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Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan AL.com
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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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Nick Saban the advisor
We have the bottom line on Nick Saban's deal to advise the Tide, a bill that could bolster benefits for school teachers, an MS-13 leader heading to prison, and Gunnar Henderson's spectacular season with the Baltimore Orioles.
Then reporter Ivana Hrynkiw is on the show to take our news review quiz.
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The cops and crime episode with Carol Robinson
Does crime rise during the summer? How about on the full moon? Today, public-safety reporter Carol Robinson joins us to talk about some personnel changes at a couple of major police departments as well as some crime trends we're seeing this year and over the past few years.
We also have stories on people getting a little too prolific with their taking of coastal fish, a getaway effort that ultimately failed, and a Saharan dust cloud. (Those are a hurricane watcher's friend, by the way).
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Will the heat wave end soon? Weather with Leigh
We talk at length with Alabama weather with weather reporter Leigh Morgan.
But first we have some acquisition updates on Birmingham-Southern College and St. Vincent's hospital sites. We also have another controversy between state and national Democrats. And the New York Times put an Alabama pizza place on a national list.
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Who's the mayor? Small-town scrap may have an end
Let's talk about a mayor that's been locked out of office for nearly four years, looming negotiations for the Birmingham-Southern campus, and the passing of Romay Davis.
Retiring Huntsville reporter Lee Roop talks about the old newspaper business and covering everything from NASA to Truman Capote.
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Let's remember one more Black Baron - the country legend
Today we have rip-current tragedy, a block party that turned into a shooting, a tele-ICU program, and a 1950s-era Black Barons player I wanted to make sure got a mention with so much focus on the Rickwood game.
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MLB at Rickwood highlights; weekly quiz quiz
An Alabama native starred in the MLB at Rickwood game, our Washington lawmakers want something done about evangelicals in Nicaraguan prison, and an influential band director has passed away.
We'll cover those stories then give our weekly news review quiz to Madison Underwood.
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