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Unless otherwise noted, Huntsville police reported the following incidents Wednesday. In items with incomplete addresses, police withheld the information.

Most areas should remain dry but there is a 50 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms, mainly after 11 a.m. Those chances will continue in the evening but should not last overnight. The highest rain chances will exist over northwest Alabama. Gusty winds, heavy rain and small hail will be the biggest threats with any thunderstorms that develop.

Crews in Madison battled a house fire Thursday morning at 200 Prairie Drive.

Huntsville Fire & Rescue dispatch said the call came in shortly before 10 p.m. and no injuries were reported. AL.com's news partner, WHNT News 19, reports there is moderate damage and witnesses say they saw a man running from the home when it started. Read WHNT's story here.

Police say a pickup truck lost control and crashed into a pole in front of the Carmike Valley Bend 18 movie theater close to 11 p.m. The driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

Madison County fire crews responded to the house in the 200 block of Salvia Court at about 9:30 and found heavy smoke and flames. They got the fire out but say the home is a total loss.

Police arrested Fuqua last week on felony domestic violence charges. Police say his bond was then revoked in Decatur Municipal Court.

Projects large and small took center stage Wednesday night during the first AL.Com/Huntsville Times regionalism forum.

Wardynski and Huntsville school board president David Blair lauded a judge's ruling on Wednesday that labeled the controversial Accountability Act unconstitutional.

Almost 30 north Alabama students have been named as recipients of college-sponsored National Merit Scholarships.