We begin with breaking
news at this hour reports of a
shooting out in West Spokane.
This is on Sunset Hill right now,
right across from the Motel 6 on Russell St.
This is just off of Sunset Blvd.
As you can see there is a
heavy police presence on scene.
Right now we have multiple
crews on the scene as well.
Working to get information tonight.
Thank you for joining us
for KREM 2 News at 6 PSI.
Mark hanrahan.
I'm Whitney ward.
Here's what we know right now.
There were reports of
shots fired right around.
5:15 this evening this is right
near the Finch Arboretum.
We are still working to get
details about how many people
may have been involved.
We find our Kyle Simcheck at
the scene right now, Kyle.
We know there are a ton of
police officers on the scene.
What can you tell us about what's going
on from your vantage point right now?
William Arkin were quite a ways away.
Spokane Police are keeping
us back for our own safety.
And just in the last 30 seconds or so,
a police officer is actually extended
this crime scene right to where we are.
What we know right now is at Spokane
Police are responding to shots fired
near the Motel 6 off Sunset Blvd.
An officer told us they are still
looking for at least one suspect and we
don't know the extent of any injuries.
We're just seeing a large response.
There's some yellow crime tape up outside
the Motel 6 and you know there's a lot
of homes and apartments in the area.
The police have Russell Rd blocked off
and they are redirecting traffic now.
Obviously we have a lot of questions and
we're working to get more information
and Mark and Whitney will check back
in with you just as soon as we do.
Sounds good Kyle. Of course this
is a developing situation so
we will continue to track this
situation as we learn more tonight.
In the meantime,
for the very latest remember,
you can always check cream.com.
We'll check back with Kyle here a
little bit later in our broadcast.
In other news this evening and 18 year
old University high school student
has been arrested for making threats.
Classes, in fact were cancelled at
the high school today after threats
that someone was going to shoot up.
The school were passed around
on social media. The
school had originally just
delayed classes by two hours,
but they ended up canceling class altogether.
Deputies had received a
tip early this morning.
Investigators say they did not find
a specific threat from the student
about shooting up the school,
but say they did find evidence
the teenager had threatened to
kill a 16 year old classmate.
That person was arrested this afternoon
and booked into the Spokane County Jail.
On felony harassment charges
with threat to kill.
Another student was also arrested
today for making a threat at school
in Medical Lake earlier this week,
a student had notified a school
resource officer of another students,
possible social media threats.
Officers say they did find evidence
that person had been researching
ways to carry out an attack at
the school during a search.
Police say they found no weapons
at his home or anything,
indicating that an actual
attack was imminent.
Right now,
that suspect is in the
juvenile detention center.
The search is underway for missing
Seattle Fire Deputy Chief J Schrecengost.
Went missing while hunting near Cliffdale.
His family says they last heard from
him on Tuesday while out searching.
This week, sheriff's deputies did
find his truck but so far not him.
We have a lot of volunteers,
great volunteers right now.
We don't need spontaneous
volunteers at this moment.
It is believed he went hunting alone,
but was planning to meet up with
his son a 50 person search,
crew and even a drone with a
thermal imaging camera are being
used to try to locate him.
Today Marks Day four of him being missing,
the Yakima Sheriff's Office says that
he is a survivalist and had the proper
equipment on him when he laughed.
In other news,
anti tax activist Tim Eyman is reportedly.
Missing court ordered payments,
so he was hit with a multimillion dollar
fine for violating campaign finance laws,
according to documents filed
in US Bankruptcy court by an
Attorney General, Bob Ferguson.
Tim Eyman has not made the last two
monthly payments on that fine and
is now considered to be in default.
Ferguson is now requesting a Chapter
11 trustee be appointed with the power
to make payments from Diamonds Estate
saying I'm in has been unwilling to be
transparent about his financial dealings.
We did reach out to I'm in for comment
but have not heard back. Taking
a live look at Snoqualmie Pass
at this hour board pretty soon.
It'll probably be covered in snow.
A chilly weekend storm
will be bringing snow over.
Western Washington passes and here is
your sign that it may already be here.
This was the view from
Stevens Pass this morning.
While it wasn't enough snow
to cause any disruptions,
wash dot wants to remind you that
conditions can change rapidly,
so get ready for winter driving.
My goodness, here we go.
Here we go.
The Washington Department of
Transportation is warning
that staff shortages.
Could mean that some roads and
passes might be closed longer
than normal this winter,
so the deoti also says they simply have
fewer resources to plow all the roads.
The department saying it is down almost
300 people from what is considered
typical winter staffing levels.
Safety does remain their top priority,
but some roads they say simply
will not get the same level of
service as they have in years past.
They may be plowed less frequently,
some roads won't be staffed 24 hours a day.
Some lanes of the freeway
may still have snow and ice,
while crews focus on just one.
Or two lanes to keep those clear and open
As for crashes and other emergencies,
response times could also be longer.
Is all perfect.
Segue into whether we're expecting.
Of course, more snow over the
weekend on mountain passes,
but is it enough to get
your skis or snowboard yet?
That's a good question.
Meteorologist Michelle
Boss is joining us now.
Anything that we need to know,
or is how substantial are
we really talking here? OK,
well, as far as the mountains are concerned,
we are expecting accumulation accumulating
snow over the cascade passes over the
weekend so it could cause some travel.
Issues there in the valleys.
For the most part, we're just gonna
be talking about plain old rain,
with the exception being some of those
northern valleys at the metal valley.
Could see some very light snow accumulations,
but the ground is still pretty warm,
so we're not expecting too many
problems again in the lower elevations,
but just plain old rainfall for folks today,
307 inch. The Spokane airport.
As things are winding down,
Deer Park in Sandpoint just under
1/10 of an inch and still raining out
in Corda Lane six hundreds there,
Omak reported.
207 inch satellite and radar still
showing some light rain showers
from North Idaho all the way down.
Through the Silver Valley and into
the Palouse temperature wise,
well it's been kind of on the cool
side with Gray skies 46 in Spokane,
45 in Corda Lane and is dropped
into the middle and upper 40s
across central Washington,
still holding on to 50 in Lewiston
will see a few lingering sprinkles.
I'd say the Spokane Valley Post
Falls area for the next hour or so,
but the rain rain showers should
be winding down later this evening.
Temperatures will be falling
down into the 30s overnight,
but I expect it's going to stay
above freezing tomorrow morning,
36 for your low on Saturday morning
with some additional showers.
The high of 48 and then just
isolated mountain showers on Sunday.
The high of 46 breezy both days.
Alright, Michelle,
thank you very much well,
Spokane getting its own
professional soccer team,
but now the question is from what league?
In 2020 USL Soccer had announced
plans to bring a men's
and women's team to town.
Well, now another organization
wants to bring a different
league to this city before going
to breaking news archill SIM.
Chuck explained how this is
complicating things. Well,
there can only be one team in
for the past year and a half.
USL Spokane seemed to have secured its spot.
They were even invited to be part of the
new downtown stadium design process.
Now Brett Sports the organization
that owns the Spokane Chiefs in
Spokane Indians has confirmed
they are exploring bringing a
different Soccer League to Spokane.
Brett Sports envisions a type
of farm team which would develop
talent for larger markets.
Brett Sports wouldn't talk on camera,
but did give us this statement
saying we are very excited about the
possibility of partnering with the M LS.
And public facilities district.
As is the case with our other teams,
the Spokane Indians and the Spokane Chiefs,
our goal is to provide affordable
entertainment for the Spokane community,
but USL,
Spokane argues it's team would
be built for Spokane by Spokane,
and our objective isn't to develop talent
that's going to be in a faraway market.
Our our objective is to develop
talent here with our own Community,
and our players will live here.
Their families will be here and
there will be a part of us.
Now each organization will make a
pitch to the facilities District who
will have the final say that decision
will come before the end of the year.
Organizations will have to
demonstrate their experience,
financial abilities,
and other qualifications in
running a professional soccer team.
Thank you very much.
There is an interesting 3 way tiebreaker
tonight in high school football.
East Valley, West Valley,
and Clarkston all finished tide
for second in their league.
So only the top two teams get to
go to state our Brenna Greene live
right now at the East and West
Valley game to explain this very
interesting tiebreaker situation.
Hi Brenda. Hi
guys, yeah for the second straight week
we have a tie breaker but in in a league
here to decide who goes to state playoffs.
Last week it was Idaho this weekend.
Washington Shadle Park already
wrapped up the number one seed in
the two agsl so they're good to go.
They get to rest this week,
but as you mentioned West Valley
East Valley in Clarkston all tide
for that second seed and the two
Agsl only sends two teams to state.
Now I'm going to step out of the
way here because this game between
East Valley and West.
Sally is going on right now.
The reason why East Valley and West
Valley are playing is because East
Valley and West Valley did not play
earlier on in the season because
the West Valley had COVID problems,
so they did not get to play that game.
So those two teams match up first,
then whoever wins that game goes
on and place Clarkson.
They're playing 210 minute hats,
so that's how they're making these
games a little bit shorter than normal.
Whoever plays Clarkston plays another two.
10 minute half game and this and
we'll see whoever wins that game
ends up getting the second.
That second seed to go to state.
Right now.
East Valley and West Valley both
came out on their opening drives.
Both scored so it is 7 all here.
There's about 5 minutes left in the first.
The first half I guess you could say.
Of course we are going to have way
more games than just this one.
Tonight we are going to have games.
In Idaho,
as they have their state quarterfinals
and we have crossover games in
Washington at the 4A and 1A level.
Whoever wins those crossover games
also bound for state reporting
in reporting in Central Valley.
I was going to say Clarkson.
That'd be a long ways away reporting
at Central Valley High School.
I'm Brenda green cream cheese, corn.
Thank you very much.
It's a lot to keep track of
a lot of moving parts right?
Gets confused. Yeah, all right?
Well, since this summer Corda Lane has
been the scene of many violent crimes,
but police say that is starting to decrease.
The reason for the change coming up next
plus this Sunday marks daylight saving
time on the switch to fall back,
but one Washington lawmaker trying to
get rid of it altogether or on that
just a little bit later in the show.