 MNC News time is 8.05. Good morning. I'm Laura Smith in the MNC News Center. And I'm John Simney. Welcome to Freaky Friday. Thanks to the Microsoft outage. And so much more. It's July the 19th, 2024. The news continues now with our top local stories on Michiana's Morning News. A Chicago man has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to being convicted of a felon in possession of a firearm.