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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1051
May 19, 2021
The Alabama lottery's future, another Amazon fulfillment center, Helen Keller as Barbie, and cocaine on the beach.
4 min
1052
May 18, 2021
The final day of the legislative session; trouble making rent payments; a circuit judge facing some rather odd accusations.
3 min
1053
May 17, 2021
Birmingham police officers shot; Gulf Coast sewage spill; weather outlook for May 17-23.
5 min
1054
May 14, 2021
Let's talk about What the CDC mask policy change does and doesn't mean, what the Air Force civilian leader said about Space Command, the Gatorade High School Football Player of the Year and a couple of Alabama bills that've been signed i...
4 min
1055
May 13, 2021
Birmingham-NYC flights, gasoline updates, and a von Braun rocket-team obit.
3 min
1056
May 12, 2021
Gasoline vehicles, electric vehicles, a Hurricane Zeta upgrade and where a fourth Alabama Buc-cee's might end up.
4 min
1057
May 11, 2021
Updates on prisons, A.C. Roper, Unemployment benefits and an Incident on Interstate 10.
3 min
1058
May 10, 2021
Yoga ban, prison foul play and an unforgettable softball game.
4 min
1059
May 07, 2021
Eleventh-hour bills in the legislature, the growing county that's now more populated than Montgomery, and how COVID-19 ripple effects are leaving limbs stacked on the side of the road.
4 min
1060
May 06, 2021
What could be a big, big day at the Capitol, some rain totals and a hockey team on the outs again.
4 min
1061
May 05, 2021
Medical marijuana close to becoming a reality in Alabama. The feds could take vaccine doses away from us; drug overdoses skyrocket in Birmingham; cattle struck by lightning.
4 min
1062
May 04, 2021
It's Opening Day for the Southern League, there's an end in sight to Alabama's COVID state of emergency, and we have inmates coming to a corrections officer's aid.
4 min
1063
May 03, 2021
Coyote and hog hunting; petting-zoo fire; accounting for an MIA soldier; this week's weather.
4 min
1064
April 30, 2021
Falling ACT scores, the top Alabama counties by income, and legislative updates.
3 min
1065
April 29, 2021
Daylight saving time, which high schools are better than yours, and the rebel flag in the state seal.
5 min
1066
April 28, 2021
Johnson & Johnson back in action, progress with the education budget and the next step for Godzilla vs. Kong director Adam Wingard.
3 min
1067
April 27, 2021
A somber anniversary, Alabama's Census performance, another state ranking and Charles Barkley challenging your PC sensibilities.
4 min
1068
April 26, 2021
Alabama's governor signed a gender bill into law, Logano has something to say about how NASCAR races at Talladega, and we're gonna talk about the weather.
5 min
1069
April 23, 2021
A higher reward in a Montgomery cold case, an item carried 80 miles by a tornado, and conjoined twins born by C-section.
3 min
1070
April 22, 2021
Student/athlete compensation, vaccine passports, a sports official's retirement and those Tuscaloosa arches.
3 min
1071
April 21, 2021
Alabama Black leaders' response to the Derek Chauvin verdict; COVID hospitalizations; an Army helicopter crash; pushing pardons in Birmingham.
4 min
1072
April 20, 2021
Alabama's prison plan, Pre-K accolades and the arrest of one of America's Most Wanted.
4 min
1073
April 19, 2021
Jobs on the Alabama coast, mullet on the beach, and this week's weather throughout the state.
4 min
1074
April 16, 2021
The Army is testing helicopters, the state legislature is still in high gear, and we're close to finding out whether we'll lose representation in Congress.
5 min
1075
April 15, 2021
Drone deliveries, medical marijuana and sweet potatoes.
3 min