Thanks for joining us. I'm Connor Steffen.
We start with the latest on JC s
bus debacle and an e-mail update today.
A district spokesperson confirmed students
will not have school this Monday or Tuesday,
and a statement of district
spokesperson said quote.
To add clarity, we hope to have
students back in school sometime
next week and we'll communicate
additional information on that o
families and staff by Monday evening.
Despite this JCPS that athletic activities
will continue Monday and Tuesda.
The now four day delay comes after the
district experienced A catastroc
failure with this transportatiod
as some Republican state lawmaks
calling for a complete overhaul
of the school system including
splitting up the district.
There's 100,000 kids approximately in
this school district, 165 on schools.
It's a 2 / 2 billion dollar
operation and so it's too big.
Reporters asked JCPS Superintendent Dr.
Marty Polio about the potentialf
splitting up the district yeste.
He suggested it wasn't out of question,
but he doesn't see the benefits.
No, I don't want to say it's not possible,
but I think it would be the most
disruptive thing to this commun.
And I will say once again,
I think specially students in hh
poverty areas would suffer moren
anywhere else as a result of th.
That's my opinion.
Today we spoke with former
JCPS board member Sam Corbett.
He agrees with polio.
Maybe. Maybe it's a good idea.
Maybe we could implement this multiple
school systems within Jefferson County,
and five to 10 years down the r,
we would all be celebrating
what a brilliant idea that was.
But having said that,
it's not going to be easy.
And as the Superintendent said,
it probably would be a major,
major disruption for this commu.
And I wouldn't want to see us
do it and fracture the community
even more than we already are,
that that would be that.
Then we'd all be losers.
Corporate also raised concerns about funding,
noting the district pays most of
its bills through local taxes.
Should the district split up.
He's concerned about how they
would make districts equitable.
To keep up with the latest on J,
including updates on busing andn
kids could return to the classr,
visit our website whas11.com Now This
weekend marks four years since Andrea Knable,
a mother of two, disappeared.
She was last seen on August 13th, 2019,
leaving her sister's house in Audubon Park.
Since then, law enforcement and loved
ones have not stopped searching for her.
Alexis Jones and photojournalist Emma Geffner
are with family today honoring Andrea.
Another attempt to bringing Andrea home.
It is unimaginable that she could be gone,
not seen, and no hint of that We
know for sure. In four years, se
2019, loved ones have received
several tips and her disappeara,
despite each one leading to dead ends,
Andrea's father, Mike Knable,
says They're holding on to hope Saturday.
The Knable spent the day hanging up Flyers
and praying for her safe return. They
also plan to walk the same path Andrea took
the night she vanished in Audubon Park.
Though the walk usually takes a
couple minutes, Mike says they l
stay outside for hours and we will be
there walking alongside the Kene
family tonight at 11 in Louisvi.
Alexis Jones WHES 11 on your si.
If you have any information on e
disappearance of Andrea Kenable,
you can call a tip line her
family has set up. That number s
575028064840. LMP is investigatg
a late night shooting that killd
one person and injured two othe.
Police responded to the shootinn
Indian Oaks Circle just before midnight.
When officers arrived,
they found three people had been shot.
First responders took two to the hospital.
They are expected to recover.
However, one man did not surviv.
His name is Jeremy Floyd.
Anyone with information is encouraged
to call the anonymous tip line AT574L
MPD and an update tonight on tho
people arrested after shots were
fired at police in Portland yesterday.
LMPD officers were trying to art
Shenandoah Carmen, a homicide suspect.
Police sources tell us that Shenandoah's
brother, James Braden Carmen,
fired multiple shots at detecti.
No one was injured.
Several rounds struck a detective's unmarked
car and both were taken into custody.
Police had been looking for Shenandoah
Carmen in connection with a shooting on North
26th in Duncan that took place July 20th,
according to LMPD.
Police responded to that
shooting at about 10:30.
When officers arrived,
they found a man had been shot.
He was taken to the hospital,
where he died the next day.
Carmen had been charged with mur
and possession of a handgun by a felon.
Get ready to win some cakes and prizes.
St. Joe's Picnic for the kids is underway.
It's the 174th year St.
Joe's Children's Home is raising money
for kids in the care in the are.
The annual picnic always draws a large crowd.
Upwards of 50,000 people attend annually.
People there get to have fun ate
carnival and enjoy casino games,
prizes and food stalls.
I hope that we impact a lot of children.
We hope that
adults remember this and then ty
come back every year and they ry
want to just give. And you can
see that when you talk to him.
You still have plenty of time to
get out there. The festivities
run until midnight tonight.