HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- There is no need to print a paper ticket anymore, if you are flying out of Huntsville International Airport.

Passengers can now use their smartphones to check-in for their flights.

Electronic boarding passes are being accepted by all airline carriers and at the TSA checkpoint.

This allows passengers to check-in before they arrive, and even bypass the ticket counter if they only have carry-on luggage.

It makes the boarding process faster and increases security. The electronic boarding pass confirms the authenticity of the ticket, and helps prevent passengers from presenting fraudulent boarding passes.

"It takes the human error out of the check-in process. Everything is loaded into the Aztec barcode and that really makes the screening process a lot more secure," said airport spokesperson Chantel Minish.

MADISON, AL (WAFF)- Authorities confirmed someone
is calling posing as a member of the Madison Police Department and soliciting
donations for Oklahoma tornado victims.

Madison Police said they
are not collecting any donations for the Oklahoma tornado victims, and they are
not affiliated with this person in any way.

They said they saw the same thing happen
during Hurricane Katrina.

"We just ask if
someone is willing to give, they never ever give their bank account information
over the phone, their credit card, or checking account information," said
Lt. Terrell Cook with the Madison Police Department.

If you have been contacted by this individual,
you are urged to contact the Madison Police Department.

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MADISON, AL (WAFF)- An area school district is working to ease the fears of parents when it comes to common core standards.

Madison City Schools put the textbooks teachers will be using next year on display for parents to carefully review.

During the 2013 legislative session, some senators tried to repeal the common core standards that dictate what books can be used. Some lawmakers say it gives the federal government too much power in the schools.

Republican State Senator Bill Holtzclaw helped lead the fight in defending common core.

He said the standards are a good idea, as long as we keep a close eye on things.

"If a particular state may be a little more liberal than our state with certain regards and social aspects, we need to be in tune to that and we need to be prepared to have some flexibility, so that objectionable material does not show up in our classrooms," he said.