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.

News
Daily News
1026
December 31, 2021
New Years Eve, warm weather and Nick Saban's patience.
3 min
1027
December 30, 2021
Stormy weather, masks making a comeback, and the passing of a political leader.
3 min
1028
December 29, 2021
We have gun politics. We have a cool way that some Christmas trees are being recycled. And we have a crab-meat caper.
3 min
1029
December 28, 2021
Mental health in Alabama prisons; a new prehistoric shark species; the winter COVID spike.
4 min
1030
December 27, 2021
Warm weather; another defense contract; packages that made it just in time.
3 min
1031
December 24, 2021
How a typo brought about a beloved Christmas tradition.
3 min
1032
December 23, 2021
Who owns an engagement ring? COVID stops bowl game and a comet
3 min
1033
December 22, 2021
A sports legend, sobering COVID news and a piece of history
3 min
1034
December 21, 2021
Welcome to the shortest day of the year
3 min
1035
December 20, 2021
Lawmaker raises, infant mortality and what happened to the guy who was accidentally released from jail.
3 min
1036
December 17, 2021
Capital punishment on the wane; omicron on the rise; Miss Alabama at Miss America.
3 min
1037
December 16, 2021
A bill targeting some early prison releases, an Interstate 10 bridge and bayway project, and college football's signing day.
3 min
1038
December 15, 2021
Jobs are open for correctional officers; Condoleezza Rice visits Alabama to present economic-policy goals; Bear Bryant's hats sold at auction.
3 min
1039
December 14, 2021
Shipping woes, the teacher shortage and getting out of jail prematurely.
3 min
1040
December 13, 2021
A quarterback winning the Heisman, a quarterback transferring, a tornado, an earthquake and an airport's renaming that has rubbed some the wrong way.
3 min
1041
December 10, 2021
Three shootings at one home; kids and vaccines; Heisman outlook.
3 min
1042
December 9, 2021
Abortion legislation, the underwater forest and a man who went missing in 1976.
4 min
1043
December 8, 2021
Universities pausing the mandates, a new prisons chief and a woman who had been missing since May.
3 min
1044
December 7, 2021
The governor's race, conflict between school-board groups, Hangout Fest and Mobile's hall of famers.
4 min
1045
December 6, 2021
Retail expectations, Birmingham crime and college football postseason.
4 min
1046
December 03, 2021
A court ruling on a vaccine-exemption case, a new university president and the newest Alabama Sports Hall of Famers.
4 min
1047
December 2, 2021
A death in the line of duty, a guilty plea from Jan. 6, and more FedEx packages found in the woods.
2 min
1048
December 1, 2021
Updates on dumped Fedex deliveries, a poultry walkout, and some of the local projects that are on hold because of supply hiccups.
3 min
1049
November 30, 2021
A Walmart settlement, Miss USA, a union re-vote and a staff change at Auburn.
4 min
1050
November 29, 2021
A resumption of prison visitations, the death of a death-row inmate, and an Iron Bowl historical marker.
3 min