Remembering the viral Alabama leprechaun 'sighting' 10 years later

CRICHTON, Ala. (WPMI) —

It's a story WPMI will always embrace, the Crichton Leprechaun. Ten years ago on St. Patrick's Day, residents in Crichton reported seeing a leprechaun in a tree... and well, you all know the story. Check out the original news report below.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

The story spawned numerous auto-tuned parody songs, that also went viral on YouTube.

Scott Walker, the anchor you see introducing the story, wrote up a neat piece on the leprechaun's anniversary. Read it HERE.