Good evening, Central New York. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.

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Tonight will be breezy and chilly with scattered rain and snow showers. Where any steadier snow falls, specifically higher elevations, minor and manageable accumulations are possible. Think a coating to a couple inches or so. Lows will be in the 20s and 30s.

Friday will be brisk and chilly with scattered rain and snow showers. Highs will remain in the 30s and 40s.

After a quiet start to Saturday, rain moves in for the evening and overnight hours. Following this cold front, rain and snow showers are likely Sunday into the start of next week.

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Today’s Big Stories

1. New York lawmakers split on decision to end government shutdown

The federal government is now re-opened and representatives across New York are split on the decision to end the record 43-day shutdown.

2. Third Upstate Medical University employee detained by ICE

Another employee of Syracuse’s Upstate Medical University was detained on Tuesday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This comes on the heels of two other employees who were detained two weeks ago.

3. Syracuse City School District creates 13 new positions to address payroll issues

Persistent payroll issues within the Syracuse City School District have prompted it to create more than a dozen new positions to deal with the problems. Hundreds of employees have been underpaid or weren’t paid at all after the district transitioned from PeopleSoft to an Oracle Cloud platform earlier this year.

4. Nonprofit named for Oswego County child helps families with weekend groceries

There’s an organization in Oswego County that’s helping kids stay fed through the weekend. Erin’s Angels focuses on the problem of child hunger and is run mostly by volunteers.

5. Kiyan Anthony carrying on family legacy at Syracuse

Kiyan Anthony, son of SU legend Carmelo Anthony, is a freshman on Syracuse’s basketball team. He is already making his mark this season, averaging 17 points per game, second most on the team.

6. Takeaways from the newly released Epstein documents

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee initially released three emails where Epstein mentioned President Donald Trump. Republicans on the committee responded by disclosing the bigger trove of documents and accused the Democrats of cherry-picking a few messages out of context in an effort to make Trump look bad.