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Rich Hancock has more on UNR’s DARPA win; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-100521-HANCOCK-DARPA%20Win.mp3

UNR wins DARPA’s challenge, and Rich Hancock has details; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-100521-HANCOCK-DARPA%20Win.mp3 [recorded copy] Team CERBERUS of the University of Nevada, Reno topped eight international robotics teams to win the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s Subterranean Challenge and a $2 million prize. Competitions tested the development of walking and flying robots with multi-modal perception systems.

Former Atttorney General Adam Laxalt kicked off his U.S. Senate campaign at a restaurant in South Reno Friday. In his speech, Laxalt says America has abandoned its traditional values. He likened the government overhaul bill, supported by Democrat Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, as the U.S. taking another step towards becoming a socialist country.

The Caldor Fire is approaching full containment as firefighting efforts enter their 50th day. The more than 221,000-acre fire is now 93% contained. While smoke continues to create unhealthy air in the Tahoe Basin, it’s not from the Caldor Fire. It’s from the KNP Complex fire.

The Reno Aces see an early end to their season. The Triple-A baseball team games at Greater Nevada Field canceled Thursday through Sunday due to health and safety protocols. The Aces finished their season with a 70 and 54 record.

An Illinois man is killed in a chain-reaction crash that happened in a construction zone in Elko County. Police say it happened on U.S. 93 between Wells and Jackpot when they say a moving truck failed to stop for a flagger and hit a van, which then triggered the chain-reaction crash involving several more vehicles. … Read more

Several cows died in a crash in Churchill County. Troopers say a cattle truck overturned on U.S 95 about four miles south of I-80 Friday. Troopers say the truck nearly missed colliding with crossing arms for train tracks when it rolled over. The driver wasn’t hurt.

A flurry of laws passed by the Nevada Legislature earlier this year took effect at the beginning of this month — ushering in reforms that Democratic lawmakers who have majorities in both the state Senate and Assembly have long campaigned to implement. Five years after the the state’s voters approved legalizing recreational cannabis in Nevada, … Read more

With more on the nation honoring firefighters’ courage this weekend, Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-100421-HANCOCK-Firemen%20Honored.mp3

Rich Hancock has more on the nation honoring courage, sacrifice and conviction this weekend; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-100421-HANCOCK-Firemen%20Honored.mp3