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Lawmakers Push For Stiffer Child Abuse Penalties

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Presidential Hopefuls Ready for Iowa Caucuses

Presidential candidates vying for their party nominations are toning down their attacks against rivals opting instead for messages of reflection on the morning of the country's leadoff Iowa caucuses. Speaking to NBC's Today on Monday, billionaire Donald Trump declined to…

Montgomery Looking Forward to Iowa Caucus

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Hundreds Come Out for "Discover ASU Day"

If you're interested in college or thinking about attending Alabama State University. Then Discover A-S-U Day today was the place to be. Hundreds of high school students from across the state came out to the Acadome to learn about its…

Man Shot On Montgomery's South Boulevard

According to Montgomery Police, officers were sent to the 300 block of East South Blvd. around 2:20 pm Saturday to reports of a person shot. When they arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound. He was taken to…

Alabama WWII Veterans Receive French Legion of Honor Medal

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Law Enforcement Increases Awareness of Human Trafficking in Alabama

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Three Years Since Midland City Hostage Crisis

Today marks three years since the Midland City Hostage Crisis. On this day in 2013, Jimmy Lee Dykes stormed Dale County Bus Driver- Charles Poland Junior's bus. Dykes killed Poland and then held a five-year-old student hostage in a bunker for…

Attorney General Strange Introduces New Tax Fraud Prevention System

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Local Boys with Rare Bone Disease Need Help for Trip to Specialist

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Two Injured in Perry Hill Road Shooting

Montgomery police are investigating a shooting that left two people injured. Officials say two victims were left with non-life-threatening after being shot in the 200 block of Perry Hill Road, in the parking lot of Goodwyn Community Center.  There was…

Budgets, Teacher Pay Raise Top House Republican Priorities

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MPD: Beware of Bogus Biscuits Baseball Ad Solicitations

The Montgomery Police Department is warning businesses about marketing calls soliciting advertising for the Montgomery Biscuits baseball team. Biscuits General Manager Scott Trible tells the MPD that the baseball organization has not authorized and is in no way affiliated with…

Montgomery Police Searching for Domestic Violence Suspect

The Montgomery Police Department’s Domestic Violence Bureau is asking for the public's help locating a suspect wanted on Domestic Violence Charges. Cornelius Perry, 32, is wanted on charges of Domestic Violence and Violation of Family Protection Act (Protection Order). His last known address…

France to Honor WWII Vets in Montgomery

The Consul General of France in Atlanta will honor eight World War II veterans from Alabama and Mississippi. The ceremony will take place Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Montgomery City Hall. The honor is to express France's eternal gratitude to those…

Update: MPD Says Domestic Violence Suspect in Custody

The Montgomery Police Department’s says Joseph Horne was arrested over the weekend. The Montgomery Police Department’s Domestic Violence Bureau was searching for Horne, 34,  in reference to an unserved domestic violence warrant.  

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