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NASA's plans to launch the Artemis II into lunar orbit may get delayed again. The first moon mission involving humans since 1972 was set to go March 6th, after a dress rehearsal found no hydrogen leaks. But NASA boss Jared Isaacman said on X Saturday, an interruption in helium flow was discovered overnight. He says that will likely send the Artemis off the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center and back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for repairs. The super rocket that will carry the astronauts has its roots at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville.
Alabama Public Radio is proud to share the work of local artist Abi Brewer, who created an original painting exclusively for the station. Views of Home is what Abi calls "a love letter to Alabama." The painting celebrates the different flora, fauna and landscapes of the Yellowhammer State.
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The statistics indicate more than 900,000 pets are euthanized in shelters every year because there are not enough homes. Please spay or neuter your pet! -
On this week’s Keepin' It Real, Cam wonders what the life span of a titanium knee is and whether his father might need one or two more with the way he’s going. -
Wearing a protective boot earlier this week, Arkansas star Darius Acuff Jr. snapped back when coach John Calipari asked if he was going to miss Wednesday night's game at Alabama. “He said, ‘Are you nuts?'” Calipari recalled. -
The Shelby County town of Columbiana is becoming the first municipality in the state to pass new restrictions governing future data centers. On Tuesday, the City Council unanimously passed a resolution imposing zoning regulations on water and energy usage, noise, landscape buffer zones and potential harm to the environment. Then, there's Bessemer. -
Ever wondered what a Birmingham musician would hand an alien invader to explain Earth? For Cash Langdon, it’s all about funk, rock and ambient sound. In this episode of Quick-Fire Quips, he talks with host Baillee Majors about his 2025 record Dogs, the long-distance synth project for his band Caution and the "good" bad sound that comes from listening to music on cassettes. Plus, local music labels and radical bookstores, the beauty of biodiversity— and why you should never let someone sweep under your feet. -
The State of Alabama and a coalition of law enforcement and non-profit support groups have issued a new report on human trafficking. The study breaks down the issue into vulnerabilities and efforts at combating the crime, which includes sex trafficking and labor trafficking. The Alabama Public Radio newsroom spent fourteen months investigating this problem in the state. -
Episode 3 of Simplified is all about microplastics! Host Lacey Alexander is joined by Dr. Jason Bara, a professor at Alabama and the co-director of the Polymers and Soft Materials Research Center. Dr. Bara’s research group is focused on development of advanced polymer materials, processes for clean energy production, and more. -
This week on StoryCorps, Tasha Dangerfield speaks with her friend Marla Moore about what brought her to Selma, and the incredible support group she found when she needed it most. -
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's assassination, died Tuesday. Jackson talked with Alabama Public Radio back in 2018 for the newsroom’s international award-winning documentary “The King of Alabama.” He recalled MLK’s impact. -
In the latest episode of Alabama Out Loud, host Aydan Conchin spotlights communities across Alabama to turn up the volume on the traditions that bring people together. From the final celebrations of Mardi Gras to Lunar New Year gatherings, Ramadan and the start of Lent, she explores how different cultures and faiths mark the season. -
Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor of matchless versatility and dedication whose classic roles included the intrepid consigliere of the first two "Godfather" movies and the over-the-hill country music singer in "Tender Mercies," has died at age 95. Beginning with his 1962 film debut as Boo Radley, the reclusive neighbor in the movie adaptatation of Harper Lee’s Alabama classic "To Kill a Mockingbird," Duvall created a gallery of unforgettable portrayals. -
An Alabama senator is filing a new bill that creates a new offense for those interfering with first responders.State Senator April Weaver announced the new criminal offense on Monday, which happens when a person "remains 25-feet of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency services personnel after being told to vacate the area.
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"Simplified" is an interview-style show where Morning Edition host Lacey Alexander takes complex topics and breaks them down so that everyone can better understand them. She enlists a new academic in the state of Alabama every week to simplify a big idea-- whether it's science, economics, media or anything in between.
Sports Minded podcast with host Brittany Young features interviews with coaches, athletes and sports personnel. Insight, commentary and analysis on professional, collegiate and high school sports can be heard here.
Speaking of Pets with host Mindy Norton is a commentary for people who care about pets and want to celebrate that special relationship between humans and animal companions.
Quick-Fire Quips is centered around people who stand out in Alabama. Host Baillee Majors presents guests with a questionnaire of playful personal questions and questions about the Yellowhammer State.
Alabama is known for football and white barbecue sauce. But we’re also making our mark in science, literature and the arts—and we helped put astronauts on the moon! Join APR news director Pat Duggins as he takes up topics like this with interviews on APR Notebook.
Dr. Don Noble, specializing in Southern and American literature, gives his weekly review on the work of Alabama’s finest authors.
StoryCorps episodes show a candid, unscripted conversation between two people about love, loss, family, friendship and everything else in between. These stories are from Selma, where APR recently hosted the Airstream portable studio.
Host Cam Marston brings fun weekly commentaries on generational and demographic trends to provide new ways to interpret the changing world around us.
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This week, Don reviews Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America by Howard Bryant. -
Valentine’s Day is a time for a heart shaped boxes of chocolates, flowers, Champagne, and of course, dinner reservations. Alabama is one of 22 states where romantic couples can get reservations at their local Waffle House. -
How can you help your furry friend when it has lost its closest companion? -
The Alabama men’s basketball team hosts South Carolina in Tuscaloosa tomorrow, and a former player is reportedly considering his legal options. Center Charles Bediako, who once played for the San Antonio Spurs’ minor league team lost his court injunction that enabled him to return to Tuscaloosa to play for Alabama. Tide head coach Nate Oats says Bediako is the victim of a broken NCAA system. -
Sarah Marsh of Birmingham, Alabama, was one of 27 Camp Mystic campers and counselors swept to their deaths when floodwaters engulfed cabins at the Texas camp on July 4, 2025. Grieving parents pushed Texas lawmakers to approve new safety requirements for camps, including mandating detailed emergency plans and emergency warning systems. -
On this week's Keepin' It Real, in a few coastal cities in the deep south, in the weeks before Lent begins, a strange behavior begins to appear. Honorable and respectable people step into a different personalities for a short time. They do it together, and it's a heck of a good time. -
Global bond rating agency Standard and Poor's has lowered the borrowing rate for the newly-created Central Alabama Water system.Concerns about the public utility's weakening liquidity, aging assets and substantial reorganization of management cited as some of the reasons.Earlier this week, the “CAW's” long-term rating was downgraded from Double-A to Double-A minus.S&P also warned of further cuts within 90 days, if financial transparency is not improved. -
Governor Kay Ivey signed The Child Predator Death Penalty Act into law. The measure strengthens Alabama’s criminal penalties against those who are convicted of felony sexual crimes against a child. Crimes of first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, and first-degree sexual assault of victims under the age of 12 would automatically become punishable by death. -
February is National Cancer Prevention Month. A recent study ranks Alabama among the states with a lung cancer crisis in the U.S. Survivability statistics are only available for thirty nine states and Alabama is at the bottom. One area where the state is doing better is cancer screening where just over twenty percent of residents get checked. -
The clash over freedom to read is playing out on the Gulf coast with both sides thinking they’re right. Members of the Fairhope Library Board agreed to stand their ground over books deemed too adult for younger readers. The city’s public library lost its state funding last month when the Alabama Public Library Service board voted to deny funding over books it says don’t belong in the library’s teen section. It was the agency’s first such denial over book placement.
