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KCRA 3 is rounding up all the information you need to know to get a head start on your day.Here you’ll find what you missed overnight, what’s happening throughout the day, the forecast and how your commute is shaping up.You can also watch our morning newscasts live from 4-10 am here.WHAT’S HAPPENING IN NORCALNorthern California dries out Monday after a weekend with rain and snow | Monday will start off with a few sprinkles and Sierra snow flurries, but the trend will be for drier, sunnier conditions to take over by late morning. Expect wet roads to start. Travel will be slow through the Sierra above 5000′ as crews work to clear the snow. Read more here.Man dead after fight in Sacramento County, sheriff’s officials say | A man is dead after a fight on Sunday in Sacramento County, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies found an unresponsive man in the 5500 block of Sky Parkway after receiving reports at around 5:20 pm, according to the sheriff’s office. Read more here.2 injured in multi-vehicle crash in North Highlands, authorities say | Two people were injured after a multi-vehicle crash on Sunday, authorities said. The crash happened near the intersection of Watt and Myrtle avenues, according to Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. Four vehicles were involved in the crash, authorities said. Two people were taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. Read more here. Sacramento County sheriff helicopter makes emergency landing in field, no injuries reported – Two people were onboard when a Sacramento County sheriff’s helicopter made an emergency landing in a field in Rancho Cordova, authorities said. The landing happened Sunday afternoon near the intersection of Grant Line Road and Douglas Road, according to Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. No one has been reported injured. Metro Fire said the helicopter did not crash. But it’s unclear if it made a “hard landing,” authorities said. Read more here. WHAT’S HAPPENING ELSEWHEREAfter nearly 10 months of imprisonment in Russia, Brittney Griner is recuperating at a military medical facility in Texas | Finally back on American soil after nearly 10 months of imprisonment in Russia, WNBA star Brittney Griner is spending time at a medical facility in Texas before she returns to her regular life. Read more here.Hospitalizations signal rising COVID-19 risk for US seniors | Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States, with older adults a growing share of US deaths and less than half of nursing home residents up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations. Read more here.VIDEO: Historic moon mission ends with splashdown of Orion capsule | The Artemis I mission — a 25½-day uncrewed test flight around the moon meant to pave the way for future astronaut missions — came to a momentous end as NASA’s Orion spacecraft made a successful ocean splashdown Sunday. Read more here. Democratic lawmakers make last-ditch effort to enhance child tax credit | Buoyed by the steep drop in child poverty last year, a group of democratic lawmakers and progressive advocates are pushing hard to restore at least part of the enhanced child tax credit that stabilized many families’ finances in 2021. Read more here.WHAT’S COMING UP TODAYLake Tahoe Community College’s campus is closed today due to outages in the Tahoe area from the weekend storm. In a partnership with the Sacramento Kings, SMUD is sponsoring Giving Monday at Cal Expo to collect coats for Loaves and Fishes and the Mustard seed school today from April 7 am to 6 pmPlacer SPCA is holding its holiday open house today at 5:30 pm.Chris Rock and Dave Chapelle are appearing at the Golden 1 Center for their US Arena Tour today. TODAY’S WEATHER OUTLOOKMeteorologist Heather Waldman says the commute in Northern California won’t have much new precipitation for Monday morning. The weather conditions are improving on Interstate 50 and Interstate 80 to head to the Sierra, but there still may be some slowdowns for the morning. Temperatures today are just slightly below average in the low 40s by 8 am Temperatures will hit the low 50s by noon and then top out at around 52 degrees by 4 pmREAL-TIME TRAFFIC MAP(App users, click here to see our interactive traffic map. )DOWNLOAD OUR APP FOR THE LATEST Here is where you can download our app.

KCRA 3 is rounding up all the information you need to know to get a head start on your day.

Here you’ll find what you missed overnight, what’s happening throughout the day, the forecast and how your commute is shaping up.

You can also watch our morning newscasts live from 4-10 am here.

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN NORCAL

Northern California dries out Monday after a weekend with rain and snow | Monday will start off with a few sprinkles and Sierra snow flurries, but the trend will be for drier, sunnier conditions to take over by late morning. Expect wet roads to start. Travel will be slow through the Sierra above 5000′ as crews work to clear the snow. Read more here.

Man dead after fight in Sacramento County, sheriff’s officials say | A man is dead after a fight on Sunday in Sacramento County, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies found an unresponsive man in the 5500 block of Sky Parkway after receiving reports at around 5:20 pm, according to the sheriff’s office. Read more here.

2 injured in multi-vehicle crash in North Highlands, authorities say | Two people were injured after a multi-vehicle crash on Sunday, authorities said. The crash happened near the intersection of Watt and Myrtle avenues, according to Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. Four vehicles were involved in the crash, authorities said. Two people were taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. Read more here.

Sacramento County sheriff helicopter makes emergency landing in field, no injuries reported – Two people were onboard when a Sacramento County sheriff’s helicopter made an emergency landing in a field in Rancho Cordova, authorities said. The landing happened Sunday afternoon near the intersection of Grant Line Road and Douglas Road, according to Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. No one has been reported injured. Metro Fire said the helicopter did not crash. But it’s unclear if it made a “hard landing,” authorities said. Read more here.

WHAT’S HAPPENING ELSEWHERE

After nearly 10 months of imprisonment in Russia, Brittney Griner is recuperating at a military medical facility in Texas | Finally back on American soil after nearly 10 months of imprisonment in Russia, WNBA star Brittney Griner is spending time at a medical facility in Texas before she returns to her regular life. Read more here.

Hospitalizations signal rising COVID-19 risk for US seniors | Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States, with older adults a growing share of US deaths and less than half of nursing home residents up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations. Read more here.

VIDEO: Historic moon mission ends with splashdown of Orion capsule | The Artemis I mission — a 25½-day uncrewed test flight around the moon meant to pave the way for future astronaut missions — came to a momentous end as NASA’s Orion spacecraft made a successful ocean splashdown Sunday. Read more here.

Democratic lawmakers make last-ditch effort to enhance child tax credit | Buoyed by the steep drop in child poverty last year, a group of democratic lawmakers and progressive advocates are pushing hard to restore at least part of the enhanced child tax credit that stabilized many families’ finances in 2021. Read more here.

WHAT’S COMING UP TODAY

• Lake Tahoe Community College’s campus is closed today due to outages in the Tahoe area from the weekend storm.
• In a partnership with the Sacramento Kings, SMUD is sponsoring Giving Monday at Cal Expo to collect coats for Loaves and Fishes and the Mustard seed school today from 7 am to 6 pm
• Placer SPCA is holding its holiday open house today at 5:30 pm.
• Chris Rock and Dave Chapelle are appearing at the Golden 1 Center for their US Arena Tour today.

TODAY’S WEATHER OUTLOOK

Meteorologist Heather Waldman says the commute in Northern California won’t have much new precipitation for Monday morning. The weather conditions are improving on Interstate 50 and Interstate 80 to head to the Sierra, but there still may be some slowdowns for the morning. Temperatures today are just slightly below average in the low 40s by 8 am Temperatures will hit the low 50s by noon and then top out at around 52 degrees by 4 pm

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