Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan

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Birth/death rates; big snow in a small town Jan 23, 2025

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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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Snowy coast; Trump executive orders Jan 22, 2025

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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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January 21, 2025 Jan 21, 2025

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Schools are closing, TikTok is staying, James Spann talks Ron Burgundy: Down in Alabama

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Stories that made a difference in 2024 Jan 17, 2025

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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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Two takes on aid to California Jan 16, 2025

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Alabama's senators express different attitudes about federal help for victims of the Los Angeles-area wildlife disasters.

Also, we have a university president stepping down, the first University of Alabama Black faculty member's passing, the legal price of abandoning a boat, and new college football hall of famers.

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The news and evolving social media Jan 15, 2025

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Today we have AL.com Director of Audience Katie Brumbeloe on the show. We're gonna talk about the changing landscape of social media and how that affects the business of getting you the news.

First: The STAR ID deadline is approaching, there's a new president for National Baptist Convention USA, and the world will be getting more Conecuh sausage.

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Are we all-in on DST? Jan 14, 2025

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Today we're talking freestanding ERs, Daylight Saving Time and the politics of half-staff flags.

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Breaking the crime cycle Jan 13, 2025

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Today we have crimefighting strategy in Birmingham, defense work in Huntsville and Riley Green's reminder for us to watch our step while we're walking in the woods.

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Medical cannabis update; rise and fall of Visionland Jan 10, 2025

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Gov. Kay Ivey has put 37 Alabama counties under a state of emergency today because of threats associated with ice, snow, sleet, freezing rain, slushy mix, poor driving decisions and prolonged below-freezing temperatures. Click here for Alabama weather updates.

Today we have an update of sorts on medical cannabis, another pre-filed state bill (this one regarding a church organization's tax status), a sweet-tea story, and a little Alabama not-too-distant history for you on the rise and fall of Visionland.

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CHOOSE Act: students, schools apply Jan 09, 2025

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Reporter Rebecca Griesbach of AL.com's Alabama Education Lab tells us what we need to know about the CHOOSE Act and possible changes to school funding. Here are some links of interest:

CHOOSE Act website (how to apply)

The Alabama Education Lab

Stories by Rebecca Griesbach

We also have a few notes about the cold weather, Terri Sewell's new responsibility, and the identification of another Alabama sailor who died at Pearl Harbor.

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