MetroNews This Morning

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Changes to the Hope Scholarship Bill could be revealed today--The House approves its budget bill--The mother who starved her child is headed to prison--In Sports: Despite snowfall, WVU baseball wins its home opener

Today on MetroNews This Morning:--President Trump recognized two members of the WV National Guard during last night's SOTU address--Governor Morrisey gives an update on his ongoing work with lawmakers on the budget--An overnight crash on a bridge over the Ohio River spills diesel and cream liqueur into the river--In Sports: WVU falls at Oklahoma State in OT and Marshall beat Old Dominion

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Hancock County begins the RIF and transfer process among school employees--Berkeley County hands out discipline to more than 200 students who walked out of class in protest of ICE--Family members of troubled children tell horror stories to lawmakers about problems with CPS in West Virginia--In Sports: WVU and Marshall have important basketball games tonight 

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Winter lets us know it's not done yet--A couple of murder arrests from the weekend--The tug of war over the Hope Scholarship will continue--In Sports:for Team USA hockey, it's like a return to 1980 

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A grim discovery in a Summersville home is under investigation--The House proposes changes to the Hope Scholarship as advocates push back--Apple faces serious allegations in a lawsuit from the West Virginia Attorney General--In Sports: Marshall men beat Appy State and get a share of first place in the Sun Belt Conference 

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 win in a big comeback 

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 Championship tonight 

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

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The Supreme Court of the United States is expected to rule this summer on a West Virginia law regarding transgender athletes after hearing arguments Tuesday--The 60-day regular session of the Legislature gets started today--We've got some winter weather headed our way in West Virginia--In Sports:  A rough night for the Mountaineers in Houston

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --It's the eve of the 2026 Regular Legislative Session in Charleston--SCOTUS to hear a transgender sports case today involving a West Virginia law--Another key section of Corridor H is going out for bids--In Sports; The Steelers' season comes to an end in dismal fashion 

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The state GOP stick with a closed primary for this spring--West Virginia Attorney General prepares for cases of trans athletes before SCOTUS--ICE protests in West Virginia--In Sports: a big home victory for the Mountaineers and a recap of NFL Wildcard Weekend 

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The West Virginia GOP may reconsider closing their primary to non-Republican voters--Longtime state Senator Donna Boley retires--Putnam County rallies around a popular student-athlete diagnosed with cancer--In Sports: Miami advances to the College Football National Championship 

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Three construction workers injured in Wheeling bridge collapse--Capito gets classified briefing on Maduro capture and fully sports the action--West Virginia Republicans debate whether to revisit opening primary back up to non-GOP voters--In Sports: The first semi-final matchup of the college football playoff is tonight 

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --We're learning more about a Morgantown murder case--Governor Morrisey talks more about his tax plan and unrolls more of his agenda plan for the session--Cherry River Elementary in Richwood is open for class again--In sports a late three-pointer lifts WVU to victory over U-C 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:--Governor Patrick Morrisey talks about plans for more tax cuts for the upcoming Legislative Session--The city of Charleston is in talks to take over the Town Center Mall for redevelopment--Venezuela native Patricia Rucker is pleased with the U.S. arrest of Nicolas Maduro.--In Sports: WVU welcomes Cincinnati to the Hope Coliseum

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A skier dies at Timberline--Lawmakers are just over a week away from the start of the 2026 regular session--The story of a young DJ who broke the rules and gave the world Country Roads four decades ago--In Sports: The Steelers make the playoffs 

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --It's been 20 years since the world focused on the search for 13 missing miners at the Sago Mine--A former member of the West Virginia House of Delegates has died--The state's Secretary of Health is excited about the prospects of the federal rural healthcare iniative for West Virginia--In Sports: We'll recap the college football playoff games from New Year's Day 

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The snow storm hit northern W.Va. but missed the southern half of the state--Voluntary service in Washington D.C. for the West Virginia National Guard will continue in 2026--West Virginia State Parks encourage you to take your first hike of the new year today--In Sports: there will be no repeat national title for Ohio State 

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --West Virginia will ring in the New Year with snow flying--Hospital officials in the Mountain State react to a major rural healthcare grant from Washington--Hampshire County authorities make an arrest in a five year old missing persons case--In Sports: the college football playoffs round two are here