Madison and Shepherd

November 5th, 2014 WEATHER:  Cloudy. 75/57 LOCAL: University of Alabama campus including Bryant Denny Stadium to be smoke free by 2015. STATE: Governor Bentley wins reelection. NATIONAL: Election reveals angry voter base. SPORTS: Auburn fan base must be drunk...

November 4th, 2014 WEATHER:  Mostly sunny. 73/54 LOCAL: Tuscaloosa VA offering free program for homeless veterans. STATE: American Meteor Society wants to hear from you if you saw the fireball over West Alabama yesterday morning. NATIONAL: Election Day bloodbath for Democrats...

November 3rd, 2014 WEATHER:  Sunny 69 LOCAL: Watch For Street Sweepers This Week STATE: 1 dead after deputy-involved shooting in Blount County NATIONAL: Terminally ill 'death with dignity' advocate dies SPORTS: Ole Miss is Out and Other Big Stories from Week 10 TECHNOLOGY: The Xbox One will get more affordable thanks to a new processor ENTERTAINMENT: ‘Star Wars: Episode 7′ Ends Production, Read t

October 31, 2014 WEATHER:  Sunny. 70/45 LOCAL:  Tuscaloosa County sex offenders required to attend Halloween party. STATE: Three Alabamians being monitored for Ebola. NATIONAL: FBI's Most-Wanted fugitive captured alive. SPORTS: Alabama searches for Robinson's replacement...

October 30, 2014 WEATHER:  Sunny. 70/45 LOCAL:  Tuscaloosa City Council approves equipment for 911 system upgrade. STATE: Is legal gambling gaining momentum in Alabama? NATIONAL: Mentally ill man decapitates mother then steps in front of train...

Several years ago, during an on-air conversation between Scott Shepherd and myself, the confession that my mother had denied me the joy associated with cooking in an Easy Bake oven was revealed. Placing the small round pan into a tiny oven then hearing the ding signal my tiny cake was ready was a dream from my youth I'd never abandoned...

October 29, 2014 WEATHER:  Showers. 70/45 LOCAL:  Tuscaloosa man charged in attempted kidnapping of University of Alabama student. STATE: Alabama Power warns customers AGAIN of scammers calling customers demanding payment. NATIONAL: White House hacked...

October 28, 2014 WEATHER:  Cloudy. 79/63 LOCAL:  Tuscaloosa man sentenced to life in prison for beating elderly Northport man to death STATE: Apple CEO Tim Cook criticizes Alabama for being 'too slow' to adopt LGBT rights. NATIONAL: LAX shut down after wifi network name causes security concerns...

October 27, 2014 WEATHER:  Sunny. 86/61 LOCAL:  Fatality of 27 year-old intern reported at Nucor Steele. STATE: Protestor disrupts Dali Lami speaking at Alabama theater. NATIONAL: Baby boy abandoned in stroller on New Orleans street corner...

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