Elmore County

Governor Kay Ivey will travel to Elmore County on Monday to visit classrooms and deliver encouraging remarks to students at Ivy Classical Academy. The Back-to-School Tour features a diverse collection of learning institutions across the state, including public schools, Turnaround schools, private schools and charter schools.

The cost of a new Alabama super-size prison now under construction rose to more than $1 billion, complicating the state's plans to build two of the behemoth facilities. The Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority approved a final price of $1.08 billion for the prison now under construction in Elmore County.

The United States Department of Agriculture is proposing significant changes to nutrition standards in school lunches including reducing the amount of sugar and sodium found in food served in cafeterias. This could impact what lunch options are available for different grade levels in Alabama.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A 66-year-old man has been sentenced to nearly 200 years in prison for sexually assaulting a young girl in Elmore County. Dennis…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Prison officials say they are investigating the deaths of two Alabama inmates.The Department of Corrections says 65-year-old Earl…

WETUMPKA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man arrested in the stabbing death of a good Samaritan now faces a capital murder charge.The Montgomery Advertiser…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The National Weather Service has confirmed a 16th tornado from an outbreak that left damage across Alabama last week.Forecasters…

If any Alabamians missed out on signing up for coverage associated with the Affordable Care Act, there is still time to do so. APR’s MacKenzie Bates…

A probate judge in Alabama is asking the state's Supreme Court for a way out of issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.Elmore County Probate Judge…