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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:

Boating danger, anti-union claims, MLB at Rickwood May 29, 2024

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Boating-related tragic accidents.

Mercedez-Benz meetings.

Dog attacks.

Transplant games.

Trailer for "Road to Rickwood."

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The loud buzzing sound of southern summertime May 28, 2024

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Monday morning's storms brought tragedy.

Don't expect state laws to be affected by possible federal marijuana changes.

Still need a reason to get a colonoscopy?

Facts and thoughts about the Great Southern Brood of cicadas.

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So long to the Elba Hydroelectric Dam May 27, 2024

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The 110-year-old Elba Hydoelectric Dam, built to bring electricity to Troy and other locales, is being removed.

Does Huntsville need a Postal Service distribution center?

Birmingham-Southern's baseball team isn't finished yet, even if the school it represents is.

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Coal ash, hurricanes and the quiz May 24, 2024

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Alabama vs. the EPA.

Hurricane-season predictions.

A barbecue hall of famer.

Alabama brain drain.

This week's review quiz.

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Ranking Alabama, and what is middle class anyway? May 23, 2024

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Where Alabama ranks on U.S. News & World Report's ranking of the best states.

What does it take to be middle class in Alabama?

Where a DEI program has been shut down.

We have excerpts from Wednesday's virtual event with Sen. Katie Britt and others, co-hosted by AL.com's Alabama Education Lab.

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Alabama food to try this summer May 22, 2024

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Let's talk maternal mortality, The Voice, a drone arrest, a childcare discussion coming today.

Also, Bob Carlton's on the show to talk about various kinds of Alabama food that you need to get you some of this summer.

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What to expect at school after this Legislative session May 21, 2024

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A district attorney is calling for a retrial in a death-penalty case.

A recently burned church building had stood since 1850.

Birmingham-Southern may be closing, but its baseball team isn't finished yet.

Big wins for a high school rocket team and a 12-year-old cook.

We speak with Ruth Serven Smith of the Alabama Education Lab about school life and work this coming fall, and how this recent Legislative session might've affected you.

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Alabama: No to union, yes to barbecue May 20, 2024

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Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote down union.

Here's what hunting and fishing tourism is doing for the Black Belt

Some third graders are having to catch up in reading.

Big Bob Gibson's BBQ won a prestigious barbecue contest.

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Child labor, police shortage and the quiz May 17, 2024

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The Labor Department finds underage workers at a poultry processing plant.

Birmingham has nearly 300 openings for police officers.

Daphne and Huntsville were cited in a study among those with a high potential for growth in home values.

AL.com's Leada Gore takes our weekly news-review quiz.

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Snakes and birds make the news May 16, 2024

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Why conservationists are turning snakes loose in the woods.

Another extremely rare yellow cardinal has been photographed.

The tornado totals from last week's severe weather in Alabama.

Birmingham Police updated statistics for "Operation Knight Rider."

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