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More Artists Added to Superstar Lineup for CMT Music Awards

Hosted by Kelsea Ballerini and Anthony Mackie, country music’s only entirely fan-voted award show broadcasts LIVE from Nashville on Monday, April 11 at 7PM on your local CBS 8!

CMT adds Mickey Guyton + Black Pumas, Old Dominion and Carrie Underwood to superstar performer lineup for the “2022 CMT Music Awards”! Hosted by Kelsea Ballerini and Anthony Mackie, country music’s only entirely fan-voted award show broadcasts LIVE from Nashville on Monday, April 11 at 7PM on your local CBS 8!

Breezy and a Cool Trend into the Weekend

The rain and severe weather threat is over as a cold front has swept through the state. A deep trough is digging down into the eastern half of the U.S. and today and tomorrow will be dry with a significant cooling trend; expect partly sunny days with a high in the low 70s today, and likely only in the mid 60s tomorrow.

ALDOT Shares Importance of Work Zone Awareness Week, April 11-15

The Alabama Department of Transportation and states across the nation are joining forces to ask drivers to slow down and eliminate distractions in work zones in recognition of National Work Zone Awareness Week on April 11-15. There were 2,349 work zone crashes in Alabama in 2021, including 17 fatalities and 420 crashes with injury. All three categories show a slight…

More Severe Storms Likely Today

Today is another day to remain weather aware. We are likely going to see strong to severe storms develop this afternoon across Alabama ahead of a cold, with more storms along the front as it moves through the state.