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Dawanna Witt with the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office provided an update Tuesday afternoon as authorities have been on the scene of a standoff with an armed suspect since about 11:30 a.m. near the 2800 block of Nicollet Avenue.

Families are facing uncertainty as Minnesota Medicaid providers are losing funding. FOX 9's Corin Hoggard has more. 

As a small school district north of Minneapolis closes the book on a “tumultuous" school year amid Operation Metro Surge, district officials in Columbia Heights fear students and families will continue to be negatively impacted.

An annual ranking report details the current status of how children in Minnesota are doing – this year showing a slip in the nationwide rankings. FOX 9’s Tim Blotz explains.

Throughout Minnesota roughly 3,400 Medicaid service providers are trying to prove the legitimacy of their services after the state disenrolled roughly 60% of its providers. FOX 9’s Corin Hoggard has the details.

Sunday will mark one year since Melissa and Mark Hortman were killed at their home during a politically motivated attack. Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley talks about the lasting impact of their deaths.

An armed suspect in south Minneapolis has barricaded himself inside an apartment building on Tuesday as police and SWAT teams work to negotiate a peaceful surrender. FOX 9’s Karen Scullin is onsite with the latest developments. 

Minnesota anglers now have a new way to get licensed as the state's electronic fishing license system officially launches. Drew Roggeman from Prior Lake Bait & Tackle joins us to discuss what’s changing, how the new system works and what anglers should know before heading out on the water.

A family of loons is back together after a successful wildlife rescue on Big Watab Lake. Gail Buhl with the Wildlife Rehab and Rescue Team joins us to discuss the effort to safely remove a fishing lure from a loon’s wing and why discarded fishing tackle remains a serious threat to Minnesota wildlife. We also talk about what anglers can do to help protect birds and other animals on the water.

NASA has announced new details about the Artemis III mission, including the astronauts selected for the next major step in returning humans to the Moon. Pablo de Leon, director of the UND Human Spaceflight Laboratory, joins us to break down the mission plans, what makes Artemis III significant for space exploration and how this next chapter could shape the future of human spaceflight.

A man fired shots at Hennepin County sheriff's deputies as they were trying to serve an arrest warrant. This led to an hours-long standoff in Minneapolis Tuesday afternoon. 

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has launched their new electronic licensing system. 

A U.S. military helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz overnight. The two crew members have been rescued, but it comes as hostilities in the region are ramping up again. FOX’s Doug Luzader reports.  

A St. Paul company is helping fight wildfires in northern Minnesota. FOX 9’s Maury Glover shows us the new water scooping system that can shave critical minutes off of firefighting efforts.

A new recuperative care facility says patients have flooded it with calls since the state dropped thousands of Medicaid providers last week in an effort to root out fraud and avoid losing federal funding. FOX 9’s Mike Manzoni offers an inside look at the planned facility in Minneapolis.

A new federal report alleges Minnesota’s top officials failed to stop fraud even after concerns were flagged, as Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison have both defended their efforts to combat fraud over the years.