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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November 12, 2019
Beth Holloway has provided some support in the Aniah Blanchard search, Prestigious honors are going to a team of Huntsville scientists, and Coach O talked about his verbal indescretion over the weekend.
3 min
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November 11, 2019
We'll mention politics, college football, barbecue and weather.
6 min
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Trump's visit, Sessions' decision and journalism
Leada Gore joins Ike for a bonus weekend episode in which they discuss a story of hers that took some heat, the president's impending visit to Tuscaloosa and Jeff Sessions' decision to run for U.S. Senate.
29 min
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November 8, 2019
Today's briefing is a little greasy. You'll hear something about Waffle House, something about Popeye's chicken, and some politics.
5 min
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November 7, 2019
We may hear about Jeff Sessions' future plans soon, maybe even today, a fraternity at an Alabama school gets shut down, and how many military service members can one man be related to?
4 min
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November 6, 2019
Alabama's parole board is open for business, Auburn's eagle gets bad medical news, and one high school football regular-season finale allegedly involved fisticuffs.
2 min
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November 5, 2019
This weekend's Alabama-LSU game is so big we might even have a presidential sighting there, another report calls us out on premature births, and we'll tell you what not to do when you misplace your wicked weed.
4 min
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November 4, 2019
We'll get caught up with some politics and some education, and then look ahead with some weather.
3 min
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October 31, 2019
A missing-person case now involving investigators from nearly a dozen agencies, a weak performance in math testing for the state, and a principal among an elite few to win a national award.
5 min
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October 30, 2019
We have an educator who made the tough journey back from Afghanistan,what the man who wrote the abortion ban has to say about Tuesday's news, and the Alabama connection to the attack that killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
5 min
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October 29, 2019
We have a Senate-race update, helping hands in a tornado zone, a historic home gone and an Alabama squirrel revival.
4 min
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October 28, 2019
Over the weekend a 3-year-old who captured hearts across the state and even nation was laid to rest, and we'll look ahead to the week in Alabama weather.
4 min
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October 25, 2019
How Mobile might make a move on the list of Alabama's most populous states, and some background on Sonny Shroyer's role as Bear Bryant in "Forrest Gump."
9 min
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October 24, 2019
A chemical spill, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, and just when Mississippi will start selling Powerball and Mega Millions tickets.
4 min
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October 23, 2019
Birmingham Police say they believe there's a tragic ending to their search for Birmingham 3-year-old Kamille McKinney.
5 min
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October 22, 2019
A new political candidate going viral, a city's restriction on funeral processions, and really fancy expensive beer we're missing out on.
4 min
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October 21, 2019
Leigh's back to talk about the weather prospects for the week -- and the coming winter. Also, we have items on red-cockaded woodpeckers and shiny new unemployment numbers.
4 min
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October 18, 2019
We have another step in NASA's Artemis program, the remains of an Alabama sailor come home, and a California city won't be doing business with us, or nearly half the states.
4 min
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October 17, 2019
The overall grade given to Alabama's public schools, a couple of political items, and then we might pick on an MTV show just a little.
6 min
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October 16, 2019
Crime stuff, Mississippi's lottery, and a giant no-smoking zone.
6 min
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October 15, 2019
A name for the future home of the Rocket City Trash Pandas, a historic spacewalk for an astronaut whose inspirational roots were partly grown in Huntsville and a proposed no-smoking zone that's bigger than some Alabama cities.
4 min
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October 14, 2019
Alabama Democrats, Gov. Kay Ivey's health and the weather lookahead.
5 min
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October 11, 2019
Politics, dominoes and Christmas decorations.
5 min
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October 10, 2019
We have a Supreme Court no-decision on a half-dozen Death Row inmates, a teacher's rare honor, and the first anniversary of a storm that changed the lives of some of our neighbors to the south forever.
6 min
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October 9, 2019
You can now bet on horse races that've already happened, the state Republicans try to put some pressure on Sen. Doug Jones, and a blues legend passes away.
4 min