Minnesota Sen. Al Franken is resigning amid multiple sexual misconduct allegations. Once a rising star in the Democratic Party, Franken made the announcement in a speech today on the Senate floor. The two-term lawmaker has repeatedly apologized as several women stepped forward to accuse him of sexually inappropriate behavior, from groping to forcibly trying to kiss them. But a fresh…
Our Thursday will be a cloudy and cold day with periods of rain. Also like Wednesday, most of the wet weather will be over the southern half of Alabama. Highs hover in the lower 40s all day again. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: For folks in Central Alabama, generally along and south of Interstate 20 and north of the U.S. 80 and…
Montgomery city leaders announced this morning that they will be changing their policy which has allowed people to walk around in public with open containers of alcohol in the downtown entertainment district. Starting January 1, that will no longer be allowed. In a statement, the city acknowledged that the downtown entertainment ordinance, established in 2012, had drawn customers downtown and energized…
The Montgomery Police Department says it has arrested a Talladega man in a man’s shooting death in Montgomery. Police say 30-year-old Cornelius Fain has been charged with murder in the killing of 32-year-old Vantrell Flynn. Flynn was shot on Friday during a domestic dispute, according to police. Police say Fain was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task…
It is a much colder day today as a cold front has pushed through the state. In its wake, a cold air mass is at the surface; in the upper levels, a southwesterly flow is ongoing and this is setting up an “overrunning” pattern. This means warm, moist air overrides a cold airmass near the surface. So the forecast for…
Widespread rain and thunderstorms are pushing into Alabama today as a cold front moves southeast. Ahead of the front today, we are forecasting highs in the upper 60 and lower 70s across South/Central Alabama. We will see scattered showers out ahead of the front, heavier rain along the front, and then behind the front, a cold, steady rain looks to…
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APPROACHING COLD FRONT: We are all waiting on the Arctic cold front which will bring a band of rain and thunderstorms into the state late Tuesday and Tuesday night. Rain amounts of 1/2 to 1.5 inches can be expected, and for now we still do not expect any issues with severe thunderstorms as the main dynamics will be well north…
Highs today should be in the mid and upper 60s to lower and mid 70s for much of South/Central Alabama under a sky with more clouds than sun. FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: For the high school playoff games this evening, the sky will be mostly cloudy with temperatures falling through the 50s. FIRST WEEKEND OF DECEMBER: For both Saturday and Sunday…
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