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September 20, 2023

Alabama band teacher speaks out after getting tased by police following football game

High school band teacher Johnny Mims is calling on his students to not "hold a grudge" against police officers after he was tasered at a high school football game.

September 19, 2023

Alabama high school band teacher tased by police after refusing to wrap up postgame performance: video

A Birmingham high school band director was tased and criminally charged after he refused to wrap up his band's postgame performance Sept. 14, police say.

September 19, 2023

AL city accused of violating free speech reaches tentative settlement in Confederate monument protest lawsuit

Florence, Alabama, which allegedly used an unconstitutionally vague parade permit process to hinder protests, has reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit over the First Amendment.

September 18, 2023

Thousands of Alabama 3rd graders at risk of being held back under new reading benchmarks

At least 10,000 third graders are at risk of falling behind under the Alabama Literacy Act, a new reading benchmark getting implemented this school year.

September 17, 2023

Auburn students rush into lake for impromptu baptisms as football coach lends a hand at massive worship event

Roughly 200 students at Auburn University were baptized last Tuesday following a campus worship program that was reportedly attended by thousands.

September 15, 2023

Alabama high school football team forfeits games after players receive gift cards: 'This really stings'

A high school football team appeared to violate Alabama High School Athletic Association rules when multiple players received gift cards from the school following a victory over another school.

September 15, 2023

Alabama will mark the 60th anniversary of the 1963 bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church

Alabama is marking the 60th anniversary of the bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church by the Ku Klux Klan, one of the most serious terror acts of the Civil Rights Movement.

September 13, 2023

Woman admits to faking car trouble, killing Florida college student who stopped to help her

The woman accused of fatally shooting Florida college student Adam Simjee in a botched robbery has inked a federal plea deal that will land her in prison for 30 years.

September 12, 2023

Father weighs legal action after school suspends 1st-grader over finger gun during game: 'Infuriated'

School administrators said that J.B. Belcher, six, threatened another student by making a gun gesture with his fingers in a game of ‘cops and robbers’ during recess.

September 12, 2023

Arkansas Gov. Sanders’ legislative push to restrict public access to her records receives no progress

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, of Arkansas, is pushing to restrict the public's access to records over her administration in a move that has received growing criticism.