Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan
Start your morning with the latest news and stories from Alabama. Then, hear the stories behind the stories as Ike Morgan is joined by voices from the AL.com newsroom and beyond for deep dives on pressing topics, news quizzes and a whole lot of fun.
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May 5, 2022
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.
3 min
802
May 4, 2022
Updates on President Biden's visit, the Supreme Court's leaked abortion opinion and the Lauderdale County jail escape.
4 min
803
May 3, 2022
Another Brookside-related story; mental-health crisis centers popping up around the state; and the first two recipients of the Nick Saban Legacy Award.
4 min
804
May 2, 2022
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.
4 min
805
April 29, 2022
A distemper outbreak, a plea deal in the 2019 Ladd-Peebles shooting, and a "Be On The Lookout" for a potential Tide fan.
2 min
806
April 28, 2022
President Biden traveling to Troy; a teachers' lawsuit denied; new lottery winners.
2 min
807
April 27, 2022
High school rankings, Jan. 6 concerns among Republicans, and a road full of slippery chicken.
3 min
808
April 26, 2022
Retention of new teachers; a fast-food-drive-thru fight that included hot grease; how Alabama singers are doing on American Idol.
3 min
809
April 25, 2022
Tossing mullet; Oak Mountain park's growth; the passing of a 100-year-old World War II veteran.
3 min
810
April 22, 2022
"Endangered rivers," the low supply of new vehicles, Crimson Tide license plates in Ohio and a Kingpin statute conviction.
4 min
811
April 21, 2022
Crime Thursday: a killer's confession, pot pardons and a doomed dope delivery.
3 min
812
April 20, 2022
Hunting-death testimony, airports unmasking, opioid settlements.
4 min
813
April 19, 2022
Senate campaign money, Ukrainian refugees and a reported shark bite
3 min
814
April 18, 2022
A hepatitis outbreak in children is perplexing health officials; Alabama celebrated its first Black football players; a lost-dog story has a happy ending.
4 min
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April 15, 2022
Water Board controvery in Prichard; a delay in the third-grade reading requirement; the USFL's season opener and Auburn in the gymnastics finals.
4 min
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April 14, 2022
We have money to fix water and sewer, but not everybody's water and sewer. The Nick Risner Act is now law. And there might be a televised GOP Senate debate. We'll have to see whether everybody shows up.
4 min
817
April 13, 2022
Jail inmate deaths, a boom in west Alabama, a change in unemployment laws, the stormy part of the week.
3 min
818
April 12, 2022
The municipal court in Brookside cranking back up driver-license office temporarily shutting down, and the Starbucks employee union effort make it to our state.
3 min
819
April 11, 2022
Muscogee homecoming; a former basketball star's passing; a spring of severe weather.
3 min
820
April 8, 2022
The end of Alabama's legislative session includes high-profile transgender issues; the retail union objects to another Amazon vote; ACT scores fell again, but officials call it a "victory."
3 min
821
April 7, 2022
Introducing the Mobile International Airport; a federal judge is stepping down; here's what's happening as the legislative session roars toward a finish.
3 min
822
April 6, 2022
How many Alabamians are getting their college degrees ... what Jefferson County Schools did about the request to discontinue the pre-game prayer at football games ... and why a Donald Trump rally may be happening June 18 in Birmingham.
3 min
823
April 5, 2022
The final days of the legislative session; the Amtrak arguments; a perfect game; a new boll weevil statue.
4 min
824
April 4, 2022
The tornado count from last week has really gone up; Sen. Richard Shelby is the earmark King; how low have COVID hospitalizations gone?
3 min
825
April 1, 2022
The Amazon unionization vote count is in; a General Fund Budget is headed to the Alabama governor's office; the four-day school week is being considered.
3 min