Ike Morgan

Alabama

Web and Mobile Producer at AL.com

Host at Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan

American journalist. Alabama Media Group and @aldotcom. Hear me at the link below.

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Swatting, defending Fetterman, Talladega College’s gift: Down in Alabama

3 days ago | al.com | Ike Morgan

Double-swattedIt’s old news that U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s Auburn home was swatted on Christmas Day 2023. “Swatting” is making fake calls to authorities to try to get a response from law enforcement. Think false reports of active shooters and SWAT teams surrounding the house of a public official.
Take the quiz, stay for the podcast: Down in Alabama

5 days ago | al.com | Ike Morgan

It’s Friday, which we celebrate by offering our super-quick, five-question, multiple-choice Alabama News Quiz. We recommend this one to all classrooms teaching current events, but you can take it right here without leaving this web page:You did great. Now for today’s report (again, without leaving this web page).
Dismissed felonies, Saban’s possible next thing: Down in Alabama

6 days ago | al.com | Ike Morgan

Hanceville police updateBack in March, the Hanceville Police Department was disbanded by the city. A grand jury found the department had a “culture of corruption.” The police chief, four officers and an officer’s wife were arrested. Cullman County DA Champ Crocker said that an audit of the department’s evidence locker showed that evidence was missing. Allegations against those arrested include on-duty drug injections, misuse of criminal databases and distribution of controlled substances.
THC products, amphitheater demolition, John Edd Thompson: Down in Alabama

1 week ago | al.com | Ike Morgan

It’s National Tourism Day. And that’s great, it really is. But when is National Locals Day? Somebody’s out there waiting tables, fixing highways, driving beer trucks and pulling over drunk drivers so the rest of us can be happy tourists. So this National Tourism Day, here’s to the tourist-town folks who are just staying home and getting it done.
Ivey priorities, fluoride debate, a DJ’s passing: Down in Alabama

1 week ago | al.com | Ike Morgan

What the gov wantsWith the state budgets signed and three days left in the 2025 Alabama Legislative Session, Gov. Kay Ivey shared an update on her priorities for the rest of the home stretch, reports AL.com’s Scott Turner. Ivey spoke at the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber luncheon at the Von Braun Center. She spoke out in favor of the FOCUS Act, the bill that would prohibit students from using cellphones during the school day.
Shark alerts, rural hospitals, last bike with Bo: Down in Alabama

1 week ago | al.com | Ike Morgan

Shark! (Whose phone was that?)Alabama is set to become the first state with a cell-phone alert system for shark attacks, reports AL.com’s John Sharp. A bill was passed by the legislature late last week, and Gov. Kay Ivey has already indicated she’ll sign it. It’s called Lulu’s Law, after shark-attack victim Lulu Gribbin of Mountain Brook. She lost a leg and a hand after being attacked a couple hours after another shark attack took place a few miles away in the Florida Panhandle.
The president, a pastor and a quiz: Down in Alabama

1 week ago | al.com | Ike Morgan

It’s Friday, which means the first order of business is the Alabama News Quiz. It’s easy, it’s multiple-choice, it’s only five question, and you can take it right here:Now for the report. Listen to it on the podcast here (more from the newsletter below):The prez and the coachPresident Trump delivered a nearly hourlong address to University of Alabama students Thursday evening at a pre-commencement event.
Budgets, termites and more: Down in Alabama

2 weeks ago | al.com | Ike Morgan

Late-night budgetingThe state’s Education Fund and General Fund budgets are passed and in the governor’s hands with just a few days left in the 2025 Legislative session, reports AL.com’s Mike Cason. The General Fund budget came in quite late Tuesday night at $3.7 billion. That’s a 10% increase over the current year’s budget. The General Fund is for non-education state spending and includes Medicaid, prisons, state troopers and courts.
Saban, crime bills and a kangaroo: Down in Alabama

2 weeks ago | al.com | Ike Morgan

Pencil in SabanThe lineup for Thursday night’s pre-commencement event at the University of Alabama got a lot heftier on Tuesday. In addition to an address by President Trump, former Crimson Tide football coach Nick Saban will make an appearance, reports AL.com’s Patrick Darrington. Trump announced on social media last week that he’d be giving a commencement address at UA. The school later said the president would speak at a special event a day before graduation ceremonies begin.
Salamanders, a bobcat and more: Down in Alabama

2 weeks ago | al.com | Ike Morgan

Minors and medical conditionsA bill has made it out of committee in the State House that would raise the age at which minors can make medical decisions without their parents’ consent, reports AL.com’s Heather Gann. The legislation came out of the Senate, where it was sponsored by state Sen. Larry Stutts, a Tuscumbia Republican. It originally raised the age from 14 to 18, but, after further conversations with healthcare professionals, lawmakers settled on 16.