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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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
1602
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
1603
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
1604
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
1605
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
1606
October 16, 2019
Crime stuff, Mississippi's lottery, and a giant no-smoking zone.
6 min
1607
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
1608
October 14, 2019
Alabama Democrats, Gov. Kay Ivey's health and the weather lookahead.
5 min
1609
October 11, 2019
Politics, dominoes and Christmas decorations.
5 min
1610
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
1611
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
1612
October 8, 2019
It's been a while so Let's talk civil-asset forfeiture, a state legislator who wants to go judicial, and the import of the Iron Bowl and lesser rivalries. Or at least different rivalries.
5 min
1613
October 7, 2019
The body of a boater is recovered; a ransomware attack was launched on a hospital system; and cooler weather is here.
3 min
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October 4, 1019
This week we've been leading the nation in high temperatures. It's got much, much hotter in Attalla, and we have something law-enforcement officers don't really help you with.
3 min
1615
October 3, 2019
We have a city with no city workers, a vaping death in the state, alleged prolific car burglars arrested, and a new area code coming this month.
4 min
1616
October 2, 2019
How do you think Jeff Sessions feels about Donald Trump? Which of our cities do you think top a list of the best affordable places in American? And a chicken-finger legend has passed away.
4 min
1617
October 1, 2019
So is Decatur a sanctuary city or not? Will the dam break on college athletes making money? And a man at UAB Hospital had a dying wish.
4 min
1618
September 30, 2019
A former politician passes away, a current politician faces misdemeanor charges, and it's still hot and dry.
3 min
1619
September 27, 2019
Commercial fishing woes, an Air Force General from Huntsville in a new post, and record-breaking heat.
3 min
1620
September 26, 2019
How hot and dry is it? There may be new rules for getting buried at Arlington. And it's about time to get your flu shot.
4 min
1621
September 25, 2019
We have state congresspeople weighing in on calls for impeachment, a former state senator in trouble, a church bookkeeper that seems to be in trouble, and a man arrested in the death of a police officer facing all kinds of trouble.
4 min
1622
September 24, 2019
The governor is out and about again after announcing her cancer diagnosis. And we have two items that touch the world of sports, and neither one is football. So go figure that.
4 min
1623
September 23, 2019
We have new big cats at a popular nature reserve, Some coastal areas shut down to shellfish, and a weather lookahead.
5 min
1624
September 20, 2019
Prayers up for the governor, there's still plenty of concern over chemicals at the 3M plant on the Tennessee River, and we're gonna pick on how little some folks know about our government.
4 min
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September 19, 2019
The latest on the efforts to change state democratic leadership, some hot-weather records from yesterday, and the end of the road for one old, old pecan tree.
4 min