17, 2023

Wed, 17 May 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Gaming and the legislature; the second-best city to live in; and a giant spider that isn't as aggressive as it looks.

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May 16, 2023

Tue, 16 May 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Space Command's headquarters drama, the Supreme Court on an Alabama Death Row inmate, and the Alabama drivers on NASCAR's list of the 75 greatest.

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May 15, 2023

Mon, 15 May 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Embezzlement cases; burned recycling facility; Alabama and Auburn in the NCAA softball tournament.

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May 12, 2023

Fri, 12 May 2023 09:28:27 -0000

New Alabama State House, James Beard controversy, Phyllis from Mulga.

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May 11, 2023

Thu, 11 May 2023 08:00:00 -0000

The extradition of Joran van der Sloot, legislation on the move, and a turbulent day for Tuberville.

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May 10, 2023

Wed, 10 May 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Mobile's possible geographical growth; national Democrats keeping an eye on the state ones; alligators on the beach..

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May 9, 2023

Tue, 09 May 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Gas prices, stealing from an assistant-living resident, and an unusual sight on Highway 98.

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May 8, 2023

Mon, 08 May 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Democrat in-fighting, United Methodist split, final Sunday service for a 182-year-old church, quadruplets at University of Alabama graduation.

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May 5, 2023

Fri, 05 May 2023 09:57:00 -0000

We have the Crimson Tide parting ways with its baseball coach, some more legislative session politics and a Ted Nugent concert that won't happen after all.

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May 4, 2023

Thu, 04 May 2023 09:45:47 -0000

More legislative updates, a resumption of capital punishment, and a scary Gulf rescue.

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May 3, 2023

Thu, 04 May 2023 09:28:38 -0000

Legislative updates, a town where the officials just can't get along, and a quarterback who may be transferring out of Auburn.

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May 2, 2023

Tue, 02 May 2023 09:17:29 -0000

The second half of the legislative session begins today. Why Tucker Carlson is speaking in Alabama. Ohio won't let you bet on Crimson Tide baseball games right now.

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May 1, 2023

Mon, 01 May 2023 09:00:53 -0000

Today we have a growing number of really small businesses, a sentence commuted for a drug dealer and how many players connected to the state of Alabama were selected in the NFL Draft.

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April 28, 2023

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 08:00:00 -0000

A facetious award given to former Sen. Richard Shelby, a couple of bills knocking around the state house we'll highlight, and a Crimson Tide player breaking some ice in the NFL Draft.

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April 27, 2023

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 09:08:55 -0000

A Golden Flake facility closing, U.S. Senators talking about kids and social media, and Coastal Alabama Community College's new nickname.

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April 26, 2023

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 09:15:09 -0000

A budget moving through the state house, environmental grants for the coastal areas, and a concrete scam.

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April 25, 2023

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 08:07:00 -0000

An arrest that ended the hopes of a basketball transfer, a bill in the legislature regarding the replacement of the I-65 rocket, and maybe more cool weather ahead.

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April 24, 2023

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 08:00:00 -0000

A big employee settlement, a beached, pregnant 14-foot great hammerhead shark, new NCAA college football rules.

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April 21, 2023

Fri, 21 Apr 2023 09:27:00 -0000

An effort to put more school days in the year, a giant roadside cross and fewer fans (nationally at least) for Alabama football.

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April 20, 2023

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 13:07:10 -0000

Arrests in the Dadeville shooting, Spencer Bachus on mandatory prison sentences, the latest on the Northern Beltline.

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April 19, 2021

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 09:17:27 -0000

We have firearms topping vehicle crashes as the leading cause of death among minors. We also have cities and counties watching what the state does with the sales tax on food. And we have medical marijuana cultivators getting closer to getting to work.

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April 18, 2023

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 09:09:22 -0000

Another crime bill, this one targeting retail theft; a house tied to the Civil Rights movement that’s being moved out of Alabama; and a really, really rich quarterback.

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April 17, 2023

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 08:58:01 -0000

Authorities seek help as they gather information on the Dadeville shooting; a former state lawmaker will be sentenced for felony theft; Alabama has a connection to a new embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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April 14, 2023

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 08:56:37 -0000

William Ben Darby's release from prison; an update on Eli Gold, and one reason you might see flashes of light in the sky.

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April 13, 2023

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 09:23:06 -0000

School choice, bingo raids, workers needed.

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April 12, 2023

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 10:15:00 -0000

Crime bills in the Alabama Legislature; a ransomware attack that's taken a school system offline; an Unclaimed Baggage museum.

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April 11, 2023

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 08:15:34 -0000

Anti-gang legislation; rising rent; 3-D printing to the rescue.

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April 10, 2023

Mon, 10 Apr 2023 08:25:01 -0000

Cutting taxes, stealing from churchs, and glamping in the great outdoors.

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April 7, 2023

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 09:08:21 -0000

Birmingham-Southern College, taxes on groceries and a little geology.

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April 6, 2023

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 08:44:05 -0000

Tax cuts, Hank Aaron's childhood home and an Alabama teen at the Masters

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April 5, 2023

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 08:38:24 -0000

Where the parole issue stands, why a 40-year-old McDonald's has shut down, and some quirky baseball history that's been made this season.

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April 4, 2023

Tue, 04 Apr 2023 09:31:10 -0000

Amtrak on the Gulf Coast, Suni Lee's gymnastics plans and what the Tyrannasaurus might have looked like.

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April 3, 2023

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 08:09:25 -0000

There was a deadly crash of a medical helicopter over the weekend; a well-known high school football coach takes a new job in the state; and a couple of actors you might recognize are doing a movie in Alabama.

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March 31, 2023

Fri, 31 Mar 2023 08:43:19 -0000

Reaction from Alabama Republicans to the Donald Trump indictment; a population update on fast-growing Madison and Baldwin Counties; and a reported robbery of a man after he left a casino.

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March 30, 2023

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 12:02:47 -0000

School systems taking Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat to court, a big payout in a bullying lawsuit, and accusations of PPP fraud.

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March 29, 2023

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 08:01:31 -0000

A Huntsville Police Officer was killed in the line of duty; UAB has reached the finals of the NIT; today is the 50th anniversary of the last United States combat troops departing from South Vietnam.

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March 28, 2023

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 08:12:03 -0000

A father and son who were shot to death at Birmingham gas stations -- years apart, a national hero award, a rescue at sea, and another crazy name for Rocket City Trash Pandas.

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March 27, 2023

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 08:25:14 -0000

Updates on Space Command, an American Indian memorial and things Charles Barkley has said.

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March 24, 2023

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0000

Possible tax help for expectant parents, a milestone for Jacksonville State softball coach Jana McGinnis, and stormy weather.

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March 23, 2023

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 09:20:24 -0000

Early bills going through the Alabama Legislature; update on Alabamians getting in trouble on the Florida Gulf Coast; a Dothan woman wins a big suit against her former employer.

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March 22, 2023

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 09:08:44 -0000

The governor's proposed budgets, more on the Mexican takeover of Vulcan Materials' property on the Yucatan, and the Trussville man who was a dollar short on "Jeopardy!"

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March 21, 2023

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 09:00:12 -0000

More Alabamians in trouble in Florida; Mexico reportedly playing hardball with Alabama-based Vulcan Materials; NASA's plans to study the Saturn moon Titan.

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March 20, 2023

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 09:14:14 -0000

A 5,000-mile-long belt of sargassum seaweed, a spelling bee champ from Cullman County, and a glitch that got a very benign message from a state agency blocked on Facebook.

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March 17, 2023

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 09:30:45 -0000

The results of the special legislative session, better pay for corrections officers and a big basketball weekend.

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March 16, 2023

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 09:27:54 -0000

How expensive it can be to build a prison; a judge striking down anti-panhandling laws; a big college basketball day in a season of success and tragedy.

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March 15, 2023

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 08:58:04 -0000

The tax on groceries, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians' deal with NASA, and the great white shark that was caught on Orange Beach.

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March 14, 2023

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0000

The fight against fentanyl, Alabama's unemployment figures and the salaries of Crimson Tide football coordinators.

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March 13, 2023

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 09:04:13 -0000

We have an Alabama Oscar winner, two state teams in the men's NCAA basketball tournament, and the passing of business leader Jim Wilson III of Montgomery.

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March 10 2023

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 09:27:24 -0000

A train derailment, another gun on a high school campus, and a "Love in Fairhope" reality show.

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March 9, 2023

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 10:05:25 -0000

The slow process to name a space command HQ, a special session underway at the Capitol, and next year's Transplant Games.

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March 8, 2023

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 09:58:57 -0000

Alabama Gov. Ivey's State of the State, raises for prison guards, and a last effort to save a really old school building in Birmingham.

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March 7, 2023

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 09:59:04 -0000

Storm aftermath, China's land purchases, and education issues as the legislative session kicks off.

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March 6, 2023

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 09:36:20 -0000

Alabama state legislative priorities, city mayors against "exhibition driving," and Montana Fouts' latest perfect game.

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March 3, 2023

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 09:18:13 -0000

Birmingham is spending big money sending people to a conference; some Alabama state legislators are looking to support student prayer; a genealogical society is trying to identify thousands of human remains in Mobile.

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March 2, 2023

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 09:51:19 -0000

Ethics accusations leveled at an ethics official, a university closing a Chinese-connected institute, and a big intrastate men's basketball game last night.

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March 1, 2023

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:41:32 -0000

Munitions cleanup at Redstone Arsenal, bills that are supported by the state's district attorneys, and a released inmate heading back to jail.

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February 28, 2023

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 09:31:34 -0000

A civil case dismissed in a 2019 police shooting, more tax-filing time for some folks, and a beach-town bracing for spring break.

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February 27, 2023

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 09:41:28 -0000

Executions, educational savings accounts and weather.

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February 24, 2023

Fri, 24 Feb 2023 09:55:10 -0000

A couple more record highs; a longtime sheriff behind bars; more money for the Magic City Classic schools; raw chicken reportedly served for lunch.

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February 23, 2023

Thu, 23 Feb 2023 09:27:15 -0000

A legal look at testimony regarding Brandon Miller; a quadruple killing in South Alabama; The promotion of a Buffalo soldier; record high temperature.

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February 22, 2023

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:06:09 -0000

Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats' comments after the Darius Miles hearing; a proposed "National Gun of America"; a missing cat with a destination.

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February 21, 2023

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0000

Audio recordings of Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed, a really, really old Alabama abortion ban that's still technically on the books, and Taylor Jackson, a female on-field baseball coach from Tuscaloosa.

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February 20, 2023

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 09:38:15 -0000

Human remains from 1976; a big award for a film director; a clinic focusing on ALS; the Naked Cowboy's appearance in Mobile.

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February 17, 2023

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 09:48:31 -0000

Birmingham-Southern College's financial struggles, the FBI's investigation of a Walker County Jail death, and some news from the Warrior Met Coal strike.

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February 16, 2023

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 09:36:35 -0000

Black Hawk helicopter crash, executions in Alabama, and the retirement of the Crimson Tide's first black football player.

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February 15, 2023

Wed, 15 Feb 2023 09:17:01 -0000

A new charter school is coming to Mobile; sheriff's offices are looking for funding without pistol-permit fees; Dothan's Coby McNeal took a different path to playing college football.

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February 14, 2023

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0000

A lawsuit over a jail death, the top-ranked Alabama basketball team, and what's behind Door Number 3.

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February 13, 2023

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 09:34:05 -0000

Alabama Power rebates, a flyover pilot and the coolest sports highlight of the weekend.

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February 10, 2023

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 09:25:17 -0000

Record exports, a tiger's passing and an NFL Hall of Famer.

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February 9, 2023

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 09:20:03 -0000

One of the freed inmates is back behind bars, more details on the councilman facing shoplifting charges, a bill targeting the microchipping of employees, and the return of June Jam to Fort Payne.

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February 8, 2023

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0000

Huntsville school security, a settlement in an airbag-death case, and the announcement of this year's featured Mobile Mardi Gras Naval ship.

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February 7, 2023

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 09:03:11 -0000

Alabama agency found in violation; attorney general responds to a death-row inmates's lawsuit; our primary severe-weather season is right around the corner.

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February 6, 2023

Mon, 06 Feb 2023 09:55:26 -0000

An update on the early prisoner releases; catfish engineering at Auburn; the Crimson Tide's offensive and defensive coordinators.

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February 3, 2023

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 09:15:09 -0000

A Huntsville councilman's arrest; TopGolf in Mobile; Roy Wood Jr. and the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

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February 2, 2023

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 09:16:15 -0000

Opposition to early inmate release, Sen. Katie Britt's committee assignments, and finances for the University of Alabama athletics department.

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February 1, 2023

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 09:16:16 -0000

Black belt sewage fixes, the future Birmingham amphitheater, and Aldi expansion.

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January 31, 2023

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 09:26:14 -0000

Prison releases, Victoryland cutbacks and gas prices.

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January 30, 2023

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 08:59:11 -0000

A Moody landfill fire update; Republican national party officers from our state; a beached whale being studied in a Dauphin Island lab.

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January 27, 2023

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 08:46:00 -0000

More broadband access, a next-generation rocket engine, update on the Perry Hooper Jr. abuse allegations, and a Louis Vuitton purse heist.

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January 26, 2023

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 09:31:20 -0000

A teacher died Wednesday in a really tragic accident at school, Perry Hooper Jr. is suing over charges he once faced, and somebody in Ohio might want that 44-year-old state-line Saturn rocket.

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January 25, 2023

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 09:06:57 -0000

Overdose deaths in Alabama's biggest county; another assistant leaving the Crimson Tide; new state record alligator gar.

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January 24, 2023

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0000

A preliminary report on a Montgomery airport death; a new voice in the Auburn football broadcast booth; Alabama and Auburn basketball, severe weather.

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January 23, 2023

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0000

Tornado stats, I-65 rocket and Alabama's Mardi Gras parades.

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January 20, 2023

Fri, 20 Jan 2023 09:22:36 -0000

What's in the air around that landfill fire, a lawsuit over garbage-bill arrests, and the quiet, good works of a man who recently died.

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January 19, 2023

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 09:35:16 -0000

The governor has sicced the feds on the landfill fire. We have a down side of working from home. And the Food Network has its favorite barbecue joint.

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January 18, 2023

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 09:06:45 -0000

Voter registration partnership, I-65 rocket, state-record saltwater fish.

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January 17, 2023

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0000

Darius Miles claims innocence; Kay Ivey talks education; Rush Propst returns to coaching in Alabama.

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January 16, 2023

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 09:19:29 -0000

An athlete facing a murder charge, federal disaster help, and "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

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January 13, 2023

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 09:19:00 -0000

Severe weather, Mr. Football and young Senators

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January 12, 2023

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0000

A possible tax rebate; voter-fraud charges against a county official; radioactive material found on an Alabama road.

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January 11, 2023

Wed, 11 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0000

Alabama state legislative leadership; abortion pills; talk of criminal investigations in the Moody landfill fire.

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January 10, 2023

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0000

Mike Hubbard leaves prison; Kay Ivey issued an order on prison sentences; Alabama Republicans against Ronna McDaniel.

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January 9, 2023

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0000

Rogers vs. Gaetz, Black Belt National Heritage Area, Eli Gold's heath.

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January 6, 2023

Fri, 06 Jan 2023 09:28:20 -0000

Some of the most lucrative degrees coming out of Alabama colleges, FBI investment at Redstone Arsenal, and the counties with the longest life expectancy.

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January 5, 2023

Thu, 05 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0000

Congressional politics, a surprise inside a teddy bear and why some of us have gone rural, according to the Census folks.

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January 4, 2023

Wed, 04 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0000

An update on the Moody landfill fire, the next possible Amtrak push, and Elon Musk's beef with Richard Shelby.

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January 3, 2023

Tue, 03 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0000

Swearing-in ceremonies in Washington, Mobile gang violence and Alabamians who made a list of the greatest singers ever.

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January 2, 2023

Mon, 02 Jan 2023 09:02:00 -0000

Asylum seekers from Louisiana, the new concealed-carry rule and possible severe weather.

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December 30, 2022

Fri, 30 Dec 2022 09:00:00 -0000

A landfill on fire, a pile of catalytic converters, and a familiar face on the Alabama sideline -- this time as a reporter.

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December 29, 2022

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0000

Water woes; working from home; remembering actor Bob Penny.

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December 28, 2022

Wed, 28 Dec 2022 09:00:00 -0000

Abandoned cars, airport issues, a homicide record in peril, and the passing of a sheriff.

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December 27, 2022

Tue, 27 Dec 2022 09:00:00 -0000

More effects of the cold weather; rising rent; an NFL player with an impressive accomplishment.

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December 26, 2022

Mon, 26 Dec 2022 09:18:00 -0000

The push for Paxlovid as COVID spreads in Alabama; the spending bill that's not exactly fully embraced; the coming weather warm-up.

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December 23, 2023

Fri, 23 Dec 2022 09:00:00 -0000

Forever chemicals, a lack of pediatricians, and in-demand Christmas gifts.

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December 22, 2022

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 09:00:00 -0000

Politics and Alabama Power; an airport computer toss; winter weather.

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December 21, 2022

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 09:21:40 -0000

Electric-vehicle charging stations; the aging state; a honeymoon ruined.

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December 20, 2022

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 09:12:44 -0000

Turning on TikTok; the Jan. 6 panel and Mo Brooks; so many Crimson Tide players in the NFL.

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December 19, 2022

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 09:21:28 -0000

Meta's data center construction in Huntsville; Birmingham-Southern's troubled finances; and oyster season in Mobile Bay.

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December 16, 2022

Fri, 16 Dec 2022 09:38:16 -0000

A union protest in Vestavia, a net-zero development in Huntsville, and a Casey White jailbreak movie on Tubi.

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December 15, 2022

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 09:20:52 -0000

A lawsuit over a prison death, Huntsville real-estate's outlook, and a case of sharing fishing information.

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December 14, 2022

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 09:40:35 -0000

A tumbling pension fund, military aid to Ukraine, and a cat-food caper.

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December 13, 2022

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 09:08:04 -0000

State government ban on TikTok; illegal street racing; alcohol delivery.

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December 12, 2022

Mon, 12 Dec 2022 09:00:00 -0000

The Methodist split, state and local taxes, and weather.

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December 9, 2022

Fri, 09 Dec 2022 09:28:05 -0000

Charles Barkley's latest gifts, the annual ABC limited-quantity liquor release, and some fun with 2022 Google search data.

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December 8, 2022

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 09:31:55 -0000

Arrested for unpaid garbage bills; higher power bills next year; a cockfighting operation; a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Octavia Spencer.

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December 7, 2022

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 09:20:32 -0000

We have the nation's highest emitter of greenhouse gases. Also, we offer a couple measures of how conservative we are - one based on legislative votes and one based on alleged doodles on some ballots.

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December 6, 2022

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 09:30:29 -0000

Hot pursuit, execution review and the big football defensive awards.

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December 5, 2022

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 09:47:16 -0000

More on the man who fell off a cruise ship and survived, a roundup of Alabama's bowls and bowl-bound teams, and a former Crimson Tide coach who has retired from coaching high school ball.

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December 2, 2022

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 09:22:34 -0000

A Choctaw Indian tribe hoping for official federal recognition; the demolition of part of the old Huntsville High School, which dates back to 1928; where Alabamians are most likely to move should they leave the Yellowhammer State; and the newest Super 7 high school football state champs.

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December 1, 2022

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 09:24:44 -0000

High school football finals, a new president for the Business Council of Alabama, and medical marijuana.

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November 30, 2022

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:17:57 -0000

Court cases involving capital punishment and those Roy Moore allegations; a man accused of doing illegal business with Iran; the end of a run for an Alabama marathon.

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November 29, 2022

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0000

Auburn has a new coach, and we'll catch up on the teacher shortage and the Artemis 1 mission.

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November 28, 2022

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:23:43 -0000

Grading school districts, the sports weekend in review, and surprising a Waffle House waitress.

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November 25, 2022

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 09:03:00 -0000

A guilty plea in the Thanksgiving Galleria shootings from a few years back, OSHA with some blunt words for Dollar General, and what a former coach said about Auburn.

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November 24, 2022

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 09:19:41 -0000

A mayor weighed in on gun control, a dog spent weeks running around a neighborhood with a plastic container on his head, and the Poarch Creeks are against hosting their Thanksgiving Pow-Wow.

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November 23, 2022

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:03:07 -0000

Amtrak, water bills and a lawsuit by an Auburn professor.

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November 22, 2022

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0000

A temporary change in capital-punishment policy, a convicted murder who didn't show up to jail, and a whole lot of fast-food joints.

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November 21, 2022

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0000

Campus speech, pregnant or not, a long way home, a big week in Alabama.

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November 18, 2022

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 09:15:28 -0000

More execution difficulties, some trends in infant mortality, and the final projects from a BP oil-spill fund.

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November 17, 2022

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 09:13:24 -0000

Capital punishment, solar energy and clean voter rolls

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November 16, 2022

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0000

The Trump announcement, the aging Alabama State House and an Artemis launch.

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November 15, 2022

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0000

The Methodist split, the USFL and straight-ticket voting.

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November 14, 2022

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0000

Julio Jones, Magic City Classic, and a woman left waiting in a doctor's office.

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November 11, 2022

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 09:41:27 -0000

The Alabama House Speaker, school name changes in Montgomery, and a turkey pardoning.

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November 10, 2022

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0000

Election turnout, a tragic day at a high school, and another opioid settlement.

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November 9, 2022

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 09:12:43 -0000

Some election highlights, Democratic in-fighting, and the passing of the Alabama band's Jeff Cook.

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November 8, 2022

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 09:05:47 -0000

Execution autopsy, influenza outbreak, midterm elections.

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November 7, 2022

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 09:29:36 -0000

A huge verdict against two doctors and a nurse, the age gap between citizens and elected officials, and our language on Twitter.

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November 4, 2022

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 08:47:31 -0000

Diesel prices, electricity rates and some changes to the news media landscape.

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November 3, 2022

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 08:50:00 -0000

Uniontown's sewage problems, a really big dog shelter, and Auburn's football coaching situation..

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November 2, 2022

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 08:28:20 -0000

Abortion stats, street racing, November's weather.

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November 1, 2022

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:48:31 -0000

Auburn fires Bryan Harsin; a man was found alive in demolition rubble; An Alabama man has been accused of being a squatter at Stanford University.

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October 31, 2022

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Another good schools report, a tornado count (so far), and Vince Dooley's passing.

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October 28, 2022

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 08:32:00 -0000

Updates on guns at parks and the flu bug, a string of robberies that appears to be targeting a specific demographic, and what John Merrill is predicting turnout will be for the election.

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October 27, 2022

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 07:58:15 -0000

Stolen guns in Birmingham, federal money for some HBCUs, a new Buccee's location.

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October 26, 2022

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 08:22:54 -0000

A city that's not interested in a medical-marijuana dispensary, a forgotten cemetery, Sen. Tommy Tuberville and the war of the generations.

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October 25, 2022

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Another judge in trouble, influenza outbreaks, meteorologist Jerry Tracey's retirement, today's potential for severe weather.

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October 24, 2022

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0000

A gun lawsuit, chemicals in the water, and the voting registration deadline.

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October 21, 2022

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Alabama's VP, hot car prices and cold temperatures

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October 20, 2022

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Hyundai reacts to the child-labor allegations against two of its suppliers; a prestigious award went to a Montgomery school principal; Magnolia Springs, Alabama, is one of the 55 most beautiful small towns in America, according to Architectural Digest.

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October 19, 2022

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 08:05:35 -0000

A judge found guilty, a proposed amphitheater, and a post-ballgame shooting.

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October 18, 2022

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:16:15 -0000

Alabama men's basketball teams in the AP poll; replacing a nearly-100-year-old business; a campaign-finance landslide in the race for the U.S. Senate.

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October 17, 2022

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:15:44 -0000

Inmate deaths on the rise an a state prison, an officer injured in one city, and a building fire in another.

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October 14, 2022

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0000

A Gulf rescue, the Alabama attorney general's office requesting documents from the Birmingham Water Works Board, and an update on the popularity of the governor in this election year.

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October 13, 2022

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0000

The DOJ says some Alabama foster kids are discriminated against; Huntsville is debating a resolution that relates to Alabama's abortion ban; Wenonah High School is naming its football field for Ronald Cheatham.

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October 12, 2022

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Alabama cities moving to land medical marijuana dispensaries, fines in one of the child-labor cases from earlier this year, and a scary place for a gun to go off.

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October 11, 2022

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:01:52 -0000

A name change for Fort Rucker, a final bon voyage for the Carnival Ecstasy, and Alabama vs. Tennessee.

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October 10, 2022

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 08:09:00 -0000

Mel Marshall's passing, Tommy Tuberville on crime and "reparation," Deion Sanders vs. Eddie Robinson Jr., Miss USA controversy.

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October 7, 2022

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 08:28:29 -0000

Plans for a new high school in Auburn, a disturbing auction purchase, and a long-awaited Saban-Fisher showdown.

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October 6, 2022

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 08:15:23 -0000

A Wal-mart shooting in the Wiregrass, a Jan. 6-related conviction and an update on a legal fight over pandemic unemployment benefits.

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October 5, 2022

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:28:16 -0000

Alabama fish removed from endangered species list after population recovers, Shrimp Fest, ready for return after two lost years, opens Thursday, and Alabama bar patrons, bartender stop robber armed with gun.

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October 4, 2022

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0000

The beginning of a murder trial, what looks like the end of a prison strike, and high-tech police officer training.

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October 3, 2022

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Updates on the Alabama prison strike, a convicted sheriff's appeal, and Tua Tagovailoa concussion fallout for the NFL.

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September 30, 2022

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0000

A frightening moment at last night's NFL game, the inmate strike and a pig on the loose.

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September 29, 2022

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Alabamians are activated in the wake of a monster storm, another death notebook turns up, and a man kept his late father around a bit longer, in a financial sense.

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September 28, 2022

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0000

High school sports and religious accommodations, and a couple of vandalism stories - one involving a construction executive's home and one involving a vice president from the 1850s.

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September 27, 2022

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0000

A prison strike, another nasty gift from the pandemic era, and an extradition all the way from Alaska.

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September 26, 2022

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Andy Huynh and Alexander Drueke are back in Alabama; some federal help is coming for opioid programs; Atlanta Braves pitcher Kyle Wright reaches 20 wins.

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September 23, 2022

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 08:28:24 -0000

An execution that didn't happen; the DOJ on abortion and Veteran's Affairs; Gov. Kay Ivey and electric vehicles.

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September 22, 2022

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 08:24:05 -0000

Two men released from Russian custody, more charges in a dog-mauling case, and a potential plan for polluted neighborhoods in North Birmingham.

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September 21, 2022

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:13:10 -0000

An update on the Justice Department's legal fight against the Alabama trans law; An estimate on how many Alabamians might be in line to receive student-loan relief; three new license-plate options for your car.

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September 20, 2022

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0000

We have rulings from the bench on a convicted murderer as well as a suspected murderer. Also, somebody found a new place to land a plane.

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September 19, 2022

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Sewage and water improvements in Alabama; police chases; Bryan Harsin's job.

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September 16, 2022

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 08:45:16 -0000

An update on next week's scheduled execution, an Alabama astrophysicist's work, and a moonshine bust.

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September 15, 2022

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 08:13:00 -0000

A workplace death, suspended Amtrak service, an anti-drone system and a unique new bass fishing league.

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September 14, 2022

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0000

A law-enforcement spat, a human trafficking bust and the dying greens of Ross Bridge.

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September 13, 2022

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Nitrogen hypoxia and executions, the Islamic State, and a dog rescue.

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September 12, 2022

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Eli Gold's health; Name, Image, Likeness and politics; a fire rescue.

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September 9, 2022

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:17:42 -0000

Housing markets, American Indian remains and test scores.

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September 8, 2022

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 08:13:59 -0000

Steve Marshall squaring off with the VA, Artemis rocket work, the iconic Bogue's Restaurant closing, and Altoona getting dinged for violating its own burn ban.

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September 7, 2022

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0000

The hidden camera that helped send a meth dealer to prison, a high school football coach on administrative leave, and the passing of two women who were sisters and Holocaust survivors.

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September 6, 2022

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Unemployment take-backs, a side-effect to the permitless-carry law, and flash-flooding rescues.

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September 5, 2022

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Updates on the state's longest-ever labor strike and a city possibly headed for its worst-ever year of homicides. Also, a 12-year-old boy from Alabama played Carnegie Hall over the summer.

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September 2, 2022

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:01:22 -0000

COVID's effects on education, gas-engine bans not on the table in Alabama, Nick Saban's rebukes another sign of college football season.

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September 1, 2022

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0000

A $5 billion missile-defense contract was awarded to Boeing Huntsville; a sheriff wants his conviction thrown out; Dothan has a new charter school; longtime UPI journalist Bessie L. Ford dies.

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August 31, 2022

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000

A suspect is in custody in the case of a series of sexual assaults more than a decade ago. Also, important decisions regarding the Saildrone Surveyer and Space Launch System.

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August 30, 2022

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Startups in Birmingham, investing in voters and some Brian Robinson Jr. updates.

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August 29, 2022

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Landfill expansion, sewage overflows, and the Trapper Keeper

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August 26, 2022

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 08:16:27 -0000

Electric Mercedes, an Artemis launch and a cold-case arrest.

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August 25, 2022

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000

The arrest of a former lawmaker, a hitch in the plans for a new charter school, and the best big companies to work for.

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August 24, 2022

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Nick Saban's latest contract extension; another Jan. 6 arrest; dreams of a high-rise in Huntsville.

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August 23, 2022

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Child-labor allegations, a faked death, and Name/Image/Likeness deals.

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August 22, 2022

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000

A new old turtle, the latest unemployment numbers, Levy's Miss Rhoda.

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August 19, 2022

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000

A disbanded police department, graduation requirements, and how important fast food is to folks.

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August 18, 2022

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 08:29:39 -0000

Ladd-Peebles is reopening to high schools after last year's shooting, there was a scary moment at an elementary school this week as a couple kids went missing, and we're gonna compare Tide and Tiger fans.

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August 17, 2022

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Booze at Bryant-Denny, a cold case from 1960, and loose-cow charges.

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August 16, 2022

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000

The cost of the World Games; criminal charges against a business; people entering the teaching ranks.

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August 15, 2022

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Democratic and Republican executive committee meetings; the Birmingham curfew; thieves and tempters of fate.

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August 12, 2022

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000

The most famous high school game, Thirsty Turtle and Ivey's health

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August 11, 2022

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 07:00:00 -0000

High school game goes to court, most popular dog names

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August 10, 2022

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000

A lopsided win, a new dog shelter and theft at the pump

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August 9, 2022

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000

7 overtimes, an unclaimed prize and a new school system

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August 8, 2022

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000

How about the Flying Squadron, Historic Looney House in Alabama ‘heavily damaged’ in fire and grocery delivery cools.

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August 5, 2022

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 08:27:37 -0000

A city blowing up over an off-color joke, the Space Command commander in Huntsville next week, a quarterback's arrest and the latest expectations for hurricane season.

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August 4, 2022

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 08:12:02 -0000

A kidnapping case led to a grisly discovery; Alabama broadcaster Eli Gold will miss the beginning of football season; the Congressional Gold Medal is being awarded to a mail unit that included a 102-year-old Montgomery woman.

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August 3, 2022

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:44:20 -0000

Politics national and state; more about the World Police & Fire Games; and another kangaroo on the loose.

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August 2, 2022

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Child-labor allegations, Jared Kushner's criticism of Jeff Sessions and Conrad Thompson's connection to Ric Flair's final match.

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August 1, 2022

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0000

The Alabama Constitution of 2022, some security discussion as school approaches, and which college football team has more fans than the Alabama Crimson Tide.

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July 29, 2022

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0000

The final escape, vaccine time and don't feed the gators

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July 28, 2022

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Whiskey to the grave and banana pudding contests

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July 27th 2022

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0000

From madam to health hero and slowing home sales

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July 26 2022

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0000

The grave for the man who was alive, a scary 5year old

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July 25 2022

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 16:40:05 -0000

One of strangest graves in Alabama and a Classic move

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July 22, 2022

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Rough and even deadly weather in parts of Alabama; the state trying to get back unemployment overpayments; school officials sentenced for fraud; Auburn's Bryan Harsin at SEC Media Days.

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July 21, 2022

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 08:02:48 -0000

Coal-ash ponds and a possible lawsuit about 'em, a scheduled execution of an inmate who's representing himself, and heavy drinking and how much or little Alabama takes part.

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July 20, 2022

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0000

SEC Media Days, the Birmingham Zoo lioness and cattle on the Florida Turnpike.

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July 19, 2022

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Criminal busts around the World Games, an unexpected visitor coming aboard at the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo, and the passing of Mickey Rooney Jr. and what that has to do with our state.

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July 18, 2022

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0000

World Games, monkeypox and alternative-fuel vehicles.

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July 15, 2022

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Suicide & Crises Lifeline, Mobile County Public Schools security, an insulin murder and Democrat leadership.

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July 14, 2022

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0000

World Games medical treatments, Space Command, power rates and electric garbage trucks.

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July 13, 2022

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0000

The teacher shortage, charges in the inmate/jailer getaway saga, and a class ring found after more than a half-century.

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July 12, 2022

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0000

The governor's office responded to the abortion-boat talk; the Lady in the Lake is back, in a sense; a couple of Alabama natives will be in next week's baseball All-Star game.

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July 11, 2022

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0000

An effort at an abortion workaround, a controversial historical marker, and a Good Samaritan at the World Games.

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July 8, 2022

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Orienteering, Roy Moore and Bama rings for sale

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July 7th, 2022

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0000

What is competitive dancing? Reforms, growth and more

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July 6th, 2022

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Fistball, jellyfish and another hot week in Alabama

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July 5th, 2022

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0000

July 5th is an important day in Alabama history, Predictions show Huntsville average home could top $1 million by 2030, Georgia’s Scott Cochran, former Tide coach, celebrates 1 year sober on social media with chip, rings and Bonnie becomes a hurricane after jumping oceans

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July 4th, 2022

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 08:09:28 -0000

July 4th facts, a new Miss Alabama and bad news for travellers

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July 1, 2022

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 08:16:03 -0000

A deputy has passed away after Wednesday's shooting; teacher raises seem to be affecting retirements; the Miss Alabama contest and the USFL championship are upon us.

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June 30, 2022

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Deputies shot; elections controversy; World Games vs. COVID.

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June 28, 2022

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000

The ambulance getaway; gas-guzzling states; the Greater Amberjack Count.

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June 28, 2022

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000

A tied election, plane cancelations, a balcony fall and an Auburn All-American.

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June 27, 2022

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 08:52:56 -0000

Alabama abortion law, tracking STIs, and when not to use the word "memaw."

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June 24, 2022

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000

HVAC problems, an Alabama surgeon in Ukraine, and a new name for DeSoto Caverns.

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June 23, 2022

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Bad grades on a COVID scorecard, the passing of a superintendent, and an ambulance escape.

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June 22, 2022

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Primary runoff highlights updates on a couple of high-profile shootings, and a residence hall in Tuscaloosa that is coming down.

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June 21, 2022

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000

A deputy killed in the line of duty; Birmingham water bill woes; it's runoff day.

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June 20, 2022

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000

St. Stephen's after the tragedy, a big donation to the Space and Rocket Center, and an old tower re-opening on Flagg Mountain.

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June 17, 2022

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000

A deadly church shooting; a church leaving the United Methodist Church; a new NIL collective at Auburn.

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June 16, 2022

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:01:00 -0000

Abortion trends; fighters captured in Ukraine; a longstanding record high temperature.

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June 15, 2022

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:22:02 -0000

Heat and the TVA; Texas A&M and the Tide; World Games and law enforcement.

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June 14, 2022

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 08:22:35 -0000

For the first time in a couple decades, the Libertarians expect to have a presence on the ballots this fall; there's potentially some good news coming for teaching prospects who don't test well; a plea was reached in the killing of Kimberly Police Officer Nick O'Rear; an Alabama chef won a James Beard Award; Auburn finished off its Super Regional.

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June 13, 2022

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Hot weather, an officer's death, the Trump endorsement and a raccoon causing problems.

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June 20, 2022

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Medical marijuana, Jay Barker's legal trouble, alligators in Huntsville.

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June 9, 2022

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000

A breakdown in negotiations to build a big farm center, the price inelasticity of booze, and a whole lot of rain.

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June 8, 2022

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 08:19:11 -0000

An update on the hot-grease story and an ongoing issue between boaters and park patrons at Point Mallard. Also, we have the ASWE athletes of the year with state ties.

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June 7, 2022

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000

An Army helicopter going down near Ozark, an investment company that now owns more than a hundred fifty thousand acres of the state, and an Auburn baseball update.

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June 6, 2022

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 08:09:12 -0000

Lake real-estate, cats and dogs in the city, and chasing the Trump endorsement.

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June 3, 2022

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000

A Space Command update; homicide totals in Birmingham and Mobile, and the debate over debates.

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June 2, 2022

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Election problems from last week's primaries; a crayfish/crawfish/crawdad that isn't extinct after all; And quite a longshot effort to lure Nick Saban away.

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June 1, 2022

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 08:08:41 -0000

Hurricane season, a really close election, and the evolving pastime of shopping at a shopping mall.

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May 31, 2022

Tue, 31 May 2022 10:28:07 -0000

A semi truck allegedly used as a weapon; USFL update; Mike Hubbard's radio licenses.

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May 30, 2022

Mon, 30 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Possible baby-formula help for some low-income families, the best high school football programs of the past several years, and the reclassification of some sailors who were lost at sea.

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May 27, 2022

Fri, 27 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Glock switches, voting problems, a Starbucks union and escaped sex trafficking victims.

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May 26, 2022

Thu, 26 May 2022 08:03:34 -0000

Spring Break arrests; the passing of a Flora-Bama Lounge co-owner; and cars catching fire in a school parking lot.

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May 25, 2022

Wed, 25 May 2022 08:11:05 -0000

Last night's Alabama primary election; the renaming of Fort Rucker; what kind of hurricane season we might expect.

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May 24, 2022

Tue, 24 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000

The Southern Baptist Convention president on that Guidepost Solutions report; last month's unemployment numbers; last year's most popular baby names.

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May 23, 2022

Mon, 23 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000

A primary election, a golf major and a hotel room that's weirdly in demand.

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May 20, 2022

Fri, 20 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000

You'll pay HOW much for used car? Building back underway in Bham

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May 19, 2022

Thu, 19 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Painting by numbers is big business, and so are are tacos.

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May 18, 2022

Wed, 18 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Updates on US News naming Huntsville best place to live, potential for higher voter turnout and more

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May 17, 2022

Tue, 17 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000

More Senate-race squabbling, an indicted former sheriff and the best place to live, according to U.S. News and World Report.

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May 16, 2022

Mon, 16 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000

We have where new Alabamians and where they came from, more to complain about with wild pigs, and bitcoin mining in the state.

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May 13, 2022

Fri, 13 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Expensive airline tickets, a Jan. 6 subpoena for Mo Brooks and a new water park.

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May 12, 2022

Thu, 12 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000

The governor's race, the South Alabama Mega Site and the Teacher of the Year.

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May 11, 2022

Wed, 11 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000

The Department of defense has shared some of its findings on the disputed Space Command/Redstone decision; polls show a shakeup in the GOP Senate race; Bassmaster founder Ray Scott has passed away.

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May 10, 2022

Tue, 10 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000

An end to the saga of the jail escapee and the corrections officer who helped him get away; what the Warrior Met strike is costing the company; another Airbus aircraft assembly line in Mobile.

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May 9, 2022

Mon, 09 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Metro growth, a Coast Guard rescue, and the invasive Chinese tallow tree.

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May 6, 2022

Fri, 06 May 2022 08:19:01 -0000

Update on a Seventh Day Adventist school's basketball forfeit of a Saturday game; public theft charge in a small town; the discovery of a salamander species.

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May 5, 2022

Thu, 05 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Ancient cave art, what the abortion-ban sponsor had to say about the law possibly going into effect, and a big accolade for Lionel Ritchie.

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May 4, 2022

Wed, 04 May 2022 08:05:42 -0000

Updates on President Biden's visit, the Supreme Court's leaked abortion opinion and the Lauderdale County jail escape.

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May 3, 2022

Tue, 03 May 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Another Brookside-related story; mental-health crisis centers popping up around the state; and the first two recipients of the Nick Saban Legacy Award.

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May 2, 2022

Mon, 02 May 2022 08:02:34 -0000

A deadly dog mauling near Red Bay that's connected to another attack; a missing murder suspect and corrections officer; the state's highlights from the NFL Draft.