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Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Weather conditions are changing and helping to diminish the chance for forest fires in W.Va. --A bill to allow for concealed carry of firearms on college campuses in West Virginia advances --The state Senate approves a funding package for development of the Form Energy site after extended debate --In Sports the Mountaineer women get another key victory and the ne...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A public hearing is set for campus carry legislation today in Charleston --Lawmakers advanced PEIA repairs and are working on a bill to improve early childhood reading skills --The DEP is monitoring water quality on the Ohio River after an Ohio train derailment --In Sports: a record setting performance last night in high school basketball

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Huntington Mayor Steve Williams touts the future of his town in his State of the City Address --The Legislature and Governor Jim Justice are talking tax cuts --A WVU student group voices opposition to campus carry legislation --In Sports, road woes continue for the Mountaineers

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --West Virginia American Water monitors Ohio River water quality after Ohio train derailment --Tax policy with some leading national experts will be on the agenda for the Governor today in Charleston --Celebrations today at WV International Yeager Airport of what would have been Chuck Yeager's 100th birthday --In Sports: The Chiefs make a comeback to beat the Eagle...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: ---High winds cause big problems in parts of West Virginia ---A Logan business owner is arrested on charges of sexually assaulting children ---A Morgantown singer prepares to play on a legendary stage in Nashville tonight ---In Sports, Marshall gets another road win and it's Super Bowl weekend

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The W.Va. Senate rolls out and passes its proposal for income tax cuts --The Superintendent of Logan County Schools gives an update on progress there since a state BOE takeover --Fire causes major damage to a Fairmont hotel --In Sports, WVU gets an extremely important victory over Iowa State

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Reaction to President Biden's State of the Union Address from West Virginia leaders --Governor's Chief of Staff defends administration's use of CARES Act funds --The Hope Scholarship hits a little different in the Eastern Panhandle --In Sports; a key game tonight between the Mountaineers and Iowa State

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --PSC temporarily rejects rate increase request by Appalachian Power --Morgantown Police Chief answers questions in a use of force incident --Bill advancing which would increase the penalty for the death of a first responder --In Sports: the Par-Mar Shootout continues at West Virginia State University

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The boyfriend of a woman charged with murdering an infant says there's more to the story ---Lawmakers ready to consider a measure to allocate $105 Million in state funding for a battery plant in Hancock County ---The Ways and Means Committee will meet in West Virginia today. ---In Sports: WVU mashes Oklahoma and Marshall stumbles against the Ragin' Cajuns

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Anger among those opposed to a ban on gender affirming surgery for children in W.Va .--The Senate advances a bill creating tighter restrictions on tobacco use in the state --Herbert Hoover High School is nearing completion after the old school was destroyed in the 2016 flood --In Sports: Marshall grabs a road with at Appalachian State and WVU prepares for a strug...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The state's only abortion clinic is taking the state to court over an abortion ban --Parkersburg Police hope volunteers will help this weekend in the search for a missing woman --A former administrative law judge is awarded $2.2 Million after claiming she was the target of retaliation --In Sports: The new MetroNews Power Index is out and the Mountaineer women fal...

Today on MetroNews This Morning; --Another wintry day in West Virginia --Governor Justice ramps up the rhetoric building support for his tax cut plan --Form Energy says it will be a good investment for West Virginia --In Sports: WVU falls on the road to TCU and the WVU football schedule for 2023 is out

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A winter weather advisory across much of the state with a mix of rain/sleet/snow --Lawmakers consider a bill to ban gender transitioning surgery for minors in West Virginia --A bill would call for In God We Trust to be posted in all school and college buildings in the Mountain State --In Sports: WVU tries to get the season sweep of TCU tonight

Today on MetroNews this Morning: --A student is found dead on the Marshall campus, but foul play is not suspected --A Ripley boy is in custody charged with threatening to shoot up a school --Governor Jim Justice hits the road again to tout his tax cut plan which is parked in the state Senate. --in Sports, it will be Kansas City and Philadelphia in the Superbowl.

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Sentencing today for a Morgantown man involved in January 6th --Governor Justice heads to Wheeling to tout his tax cut plan and to dedicate a new highway project --Operators of the region's power grid face lawmakers to explain the lack of power during the cold Christmas weekend --In Sports: Marshall falls in double-overtime to Louisiana Monroe

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Fire destroys an apartment building in Charleston --Winter weather is moving into West Virginia with a snow/rain mix becoming all snow later in the day --Lawmakers advance a bill to arm teachers and address transfers in high school sports --In Sports: WVU gets a huge lift from the bench to beat Texas Tech

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Campus carry legislation advances at the state house --Legislation to limit the Governor's power in a state of emergency advances --Berkeley County Sheriff fires back at critics of how he handled a recent accident involving his daughter --In Sports: WVU and Texas Tech square off tonight in Lubbock

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A shooting on the WVU campus is underway --There will soon be two proposals in play at the Capitol to cut the state's income tax --Huntington Mayor Steve Williams seems to indicate he's interested in a run for Governor --In Sports, Neal Brown meets the media on a variety of topics

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --There could be some slick roads in parts of the Mountain State this morning --Three more W.Va. college presidents raise opposition to campus concealed carry --A new facility in Morgantown will need exponentially more milk from West Virginia dairy farms --Sports: the NFC and AFC Championship games in the NFL are set.

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A Mannington Police Officer charged with attacking a man is fired --Lawmakers hear more about jail staffing woes in West Virginia --Senator Amy Grady, a school teacher, talks about a new bill to provide classroom assistance at the elementary level --In Sports, Marshall gets a win on the road at Texas State in conference play

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The House overwhelmingly passes the Governor's income tax cut --Campus carry legislation is back on the agenda in Charleston --Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announces a settlement with Walgreens over the opioid epidemic --In Sports, the Mountaineers get that first Big XII victory over TCU

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A bill to split the DHHR into three agencies is moving in the House of Delegates --Governor Justice is positive for Covid again --A Kanawha County teenager gets the maximum sentence for the murders of four members of his family --In Sports: WVU and Marshall in action tonight.

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Lawmakers examine how best to shore up PEIA --A Kanawha County teen will be sentenced today for the murders of four family members --CAMC says large health systems acquiring small, rural hospitals is a national trend that will continue --In Sports, new coaching staff changes for WVU basketball and football

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. --Lawmakers back in Charleston for week two of the Legislative session --Two fatal accidents in Fayette County and a fatal fire from the weekend in Huntington .--In Sports, WVU women get their first win in history over Baylor

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A winter weather advisory is underway for much of the Mountain State today --The House quickly advances the Governor's income tax cut plan, the Senate will be the real test --Governor Justice talks about the possibility of a run for U.S. Senate --In sports: Marshall wins again and a departure from the WVU basketball coaching staff