Low around 35. South wind around 5 mph. Thursday mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind around 5 mph. Thursday night partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Friday mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Friday night partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Saturday some clouds, with a high near 61. Saturday night partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Sunday mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Sunday night partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Washingtons birthday sunny, with a high near 63. Monday night mostly clear, with a low around 36. Tuesday sunny, with a high near 66. Thanks, jeff. The Washoe County School District today is responding to questions. Of why stead schools were locked down yesterday during a critical incident. But Spanish Springs high school was not. Kolo 8 news nows colin lygren is here with the reason the district gave for their actions, in both of those cases yesterday. Colin . Sarah and noah. We got a lot of questions last night about why the School District did not lockdown spanish after they learned a juvenile there. Had a gun. Today. The district explained. Between learning about the gun. Finding it. And arresting the student. Only three minutes elapsed. The district says. At that point. The threat had been neutralized. And there was no longer a reason for a lockdown. The district still however. Sent out a message to parents letting them know what had happened. Essentially what what was sent out is a message informing families that an incident had occurred on campus and it had been dealt with immediately and it was being investigated, but they wanted to assure families that the building was safe. To contrast. Yesterday in the stead area. Schools were locked down for a while. Because there was a manhunt happening in the area of the school. District Officials Say the threat there was still imminent. So that is why the lockdown happened. District officials added that every incident is different. And every incident is treated in the way administrators deem appropriate. Live in studio. Colin lygren. Kolo 8 news now. Patrol released the name of a man killed, during a car chase in carson city. Last thursday night, carson city sheriffs deputies saw 21yearold edy prudensio martinezramirez driving a stolen pickup. When deputies tried to pull him over, he sped off after hitting a sheriff suv. Investigators say he lost control and was thrown from the truck. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Reno Police Released the name of the man they believe stole two trucks and led them on a chase. They believe 19 year old rylin wolfe stole a truck yesterday morning in stead. Police say wolfe took off when he saw police and stole another truck. Wolfe is five foot six and 150 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He is considered to be armed and dangerous. Anyone with information about where he is, can Call Reno Police or secret witness at 3224900. A case of zika virus has been confirmed in yolo countys website, the individual recently traveled out of the country and has a mild case of zika. According to the cdc, the most common symptoms are fever, rash, joint pain and red itchy eyes. If you go to a country where zika is present, you should see a doctor if you experience any of the symptoms within three to seven days after your return. Zika is spread by mosquitoes and is tied to birth abnormalities in newborns. The nugget casino resort has been sold again. This is just a few years after it was purchased by Global Gaming and hospitality. The Company Bought the casino resort from john ascuaga in 2013. Marnell gaming announced today that they entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the nugget. This will have to be reviewed and approved by the nevada gaming commission. But this deal is expected to go through sometime this year. This announcement comes a day after the nugget announced this years star spangled from july fourth to july third. The federal Environmental Protection agency has given the state and lyon county a little more time to come up with an alternative plan, to clean up a portion of the old anaconda copper mine. The epa wants to put a portion of the old mine on its National Priority list, but many in mason valley worry the listing would affect property values, and economic development. So governor sandoval asked the epa to hold off until september, while everyone searched for other ways to fund the estimated 32 to 40 Million Dollar project. The epa has responded with a new deadline of march 29th, but they did offer to meet with local officials to discuss ways to lessen the impact, of the priority listing. The listing could mean the federal government would cover 90percent of the cost, but state Officials Say that funding is not guaranteed. Today nevada senator harry reid announced three point nine Million Dollars will be used for over a Million Dollars will go to the reno sparks area for the control project. For preconstruction, the rest will go to clark county. The Flood Control projects are controlled by the us engineers. A local non profit was burglarized. How long itll take Junior Achievement of northern nevada to get back on its feet. So what kind of weather can we expect tomorrow, and into the rest of the week . We will have a closer look at our forecast. And what you can expect in the days to come. Right after the break. Daytime highs have been well above average the last couple of days but our mornings were off to a chilly start. For a look at just how cold it is tomorrow morning join us live on good morning reno starting at 4 30 am announcer youre watching kolo 8 news now at 6 30, with sarah johns, noah bond, weather with and sports with josh little. This is kolo 8 news now at 6 30. Sacramento the warm temperatures are bring out a pesky creature. Mosquitos are coming out now and they are hungry. The good thing about these mosquitoes right now is that Officials Say they dont carry west nile or zika. The west nile virus season is in the summer. And the mosquitoes that carry the zika virus are not in california. Chief meteorologist Jeff Thompson has your complete forecast. High pressure will keep the weather dry for most areas through early next week. Expect mostly sunny to partly cloudy, mild afternoons, with highs in the midupper 60s for most western Nevada Valley locations, and midupper 50s in the sierra. Nights will stay chilly, with lows around freezing. A weak system will move into the Pacific Northwest friday night into saturday. Some clouds, a slight cooldown, and an isolated shower north of i80 are possible. A major pattern change is not expected through week. Jeff tonight partly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind around 5 mph. Thursday mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind around 5 mph. Thursday night partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Friday mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Friday night partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Saturday some clouds, with a high near 61. Saturday night partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Sunday mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Sunday night partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Washingtons birthday sunny, with a high near 63. Monday night mostly clear, with a low around 36. Tuesday sunny, with a high near 66. High pressure will keep the weather dry for most areas through early next week. Expect mostly sunny to partly cloudy, mild afternoons, with highs in western Nevada Valley locations, and midupper 50s in chilly, with lows around freezing. A weak system will move into the Pacific Northwest friday night slight cooldown, and an isolated shower north of i80 are possible. A major pattern change is not expected through at least the middle of next week. Jeff tonight partly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind around 5 mph. Thursday mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind around 5 mph. Thursday night partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Friday mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Friday night partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Saturday some clouds, with a high near 61. Saturday night partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Sunday mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Washingtons birthday sunny, with a high near 63. Monday night mostly clear, with a low around 36. Tuesday sunny, with a high near 66. High pressure will keep the weather dry for most areas through early next week. Expect mostly sunny to partly cloudy, mild afternoons, with highs in the midupper 60s for most western Nevada Valley locations, and midupper 50s in the sierra. Nights will stay chilly, with lows around freezing. A weak system will move into the Pacific Northwest friday night into saturday. Some clouds, a a local non profit is cleaning up after some prized items. How you can help them get back on track. On the go, listen to our burglars are making off with thousands of dollars worth of computer equipment stolen from a local nonprofit. Junior achievement of northern nevada, says its going to take a year before everything is back to normal. The burglary happened late monday night. Police believe, three or four suspects were involved. The thieves rummaged through each room, taking computer servers, sound equipment, even snack food. Ja president. Bill hitemen heitman says its going replace. Bill it was really crazy what they took, but they put us in a bind because they literally took everything and what they didnt take, they dumped on the floor. Junior achievement teaches students k through 12, business skills. It could use any computer equipment, or Office Supplies you arent using. You can donate directly to its building on 785 west sixth street. A new Community Panel is being created to oversee the Washoe County School Districts spending on construction and repair. The school board unanimously authorized the Capital Funding Protection Committee yesterday. The district is asking voters to approve a 781 dollar tax increase in november. There are two options for the possible ballot question. One would involve raising just the sales tax. The other would raise a combination of sales and property taxes. The Public Schools overcrowding and repair Needs Committee ballot question during its meeting on friday. The virginia street bridge project is just months away from completion. The city of reno announced, the project will be finished in april. A part of the bridge reopened last week. Since construction is ongoing, the city of reno is encouraging you to follow the detours. Businesses in the area, are open during construction. A local basketball player has a shot at a National Competition plus. The wolf pack is a Dayton High School basketball player is a candidate for a national 3point contest Angela Sikora is one of just 16 girls in the country in the running. She is averaging 14. 5 points per game, and shooting 34 from 3 point range. And its all decided by votes. The winner will be flown to houston to compete in the championships, which will be part of the final four weekend and air nationally on cbs sports. Go to kolo tv dot com and click on hot topics so you can vote for angela. First round voting ends next tuesday night. The wolf pack will go for the sweep of air force tonight. Nevada won by 23 points last month in colorado springs. That loss was part of an eightgame losing but they have rebounded to win back toback home games. First over wyoming, then an upset of boise state last weekend. The pack knows they must be ready for a better effort from the falcons this time around musselman doing some of the things that we did well when we played on the road against air force. And also anticipating what changes theyve made in the last couple of games; theyre playing really good basketball. And every game takes on its own identity. And we didnt give up one backdoor in the entire forty minutes on the road, so we want to continue to do that. Tip off tonight is scheduled for 7pm. The wolf pack is a 11 point favorite at the sports books. Well have the highlights, tonight at 11pm some baseball news. Former wolf pack pitcher Braden Shipley has been ranked as the number one prospect in the dbacks organization. He started 27 games in doublea last season, going 9and11 with a 3. 50 era. Shipley has spent three since being picked in the first round of the 2013 draft. Hes been invited to work out at arizonas spring training. Its been a good week for kyle roberts. A super bowl ring, and a new nfl contract the Reed High School grad has signed a futures contract with the broncos, which pretty much guarantees his rights for next season. He spent this year on the broncos practice roberts started every game at right tackle his final two years at another check of your forecast. Tonight partly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind around 5 mph. Thursday mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind around 5 mph. Thursday night partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Friday mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Friday night partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Saturday some clouds, with a high near 61. Saturday night partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Sunday mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Sunday night partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Washingtons birthday sunny, with a high near 63. Monday night mostly clear, tuesday sunny, with a high near 66. Thanks for watching kolo 8 news now. Jeopardy is coming up next. This is the Jeopardy College championship. Here is our third group of semifinalists a sophomore at Northeastern University from woodside, california. A senior at the university of pittsburgh from jamison, pennsylvania. And a freshman at North Carolina state university
comparemela.com © 2020. All Rights Reserved.