Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan

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 abo...

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

It's quiz day, and we have another listen who agreed to sit in the hot seat. First, we'll talk about a Florida amendment that could create another state-line habit for some Alabamians, the national anthem and public schools, and whooping cough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have voter-roll purging, a Fire Danger advisory and the latest on the Methodist split. Also, we have a report on the debate surrounding the way many law-enforcement agencies determine whether or not you are just too stoned to drive. Read more on Sarah Whites-Koditschek's story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today: The proposed Amendment 1, the S.S. United States, and a couple of Alabama athletes involved in the World Series and WNBA Finals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices