mcneil tells us... a deputy as shot in the hand in the incident. the sheriff says a vehicle was reported stolen in sparks around 9-30 last night. less than an hour later, that s-u-v was spotted by a lyon county deputy in the parking lot of the silver springs nugget. as the deputy approached the vehicle ... someone in the car shot at him, and the deputy returned fire... killing conti. a juvenile in the vehicle was also shot and flown to the hospital with uknown injuries. two other juveniles ran from scene, but were later arrested. the names of the suspects, and deputy-- have not been released. ### the search for two suspects in a south lake tahoe murder has led investigators to solano county. investigators from the el dorado county d-a's office were in vallejo looking for 24-year-old domenic sean-lee randolph and 26-year- old dion jermaine vaccaro. they believe those two men were involved in the murder of dennis wright at the beverly lodge in january. last week.. 18-year-old tristan batten and 20- year-old harvest

arrested... for their alleged involvement in the murder. ## a lyon county jury has acquitted a silver springs man-- on two of three charges, in the death of a 2-year-old boy. cody wallace was found not guilty of first degree murder, and manslaughter. but the jury returned a guilty verdict-- for child abuse, with substantial bodily harm. the charges stem from a 2010 incident, when wallace was left alone with his girlfriend's son. wallace called 9-1-1, and said the boy stopped breathing. the boy later died. wallace faces 2-to-20 years---- he'll be sentenced this spring. ### breaking at this hour... new details about a deadly shooting spree in the last hour investigators have confirmed the arrest of a woman they say gave the shooter the guns used in the attack. a vigil in honor of the victims has just concluded. the sheriff says he believes a restraining order served 90 minutes

38-year-old cedric ford to go on the rampage. elizabeth hur reports. one day after the latest mass shooting in this country left 3 dead and 14 injured... the sheriff in harvey county kansas says there's one reason why the gunman didn't claim more victims. "the only reason he stopped shooting is because that officer stopped the shooting." as many as 300 people were inside the excel industries factory.. when investigators say cedric larry ford.. armed with an assault rifle and a handgun.. began firing. "the gun was strapped to him. he was ready to go." ford had already shot and wounded three people before he entered the plant. the bloodshed.. ending with ford shot and killed in a gun battle with the first police officer on the scene... the heston police chief. "that particular officer his a hero." ford's shooting rampage.. ranged across some 6 miles and 3 locations.. believed to be sparked after ford was served with a restraining order at work.. just 90 minutes before the first shooting.

say much. he didn't look happy." "currently, 11 of the 14 victim interviews have been conducted by the fbi. remaining intervews are not able to be interviewed at this time." police say their investigation is continuing.. this as president obama weighs in.. saying enough is enough. "these sort of mass shootings that are taking place. we cannot become numb to this." as for that restraining order, court documents reveal it was ford's ex- girlfriend seeking protection, claiming ford once choked her until she couldn't breathe, adding he was an alcoholic, violent, and depressed. elizabeth hur, abc news, hesston, kansas. fresh off the republican presidential debate... candidates are back on the campaign trail. and donald trump has picked up a big endoresment. "there's no question that this is the person who will go to washington dc and be able to

around. we don't need any more washington politicians especially some who have only been there for one term and new jersey governor the surprise announcement today he businessman. it's a sharp contrast from what christie was saying about trump less than two months ago. "showtime is over, everybody. we are not electing an trump's republican rivals... senators marco rubio and ted cruz -- trail today where they renewed their attacks. so that people can see what we're dealing with here. what we are dealing with here, my friends, is a con artist." // "donald trump, like hillary clinton, is a rich, new york liberal." on the democratic side hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders have events planned in south carolina tonight... ahead of tomorrow's primary. you can get the most

information anytime with the kolo 8 news now mobile app. it's a free download for apple and android devices. ### the funeral for nevada senator debbie smith will be this weekend. the service will be at sparks high school on sunday at noon. smith died, last sunday from brain cancer. her family is asking that instead of flowers, donations be made in her name-- to the doctor marnie rose foundation, which supports brain tumor research. the democrat was first elected to the state assembly in 2000-- and won a seat in the senate, in 2012. she was 60-years-old. ### two incline village bartenders were arrested on drug charges in separate undercover operations. investigators say deputies with the washoe county sheriff's "a-tac" or all threats all crimes unit arrested both suspects. juan lepe was arrested february 10th at rookies sports bar and grill. nicholas webber was arrested february 19th at the village pub. deputies say the

secret witness. ## a south lake tahoe gas station, had its alcohol license suspended. police say steff-ka deem-ee-trova stefka dimitrova..the owner of american gas on lake tahoe boulevard... sold a glass pipe-- used for smoking meth. it happened during an undercover operation in november. american gas will not be allowed to sell alcoholic beverages, for 20 days. ### not quite as sunny today as yesterday... but still a beautiful day in northern nevada... will we stay warm for the weekend. chief meteorologist jeff thompson has a check of the forecast jeff? temperatures will cool a bit over the weekend, but will still be well above average for late february. a couple of weak systems pushing by to our north will keep some clouds in the sky, with a healthy breeze blowing at times. the next best chance at widespread, measurable precipitation, does not materialize until the latter half of next week. -jeff saturday: partly sunny, with a high near 64. west wind around 5 mph.

with a low around 33. southwest wind around 5 mph. sunday: partly sunny, with a high near 65. southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. sunday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. monday: mostly sunny, with a high near 61. monday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 32. tuesday: mostly sunny, with a high near 65. tuesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 36. wednesday: mostly sunny, with a high near 68. wednesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 38. thursday: a slight chance of showers. partly sunny, with a high near 55. breezy.

the warm temperatures are bringing us some earlier than hoped for snowmelt right now... but not all that water flowing down stream is not just passing us by.... some of it... is being saved. kolo 8 news now's colin lygren joins us live near the river... with a description of the extra steps tmwa is taking right now-- to conserve... colin? noah... we're in verdi right now... and traditionally when water gets to this point... it can't be stored because we are downstream of our reservoirs. to combat all of this water going to waste... twma right now is pulling out extra water here at the highland ditch... and they are storing it in an unlikely place... right below our feet. nats - sun. recent warm temperatures mean snow in the mountains is melting... and the river below... is flowing. nats - river. but... all that snowmelt... not necessarily going to waste. some of it... being saved. "we are taking some of that water right now at our chalk bluff treatment plant... treating that and injecting that back into the ground." nats - well door open.

are scattered all over the truckee meadows. right now... instead of pulling water out of the ground... they're pumping water in. "last year we did about 4,000 acre feet." that's a savings of one point three billion gallons of water. enough for a eight thousand house holds. "it is like having a big tank that you can draw from. you are keeping that tank full, and then when you want to turn that well on in the summer time. it is full." "the water being pumped into the aquifer is actually the same stuff that comes out of your kitchen faucet when it is pumped out of the ground during the summer... it is actually just as clean as it is when it goes in." nats - highland. twma pulls extra water from the highland ditch... nats - chalk bluff. treats extra water at the chalk bluff treatment plant.... destributes it trough the system.... nats - well and then pumps it into the ground though 21 different wells at a rate of 300 gallons per minute each. "looks like about 10 million gallons a day right now we are sticking back into the ground... and enhancing the ground water levels and preventing any significant draw-downs from our

the well recharge program is useful not only because it gives us extra water... but it also ensure that the wells will not go dry... as we have seen happen in other drought stricken parts of the country. live in verdi... colin lygren... kolo 8 news now. it's an iconic gold statue recognized around the world. but who makes the academy awards trophies... and how. we'll take you inside the only workshop entrusted with the task. and... heart stopping moments caught on camera... landing gear on a cargo plane gets stuck, leaving the pilot with just one option. plus, chief meteorologist jeff thompson has your forecast, next on kolo 8 news now. "you're watching kolo 8 news now at 5:00 with sarah johns, noah bond, weather with meteorologist jeff thompson, and sports with

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temperatures will cool a bit over the weekend, but will still be well above average for late february. a couple of weak systems pushing by to our north will keep some clouds in the sky, with a healthy breeze blowing at times. the next best chance at widespread, measurable precipitation, does not materialize until the latter half of next week. -jeff saturday: partly sunny, with a high near 64. west wind around 5 mph. saturday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. southwest wind around 5 mph. sunday: partly sunny, with a high near 65. southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. sunday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. monday: mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

with a low around 32. tuesday: mostly sunny, with a high near 65. tuesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 36. wednesday: mostly sunny, with a high near 68. wednesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 38. thursday: a slight chance of showers. partly sunny, with a high near 55. breezy. temperatures will cool a bit over the weekend, but will still be well above average for late february. a couple of weak systems pushing by to our north will keep some clouds in the sky, with a healthy breeze blowing at times. the next best chance at widespread, measurable precipitation, does not materialize until the latter half of next week. -jeff saturday: partly sunny, with a high near 64. west wind around 5 mph.

with a low around 33. southwest wind around 5 mph. sunday: partly sunny, with a high near 65. southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. sunday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. monday: mostly sunny, with a high near 61. monday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 32. tuesday: mostly sunny, with a high near 65. tuesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 36. wednesday: mostly sunny, with a high near 68. wednesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 38. thursday: a slight chance of showers. partly sunny, with a high near 55. breezy. temperatures will cool a bit over the weekend, but will still be well above average for late february. a couple of weak systems pushing by to our north will keep some clouds in the blowing at times. the next best chance at widespread, measurable precipitation, does not materialize until the latter half of next week. -jeff saturday: partly sunny, with a

5 mph. saturday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. southwest wind around 5 mph. sunday: partly sunny, with a high near 65. southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. sunday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. monday: mostly sunny, with a high near 61. monday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 32. tuesday: mostly sunny, with a casinos in the state-- brought in about 3- percent less gaming revenue in january, compared to the previous year. the las vegas strip, saw the biggest delcine. it reported a 7-point-7 percent drop in casino gambling revenue. but the gaming control board report--- says for the first seven months of the current fiscal year... casino winnings are up about one percent. ### good news at the pump for nevada drivers this week.

triple-a. the national average for a gallon of gas sits at 1-73. that's up a penny in the last seven days. and nevada has finally dropped below the 2- dollar mark... down to a dollar-97. gas is a bit more expensive here in reno. drivers are paying an average of 2-22. that's un-changed in the last week. remember these are average prices. they may be higher or lower where you are. you can always find the best gas prices in your neighborhood by going to kolo tv dot com - and clicking on "hot topics". ### if you haven't made dinner plans yet... you can head to famous dave's and support a good cause. tonight the restaurant is hosting a tip-a-cop event to benefit special olympics of northern nevada. police officers from various agencies will be serving customers until nine tonight. famous dave's is located on kietzke lane near south mccarran boulevard. we all know him as

trophy really come from? a look at the work that goes into creating that plus.... "when you have a kid who's using tools to build a car from scratch and then go compete around the world. it just get better than that." local students challenged by nasa to create a mars rover... ed pearce shows us their for news while you're on the go, listen to our newscast partner,

but it wouldn't be the academy awards without the famous trophies. the chicago company that has made the statuettes for more than three decades shows us what goes into every oscar. welcome to r.s. owens & company where we manufacture the oscar statues. "i'm joseph petree and i want

we do. let's go." these oscars you see right here, right now, will be on stage next month. this is our hand-casting department. we start with a bare metal and melt it between five and six hundred degrees. he ladles each one individually into a steel mold. the next process in manufacturing the oscar is where we remove the gate that we use for casting. our company was started in 1938 and we've been producing our own molds for casting since then. the next step in refining our oscar statuette is removing all the parting lines from the molding process. this allows us to refine the surface to ensure he looks as perfect as possible.

this is where we take our statues that have been sanded and ground and bring them to a mirror finish. everything we do with oscar is done entirely by hand. here we are in our engraving department. this is where louise white, who's been engraving our oscars since the early eighties, actually puts a serial number on every one of them. we take oscar from his raw state, where he's been polished to a mirror finish, and we electroplate him through five different baths, bringing him to a 24-carat gold finish. here we are in final assembly. this is where oscar gets assembled before

you can watch the oscars right here on kolo 8 news now. the red carpet starts at four... followed by the academy awards presentation at 5-30. and after the oscars be sure to join us for a kolo 8 news now special edition. ?could you re-create a mars rover designed by nasa? that's exactly what some local students are trying to do - you won't believe what they've already accomplished. and this weekend you'll have the chance to score some great deals... and help some local non-profits at the

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high school this morning. it was a human powered version of nasa's exploration rover. it won't take anyone to the moon or mars, but it will take students from the comstock to nasa's space camp in alabama. kolo 8 news now's ed pearce was there for its first test drive. ed, this is part of an international competition. nasa's exploration rover challenge. the kids and their vehicle are just about ready. 00-:10 :10-:14 :14-:40 :40-:45 :45-:58 :58-1:02 1:02-1:10 1:10-2:03 it turns out rick schrank's shop class at virginia city high is surprisingly popular. frisby: "last year i was the only girl and talking to a bunch of my

you the chance to build something like this. it is student designed and built from ground up. a class project from the drawing board to construction to fund raising. schrank: "engineering, manufacturing, construction and they also learned public speaking going out and raising funds." like the real thing it's built to be light, easily stored and set up. about 95 percent finished, it emerged from the garage this morning for its first test drive. dohoney: "i don't think it had as much steering radius as we'd like." breckenridge: "i think a solid week of just working on it and making sure it can turn without crashing into the curb." but the fully independent suspension seemed to glide. that will be important when