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Creekwalk Concert Series Kicks Off in Prattville

Downtown Prattville was alive with music as the Summer Creekwalk Concert Series kicked off Tuesday night. City officials hope to attract even more people to the downtown area with more businesses opening up. Adrienne’s Downtown Bar has been open five months and management is looking forward to having the Tuesday night crowd. “I think its awesome. I’ve lived in Prattville…

Muggy, with Daily Showers and Storms

Through Friday, expect a mix of sun and clouds each day and also each day we are going to have scattered showers and storms across the entire state. A shower will certainly be possible at any time with the moisture-rich air mass in place, but the greatest coverage will come during the peak heating of the day, during the afternoon…

Local Reaction to Sessions Before Testifying

Attorney General Jeff Sessions will be testifying Tuesday before the Senate panel investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Testimony last week from former FBI Director James Comey raised additional questions about Sessions’ own contact with the Russians. We asked people in Montgomery if they thought sessions was in trouble. We found some support the former Alabama U.S. Senator. And some…

Prattville Police Release Details on Shooting that Injured Sergeant

The Prattville Police Dept. has released more information about a domestic violence shooting that left a police sergeant injured. At a news conference this afternoon, police officials said Sgt. Donnie Martin was the one who was hit by a gunshot last Thursday. Officers identified 44-year-old William Jerrett Carrico as the suspected shooter. Police say at around 1:43 p.m., they responded…

Showers and Storms Daily

OUR WEATHER SETUP: An area of high pressure is centered to the east of Alabama. The clockwise flow around the high means southerly winds and increasing moisture levels. As humidity levels increase, so will out rain chances for the week ahead. For Monday through Friday, expect a mix of sun and clouds each day. Also each day we are going…

Wetumpka Man Learns to Walk Again with New MS Drug

A Wetumpka man with multiple sclerosis is finding a new lease on life thanks to a newly approved drug. Phil Price was one of 22 people in the country to receive a new FDA approved MS drug. And its doing wonders for him. Price began taking the treatment one month ago. He says he felt the effects within 12 hours….

Sunny and Dry Through the Weekend

FINE-LOOKING FRIDAY: Expect tons of sunshine today and after another cool, yet refreshing start, with most spots in the lower 60s, we are going to be a bit warmer as highs should make it into the upper 80s. There is no threat of rain today. WARM WEEKEND WEATHER: Little change in the forecast for the weekend. Both Saturday and Sunday…

Prattville Police Officer Shot During Domestic Violence Call

Alabama News Network is on the scene in Prattville, where we have confirmed that a police officer was shot during a domestic violence call on Patrick Street this afternoon. Police Chief Mark Thompson told Alabama News Network that the officer was shot once in the upper chest. He was wearing a bulletproof vest and suffered minor injuries. Thompson says the…

Finally a Chance to Dry Out

We are forecasting sunny days with lower humidity and clear cool nights, the next couple of days. Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s, and lows will be in the lower 60s. We note, some of the high-res models are trying to show a few isolated showers east of the I-65 corridor today; not actually sure if these…

Finally, the Rain is Exiting

The surface front is pushing southward through Alabama and we are going to see the rain finally wind down from north to south across the state today. Behind the front, a new air mass flows into the state and this will allow us to remove rain chances from the forecast for a few days. The front will bring a nice…