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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Nick Saban the advisor
Also: The review quiz, teacher benefit, MS-13 sentencing and Gunnar Henderson's season.
17 min
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Does crime really go up in the summer? How abou...
High-profile changes have been made at Alabama police departments.
20 min
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Will the heat wave end soon? Weather with Leigh
We'll talk about some of the high temps recorded this week, what the near future might hold, the tropics and air alerts.
17 min
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Who's the mayor? Small-town scrap may have an end
The mayor's office and town council has been disputed in Newbern.
24 min
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Let's remember one more Black Baron - the count...
We also have some tragic news from the weekend.
8 min
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MLB at Rickwood highlights; weekly quiz quiz
19 min
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Rough surf, out-of-state manhunt, 10 Commandments
Be careful if you're at the beach.
5 min
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Remembering Willie Mays and the Rickwood connec...
27 min
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Social-studies changes; Isaiah Buggs; bodies at...
There's more history than there used to be.
8 min
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Bump-stock ping-pong at the federal level
The Supreme Court struck down the Trump-era ban
5 min
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SPLC layoffs, hospital ransomware, and a 7-year...
Today's quiz is pulled from news items that took place over the seven years of Down in Alabama's existence.
17 min
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Checking in on the Southern Baptists
We'll also talk about summer heat, changes to the Super 7, and the loss of a veteran news reporter.
6 min
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Roy Wood Jr. on the "Road to Rickwood"
We also have an inspiring high school athlete and already more gambling/lottery talk (seriously).
23 min
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Shark attack updates, Coral Reefers, UAB autopsies
Also, Alabama is putting a fairly new anti-stalking law to use.
10 min
240
7th-anniversary news updates
Are we that old already?
11 min
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Will Birmingham turn a prank into a reality?
3 min
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Alabama is behind on its unemployment payments
5 min
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Bomb threats and book bans
June 5, 2024
3 min
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June 4, 2024
Groundbreaking amphitheater, church split lawsuit, school summer camps
3 min
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Birmingham-Southern's last hurrah
A college baseball team that outlasted its college
5 min
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News updates, then John Archibald takes our quiz
Let's review some of the past week's Alabama news.
19 min
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The man who wouldn't apologize to police
He said he would go to jail before issuing a written apology.
5 min
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Boating danger, anti-union claims, MLB at Rickwood
Summer has brought tragedy on the water.
6 min
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The loud buzzing sound of southern summertime
Today's report includes facts and thoughts about cicadas.
7 min
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So long to the Elba Hydroelectric Dam
Its construction was completed in 1913.
3 min