A radar gap in West Alabama is complicating severe weather coverage. Alabama News Network Chief Meteorologist Shane Butler compares the National Weather Service radar gap to forecasting through a blurry lens. "All those beams,…
This week marks one year since Montgomery's Whitewater Project was announced. The 120-acre outdoor complex will be centered around an Olympic standard whitewater rafting course. You won't see many changes at the…
Two hundred million dollars in deferred maintenance... That's just the estimate for Montgomery Public Schools, but one board member said that number could actually be higher. Unusable classrooms, faulty heat and A.C. units... and…
Alabama News Network is continuing to investigate the need for storm shelters across Central Alabama. In part one of our investigation we found a need for shelters in rural Elmore County. We…
When severe weather hits, you're told to get to your safe place. If you live in a mobile home that could mean getting out and moving to a safer, more sturdy building, but what if there are no shelters close…
In addition to handguns and handcuff, a growing number of law enforcement agencies nationwide have added body cameras to the list of standard issue equipment for their officers. Since many cameras started…
As the country grieves another mass shooting, People are asking the question...How are minors getting a hold of these guns? We have an in-depth investigation on this issue. https://youtu.be/8F1o1PJD2ko
As MPS leaders work to get its financial house in order, in the midst of the state intervention, every option is on the table, including job cuts. State Superintendent Dr. Ed Richardson has said he doesn't want cuts to impact…
Many Alabamians use a credit card or a debit card to pay when they shop online or at retail stores. The stores pay the card companies without directly passing that fee along to the customers. But that's not the case…
Ransomware: it is information superhighway robbery and it could lead cyber criminals to a computer near you. According to the FBI, the number of ransomware attacks is up 300% from 2015.…
The U.S.Park Service operates three interpretive centers along the route of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March. There's one in Selma and another on Highway 80 in Lowndes County. Now the…
If you drive Alabama's roads, it's hard not to notice who you don't see much of: Alabama state troopers. You can drive for at least an hour in any direction without…
The Pike Road School will begin its third year in August with the same crowded classrooms they've had from the start. They've had to hire a new superintendent to replace one who's leaving after two school years. Tim Lennox has…
Nearly 16 years ago, the City of Prattville was shaken by a tragic crime, when a little girl went missing. The little girl was later found murdered. 11-year old Shannon Paulk went outside to play one day and was never…
Following the recent airing of our i-Team investigation; Where is the ASU audit?, the Alabama Attorney General's office has announced the investigation into alleged wrongdoing at alabama state university has been closed. Former Governor Robert Bentley called for the investigation…
https://youtu.be/LvGs5z65hdE Like many controversial issues involving Alabama politics, fiction can't beat the facts fueling the issue itself. The alleged affair between former governor Robert Bentley and his aid Rebekah Mason is a prime example. The scandal and eventually resulted in…
https://youtu.be/4mH6q0L08Fo Are you ready in case of disaster? Emergency Officials are constantly asking citizens that question. So, following the devastating and deadly Gatlinburg, Tennessee fire late last year, Alabama News Network asked the state's emergency response officials if they're…
We've been telling you for months that Montgomery is a finalist for the fifth generation F-35 Fighter Jet at the Air National Guard. Olivia Deas took a ride in the current jet, the F-16. She looks into what it will take…
Most big utilities in the Montgomery area are regulated by The Alabama Public Service Commission. The Montgomery Water and Sewer Works are an exception. Their board makes decision independent of any state oversight. Some customers say that makes the monopoly…
In the final installation of Montgomery Rising, reporter Andrew James takes the findings to local leaders who have the power to make changes in the community. Whether it's problems with…
Taking a walk up Dexter Ave. in downtown, Montgomery is like taking stroll down memory lane. It leads to the state capitol where the first and only president of the…
There are some clouds on the Montgomery horizon. Some population figures that show the city is shrinking. The Alabama News Network i-Team has produced a four-part report on Montgomery's future, exploring…
Thirteen thousand people in the city of Montgomery have gotten one: a mailed speeding ticket from an empty police car, but you wont be getting them any more. After our investigative…
The City of Montgomery signed an agreement in 2015 to change the way people get out of jail. Instead of posting a cash bond, some defendants just sign their name as a promise to show up, even people with no…
The state of Alabama has received bad grades for a number of things in the past, but one failing grade, according to a 2014 study, really stands out. The study, compiled by a former U.S. department of education staffer Terry…
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