Too Many Sports and Weather?

WAVE, a local television news station had 30 minute shows.  During the 30 minute segment, they would usually only spend about 15 minutes of the show covering stories and the other half focusing on weather and sports.  This may be important to some people. but they are watching the NEWS.  It is meant to give the viewer news, not just updates on the weather forecast or the local high school football team.  Sometimes, WAVE would have a short weather section, then some local stories, then the rest of the weather.  It is not necessary.  They only need to play the weather once.  Also,  it is not necessary to get updates from every local sports team when it is easily available on the Internet.