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1 week ago | 
whnt.com | Maggie Matteson |Nicki Marker
HANCEVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — According to a Hanceville City Councilman, the city will not have a police department for another year and will be selling police vehicles after coming to an agreement with its insurance company. Councilman Kenneth Cornelius told News 19 that, when the time came to renew the city insurance, the company said they would not be renewing.
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3 weeks ago | 
whnt.com | Logan Sparkman |Nicki Marker
MADISON, Ala. (WHNT) — In a special-called meeting on Friday, the Madison City Council decided on a plan for renovations at Toyota Field. Discussions regarding renovations at Toyota Field began back in November 2024. The city was required to construct a new clubhouse for the visiting team to comply with MLB standards. Further, MLB asks for designated areas for women umpires or women affiliated with any of the teams. This allows the current visitors’ clubhouse to become an area for women.
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3 weeks ago | 
whnt.com | Maggie Matteson |Nicki Marker
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – Police said they have reason to believe a deadly shooting in Downtown Huntsville on Monday was accidental. The Huntsville Police Department told News 19 that a call regarding a shooting came in just after 12:30 p.m. on May 12. News 19 arrived first at the scene of the shooting on the corner of Clinton Avenue and Spragins Street. “At 12:39, we received a shots fired call or a shooting in progress at the 100 block of Jefferson Street,” said Chris Jackson.
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1 month ago | 
whnt.com | Taylor Mitchell |Nicki Marker
CULLMAN, Ala. (WHNT) — The Cullman County District Attorney says a grand jury has determined that 58 cases investigated by the Hanceville Police Department cannot be prosecuted. District Attorney Champ Crocker said a Cullman County Grand jury conceded in April and voted to dismiss 58 felony cases previously investigated by the Hanceville Police Department. Crocker said the dismissals are due to “the illegal actions” of several former Hanceville Police officers.
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2 months ago | 
whnt.com | Nicki Marker |Maggie Matteson
MADISON, Ala. (WHNT) – After two years of continuous construction, the new flyover ramp that connects I-565 and Town Madison is finished and now open. The City of Madison announced the new interchange at I-565 would open on Friday, March 21.
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2 months ago | 
whnt.com | Taylor Mitchell |Nicki Marker
OWENS CROSS ROADS, Ala. (WHNT) — The City of Owens Cross Roads has someone new heading up its fire department. During its regular meeting on Tuesday, the Owens Cross Roads City Council voted to make Bruce Swanson the city’s next fire chief. Swanson had been serving the city as interim chief since former Chief Shannon Drake left in early January. He brings to the job 40 years of experience in public service in Madison County.
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2 months ago | 
whnt.com | Nicki Marker |Taylor Mitchell
OWENS CROSS ROADS, Ala. (WHNT) — The Owens Cross Roads City Council says it is going to release its decision on the possible revocation of Pathways of Madison County’s business license at a later date. The council held a public hearing to discuss the embattled mental health center during the meeting during their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, and a few people made comments following an executive session. One of those people was Miranda Steele.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
whnt.com | Nicki Marker
MADISON, Ala (WHNT) — Blood donations are always important, but after severe weather hits, they can be hard to come by. That’s the reality Lifesouth Blood Center is facing now. “We’re still recovering from the winter storm that we had last week,” said Becky Cecil. “We had to close, combined between our centers and mobiles, 29 times, which is huge for us. Cecil said they had 366 units they were projected to collect on those days.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
whnt.com | Nicki Marker
DECATUR, Ala (WHNT) — It’s been months since Hurricane Helene swept through the southeast region, yet countless individuals and families are still feeling its effects. “We’ve still got a list of about 130 families that are homeless and living in tents or hotels or on a friend’s couch,” Project Unify President Cody Michael. That’s why Project Unify is raising money and awareness to help out in a big way.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
whnt.com | Nicki Marker
HUNTSVILLE, Ala (WHNT) — While the Huntsville Havoc players fight on the ice in the Propst arena, many babies who are born prematurely are fighting for their lives right down the road in Huntsville Hospital’s NICU ward. “To be here kind of firsthand and see what these families are going through and some of these really, you know, small infants fighting… it really kind of makes it real,” said Dominick Procopio. He is the team’s captain. 📲Download the WHNT News 19 App to stay updated on the go.
