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News Minute: Here is the latest Alabama news from The Associated Press

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OHATCHEE, Ala. (AP) - Prosecutors have charged an Ohatchee man with capital murder in the 2009 slaying of a man whose body was found the day after Christmas. Michael William Kiser was arraigned in Calhoun County Circuit Court after being arrested last week. He's charged in the shooting death more than three years ago of 47-year-old Donald Atwater Cameron.

GLENCOE, Ala. (AP) - Police say an Alabama man suffered only scratches and bruises after a train crashed into his pickup truck and pushed it more than 500 feet along the tracks. John Paul Moore walked away from his mangled truck after the collision Friday at a railroad crossing in Glencoe, about 6 miles southeast of Gadsden.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - An aide to Gov. Robert Bentley says the administration will continue to explore its options after lawmakers adjourned Monday without acting on 70 nominees to various state boards. Jennifer Ardis, a spokeswoman in the governor's office, said the administration is worried that some boards may not have enough qualified members to do business. Many of the boards, however, allow sitting members to continue serving until their replacement are confirmed.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Department of Public Health is working with other health agencies to investigate an injectable anti-inflammatory drug prepared by a compounding manufacturer in Tennessee. Main Street Family Pharmacy of Newbern, Tenn. shipped the tainted medicine to clinics in 13 states, including to one clinic in Alabama.

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