MPS Board to Form Committee to Rename Confederate-Named Schools
MPS board president Clare Weil says she hopes a statue of Robert. E Lee is never returned to the front of Lee High school.  The statue has been in storage since it was…
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Montgomery School Board Holds Virtual Meeting, Group Virtually Protest Confederate School Names
On Tuesday the Montgomery County School Board held a virtual meeting as a group virtually protested to have the names of Confederate leaders removed from schools. The…
Montgomery Mayor, Police Chief to Review Policing Policies
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed has released a statement to say that he and Police Chief Ernest Finley will be reviewing policing practices. Nationally, there have been cries for police reform in the wake of the death of George Floyd at…
Prattville Plans 4th of July Fireworks with Coronavirus-Related Changes
The city of Prattville has announced that it will hold an annual Fourth of July fireworks show. But the coronavirus will bring some changes to this year's celebration. This year, the fireworks will be launched from the Homeplace Clock Tower…
Both Southbound Lanes of I-85 Near Mile Marker 18 Blocked Due to Crash Between Two 18-Wheelers
According to Macon County EMA Director Frank Lee, both southbound lanes of I-85 near Mile Marker 18 are blocked due to a crash between two 18-wheelers. Major injuries were reported from the crash. Both lanes are closed as motorists are…
Montgomery County's COVID-19 Cases Are Double Jefferson, Mobile Counties' in Past 14 Days
Over the last 14 days, Montgomery County has had double the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 compared to Jefferson and Mobile counties, according to statistics from the Alabama Department of Public Health. In a release from the Alabama Hospital…
Woman Killed in Early-Morning Montgomery Shooting
Montgomery police say a woman was shot in the 200 block of Garden Homes Circle, around 7 am Tuesday morning. Loretta Butler, 63, of Montgomery was pronounced dead at the scene from a fatal gunshot wound. The case remains under…
Petition to Rename Confederate-Named Schools in Montgomery Gaining Momentum, What's Next?
The list of signatures is growing longer, on an online petition to rename all Confederate-named schools in Montgomery. Monday, more 20,000 people had signed a week-old Change.org petition asking the Montgomery…
Local Sheriff Reacts to "Sweeping" Policing Reform Legislation Proposals
Protest and demonstrations over the death of George Floyd has re-ignited the debate about police brutality and accountability. On Monday Legislators in Washington introduced a milestone Policing Reform Bill. The…
21-Year-Old Woman Dies Sunday from Injuries in Zelda Road Crash on Saturday
The Montgomery Police Department is investigating a Saturday morning traffic collision that resulted in one fatality. On Saturday, June 6, around 1:49 AM, MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 2700 block of Zelda Road on a single vehicle traffic…
Wind Creek Casinos to Reopen Monday
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is planning to reopen its electronic bingo casinos on Monday. Wind Creek Hospitality said that all three Alabama casinos will reopen with safety changes. The casinos had been closed because of…
Montgomery Man Dies in House Fire, Making It the Fourth Fire Fatality of The Year
A 61-year-old Montgomery man has died in a fatal house fire, making it Montgomery's fourth fire fatality of 2020. Yesterday, June 5 Firefighters responded to a residence on the 800 block of Sir Michael Drive. The home was engulfed in…
Hundreds Gather in Montgomery for Peaceful Protest
Saturday afternoon hundreds of people met at the Alabama Department of Archives and History for a peaceful protest. The protest was organized by the 12 year old co-founders of Women In Training, along with The Alabama Rally Against Injustice, and…
ASU Establishes Scholarship in Honor of Those Killed by Police
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama State University is establishing a scholarship to honor two black men who were killed by police. ASU says the scholarship will be named for George Floyd, who was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis.…
Governor's Study Group on Gambling Policy Holds 4th Meeting
In their 4th meeting the Governor's Study Group on Gambling Policy heard from officials in Greene County. Electronic bingo and other machines, and simulcast horse and dog racing is allowed in Greene…
Montgomery County Prepares for Changes in July 14 Runoffs
With the threats of the ongoing pandemic, Montgomery County election officials are left figuring out how to make sure polling places are safe for the July 14 runoffs. That led Montgomery County Probate…
House Fire in Downtown Montgomery
Alabama News Network is on the scene of a house fire downtown. The fire is near the intersection of Bainbridge St. and Grove St. That's close to Interstate 85. Smoke could be…
Pedestrian in Critical Conditions After Being Struck by Vehicle on East South Boulevard
On Thursday, June 4, Montgomery police and Fire Medics responded to the 2800 block of East South Boulevard, around 8:44 pm, in reference to a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. At the scene, police located an adult male victim…
Macon County Deputies Investigating Cross Burning
Macon County Sheriff Andre Brunson says deputies are investigating a cross burning. It happened on the Macon County Road 54 overpass that goes over Interstate 85. That's between Tuskegee and Auburn. The…
U.S. Economy Adds 2.5 Million Jobs in May; Unemployment Rate Falls to 13.3%
The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 13.3% in May, and 2.5 million jobs were added - a surprisingly positive reading in the midst of a recession that has paralyzed the economy and depressed the job market in the wake of…
Man Shot on Gaston Avenue for Montgomery's 4th Shooting of the Day
Montgomery police and Fire Medics responded to the 3000 block of Gaston Avenue, around 1:05 pm, Â in reference to a subject shot. At the scene, contact was made with an adult male victim who sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound.…
Drive-Thru Job Fair at Eastdale Mall
There' s a job fair happening in Montgomery next week, and you don't even have to get out of your car to be connected with employers. More than 80 companies in…
Man Killed in Troy Highway Shooting, MPD Launches Homicide Investigation
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation following the June 2nd shooting death of Marlon Ambers, 41, of Montgomery. On Tuesday, June 2, around 8 am, MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 4100 block of Troy Highway…
Montgomery Public Library Kicks off "Summer at Your Library"
The Montgomery City-County Public Library is kicking off "Summer at your Library." But it's going to look a little different this year. Events will be on the library's Facebook and Youtube channel as…
40-Year-Old Woman Killed in Montgomery's Third Fatal House Fire of 2020
On Wednesday, June 3, around 4 am, Montgomery Fire/Rescue arrived to the 2000 block of Commodore Circle in reference to a structure fire. Upon arrival they found a house fully engulfed in flames and firefighters proceeded to extinguish the flames.…
