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Alabama center Charles Bediako (14) cheers to his teammates after a score against Missouri during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
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The state’s highest court issued its decision after Crimson Tide Center Charles Bediako requested an injunction that would enable him to continue playing with Alabama during the finals games of the season, and “March Madness.”
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.
News & Commentaries From APR
  • Sports Minded host Brittany Young sits down with Olive Branch, Mississippi native Madison Young. Madison is a senior and the starting pitcher for St. Benedict at Auburndale High School's softball team. She's also the starting pitcher for the Mississippi Bombers 18u National Knight and a University of Texas San Antonio signee. The Youngs, who are related, discuss the history of softball in their family and Madison's journey on the diamond to get to where she is now. Madison also talks about some goals she has for her final high school softball season.
  • In this episode of Alabama Out Loud, Aydan explores historic sites across Alabama connected to Black history, highlighting how communities continue engaging with that legacy during Black History Month and beyond.
  • On this week's Keepin' It Real, Cam realizes that he really had no choice over what he gave up for Lent. It was given to him, and he's not happy about it.
  • In today's episode, Lacey sits down with Dr. Thomas Weida, associate dean for clinical affairs for the College of Community Health Sciences at Alabama, and chief medical officer for the University Medical Center. Dr. Weida gives listeners a 101-class on Insurance; how it works, why it can get complicated, and what patients can do when they need a little help.
  • How much trash can you pick up in just 60 minutes? According to Courtney Dombroski, founder of the coastal nonprofit Eco Clean Marine, it's enough to make a difference. On this episode of Quick-Fire Quips, she proves that young entrepreneurs and a little "Bucket of Goodwill" are exactly what the Gulf needs.
  • As of this week, both the USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort were at a shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, according to publicly available ship tracking data. The Comfort arrived at the shipyard in the southern state on Jan. 23 and is expected to remain there through April, according to the government contract for the work.
  • This week on StoryCorps, Amy Nadal interviews Sadie Moss about her experience on Bloody Sunday and her fight for her voting rights.
  • Basketball center Charles Bediako is asking the Alabama Supreme Court to let him play the rest of the season for the Crimson Tide. The recent NBA G-League player on Monday filed an appeal of Tuscaloosa Circuit Court Judge Daniel Pruet’s recent decision that ended Bediako's temporary playing status with the University of Alabama.
  • The City of Montgomery was the first Alabama municipality to announce that it will will open its warming center again tonight.Residents can seek shelter and warmth at the Crump Center from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Temperatures are expected to plummet to 24 degrees tonight.Pets are not allowed inside. While Alabama shivers with lows in parts of the state in the upper teens tonight, the northeast is being blanketed with snow.
  • This week, Don reviews Antique: A Novel by Seth Panitch.
  • In the latest setback to return astronauts to the moon, NASA delayed the highly anticipated flight yet again after a new problem cropped up with the rocket. April is now appears the earliest that the four Artemis II astronauts could fly to the moon. The new super rocket poised to carry the astronauts off the launch pad and onto their way was designed, built, tested, and managed at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville.
  • 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.
"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.