Bus Seats Reserved for Rosa. In Wisconsin.
The bus system in Milwaukee Wisconsin reserved a seat on every one of their buses on a day to honor Rosa Parks....and placed a rose and a sign explaining the reason on them.
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Should parents find out where their kids go by using spyware?
Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham talks with us about crime---and punishment--and raising kids too. Including questions about parents searching their child's room.....and using tracking software to follow where they go! The Sheriff says he still looks into his daughter's room…
Local Church Helps Kids with Disabilities Give Back to Caregivers
A local church is helping special needs children give back to their caregivers. The Rooftop Friends group is a disability ministry of Young Meadows Presbyterian Church. It helped the children pick out presents for their families for their Joy of…
Air Force Might Have Prevented 2017 Mass Murder at Texas Church
(Link to report is below) By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) - A new report finds that the Air Force failed six times to report information that could have prevented the ex-airman who killed more than two dozen people…
Aircraft technician with Tuskegee Airmen dies at 100 in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York City man who served as an aircraft technician with the famed all-black Tuskegee Airmen has died at 100 years of age. Police say a health aide found Wilfred DeFour unconscious and…
Remembering the Missing
Candles light up the darkness in memory of missing loved ones. LaQuanta Riley's mother says she is still working to find answers in her daughter's disappearance. "There are more questions than they are answers even after 16 years. But yet…
Dallas Co. Probate Judge Set to Pass Torch and Retire
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Dallas Co. Probate Judge Kim Ballard is getting set to pass the torch and retire capping a more than 30 year political career. Ballard has served two six-year terms as probate judge and chairman of…
Man who drove into Charlottesville crowd convicted of first-degree murder
By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - A man who drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia has been convicted of first-degree murder. In delivering its verdict late…
Prattville's 12 Days of Christmas Kicks Off in Downtown Prattville
There are several new shops open in downtown Prattville, who decided to do something different by partnering together the city's 12 Days of Christmas. Shop owners are hoping to get more people flocking to downtown with their 12 Days of…
$6.3 Million in Federal Funds
The grant from the U.S. Department of Justice will pay for 88 of the officers in District Attorneys offices in the state. "Certified VSOs assist victims in acquiring counseling, provide information about their rights and resources, communicate with and comfort…
Prosecutors Want Substantial Sentence for Ex-Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen
Prosecutors say Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, should serve a substantial prison term with a modest amount of credit for his cooperation. Cohen is scheduled to be sentenced next Wednesday in New York federal court. He pleaded…
Montgomery BCA Names New President
The Montgomery based Business Council of Alabama has named a new president, and she is the first woman to head the lobbying group. Katie Boyd Britt had been chief of staff for Senator Richard Shelby. The BCA's previous president----Bill Canary---was…
Lawyers: We Have Seen The Galleria Shooting Video
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The Latest on a fatal police shooting at a shopping mall on Thanksgiving (all times local): 1:40 p.m. Attorneys for relatives of a black man who was shot and killed by police who mistook him for…
Pearl Harbor Day, 2018.
The U.S.S. West Virginia after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii...an event that prompted the U.S. to enter WWII. Almost 2,500 Americans were killed, 1,178 were wounded and 960 were declared missing. Alabama Heritage magazine published an…
Harlem Globetrotters in the Capital City
With their many tricks and jaw dropping jams, the Harlem Globetrotters entertained people of all ages at Garrett Coliseum Thursday evening. Some kids say they have watched the Globetrotters on YouTube, and they are excited to see them in person.…
Demopolis City Leaders in Search of New Police Chief
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The city of Demopolis is looking for a new top cop after Public Safety Director Tommie Reese is appointed to a statewide position with the Attorney General's Office. After nearly a decade as chief of…
Selma YMCA has New CEO and Renewed Focus on Youth
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- New leadership at the Selma-Dallas County YMCA has plans to improve the community through youth development. New CEO Leonard Speed says he has big plans coming up at the Y for 2019. He says there…
Capitol Hyundai Partners With Alabama News Network's Magical Christmas Toy Drive
In just 30 minutes, a group from Capitol Hyundai racked up over $1,000 worth of toys. Capitol Hyundai General Manager, Jason Wilson brought along 2 special helpers - his children, who were equally excited. "It's a classic lesson. You know…
Virginia College Students Seek Answers After Sudden Closing
Virginia College students in Montgomery say they are frustrated and confused because they've been told conflicting information about the next steps in continuing their education, and what will be done with the money they've already paid in tuition. Wednesday, the…
Lawyers: Prison System in Contempt of Staffing Order
Attorneys for inmates are asking a federal judge to find the Alabama prison system in contempt of a court order to boost prison mental health staffing. Lawyers wrote in a Thursday motion that the Department of Corrections is "woefully short"…
EXTRA: Chronic Wasting Disease
Alabama Wildlife officials are fighting to keep Chronic Wasting Disease out of Alabama. There have been three confirmed cases of Chronic Wasting Disease in Mississippi this year. The most recent cases were confirmed this fall and the proximity to the…
College Football Player of the Year
Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray named The Associated Press college football Player of the Year NEW YORK (AP) - Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray named The Associated Press college football Player of the Year. (Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.…
Priests and Others in Mobile Diocese With Credible Sex Allegations
The Archdiocese of Mobile, which includes Montgomery, has released a list of priests and others associated with Catholic Churches that, in their words, have been "credibly" accused of sexual abuse since 1950. Some of the men on the lists have…
Virginia College Campuses Suddenly Close
Virginia College students in Montgomery got quite a surprise when they went to class Wednesday. They arrived to take their finals for nursing school and found out the school was closing. We…
