Happy Wednesday, Buffalo. Light snow showers today with a high of 35°F. Bundle up. Here's everything you need to know in the next 5 minutes.

After two years of planning and plenty of back and forth with neighbors, the Buffalo Planning Board approved the Diamond Lofts project on Main Street Monday night. The McNamara team will convert the old seven story Diamond Moving and Storage building at 1440 Main into 42 apartments and build a brand new five story building next door at 1458 Main with 132 more units. That's 167 new apartments total, plus a two level parking garage with 130 spaces. Some Linwood Avenue residents weren't thrilled about the new construction behind the historic building, but the board gave it the go ahead. This is another big win for Main Street's comeback.

A $1 million Powerball ticket was sold in Amherst from Monday night's drawing. No one has claimed it yet. If you bought a ticket in Amherst this week, you might want to double check those numbers.

You can't make this stuff up. Two lanes on I 90 in Hamburg were closed Monday afternoon after multiple cows got loose and wandered onto the highway. The area around Ridge Road and Route 179 was shut down while officials tried to round them up. The Thruway has since reopened. Welcome to Western New York.

Brandon Beane hit the podium at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis today with good news on three key injured players. Kicker Tyler Bass, who missed all of 2025 with hip and groin injuries, is expected to return as the team's kicker. Edge rushers Michael Hoecht (Achilles tear) and Landon Jackson (knee) are also on track to come back. Beane also announced the team restructured Spencer Brown's contract, freeing up about $10.4 million in cap space. The new salary cap is projected between $301 and $306 million, and Buffalo has work to do to get under it before the new league year starts March 11. The Bills own pick No. 26 in the draft and are looking hard at wide receivers and pass rushers.

Buffalo Police have ended their foot patrol program, citing strain on department resources. The program had officers walking beats in neighborhoods rather than patrolling in cars. City officials say the decision was driven by staffing shortages.

Sheng Chen has been serving customers at Taste of China for almost 21 years. The Boulevard Mall location is closing its doors today. If you've ever grabbed orange chicken between shopping trips, today's your last chance.

Queen City Roller Derby's 20th anniversary season continues with the Devil Dollies vs. the Alley Kats at Buffalo RiverWorks tonight. UB Women's Basketball hosts Western Michigan at Alumni Arena at 6 PM. And if you're looking ahead to the weekend, the Coldest Night of the Year 5K walk is Saturday at Delaware Park, and A Skull in Connemara is still running at Irish Classical Theatre through March 1.

Wednesday: Light snow showers, 35°F Thursday: Mostly cloudy, 25°F (cold one) Friday: Warming up, 42°F Saturday: Mostly cloudy, 43°F Sunday: Back down to 23°F

That's your Buzz for today. See you tomorrow morning, Buffalo.

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