Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan

Latest Episodes:

Test scores; lawmaker arrest; wild crime roundup Jul 10, 2024

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We have standardized test performances, a lawmaker's arrest, update on the Underwater Forest bill, and a fairly wild crime roundup.

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Medical AI; Alabama's MLB all-stars Jul 09, 2024

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Today let's talk about an AI degree, a fall at Little River Canyon, baseball all-stars, a soccer Olympian and a Sam's perk that's going away.

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Who's been hiring in Alabama Jul 08, 2024

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Today we have who's been trying to hire in Alabama, a state lawmaker in ICU, ammo vending machines, Hoss Mack's retirement and Forrest Gump's anniversary.

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Hackers targeted Alabama student data. Should you be concerned? Jul 05, 2024

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Today we’re talking tributes to baseball legends, a cyber attack that could affect Alabama teachers, students and parents, and a fireworks accident in Jacksonville.

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Alabama: Where American democracy was reborn Jul 04, 2024

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This Independence Day, we're reflecting on Alabama's role in the American experiment. We've also got a weather update for tonight's fireworks, some news about the upcoming Transplant Games in Birmingham, an update on a lawsuit challenging Alabama's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, and more.

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A peek behind the scenes at an Alabama marijuana facility Jul 03, 2024

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Ike Morgan is off this week, so we’re going to discuss religion, marijuana, and homicide.

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Somebody advertised WHAT using an airplane at Orange Beach? Jul 02, 2024

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On July 2, 2024 we’ve got stories about a controversial advertisement in Orange Beach, gymnastics news, body cams in Birmingham and principal salaries.

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Northern Beltline construction underway ... again Jul 01, 2024

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Today we'll talk about a future interstate, a hurricane, the Underwater Forest and Miss Alabama.

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Nick Saban the advisor Jun 28, 2024

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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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Does crime really go up in the summer? How about on the full moon? Cops and crime reporting with Carol Robinson Jun 27, 2024

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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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