Alabama’s midterm election is here. Voters in the state will cast ballots to choose a new governor and settle races for members of Congress and the State legislature. APR news has been in touch with the Alabama League of Women voters for tips on how to make election day go more smoothly.

One of the things we do at Alabama Public Radio News is produce major journalism projects. That's where we've won most of our 187 awards for excellence in reporting. Back in 2014, we did one on the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Mobile Bay during the Civil War. That's where Admiral David Farragut is said to have shouted, "Damn the torpedoes! Full steam ahead! Although there's not a stitch of evidence he actually said that. But I digress. I was down at Fort Morgan along the coast recording sound for that documentary when I got to hear Birmingham musician Bobby Horton. Pull up a chair and get ready to learn more about the Civil War. My talk with Bobby Horton is next on APR Notebook.

This week, Don reviews "The Nurse at Baker Hospital" by Jocelyn Cullity

Mass shootings over the Halloween weekend — largely in nightlife districts across the U.S. — left at least six people dead and dozens injured, officials said. In Birmingham, one person was killed and eight others were wounded in two separate shootings just outside Legion Field after the annual “Magic City Classic” football game on Saturday night, Mayor Randall Woodfin said at a news conference Sunday.

Alabama’s mid term election is tomorrow. But, voters in our state have a deadline today if they want to cast an absentee ballot and deliver it by hand. Those votes have to be dropped off to your election official by close of business today.

One person was killed and eight others were wounded during a shooting outside the annual Magic City Classic rivalry game between Alabama A & M Bulldogs and Alabama State University Hornets. Police say a suspect has been taken into custody

When the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act this year, U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures knew he was going to be targeted. Alabama's Republican-controlled Legislature soon after redrew the 2nd Congressional District, one of only two in the state represented by a Democrat, to make it easier for the GOP to win.

Fans of coach Mario Cristobal and the Miami Hurricanes may have a reason to smile today. That may not be the case for supporters of the Ohio State Buckeyes. Yet another big shuffle is in store when The Associated Press Top 25 is released Sunday afternoon.

Pets at Halloween, and Time Change!

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has for the first time issued registrations to medical marijuana dispensaries, a bureaucratic maneuver under President Donald Trump's rescheduling of the drug that could pave the way for the businesses to receive tax benefits long denied the industry. There are three reportedly in operation in Alabama, with two more scheduled to open in 2027.

Multiple generations of Black civil rights activists met at Xavier University on Wednesday to honor a group of Freedom Riders after they finally completed a disrupted bus journey from Washington D.C. to New Orleans 65 years after the original trip was halted. The original ride, the first in a series of trips to protest Jim Crow laws, was interrupted when a segregationist mob firebombed their buses in Anniston, Alabama.

In this episode of BrightPath, hosts Johnnie Aycock and Lisa Jones welcome Dr. Luke Roy of Auburn University’s School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences and the Alabama Fish Farming Center in Greensboro. Dr. Roy shares how his work supports Alabama’s catfish industry by addressing fish health, water quality, environmental stewardship and production efficiency to ensure the industry’s long-term success. Lisa, Johnnie and Dr. Roy also discuss how collaboration among farmers, researchers and industry professionals strengthens communities, protects natural resources and supports future generations.