Claim OwnershipDown in Alabama with Ike Morgan
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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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Today we have news on the Coral Reefer Band of Jimmy Buffett fame. Reporter Lawrence Specker is gonna join us to talk about those guys, other Buffett stuff and more.
Click here for Lawrence's story on the Coral Reefers.
Click here for all of Lawrence's stories.
First, though, we have headlines on the new State House, a big defense contract that involves Poland -- just to illustrate how far-ranging some of the work here in Alabama is -- and we'll pick a bill from the Legislative session and highlight it. Let's go with an illegal-immigration measure.
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How might federal job cuts affect the Huntsville area?
The "What is a Woman?" bill passes the Alabama Legislature.
Talladega college has decided to cut some sports programs.
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We have a couple of bills that passed the Alabama House of Representatives, including one that would make some child-sex crimes punishable by death. We also have items on disc golf and a cold case.
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Today we're going to talk missile defense and space and Alabama's potential roles under President Trump with AL.com reporter John R. Roby.
First, we have updates on a gun bill in the state Senate, a DEI bill in the US Senate, a prep coaching legend who's stepping down and Paul Finebaum's change of address.
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Today we have a couple of stories that were developing over the weekend regarding Trump Administration announcements. And we've lost another Tuskegee Airman.
Plus, we continue with our weekly segment on the history of an Alabama place name. Today's: Lick Skillet.
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On today's report we have an execution, a rare whale sighting and a legislative roundup.
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Let's talk about a Jimmy Buffett museum exhibit, a virus named after one of our towns, and some politics.
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Today we have what Ivey said about crime at the State of the State speech and stories that affect space in Huntsville, healthcare in Montgomery, mayors in Mobile and more.
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We're going to talk education in Alabama a little today. Rebecca Griesbach of the Alabama Education Lab is back on the show to break down the latest Nation's Report Card scores.
Related links:
Alabama schools aren’t last place in reading, math on new Nation’s Report Card. What changed?
Alabama retired teachers struggle with rising costs, stagnant pensions
All Rebecca's stories
Also on today's show, we have updates on opening day for the legislative session, the passing of a former state lawmaker and U.S. ambassador, and a familiar face who's taking over the football program at West Alabama.
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Today, we have a fraud bust, a Montgomery hospital in financial trouble, a big award for a teacher and the Alabama News Quiz.
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Today we have more immigration updates, piqued interest over the "Iron Dome for America," and LEGO's return.
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Today we have updates on illegal-immigration arrests, Melba Montgomery's passing earlier this month, and Mr. Football.
I'll also share some of the ideas y'all sent me regarding how you might've renamed the Gulf.
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Today we have immigration enforcement, egg prices, fish kills and a strange explosion sound that's being reported in a Bibb County town.
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Today we'll talk about the brief removal of Tuskegee Airmen history from Air Force training education, the Gadsden woman with the gene-edited pig kidney, and news that broke at Krispy Kreme.
We also start a new occasional segment on Alabama area name origins.
And if we were going to rename the Gulf of Mexico/America, should it have had a little more southern sound? If you think so, let's have some fun.
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Today we have updates on Space Command headquarters, a Death Row case and the future of some TV meteorologists.
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We're seeing more deaths than births in Alabama. Also, we have more snow totals and which city was found to be the best in the nation for single-parent homeowners.
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Today we're talking about the rare snow event in South Alabama -- with record snowfall in Mobile -- and a few of President Trump's executive orders that apply more directly to us.
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Schools are closing, TikTok is staying, James Spann talks Ron Burgundy: Down in Alabama
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Today on the show we have AL.com Director of Investigations Challen Stephens. For what's probably our final review-of-2024 segment we'll talk about 12 Alabama stories that made an impact in 2024.
(One of the stories we mention is on Alabama's problems with unemployment payments dating to the pandemic. For people still having issues on that topic, there is an email for reporter Sarah Whites-Kodischek at this link.)
We also have news updates on breastfeeding moms at jury duty, an undocumented person who got busted voting and more.
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