7. A North Alabama school dismissed students early after a teacher was targeted by a financial extortion scam that threatened to harm the teacher’s family unless money was sent, prompting immediate safety protocols and an ongoing investigation by local authorities.

6. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced three arrests in Monroe County for ballot harvesting involving the illegal collection and submission of absentee ballots in violation of state election laws.

5. A day after a University of South Alabama professor was outed for operating a “queer animal research lab,” which a spokesman says is a lie, another professor was seen harassing a TPUSA student group with vulgar insults and accusations of being “dog sh-t grifters” in a video confrontation on campus, sparking outrage over academic freedom and conservative student treatment.

4. Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) are uniting behind a proposal to close Alabama’s party primaries to prevent Democrats from voting in Republican elections, arguing it protects party integrity and stops crossover voting that dilutes conservative voices.

3. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified about the Epstein Files and declared she does not know anything about anything, while blaming Donald Trump, and former President Bill Clinton will bring his always-truthful self to a similar deposition.

2. Alabama General Fund chairmen reported the state is on strong financial footing with robust revenues but warned of potential challenges from federal budget uncertainty in the coming years.

1. U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Huntsville) praised President Trump for bringing business back to the U.S. and turning the economy around through his policies, touting Alabama successes and predicting more to come.

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Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.