MetroNews This Morning

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --Changes may be coming to the Hope Scholarship --Governor Morrisey signs agreement for the state to regulate mining on federal lands in W.Va.  --A Missouri trucker is arrested for sex crimes in West Virginia --In Sports: Mountaineers start slow, but this time can't come all the way back against Utah

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --The Senate's budget bill is out, but likely to change --Senator Justice says Democrats don't want to fund homeland security --A Charleston pastor remembers the late Jesse Jackson --In Sports: WVU welcomes Utah to Hope Coliseum tonight 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --A shooting in Raleigh County leaves one dead --The Senate has advanced a budget bill  --The President of the state school board wants a meeting with the Governor --In Sports: Steve Sabins talks about his 3-0 Mountaineer baseball team

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Federal judges are raising concerns about detained illegal aliens in West Virginia --Mon Power seeks a permit for a new gas plant to be built for power in Monongalia County --Sunday marked the one year anniversary of devastating flooding in southern West Virginia --In Sports, a loss by the Mountaineer women puts them out of the Big XII lead

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --An update on progress of various bills at the West Virginia Legislature  --Advocates for coal are stoked about President Trump's announcements this week giving a new lease on life to coal fired power plants --A woman involved in a DUI with death crash gets a suspended sentence --In Sports: It's opening day for college baseball

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --President Trump hosts West Virginia coal miners for a major announcement about coal fired power plants at the White House --A new member of the state Board of Education is an advocate for Charter Schools --Governor Morrisey is asked about legislation to revamp the state school aid formula --In Sports: The Mountaineer women hit triple digits and Marshall's men wi...

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --Where does the House jobs agenda stand at the halfway mark of the session --A man convicted of killing a Sissonville area woman will spend the rest of his life in prison.  --The House of Delegates gets the ICE bill from the Senate --In Sports: The Country Roads Shootout is underway featuring top teams in West Virginia high school basketball

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --Wayne residents have a deep level of distrust in the city's water product --Lawmakers are looking at the high school sports transfer rules again --Longtime friends remember filmmaker Danny Boyd --In Sports; WVU Baseball is ready to open the season this week at Georgia Southern 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --The Legislature nears the halfway point --ICE provides lucrative assistance to local law enforcement for collaboration work --WVU President Michael Benson talks to lawmakers about the new Washington Center at WVU --In Sports: Seattle takes the Lombardi Trophy 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --More winter weather is headed our way --Senators Capito and Justice willing to make some concessions, but overall aren't willing to gut ICE as funding debate continues --Democracy flourishes with so many on the ballot --In Sports: WVU comes from behind to beat Cincinnati on the road 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --The man charged with shooting two West Virginia National Guard members leads not guilty to all charges --DOH says Wheeling Suspension Bridge will have a future, but not for vehicles --WVU had its day in the spotlight at the Legislature --In Sports: Marshall men and women with big wins 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --Skeptics believe Governor Morrisey's tax cut measure is struggling at the Capitol --A man accused of threatening ICE agents on social media is arrested in Harrison County --More overnight snowfall is again impacting the morning commute and school schedules --In Sports: Marshall plays tonight and WVU has a date Friday in Cincinnati

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --ICE makes 600 arrests of illegals in West Virginia --Despite rising temperatures ice continues to keep Willow Island lock and dam closed --Revenue Secretary Eric Nelson isn't too concerned about January's lower than expected revenue figures  --In Sports: We continue to preview the Super Bowl set for this Sunday 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --Debate continues over Governor Patrick Morrisey's sought after 10 percent  income tax cut --Corrections officials believe body cameras would be a huge improvement in the state's jails and prisons --Finding another way to deal with chronic truancy would help bring home children housed in out of state facilities --In Sports: An upset win for the Mountaineer women 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --Department of Health reports negative tests for oil in the Wayne water system --Senator Capito sounds off about a deal to avert a federal government shutdown --Tucker County's last coal mine will be shutdown and 200 workers laid off --In Sports: WVU men and women prepare for Baylor this weekend in Morgantown 

Today on MetroNews This Morning --Governor Morrisey continues to press for a 10 percent income tax cut --Wayne County is the latest to vote to close schools due to declining enrollment --Some of the coldest air we've had yet will hit today and into the weekend --In Sports: Marshall falls on the road 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --The state Senate is taking a broader look at legislation to bail out the Hancock County school system --Longtime House of Delegates Member John Overington has died --The extreme temperatures have many seeking refuge from the cold --In Sports: It wasn't pretty, but for the Mountaineer basketball team, it was a win  

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --Winter storm hits northern West Virginia with snow, but southern West Virginia with ice --The father of a Grafton girl who was starved to death is now also charged --Governor Morrisey has also called for an investigation into the child's death --In Sports: It will be the Patriots and Seahawks in Super Bowl LX

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --It's now a winter storm warning for West Virginia --Lawmakers learn more shocking revelations about Hancock County Schools' budget --The problems in the town of Wayne's water system continue --In Sports:  Marshall lit things up from beyond the arc Thursday 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --West Virginia prepares for a pending winter storm --Wayne residents grown more and more frustrated with no water --Controversey over the bill to provide emergency funds to Hancock County schools --In Sports: WVU sweeps Arizona State in both mens and women's hoops 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --Arrests in Morgantown during an ICE protest --An indictment in Taylor County after a child starved to death --State School Superintendent Michelle Blatt explains the emergency funding bill sought for struggling schools --In Sports: WVU prepares to face Arizona State on the road

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --ICE and the West Virginia State Police continue an operational agreement --Revenue Secretary Eric Nelson talks to lawmakers about Governor's tax cut proposal --Legislation moves in Charleston to help beleaguered Hancock County Schools' financial mess --In Sports: The Hoosiers make history in Miami 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --A probe continues into vandalism at an Appalachian Power facility in Wayne that resulted in 5,000 gallons of fluid leaked into a nearby stream --A fire broke out in the old Cleveland Cliffs Tin Mill at Weirton Steel --We hear from the U.S. Attorney for the northern district of West Virginia --In Sports: Indiana and Miami play for the College Football National Ch...

MetroNews The Morning:  --Governor Patrick Morrisey now works the Legislature for his proposed tax cut and also talks about improving workforce participation --State Board of Ed meets today to consider Hancock County's request for emergency funding --A couple of disturbing stories from Jackson County --In Sports: Marshall women's basketball winning streak halted on the road 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --Governor Patrick Morrisey delivers his second State of the State Address --State BOE President Paul Hardesty says the state aid formula for schools needs to be a priority --A Grafton woman is charged with murder after her daugther starves to death --In Sports: A heartbreaker for the Mountaineer women and a tough loss at home for Marshall's men