Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan

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**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.

Latest Episodes:

Tuberville in governor's race; another gator tale May 28, 2025

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Today we have politics, surprise weather and another gator tale.

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Proposed parole guidelines May 27, 2025

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Alabama's parole board has proposed changes to its guidelines. An "aviation" high school is about to celebrate its first graduating class. And North Dakota is raising its maximum speed limit ... for those who might happen to be passing through North Dakota anytime soon.

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Boat-crash suit; newsman's death; college baseball May 26, 2025

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Today we have a boat-crash lawsuit, the passing of a TV news anchor and some college baseball.

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106-year-old prisoner; game wardens; gators May 23, 2025

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Today we have the death of Alabama's oldest prison inmate. Then we'll go outdoors with briefs on game wardens, a lake drawdown and a gator in a Huntsville neighborhood.

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Imprisoned snake handler; naming of Ross Clark Circle. May 22, 2025

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We'll talk about an old attempted-murder case involving a snake-handler, the latest on Campaign '26, and Tuesday's tornado count so far. Then we'll talk about the origin of the name of a roadway familiar to some of you beach-goers.

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Voter fraud, Saban's Emmy, Big Bob Gibson May 21, 2025

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Today we're going to start at that sometimes broad area where politics and crime overlap, and we'll end up talking about barbecue. Nick Saban will come up somewhere along the way.

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Election 2026; Patel's FBI; features reporter Bob Carlton May 20, 2025

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Today we have veteran and soon-to-be-retired features writer Bob Carlton. For the past couple decades you've read his reporting on the food beat in Alabama, particularly central Alabama, but he's done stories on all kinds of people and movies and even Miss Terry Saban. Here is some of the work we highlight in the interview:

Highlands' big win

Banks vs. Woodlawn

Jimmy Koikas's feature obit