Down in Alabama with Ike Morgan

I'm going to talk a little PSC/data-center politics. That's two of Alabama's biggest political flashpoints of 2026 wrapped into one.

We also have Gee's Bend quilts making a splash in the fashion world and a high school football rivalry already heating up -- over which day of the week the teams will play in October.

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Did a botched sting operation of Natalee Holloway's killer lead him to commit another murder five years after her death?

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Sen. Tommy Tuberville said that if he's elected governor, he'll put Dr. Anthony Fauci on trial because he "killed millions of people."

Today we’re gonna unpack those claims with AL.com senior political reporter Ruth Serven Smith. And we’ll also look at the economic impact of music in Huntsville, as well as a strange new creature lurking in the waters in North Alabama.

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Today on Down in Alabama, we’re covering the mounting frustration over a massive new data center in Mobile County, delays at the $1.25 billion megaprison complex in Elmore County, plus the future of Gulf Shores’ longtime Mardi Gras parade and the condition of Birmingham’s civil rights signage. We also hear from AL.com columnist John Archibald on why preserving that history matters.

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Today we’re talking about Tuberville’s “Golden Action Team,” a fancy new school in Madison County rumors that the state’s largest water utility may be leaving Birmingham, and a false allegation against a prominent politico made by an Alabama woman.

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In the future, everyone will live 15 minutes from a data center. Or however that saying goes.

Today on down in Alabama, we're covering the politics of data centers, graphite mines, golf and crude jokes at the White House Correspondents Dinner.

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Today we'll talk about the Connected Vehicle Security Act, Tutwiler prison's finally being compliant, and a measles case.

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We have a story today on a fake Randy Owen. Also, the state's considering ways to regulate AI and social-media to help keep kids safe, and a police chief is facing charges.

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We'll talk about the political line developing in the data-center debate, some statewide housing data, and the passing of Birmingham author Charles Gaines, who played roles in the rises of paintball and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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We have what a house in Huntsville area might cost you on average. We've also had our first gambling/lottery mention for the next legislative term. We'll do a cyclosporiasis update. And we'll talk a little tropical weather with weather reporter Leigh Morgan.

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