Down In Alabama With Ike Morgan

We have municipal election stuff, a new trial thanks to DNA, a study to help Alzheimer's patients, Birmingham's weed abatement (not what you might think), and Cracker Barrel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's talk about our first measles case in a hot minute, Tuberville's openness to using troops in Alabama cities, a recent internet scam and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's start off the week with why some lawmakers are lobbying for more tariffs, a football referee's health scare and a brief reunion for legendary country band Alabama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Political battles: Down in Alabama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DEI in ADPH: Down in Alabama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A controversial data-center plan, the re-closing of a 188-year-old hotel, and more national titles for Auburn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have updates from Death Row, the crime beat and Magic City Classic preparations. Then, after the break, Amber Sutton from This is Alabama will join us to tell you about the long-promised best of Unsung Alabama barbecue as determined by their readers. Click here for more on unsung barbecue in Alabama. Click here see see more Unsung Alabama. Click here for more stories by Amber Sutton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have the passing of civil rights-era activist Calvin Woods Sr., his grandson Pastor Mike Jr.'s music-awards haul, a really big gator and the return of Gulf Coast rail service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have an arrest in the killing of a prep assistant football coach, an item lost in Hurricane Katrina that has returned, what "Randemic" means and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

High school football season -- a cultural phenomenon in the South -- is upon us. AL.com's Ben Thomas joins us to talk about some of this year's storylines. Click here for high school sports coverage Click here to sign up for high school sports email newsletters Click here to follow Ben on X First, we'll talk about bodies missing organs without family's consent and a live World War II-era mortar shell found at Redstone Arsenal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Politics, college entrance exams, embezzlement and barbecue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have a dog finding more human bones, a vape bill, an IKEA announcement and a really big fish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy National Presidential Joke Day! Also, we have updates on a couple of '26 election races, TV stations changing ownership, Philip Rivers and some of Alabama's top high school sports programs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have another high-profile ICE detention, a comedy club's explanation over Michael Rapaport's cancelation, and the passing of a longtime pastor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bodycam footage reactions: Down in Alabama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rockets, landfills, makeovers: Down in Alabama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Giving one’s life for a friend: Down in Alabama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back to School is all up in our faces right now, so we have an update on college enrollment trends. We also have items on counties in the red, a state-legislature about-face, and a heavy-metal cancelation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have a proposal to expand capital punishment to some child-sex crimes, a stock-trading bill in Washington and a city looking to pay parents to take their kids to school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have Birmingham partnering with the ATF, where we rank among affordable housing, and some southern history that affected refrigeration and air condition, some things that are near and dear to everyone's heart this week. Then we'll share some thoughts on a man who pioneered refrigeration and air conditioning in our part of the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices