Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan

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Some hurricane-season vocabulary Jun 25, 2025

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We have where the Birmingham Water Works went, more bear sightings in North Alabama and Tommy Tuberville's take on protesters who block traffic. Plus, Leigh Morgan's going to join us to go over some hurricane-season terminology.

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National defense; girls track star Jun 24, 2025

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National defense is the loose topic today. We have travel restrictions, space-defense contractors, and an arrest over the handling of classified documents. Also, let's caps the stellar high school career of a girls track star.

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Heat wave, crime notes Jun 23, 2025

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Let's start off the week with a little crime-news roundup.

Also, RIP sports reporter Rubin Grant.

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Baseball legends are rallying Jun 20, 2025

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We have news on the Olympic gymnastics trials, tragedy on the job, and a couple ways we're honoring baseball greats.

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Nippon-U.S. Steel; more Unsung Alabama Jun 19, 2025

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Today we have a big steel deal that'll mean investment in our state, a man who's been stocking up firearms under a dead man's name, and a mayoral candidate who's found trouble looking for a little comfort.

Then we're gonna check back in with This is Alabama's Haley Laurence and see what their "Unsung Alabama" series has uncovered.

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Updates on Golden Dome and the moon race Jun 18, 2025

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Today reporter John R. Roby's going to give us some of the latest news on President Trump's "Golden Dome" project and NASA's plans to get to the moon. Both those topics obviously affect defense-industry firms in Alabama and Marshall Space Flight Center.

Click here to read more of John R. Roby's work.

Also: NASA proposes new $45 million building for Marshall Space Flight Center’s Redstone campus

First we have the most American automobiles of 2025, an Army base already rebranding, and a congresswoman's bill targeting the growing doctor shortage.

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All these lists, rankings and grades Jun 17, 2025

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Today we have several lists and rankings and such, along with some general listicle thoughts. Also, the state has joined a pharmaceutical settlement, and UA has a new president.

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'26 election, cockfighting bust, SI model concern Jun 16, 2025

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Today we have some straw-poll numbers, a cockfighting bust ... and will bikini models come along with a future Sports Illustrated resort (don't get your hopes up).

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Next big change to college player pay Jun 13, 2025

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Today we're going to talk about a recent court settlement that should have a really big impact on college sports. Columnist and sports reporter Michael Casagrande will join us to help spell it out.

See what Michael wrote about the topic here.

See more of Michael's work here.

Before that, we have updates on a $5 billion hydropower project, an effort to broaden the capital murder charge and some "No Kings" anti-Trump events in our state.

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Fort Rucker, early quadruplets, Unsung Alabama Jun 12, 2025

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Today, we have a new old name for a military installation, world-record breaking quadruplets and the former VA chief suing the governor.

Then after the break we'll have Haley Laurence of This is Alabama on the show to talk about a new series of stories they're doing on unsung places, people and things around the state.

Click here to see stories from the Unsung Alabama series.

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