Attorneys in Alabama are making their case for why they should be the state chief law enforcement officer. There are three candidates so far for attorney general.

Doug Jones said Alabamians want a governor who "treats this state with grace and dignity and not just like a rest stop on the way to the Florida beach."

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Alabama to use a new state Senate map in upcoming legislative elections after ruling that districts drawn by lawmakers illegally diluted the voting power of Black residents in the state’s capital city.

The former mayor of a small Alabama town has been indicted on misdemeanor charges. A Walker County grand jury charged 40-year-old Cory Kwan Franks with two counts of use of office for personal gain, according to court records made public Monday.