Down In Alabama With Ike Morgan

Today, a statewide award puts an exclamation point on an inspiration year for a high school baseball player. The Justice Department is taking issue with a new state law. Gambling and lottery is already back in political discussions. And we have an interview with comedian Roy Wood Jr. on his experiences working on the "Road to Rickwood" podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have a little more on the girl who was critically injured by a shark; we have a fairly new anti-stalking law being put to use; and the show will go on, at least for now, for the Coral Reefer Band. In the second segment we have a report that'll explain why UAB has stopped doing state prison autopsies (it's related to the alleged missing-organs cases we've talked about here before). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have items on shark attacks, dog fighting, Israel and the UFL. And then, to acknowledge the seventh anniversary of this show, I'm going to reflect a little on its beginnings and a little career-type stuff. I'll ask for a little latitude but I won't take long. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s June 7, and this morning we’ve got a joke that turned into a petition, some rocket news, a new executive director for Alabama High School Athletics, and the passing of a civil rights icon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve got bad news for people in Alabama seeking unemployment benefits, good news for people in Huntsville looking for auto jobs, and great news for people in Birmingham who have a history of falling asleep in school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Groundbreaking amphitheater, church split lawsuit, school summer camps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Birmingham-Southern College's baseball team was eliminated from the College World Series -- but it survived for two days after the University shut down operations. New Alabama law targets house squatters. A house full of dogs discovered by police. Accolades for the Bushwacker in a bottle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Electric school buses. An execution in Alabama. Columnist John Archibald takes our weekly quiz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Judge dismisses case against man who refused to apologize to officer for cussing him. Birmingham-Southern at the Division III World Series. Auburn men's golf wins national championship. Will athletics programs have to cut sports? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boating-related tragic accidents. Mercedez-Benz meetings. Dog attacks. Transplant games. Trailer for "Road to Rickwood." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

Alabama vs. the EPA. Hurricane-season predictions. A barbecue hall of famer. Alabama brain drain. This week's review quiz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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

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

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

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