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.

Your Weather Planner

Clouds will linger into Saturday morning before they start to thin out by the afternoon. A storm system will clip the Southern Tier on Saturday morning. This may bring a few showers to areas along the New York and Pennsylvania state line. Places like Elmira and Binghamton may see some rain in the morning.

By the afternoon, the rain chance will fade for the south and clouds will start to thin out for most of the region with some sunshine. Afternoon highs will be in the 40s for most.

Another weak system will clip Central New York on Sunday. This will bring the chance for a few light rain and snow showers. By Monday, we will see a mix of sun and clouds with milder temperatures. The next storm system will bring rain heading into Tuesday evening.

Tomorrow’s Forecast

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Today’s Big Stories

1. 4 former Marcy officers sentenced in Robert Brooks’ death

Four former Marcy Correctional Facility officers involved in the death of inmate Robert Brooks were sentenced Friday in a courtroom hearing that provided Brooks’ son and brother a chance to address them in powerful statements read in Oneida County Court.

2. OCIDA reaches deal with 91-year-old woman to make way for Micron

An agreement has been reached between the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency and a 91-year-old woman whose home was slated for removal to make room for Micron’s massive, multibillion-dollar chipmaking facility in Clay.

3. ‘A Band-Aid on a bullet hole’: Housing families in hotels is not a permanent solution to family homelessness, leaders say

New York state spent $172 million in 2024 housing families experiencing homelessness in hotels, data shows, and while it is necessary, but some would rather see that money go toward a more permanent housing solution. 

4. The first upstate New York IKEA now open for business

The first IKEA in upstate New York opened its doors at Destiny USA Friday morning. Shoppers lined up at the entrance early in the morning before the store opened, hoping to be the first enter. The new IKEA is located in the former At Home store, which is more than 70,000 square feet.

5. Things to do in Central New York: ‘Feztival’ of Trees in Utica

Here are some events happening around Central New York this weekend.

6. New York ethics panel closes sexual misconduct case against former state Sen. Jeff Klein

The New York state Commission on Ethics and Lobbying In Government (COELIG) has closed the case into allegations against former state Sen. Jeff Klein for sexual harassment by a former staffer, the ethics panel said Friday. In a 2018 interview with The Huffington Post, former state Senate employee Erica Vladimer claimed that Klein forcibly kissed her outside a bar in Albany in 2015.

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