 With this Metro News Minute, I'm Jeff Jenkins. West Virginia's public charter schools are being urged to crack down on attendance issues. West Virginia Professional Charter School Board Executive Director James Paul says the recent tragedy involving Boone County homeschool student Kennedy Miller is a reminder. Metro News statewide correspondent Brad McElhaney has a story posted at WVMetroNews.com. The current heat wave is impacting regular maintenance work performed by Appalachian Power Company. Utility spokesperson Karen Wissing says they're moving some of their planned power outages.