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Mobile County turns blue for the first time in decades, Baldwin County shifts left, and Tommy Tuberville wins the governor's race by a much narrower margin than expected.

The Lagnapod crew breaks down Alabama's election surprises, including Shomari Figures' victory in a redrawn congressional district, crossover voting and a surprisingly close Mobile County sheriff's race.

Plus:

• Two historic ships prepare to pass through Mobile
• New details emerge about the city's $14.7 million fraud scandal, and
• A former city councilman's bizarre Hooters encounter leads to criminal charges.

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Mobile's $14.7 million fraud mystery is starting to unravel, but every new answer seems to raise another question.

Now, a previously undisclosed, nearly $1 million fraud attempt has city council members wondering what else they haven't been told.

Plus: Philip Rivers emerges as a possible candidate for NC State's coaching job, and the crew previews the Nov. 3 election showdown between Tommy Tuberville and Doug Jones.

How does a city lose $14.7 million in one swipe? Mobile officials announced the staggering loss of taxpayer money. Where did the money go, how did the scam work and who was responsible?

Plus: Tuberville boots a Lagniappe reporter for asking about his unfulfilled Senate salary pledge, Congressman Shomari Figures changes his primary residence ahead of the election, and the crew debates the future of Brookley by the Bay.

Hurricane Isaias swerves away to spare Mobile. AI weather models appear to already look smarter than humans. The Alabama Supreme Court shuts down a pre-election residency challenge against Tuberville.

Plus: Mobile's city and county leaders get into a TIF-tiff over tax dollars, a gruesome double homicide shocks West Mobile, county officials revisit plans for an indoor water park, and the SS United States inches closer to its final resting place in the Gulf.

With Hurricane Isaias bearing down, the Lagnapod crew looks back on Trump’s Mobile visit, from bridge-groundbreaking theatrics and Air Force One logistics to South Alabama students arrested over online threats.

President Donald Trump’s return to rally in Mobile has got the town buzzing.

Plus: Tuberville talks bridge tolls and National Guard threats, Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis takes a pass on the rally, Mobile’s trolley rollout hits a busted-bell snag, South Alabama readies for homecoming, Doug Jones explains his tax return stance, Alabama settles with TikTok, and the Faulkner/Williams securities case gets another twist.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville takes to the Senate floor with a warning about furries in the aviation industry.

Plus: Mobile’s mayor has trolley fever, toll hikes are baked into the new Mobile River Bridge financing, Trump may be Mobile-bound, gambling money flows into a Tuberville-linked nonprofit, the Port City Classic gets its funding back, South Alabama rethinks its Faculty Senate and Ole Miss gives college football a much-needed villain moment.

The Jimmy Buffett exhibit opens at the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf, giving Mobile a fresh reason to rethink everything from GulfQuest’s future to the airport’s name.

Plus: the new arena won’t be ready for Mardi Gras balls, Murphy ends a 24-game losing streak, South Alabama nearly pulls off a Tulane upset, Katie Britt’s tariff emails put Airbus and Novelis in the spotlight, and Ashley asks AI whether it plans to kill us.

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After five years, the Mabel Amos scholarship list is finally out — and it raises fresh questions about who benefited from millions meant to help students with financial need.

Plus: Prichard’s police chief sues for back pay, a Homeland Security agent faces sex-crime charges, longtime attorney Willie Huntley is arrested on a theft charge, Food Pak’s possible move sparks rezoning concerns, and Lane Kiffin keeps college football weird.

Tuberville’s residency fight heads deeper into legal weeds, while a new suit raises similar questions about GOP lieutenant governor candidate John Wahl.

Plus: the Public Service Commission does something rare and cuts Spire’s allowable profits, former sheriff’s deputy Daniel Holyfield cooperates with the feds, South Alabama football braces for portal-era reality, and MGM’s postseason hopes run out.