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When pressed on why President Trump didn't give allies a heads up about strikes on Iran, asked Japanese media members why Japan didn't warn the United States about Pearl Harbor before intoning "who knows better about surprise than Japan?"

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Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon and Sen. Amy Klobuchar joined officials for a virtual briefing on the potential impacts of the SAVE America Act on elections. Simon said the proposal could interfere with voting access for millions of people, while Sen. Alex Padilla called it “a voter suppression bill.”

When the U.S. men's hockey team won gold in the Winter Olympics, an iconic photo of Jack Hughes draped in the American Flag with a bloody mouth went viral in no time. But did you hear about the photographer behind the camera? The Brainerd native Elsa Garrison shared her FOX 9's Amy Hockert on All Day.

Gophers Hockey coach Bob Motzko is leaving the team after eight seasons. Minnesota Athletic Director Mark Coyle announced in a news release the Gophers and Motzko have "mutually agreed to part ways."

Crews demolished the former CVS pharmacy in St. Paul at University and Snelling Avenues after it shuttered back in 2022.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force General Dan Caine held a press briefing on the war in the Middle East on Thursday. 

Liam Ramos' family, who became the face of the immigration crackdown in Minnesota, faces deportation. Their attorney says an immigration judge has rejected their asylum claims, saying their application was insufficient. For nearly two weeks, Liam and his father were held at a family detention facility in Texas. The two were eventually returned to Minnesota on Feb. 1 after a judge ordered them to be released. 

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth criticized European U.S. allies and others while defending ongoing strikes in Iran, saying they should be thanking President Trump. 

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provided an update Monday on the escalating military campaign against Iran, highlighting more than 7,000 targets struck. He said Iran’s air defenses, missile factories, and naval fleet have been significantly weakened.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. has struck more than 7,000 targets in Iran as Operation Epic Fury continues. He said the mission remains focused on eliminating Iran’s missile capabilities and preventing it from obtaining a nuclear weapon, adding that U.S. forces are “winning decisively.”

The warming trend continues Thursday with patchy sunshine and widespread highs in the 40s and 50s. FOX 9 meteorologist Cody Matz has the forecast. 

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty held a townhall Wednesday evening on the recent ICE surge.