Susie Jones

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced his choice for the city's next fire chief, Dr. Reggie Freeman who applied for the chief's position five years ago, but didn't get the job. Freeman brings extensive experience to the position, and has served twice as chief, in Hartford and Oakland. He will still need City Council approval.

Several top U.S. officials are in Minneapolis announcing a “major law enforcement action involving fraud” in the state. "Today, we are announcing criminal charges against 15 defendants in Minnesota for fraud schemes that targeted over $90 million in taxpayer dollars," said Colin McDonald who is with the U.S Justice Department.

35-year-old Gregory Morgan Jr. has been charged in Hennepin County with felony assault for allegedly pointing a gun at another car on highway 62 in February, and he turned himself in Thursday. If convicted he could face up to three years in prison, but his lawyer says there's more to the story.

A 55-year-old Minnesota woman pleaded not guilty in federal court to the latest case of fraudulent Medicaid billing. Shamso Hassan Ahmed was one of 15 people charged last week in federal court in what prosecutors say was an autism scheme.

Two Moorhead parents face felony charges after their young daughter was caught handing out THC gummies to middle school students. 43-year-old Amanda Holst and 40-year-old Martin Holst are accused of running a drug operation from their home and using their daughter to sell THC and vape cartridges to other students.

Anger, sadness and frustration, just some of the emotions inside a Hennepin County Courtroom as a 23-year-old makes in first appearance on criminal vehicular homicide charges. Ryant Freeman is charged with vehicular homicide after allegedly hitting and killing 25-year-old A’miah Walker at Highway 252 and 73rd Avenue last Tuesday.

A shooting at a prayer service in Shakopee leaves one person injured. Police say they were called to a weapons complaint at the Canterbury Park Expo Center where a prayer service was taking place. No arrests have been made.

Get set for a rare blue micromoon this weekend. It's when a blue moon that's also the most distant and smallest-looking full moon of the year rises. Former WCCO Radio meteorologist Mike Lynch says it hardly ever happens, and only when a second full moon squeezes into one month.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is issuing an air quality alert for the Twin Cities starting Friday at noon. This time at least, it's not due to wildfires. Experts say that the ground-level ozone is expected to be high, with sunny skies, warm temperatures, and low humidity.

Both the Minnesota DFL and Republican parties are holding their endorsing convention this weekend "This is just a prelude for what is going to be a very intense election in Minnesota," says University of Minnesota political science professor Larry Jacobs.