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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.

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Includes news updates on Fannie Mae, the West Alabama Corridor and a space-freezer contract. Then for a second segment today we have reporter Rebecca Griesbach back to talk about her time here covering education and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today on the briefing we'll talk about what Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers thinks about the military's Caribbean double-tap, a big award for a Pike County teacher, and another scam heads-up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Let's talk about a pharmaceutical producer making a big footprint in the state, cigars getting folks in trouble, an aunt looking for help for her sister's baby, and something about the word "football." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Let's talk about online sales tax, immigration enforcement and why Hangout will chill out in 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we have an apparent end to the Islamic Academy of Alabama's effort to move from Homewood to Hoover, we have something the Crimson Tide hopes holds true in the fast-changing world of college football, and we have what our Spotify Wrapped said about you. Or some of you, at least. Click here to vote on the best Christmas display in north Alabama Click here to vote on the best Christmas display in central Alabama Click here to vote on the best Christmas display in south Alabama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wintertime in Alabama

Wintertime in Alabama

2025-12-0522:59

Today we're going to check in with weather reporter Leigh Morgan as we begin the winter season and also talk about how accurate this year's hurricane-season forecast was. In today's report we also have early Amtrak success on the Gulf Coast, human remains finally identified, and a really big house. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jobs, monkeys and more

Jobs, monkeys and more

2025-12-0406:09

We have some economy numbers, the continuation of a high school football dynasty and a house full of monkeys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we have updates today on Paul Finebaum, Forbes' 30 Under 30, sin cities, a new entertainment district and Ann Bedsole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today's report includes Tuberville on filibusters, the millions of reasons a new Auburn coach might get excited, rainy weather and Mardi Gras horses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome back from the long weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Good Alabama manners

Good Alabama manners

2025-12-0107:06

We have a woman accused of trying to kill her husband, what happened to some big plans at the home of the Trash Pandas, an update on Nick Saban's automobile-selling career, and a pair of Canadians impressed by some good Alabama manners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thankfulness abounds

Thankfulness abounds

2025-11-2708:12

On today's report we have some things that science tells us about being thankful. We also have a couple confirmed tornadoes and the passing of a longtime news photographer whose shot of two legendary coaches at a hunting lodge has probably been seen by nearly everybody in the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A nonprofit advocacy group responds to Alabama Power's plan to freeze rates for a couple years, Roy Wood Jr. has a new gig, and this past weekend a Cincinnati Bengal did what no place kicker from Alabama has ever done in the NFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We have a bad water situation in a Black Belt town, maybe a flat power bill for a while, and Iron Bowl bulletin-board material. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today on the briefing we talk about the big data centers coming into the state, two UAB football players who were stabbed over the weekend, what we might expect in the governor's race after Doug Jones entered the field, and a new boll weevil statue in Enterprise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Toward the end of the show we'll take the Alabama News Quiz. First, we have news items on the warm weather, the Chamber of Commerce on tariffs, some head-butting over the hiring of a new CEO at a regional water system and Southern Living's Southerner of the Year. Click here for more on Alabama real estate trends and Ramsey Archibald's data reporting Click here for more on the data center likely coming to Bessemer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
965 years in prison

965 years in prison

2025-11-2007:24

We have a child-abuse case that led to a nearly-1,000-year prison sentence, and you might expect to hear it come up in debate at the next legislative session by lawmakers looking to broaden the application of the death penalty. We also have updates on the removal of Motor Sports Hall of Fame commissioners and the 2025 CMA Awards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we have headlines on the Epstein files, a possible program for Redstone Arsenal, APT and PBS, the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and how much money Jimmy Buffett is still making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we hit on a potential voting bias that you can decide whether exists or not (since we don't know for sure until we test it), the next step in the APT-PBS saga, and an alleged scam against elderly folks that led to a couple of arrests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A retirement-home fire, a stainless-steel manufacturer, a Muscle Shoals music exhibit and where the hermit hut's going. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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