17:30 LRN Newscast August 9

NOAA predicts there could be as many as 19 named storms this hurricane season…:
Cut 1 (30) “I’m Jeff Palermo”

The state says public high school students scored on average a 19.6 on the ACT last year, a slight increase from 2016. Education Superintendent John White says more kids are also getting college acceptable scores..:
CUT 9 (10) “college benchmark”

The search continues for the gunman who fatally shot a Tennessee truck driver during a robbery as the victim was changing a tire in a parking lot on Tuesday morning. Sgt. Don Coppola says 49-year-old Keith Odom was shot after he turned over his possessions to the robber…:
Cut 4 (09) “by the robber”
Odom died at a local hospital. His father tells the Baton Rouge Advocate his son was doing a job he loved.

School is back many students, which means school buses are returning to the road. State Farm spokesperson Kip Diggs reminds drivers it is never safe to pass a stopped school bus…:
Cut 12 (09) “hit a child”
Louisiana law requires vehicles to stop 30 feet away when children are getting on or off the bus.