Montgomery Newsroom

Prison Reform Continues Alongside Construction Plans

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Some Lawmakers Push to Legalize Midwives in the State

[gtxvideo vid="iHWgrWCX" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iHWgrWCX-120.jpg?cachebust=1460040333637" vtitle="midwifery"] Midwives are women who help a mother who chooses to give birth at home. Some lawmakers are proposing a bill that would legalize midwifery in the state. It's been an ongoing issue for mothers for decades.…

City of Montgomery Commemorate National Walking Day

[gtxvideo vid="9zuOropm" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9zuOropm-120.jpg?cachebust=1460041070269" vtitle="WAKA_2016_04_06_22_15_45"] On Wednesday, April 6, Montgomery citizens will lace up their sneakers and move forward to commemorate the annual National Walking Day. Alabama State University will host a National Walking Day event from 10:30 a.m. until…

Reaction to Governor Impeachment Plans

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Remembering W.B. Doby High School in Wetumpka

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Residents React to Victoryland Reopening

[gtxvideo vid="fOmpan3D" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fOmpan3D-120.jpg?cachebust=1459869708913" vtitle="victoryland resident reax"] Victoryland could soon be open for good in Macon County. Owner Milton McGregor made the announcement Monday. He accused Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange and the Alabama Supreme Court of scheming to…

MPD Offer More Two-Officer Patrol Teams

More two-officer police teams are patrolling in Montgomery, Alabama, after a white officer on solo patrol shot and killed a black man in February. Police Chief Ernest Finley says two-man patrol units have been assigned to six "high-crime" districts in…

Students Excited About Harvey Partnership

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Autism Crawfish boil

Today was the twelfth annual autism craw-fish boil held by the Easter seals of Alabama. Over two tons of craw-fish was prepared with the expectation of serving over one thousand three hundred people. The event is designed to help those who can't…

Gunter paints McInnis School

Volunteers from Gunter Air Force base decided to give back and make a change for one local school. Over fifty volunteers helped repaint McInnis school. Montgomery ARC, a non profit organization also had a hand in helping. While volunteers painted, the school…

Driver Killed in I-65 Wreck Identified

  A single-vehicle crash that happened Saturday, April 2nd claimed the life of 67 year old Ronald Bradshaw. Alabama State Troopers say Bradshaw died when the 2003 Ford Explorer he was driving overturned on Interstate 65 north at the 186 mile…

Officer of the Month: ASU's Captain Simmons

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Officer A.C. Smith Remains on Paid Administrative Leave

[gtxvideo vid="9izvSt6U" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9izvSt6U-120.jpg?cachebust=1459532365617" vtitle="gunn-smith update"] We have an update in the case of Montgomery Police Officer Aaron Smith who's charged with the murder of Gregory Gunn. The city says he's still technically a city employee. Even though he…

Authorities I.D. RR fatality

A single-vehicle crash yesterday, March 31, claimed the life of a Shorter woman. Annie Tarver, 62, was killed when the 2006 Kia Optima she was driving collided with a CSX train at the railroad crossing on Wares Ferry Road and…

Car Break-ins Up in Prattville

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Montgomery Bail Bonding Co. Utilizes New App

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Governor Tours Tutwiler Prison Amid Scandal

[gtxvideo vid="fdTRUsPL" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fdTRUsPL-120.jpg?cachebust=1459527106911" vtitle="bentley at tutweiler"] This isn't the first time Governor Robert Bentley has walked the halls of Tutwiler Women's Prison. But this is probably the biggest crowd of reporters he's ever had with him. Even though…

MPD Makes Arrest in Shooting Death of Montgomery Teen

The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in Monday, March 28, 2016, shooting death of 16-year-old Kourtney Richardson of Montgomery. MPD detectives charged Floyd Burnett, 19, of Montgomery, with one count of murder. Burnett turned himself in to MPD detectives on…

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