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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Scattered snow shower chances will taper through the night with lows ranging from the upper teens to mid 20s. 

Temperatures improve for Thursday with mainly dry weather before more unsettled weather returns Friday night and continues off and on through the weekend.

Highs on Thursday will be in the 40s and low 50s. Highs Friday will be in the 30s and 40s up north and 40s and 50s elsewhere.

A front is likely stall over the region this weekend providing wide-ranging temperatures and shower chances each day.

Saturday's high temperatures may range from the 30s and 40s near the Canadian border to the 70s along the Southern Tier.

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Today's Big Stories

1. DOCCS identifies 15 prison workers involved in Mid-State inmate death investigation

The New York state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) identified 15 people of interest who they said are involved in the investigation into the death of an inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Oneida County earlier this month, the department announced Wednesday.

2. Hochul asks USDA for disaster declaration for CNY farms impacted by heavy snow, barn collapses

New York state is requesting a disaster declaration for farms from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for several counties that were impacted by heavy snow this winter that resulted in structural damage and loss of livestock, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday. The request is for Oneida, Lewis, Herkimer, Oswego and Madison counties.

3. As DeWitt officials vote to dissolve E. Syracuse fire district, residents voice frustration

Residents voiced their frustration at a public hearing Tuesday night in DeWitt as town officials voted to dissolve the East Syracuse Fire Protection District. The vote was part of a plan to absorb the area into the DeWitt Fire District. Under the proposed plan, shared before the meeting by the Town of DeWitt Board, the dissolution would cost approximately $8,500, with no assets, properties or liabilities to handle.

4. N.Y. state Senate majority leader: Budget process tedious due to GOP agenda in Congress

New York state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, using her Albany lingo, told reporters Wednesday afternoon that state budget negotiations have reached “the end of the middle” but that talks remains impacted by President Donald Trump’s agenda in Washington that could bring various government cuts.

5. Schumer, Jeffries both say U.S. defense secretary should be fired over Signal group chat

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer joined House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in calling for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to be fired following the texting of sensitive plans for a military strike against Yemen's Houthis earlier this month to a group chat that included The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg.

6. 4 American soldiers who went missing in Lithuania have died, NATO leader says

A U.S. official would say only that the four soldiers were involved in a training accident. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, would not comment on the status of the soldiers.