WJCT News 89.9
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
- A new way to support grandparents raising kids affected by the addiction epidemic
- Farmers blame delays by U.S. Postal Service for birds dying during shipments
- Alabama's ‘grandfamilies’ are set to receive opioid settlement funds
- Push to popularize pawpaw — the elusive fruit that grows on farms in 40 states
- Despite resistance, UAW plans to expand into sometimes hostile regions of the South
- Dollar General stores now sell fresh produce. Could it improve rural food access?
- Amid lawsuits, new autopsies link Texas prisoner deaths to extreme heat
- Why scientists are advocating to name heat wave
- Jon Batiste will perform in a pregame celebration during a tribute to the Negro Leagues
- How do you help patients who show up in the ER 100 times a year?
- Volkswagen workers in Tennessee could change the trajectory of unions in the South
- A controversial immigration law in Texas will be back in court
- For patients with disabilities, this doctor prioritizes independence — and fun
- Alabama patients worry about implications of state's recent IVF law
- Vulnerable Americans are stuck in a Medicare-Medicaid maze. Is a fix in sight?
- Experts are skeptical of an Alabama bill to protect IVF clinics from prosecution
- Results from a new Alabama congressional district mandated by redistricting
- He didn't want his sister to die. But her suffering helped him understand her choice
- A South Asian group in New Orleans wants to put the masala in Mardi Gras
- Jackson, Miss.' water utility says the system is improving. Others disagree
- Is the historically troubled water system in Jackson, Miss., improving?
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu league benefits from the sport's growing popularity
- Florida House Speaker Paul Renner gives Capital Tiger Bay Club members a 2024 Session preview
- Should Medicaid pay to help someone find a home? California is trying it
- Homes in the Midwest need to be ready for more days of scorching heat
- Florida continues to debate Iran, education, and hurricane relief policies in special session
- Medicare shoppers often face a barrage of unsolicited calls and aggressive ads
- Controversial issues to come up in Texas special legislative session
- Alabama finally has a new congressional map after a lengthy legal fight
- Here's one potential winner from the UAW strike: Non-union auto workers in the South