Four people, including a 3-year-old child, are dead, and multiple others remain missing amid severe storms and flooding in West Virginia. Multiple inches of rain reportedly fell in the state's Ohio County in a nearly 30-minute time span,

The West Virginia Board of Education placed Randolph County Schools in a state of emergency Wednesday following the release of a report raising concerns about the financial situation in the county. The state of emergency will remain in place for a six-month period.

Under Gov. Patrick Morrisey, the state has spent more than $700,000 in emergency purchases in an effort to fix glaring issues in West Virginia’s foster care crisis.