news from southwest reno.. reno police say the street lights are out at the intersection of plumb and arlington because a mini-van reportedly hit the electrical box. northbound arlington from plumb is also closed. no word when the lights will be turned back on. the crash is still under investigation but police believe the driver may have fallen a sleep. stay with kolo 8 news now for any updates. let's go to lindsey matherly with a look at the forecast. temperatures across northeast california and western nevada will be well above average today before easing down slightly over the weekend. it will be breezy this afternoon and evening, with a chance for showers mainly north of interstate 80 tonight and early saturday. another weak system is possible sunday night, with one person is dead and two others injured after an officer

silver springs. according to lyon county sheriff al mcneil... one of those injured was a lyon county deputy... he was shot in the hand... the injury is non life threatening. the sheriff tells us the incident started as a report of a stolen vehicle in sparks around 9:30 last night. a short time later around 10 p.m.... the sheriff says a lyon county deputy spotted the stolen vehicle.. a red chevy cruze.. in the parking lot of the silver springs nugget. as the officer approached the vehicle ... someone in the car shot at him ... at which time the officer returned fire. sheriff mcneil says that suspect was killed. a second person in the vehicle was also shot. they were flown to the hospital... the extent of their injuries is not known. the deputy involved in the shooting was also taken to a hospital for the injury to his hand. two other people ran from scene but were later arrested. names of the 4 suspects and the deputy involved have not been released. and-- we're following a developing story out of kansas. several are dead following a deadly shooting spree in kansas. the suspected shooter was killed at the lawn mower equipment maker where he worked, but

several lives and injuring many others. abc's clayton sandell has the latest. script: police say 38-year old cedric ford started his rampage shooting at random drivers? wounding two? before heading to excel industries in hesston kansas where he worked. sot - sheriff / or short nats to have something like this is tragic ford heads inside? armed with a rifle and handgun? and opens fire on his co-workers. sot - eyewitness sot and then i seen a mob of people just start running out saying run, run and pop pop pop pop pop? was all i heard and then everybody started scattering out of the building and i didn't know what happened until i got outside and seeing wounded people coming out. police and witnesses say ford kept shooting until a single officer? the first to arrive? fires back. sot - sheriff there was a particular law enforcment here in heston that responded right away and even though he took fire he went inside that place and saved multiple, multiple lives. a hero as far as im concerned. in the end? four employees,

would not survive? many more wounded. sot - sheriff - inside the building he shot a total of 15 people around 150 employees were inside at the time? worried friends and family waited for news. sot jennifer - i just can't believe that the guy that show people up was right across the street from us. not much is known yet about the victims? who have not been identified. ford? who post has an extensive criminal record in florida? posted these photos and videos on facebook. police aren't yet saying why they believe he opened fire on his co-workers, but they've ruled out terrorism. excel is family-owned company that makes lawnmowing equipment? since 1960. sot - paul mullet / ceo excel / "we're really saddened by this horrific event and our heart goes out to all of our employees, all the families whose loved ones got injured or killed, and we're going to do what we can to take care of them and bring them through this tragedy." according to the gun violence archive? hesston is the thirty- third mass shooting in the united states? just this year. clayton sandell, abc news wichita kansas. a manhunt is underway... in the bay area... for two

connection with the murder of a man in south lake tahoe last month. investigators from the el dorado county d-a's office were in solano county, california yesterday searching for 24-year-old domenic sean-lee randolph and 26-year-old dion jermaine randolph vaccaro. they believe those two men were involved in the murder of dennis wright on january 30th at the beverly lodge. they are considered armed and dangerous. last week.. 18-year-old tristan batten and 20- year-old harvest davidson were arrested... for their alleged involvement in the murder. ### a jury in yerington is deciding the fate of a silver springs man... accused of killing his girlfriend's son. cody wallace is charged with the death of 2- year-old... thomas o'connell the fourth.. back in november of 2010. he was watching the boy.. while his mother was at work. the silver springs man... says the boy fell and hit his head. but.. prosecutors say this can't be true... and the boys injuries prove this point. here is a portion of the closing statements... first from wallace's defense attorney ... then from the

"we don't have to prove that the injuries were accidental. the district attorney's office must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they were intentional." "these injuries could not happen from one or two or three falls from a chair. they couldn't be that wide spread. it doesn't make sense you fall once." the jury is talking about the evidence. no word... on how long it'll take to reach a decision. ### one horse was killed and another had to be euthanized after being hit by cars in the virginia range area. as kolo 8 news nows chris buckley reports the nevada department of agriculture wants to remind drivers to be careful.. especially after dark. sightings of wild horses near roads in the virginia range area are common... "we have 2000 heads of horses that live out here on these ranges we have issues from 95 to 395, 50 to i-80 so when you're in those areas you need to be cautious."

two horses were hit on highway 50 east of dayton early thursday morning... between mark twain avenue and rainbow drive. the horse hit by this car came through the windshield and was killed on impact. "hitting a horse is very much like hitting an eld you need to beweare of it becuause in a car you're normally going to take out the legs and they're going to come through the windshield." the driver was transported with minor injuries. the other horse was the victim of a hit and run... that driver took off... and the injured horse was euthanized. the highway patrol is taking the lead on that case... officials say if you do hit an animal, you shouldn't leave the scene. "you should pull over and treat it like any other accident allow there to be a report and do it the way it should be done." the department of agriculture says this area has had horse problems for the last two decades "its not completely fenced so we can't always monitor those horses, they have access to both sides of the road." and while they're

continue fencing along this stretch of highway 50, that's still a ways down the road. that's why they're reminding drivers to slow down and keep an eye out. "you should always just naturally assume that the horses are there, that way you can always be watchful and hopefully avoid any possible accidents." chris buckley reporting. there are a couple of ways you can report horses in the virginia range area... that pose a public safety threat.. we have that phone number and e-mail address... on our website kolo t-v dot com. the convention authority.. is looking for a new owner for the wildcreek golf course. the r-s-c-v-a says its been losing 150 to 200- thousand dollars a year.. operating the course. and... the courses value as an attraction for visitors.. has declined. so yesterday... the authority's board weighed its options... rejecting the idea.. for now... of selling the land for development... instead deciding to try to find a new owner. the decision pleased wild-creek's neighbors... who feared a loss of property values. lucey: "i'm pleased with the outcome. i think our board did a great job of giving direction not only to our staff and how we're going to move forward. and

today and made sure that was reflected in the direction that we take before us." the r-s-c-v-a will reportedly approach the county... about the possibility of taking the course over. lucey is cautioning though that he is just one vote and he is not sure how the other commissioners will feel about the idea. in the meantime, the convention authority says it'll continue to maintain, and operate

temperatures across northeast california and western nevada will be well above average today before easing down slightly over the weekend. it will be breezy this afternoon and evening, with a chance for showers mainly north of interstate 80 tonight and early saturday. another weak system is possible sunday night, with additional fast-moving systems for mid to late next week. minimal change to the short term forecast. a glancing blow from a

upper disturbance will bring an increase in wind later today, followed by a quick shot of light rain and higher elevation snow north of interstate 80 tonight. temperatures will remain above to well above average through the weekend. winds this afternoon and evening still look fairly modest for northeast california and in the sierra front of far western nevada, generally in the 25-35 mph range with gusts 35-45 mph possible in isolated, wind-prone spots. the strongest winds are expected this evening as the trough axis nears so a lake wind will be hoisted for lake tahoe starting late today and going

and western nevada will be well above average today before easing down slightly over the weekend. it will be breezy this afternoon and evening, with a chance for showers mainly north of interstate 80 tonight and early saturday. another weak system is possible sunday night, with additional fast-moving systems for mid to late next week. minimal change to the short term forecast. a glancing blow from a progressive, modest upper disturbance will bring an increase in wind later today, followed by a quick shot of light rain and higher elevation snow north it's the home stretch to super tuesday and the gop presidential contenders had a texas showdown during a primetime debate in houston. this as the democrats prepare for tomorrow's south carolina primary. abc's kenneth moton has the latest from washington.

this morning, donald trump is calling that gop debate a good one that he enjoyed. he spent most of the night under attack and hitting back. gop frontrunner donald trump flanked by his rivals ted cruz and marco rubio... sot donald trump first of all this guy is a choke artist and this guy's a liar. rubio, the republican establishment favorite unloaded the opposition playbook on trump. sot trump: we're losing so much with mexico and china rubio: i don't understand, because your ties and the clothes you make is made in mexico and in china. you'll be starting a trade war against your own ties and your own suits. trump: you don't know a thing about business. on trump's tax returns trump i want to release my tax returns but i can't release it while i'm under an audit ted cruz he doesn't want to do it because presumable there's something in there that is bad. for the republicans, our political analysts say an energized rubio won the debate, trump lost. but that may not be enough to he doesn't want to do it because presumable there's something in there that is bad. for the republicans, our political analysts say an energized rubio won the debate, trump lost. but that may not be enough to impact the billionaire's momentum as we head into super tuesday. kenneth moton, abc news

the division one state tournament tipped off on thursday.. carson took a 17-game wining streak into the semifinals the senators -- the northern champs -- taking on coronado... 1st quarter -- nice passing by carson... cody azevedo with the finish... senators down 2... later -- jayden dejoseph -- 2 of his game-high 19... ties the game at 4... great look here from asa carter to jared rooker... senators actually led by 4 after the 1st quarter... then it's carter with the nice pump fake -- gets

carson hung tough the whole game -- but too much coronado... great play by nick davis to set up kennedy koehler... he had 19... coronado wins it 53-43 an even tougher game for reno... against bishop gorman... the gaels going for their 5th straight state title... reno hanging... david kyle scored six points... he'll be a walk-on at nevada next year. karn goraya ...following his own shot!... he had 8 points... then a nice dish inside to their other big man... mike heydon also scored eight tonight... but gorman blows it open in the second half... they eliminate reno 70- 39... it's gorman against coronado tonight in the state championship over on the girls side... bishop manogue facing liberty in the semifinals... 3rd quarter -- katie turner pulls up for 3 -- nothing but net... moments later -- turner -- chases the rebound down -- and scores again... she led manogue with 17 points...

taking it to the basket... 2 of her 15 points... later -- miners in transition -- holt -- nice pass to maddie camacho... lets the defender go by and puts it home... miners got within 3... but it wasn't quite enough -- london pavlica goes coast to coast... and liberty hangs on 59- 53 the reno girls taking on centennial... the bulldogs ranked 5th in the country!... reno hanging around early... mallory mcgwire -- follows her own miss and puts it back. led the huskies with 14 points. then it's dominique harding -- down the lane -- look at that shot. she finished with 12 points. defense leads to offense -- mcgwire with the big swat... huskies want to push... daranda hinkey from nba range!... reno only down 10 at the half. but the bulldogs put them away... centennial rolls 82-53... they face liberty in the title game tonight. reno's minor league soccer team -- has a name... reno 1868 f-c...chosen by fans in a popular vote.. it beat out the other two finalists... reno united and reno fc.. the "1868" honors the date that the city of reno was founded... it is the only soccer club in north america to

it's a common practice in europe... edelstein: "it's awesome to have a name. it's awesome to have an identity, especially because that identity was chosen by the community. you know popular vote. someone asked me who chose the name, and i said you did. the community chose the name. and so we get to go forward building this club thth way that northern nevada wants to see it." they still have to decide on their colors, and build the crest that will appear on their jerseys... the team will begin play next year at aces ballpark. nevada's nicole wadden won the pentathalon on day one of the conference she's the first wolf pack athlete to win an individual title since nevada joined the the pack is currently in second place with 11 two less than colorado that's your look at

temperatures across and western nevada will be well above average today before easing down slightly over the weekend. it will be breezy this afternoon and evening, with a chance for showers

and early saturday. another weak system is possible sunday night, with additional fast-moving systems for mid to late next week. overnight hours. by now you've probably heard.. drinking sugary beverages are bad for you. almost one third of americans drink at least one sugary drink a day... but a new study suggests that statistic could be changing. here's doctor timothy johnson soda? fruit juice? sweet tea? and energy drinks. when it comes to refreshment, sugary drinks are a popular choice. but all those calories from sugar pose real health hazards? not the least of which is a higher risk for obesity, diabetes and heart disease. now, new data from the cdc show that the trend may be going down. in a 2013 survey, 1 in 3 americans reported drinking at least one sugar-containing drink per day. if true, a sign of a positive trend? since previous research

americans drink one of those sugary drinks daily. the new survey also found that men drink more sweet drinks than women. breaking it down by age, 43 percent of young adults have at least one per day. their elders? only 19 percent. more research will be needed to confirm this trend. but with national dietary guidelines recommending that only 10 percent of our total daily calories come from added sugars? it may be a good time to keep trading that soda for a sugar-free alternative. with this medical minute, i'm dr. timothy johnson. it's an interesting idea. combining a day at the spa with beer. but the beer isn't just for drinking. the nation's first beer spa has just opened its doors in the small town of "sisters" oregon. you can relax in a microbrew bath.. which is a blend of beer.. hops.. and barley. the owners of "hop in the spa" say soaking in

relax. they say hops have medicinal qualities which get rid of pains and aches. similar spas exist in europe... but it's the first for the u-s. do you have a c-pap machine or use oxygen? why you soon could be paying more for that life saving device. plus the atlantis spa has earned a prestigious rating... why that's a benefit for attracting

"you're watching kolo 8 news now good morning reno." lyon county deputies say one man is dead after an officer involved shooting in silver springs. we'll have the latest details. and california police are looking for two men involved in a south lake

and two wild horses were hit and killed on highway 50. a message on the importance of staying at the scene if this ever happens to you. thanks for joining us on good morning reno. i'm amanda sanchez. dave lawrence is off today. we begin this morning with breaking news. police say the traffic lights are out at the intersection of plumb and arlington because a mini-van reportedly hit the electrical box. police say they believe the driver of the mini- van may have fallen asleep at the wheel. no word yet on when the traffic lights will be restored. northbound lanes on arlighton from plumb are closed. stay with kolo 8 news now for any updates. let's go to lindsey