FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: Today will feature a mix of sun and clouds with highs in the lower 60s. Saturday looks to be a decent day of weather with more clouds than sun with a high in the mid 60s for most communities. A stray shower will be possible. Sunday, few scattered showers are possible, but nothing too heavy or…
The more pressing topic at Thursday’s MPS board meeting was a recent report card grade. The school system went from a grade of D, up to a C. MPS superintendent Dr. Ann Roy Moore says they are excited about the higher grade, but there is still much work to be done. The school system is still under state intervention, and…
The state of Alabama says a Muslim inmate can be executed next week without a Christian prison chaplain in the death chamber. State lawyers wrote in a Thursday court filing that the prison system will waive the presence of the chaplain to accommodate the inmate’s religious beliefs. Dominique Ray is scheduled to be executed February 7 for the 1995 fatal…
A federal judge is refusing to order the NFL to implement a rule that could have led to a do-over of the NFC championship game between the New Orleans Saints and the Los Angeles Rams. U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan on Thursday rejected arguments by two Saints season ticket holders who filed suit against the league and Commissioner Roger Goodell….
MPD responded to a domestic violence incident this morning in the 600 block of Buford Street. An adult female victim fled the residence and ran into a nearby school seeking help/a safe place. MPD’s investigation indicates that the victim had a gun in her possession when she entered the school, but that it was not produced, wielded or used in…
An appeals court is reconsidering a decision that revived a lawsuit challenging an Alabama law barring cities from raising the minimum wage. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday withdrew a July decision that revived the racial discrimination lawsuit. The court is holding a rare rehearing before all the judges of the circuit. The lawsuit centers on a…
The head of Alabama’s Medicaid agency says it will need less money in the coming year. Medicaid Commissioner Stephanie Azar told state lawmakers Wednesday that Medicaid is asking for $715 million for the coming year. That’s $40 million less than the current year. Azar said it has about $106 million to take into the 2020 budget year, avoiding the need…
Today’s Morning Pledge, brought to you by ASE Credit Union, is presented by Ms. Shelton’s 1st grade class at Pike Road Elementary School. Categories: The Morning Pledge
The Troy Police Department has launched a death investigation on Pike County Road 2300. At 1:17 pm police responded to a residence in the old Mossy Grove Estates Subdivision, finding two subjects deceased inside the residence. At this time, it appears that the deaths are domestic related, and police are not searching for a suspect. No further information about the…
The Montgomery Police Department is investigating a two-vehicle collision Wednesday evening, January 30. The crash resulted in the death of a Montgomery man. Montgomery police and fire medics responded to Mobile Highway at Westgate Drive around 5:40 p.m. in reference to a crash involving a 1993 Chevrolet Sport van and a 2015 Peterbilt 337. The driver of the Chevrolet, Howard Lee…
