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Local Stories

KUNR Today: Nevada experiencing major unemployment claim backlog, median rent in Reno above $1,600

Lucretia Cunningham

Read or listen to the news headlines for Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak is sitting at a desk and signing a bill. He is looking down at the bill and wearing a face mask. There is a name plaque in front of him on the desk, and the seal of Nevada is visible on the wall behind him.

Politics and Policy

Gov. Sisolak reflects on his first term, the pandemic and Nevada's beleaguered unemployment system

Noah Glick

In the early days of the pandemic and his first term as Nevada governor, Steve Sisolak closed casinos, which was the first time that’s happened since the…

The interior of Spearpoint Logistics. There are rows of metal shelving units placed as aisles in a warehouse. Most shelving units include stacked cardboard boxes. There are also plastic-wrapped pallets placed between many of the aisles.

Business and Economy

Business Beat: Reno’s Icebox Cryotherapy Cooling Things Down, Logistics Companies Expand Into Sparks

Kaleb Roedel

Here’s the latest business news from around Northern Nevada, with Business Beat from the Northern Nevada Business Weekly.Cryotherapy Business Cools Down…

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KUNR Today: Nevada Sees Uptick In New COVID-19 Cases And Deaths, Yellowstone Could See Less Snow

Paul Boger

Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Friday, June 25, 2021.Nevada Air Guard Activating Air Tankers Early To Fight FiresBy The Associated…

Idaho, Utah, Wyoming Governors Nix Expanded Unemployment Benefits

Nate Hegyi

The Republican governors of Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming cite labor shortages and point to their state's low unemployment rates in announcing an end to pandemic unemployment compensation. How else might states coax people back to work? Raise the minimum wage.

KUNR Today: Rural Nevada Counties Push To Reopen Early, U.S. West Braces For Water Shortage

Paul Boger

Here are the morning news headlines for Monday, Apr. 19, 2021.Rural Sheriffs Sign Letter Blaming Biden Administration For “Illegal Immigration”By Paul…

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KUNR Today: Washoe Co. Reports UK Variant Uptick, Elko Ends Emergency Declaration

Paul Boger

Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Friday, Mar. 26, 2021.Nevada Reports Highest Daily Case Count In WeeksBy Paul BogerDespite an…

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KUNR Today: Nevada Expands Vaccination Tracking System, UNR Men's Basketball To Play For Live Fans

Noah Glick

Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Friday, Feb. 26, 2021.Nevada Expanding New Vaccination Tracking SystemBy Noah GlickThe state of…

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KUNR Today: Washoe Reports Season's First Flu Death, Relief Coming For Reno Businesses

Paul Boger

Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Friday, Jan. 29, 2021.Nevada's COVID-19 Response: State Heading In ‘Right Direction’By Paul BogerThe…

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KUNR Today: Blizzard Hits The Region, Fewer New Cases Of COVID-19 In Nevada

Paul Boger

Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021.Blizzard Conditions Making For Treacherous TravelA blizzard warning is in…