A pre-dawn crash on Thursday claimed the life of a 25-year-old Hanceville man when his pickup truck collided head-on with a tractor-trailer. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency confirmed the victim’s identity as Damian P. McCluskey, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Kansas State’s championship aspirations have been thrust into the spotlight by Fox Sports analyst Joel Klatt. According to Klatt, the Wildcats could snatch the Big 12 crown and claim the No. 8 seed in the College Football Playoff, only to meet a formidable No. 9-seeded Alabama.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says the state will execute Anthony Boyd using nitrogen gas, rejecting the inmate’s pleas for clemency. Critics have already branded the untested method “inhumane,” deepening the debate over how the United States carries out capital punishment.