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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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a couple of pre-filed state bills, a re-filed federal bill (the Laken Riley Act), and Trump's supposed plan to rename the Gulf of Mexico. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have a fallen police officer, a pre-filed bill on revenge porn and a change to Chick-fil-A's waffle fries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have how Miss Alabama did at Miss America, the "enhanced security measures" at Redstone Arsenal and other military bases, a longtime Auburn restaurant that's closed and Bo Nix's wild record TD pass. Also, weather reporter Leigh Morgan joins us to talk about snow possibilities this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's talk about animals that it's a particularly bad idea to mistreat, culturally. A second Alabama victim in the New Orleans terror attack. Where U-Haul says people are moving. Regarding the bald-eagle killing: Anyone with information on the investigation was asked to call U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent Brad Rabalais at 601-331-0292 or the Alabama Game Watch Hotline at 1-800-272-4263. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have Alabama's tragic connection to the New Orleans attack, what we hope is the final tally for Birmingham's record year for homicides, and a report critical of Alabama's effort to make ethics changes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy New Year 2025, everybody. We have what changes the Alabama Dental Association would like to see regarding insurance payments, some state politics and the rising count of tornadoes from this past weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yesterday we wrapped up state lawmaking for the year. Today we have AL.com sports editor Andrew Hammond on the show to put a bow on sports for 2024. Spoiler alert: We're going to lean into college football a bit. We also have items on cool weather, a missing toddler and a sperm whale that washed up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're reflect on Jimmy Carter's passing and then talk with state government reporter Mike Cason about the bigger state legislative news of 2024 (and take some peeks ahead as well). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have big road-work projects in the Birmingham area, the final days of the red snapper and wild-oyster seasons, and Russian Taylor Swift covers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have some tragic news out of Vestavia Hills, retail union activity during the holiday season, and a planned new country-music festival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're handing out Christmas "gifts" to some of Alabama's 2024 newsmakers. How many of the references do you remember? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Detention abuse, millions to Huntsville, food stamp replacement: Down in Alabama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 23, 2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a crime and punishment episode today, with items on the death penalty, vehicle break-ins and a Morgan County civilian-led detainment. And also, we'll update you on a nuclear-reactor plant that has paused construction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a story out of Fayette County where a traffic fatality that killed a father and daughter shed light on a 1-year-old in the family who apparently has been missing but not reported as such. John Hammontree's going to talk to public-safety reporter Carol Robinson on what we know and don't know. Read more on that here. On today's report we also have the sentencing in a professor's fentanyl-related death, a bill targeting porch pirates, and how much of the federal defense bill's spending is coming to Alabama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's updates we have a woman whose pig kidney transplant has allowed her to come off dialysis, an Alabama ex-doctor getting out of prison, and a crimefighting Santa Claus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have bird flu, the Choose Act and the passings of Auburn football chaplain Chette Williams and 107-year-old Etta Freeman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're going to talk about an early back-to-school next year, Rick & Bubba's finale and my quick take on Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deportations, ordering vehicles on Amazon, a dog that might've discovered another part of a human skeleton, and one of President Biden's pardons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have things you want to keep in mind about things you see on the Internet, electrical panels and weather in Alabama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We chat with Brandon Gaudin, a Fox sports announcer, the Braves TV play-by-play broadcaster, and the voice of the Madden NFL game. Also, we have an update the construction of a new State House, a firing at Redstone Arsenal and a smaller Alabama Power bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's updates: We have the cased of a man accused of forcing a woman at gunpoint to exchange vows with him on church steps, honey-bee mortality and just how Christmas-obsessed Alabama is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have an LGBTQ float in a Christmas parade after all, a settlement over dancers' tips (yeah, it's a racy day by Down in Alabama standards), what Greg Byrne said about scheduling football games, and a little of what Spotify Wrapped said about the audience of this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We bring on another listener to take the weekly quiz in the second segment. First, we talk about the Artemis program, an anti-vaping measure and ... Batman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have updates on Mobile Bay dredging, Birmingham food trucks and the Super 7. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump's tariff threats and the Port of Mobile; Alabama Senate leadership; Brookwood Village Mall's final tenant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today let's see which Alabama airports are among the nation's most expensive to fly from, Bo Nix's new record for a quarterback from our state, and a Korean War Army corporal whose remains are finally coming home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have growing public-school enrollment, a gospel accolade and the deaths of an injured college football player and former Alabama athletics director. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the news: New horse rules for Mardi Gras, future indoor pickleball franchises, and a familiar sign of Christmas in Birmingham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we'll talk about how well the hurricane predictions turned out during the Atlantic hurricane season, a severely injured football player who's still alive (despite yesterday's reports), and a new truck stop on I-85. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have: A person suspected of 11 recent Birmingham-area killings. Where people want IVF to go from here. Drought relief for some farmers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's talk about school report cards, heart disease and a scrapped deal to buy the Birmingham-Southern College campus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have reporter Joseph D. Bryant on the show to give us the low-down on the low-down politics of Tarrant, Alabama. First, we have Sen. Katie Britt's new role, the odds for the Iron Bowl and the passing of an accomplished quarterback and longtime dentist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we'll have another listener on the show to take our Alabama News Quiz. But first, we'll have our usual news report. There was another execution, a comedian looking to run a movie empire in the state, and updates on a few stories we've been following. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we'll talk about a lawsuit against law enforcement, an alternate idea for a retired ship, and chilly weather. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have more on President-elect Trump's nominee for attorney general and U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville's more nuanced take on his confirmation. We also have the passings of a public servant and where some Alabama cities rank nationally among the best places to retire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have which of Alabama's counties have the most wealth, who bought the Birmingham Race Course, meetings over saltwater fishing rules and the future of the Super 7 state high school football finals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's talk about a bald eagles' nest, a mayor's income and free turkeys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's quiz day, folks, so you'll want to stick around, meet a listener, and review some Alabama news. First, though, we have news on infant health, social-studies standards and a couple of celebrity dogs folks are mourning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alabama's U.S. senators and Trump's nominations; John Lewis statue; a prison named after the governor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Veteran political reporter Bill Cotterell joins us to talk about Florida's election successes and its experience with early voting, and he also reflects on covering Jimmy Carter's run for the presidency. Also, we have one of the Trump appointments, more Coca-Cola branding in Birmingham, Ella Langley's tumble and why some residents are having to see orange-and-white every single day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have updates on a relatively new species in the state, Tuskegee University's response to the homecoming shooting, and why Vice President Kamala Harris' plane was parked in Mobile. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Veterans Day. We're going to talk about the White House job linked to Rep. Mike Rogers, who Sen. Tommy Tuberville is supporting for Senate majority leader, and the legacies of NASCAR driver Bobby Allison and state lawmaker James Buskey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's quiz day, so y'all stick around and you can hear another listener give the quiz a shot. First we have items on live big cats at sports events, autopsy findings in a prep football player's death, and where we had record high temperatures Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show we get to talk with travel expert and author Sarah Gilliland. Also, we have Alabama's election turnout, another union vote and a diverted flight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a little fun (with some news hidden in) with yesterday's election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have bad homicide numbers out of Birmingham, the passings of Jimmy Holley and Cammie East Cowan, and the recovery of teenage shark-attack victim Lulu Gribbin. Click here for the Alabama Secretary of State's elections web page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The governor's medical treatment, the Alabama pearlshell mussel, and fake injuries. And I'm not talking about soccer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices