Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–A fan who fell more than 20 feet at PNC Park has ties to West Virginia
–Governor Morrisey signs the Voter ID legislation into law and finishes work on other bills approved by lawmakers during the session
–Revenue figures were higher than expected in April
–In Sports: Mountaineer baseball welcomes Texas Tech to Morgantown
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. –West Virginia has gotten its April revenue numbers back and they show figures well above the month’s projections.
The state collected nearly $643.8 million, which is $136 million above the estimate.
West Virginia is now $237 million ahead of estimate 10 years into the fiscal year.
The state racked up $284.7 million in personal income tax. According to the state, the surplus was a big factor into that number, which was $88 million above estimate.
Consumer tax collections of

MARMET, W.Va. –Assistant Director for Kanawha County Public Libraries Sarah Mitchell says the past month they’ve been focused on continuing library services to the Marmet area as they prepare to close the Marmet Public Library on Friday, May 2nd.
“The main thing we’ve been working on is to make sure that we’re continuing services in that area,” Mitchell said.
KCPL’s made the announcement at the beginning of April that they were closing the library in Marmet because of the deterioration of the

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Students from across the state coming together to celebrate Law Day while also being awarded for their work that they submitted for the Law Day contest.
Justice Bill Wooten
Law Day was established in 1958 to celebrate the Rule of Law and help those gain a better understanding of the legal system and is celebrated on May first every year.
In celebration of this day the West Virginia State Bar’s Women in the Profession Committee began the Law Day contest. The fourth annual Law

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha Charleston Humane Association says with close to 500 animals currently in their care, they need help with the additional influx of puppies and kittens they typically expect to see come in this time of year.
“We’re approaching what the animal welfare world calls puppy and kitten season, it’s just where you see an influx of new faces into the shelter, lots of puppies, lots of mama dogs, lots of kittens, lots of mama cats,” said Community Engagement Manager for the

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Police officers statistically face the most trauma than anyone else in one lifetime, and now, they too are being given an outlet to help cope with it.
Officers with the Charleston Police Department are currently getting the opportunity to take a 32-hour peer-to-peer training course through the Police Benevolent Foundation, a national organization that provides funding support and education to police officers and departments across the country.
The peer training encompasses

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Trump administration and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have cut $400 million from the AmeriCorps agency.
Shelley Moore Capito
The cut eliminates 1,000 programs and terminates 32,000 employees nationwide. The cuts will decimate programs in West Virginia run by AmeriCorps in Marion and Pocahontas counties.
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito said this is developing news that is of great concern to her.
“There’s no doubt that the core functions that AmeriCorps is