Minnesota

Some mist is possible Friday morning with a chance for a few spotty showers Friday afternoon. But it's going to be cold for the Twins Home Opener, as temperatures struggle to get to 40 degrees in the Twin Cities in the afternoon. Around sunset Friday, rain is possible in the Twin Cities metro. Overnight, the system really comes together, bringing snow to northern Minnesota and the possibility of a snow shower at times in the Twin Cities. Accumulating snow is not expected in the metro. 

The Minnesota Wild beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 Thursday night at Grand Casino Arena to clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fifth time in the last six seasons. Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson and forward Matt Boldy spoke from the locker room after the game. Boldy had two goals on the night.

A friendly showdown took place Thursday night at the Frogtown Curling Club in St. Paul as local curlers face off against the men’s Olympic team, all for a good cause.

President Donald Trump said Thursday U.S. forces will continue hitting Iran extremely hard over the next two to three weeks. This, as the April 6 deadline for the Islamic Republic to reopen the straight of Hormuz approaches. If the critical waterway for global oil and gas transport is not reopened, Trump has threatened to attack Iran's energy infrastructure. The war has now been going on more than a month.

NASA gave an update on the Artemis II mission to orbit the Moon. 

Pam Bondi has been fired from her role as U.S. Attorney General and she says she's moving into the private sector. FOX 9's Soyoung Kim. 

The ACLU is suing the Department of Homeland Security over warrantless raids during immigration operations. FOX 9's Mike Manzoni has the story. 

George Washington University was the host site Thursday night for a Turning Point USA event, featuring Erika Kirk with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

Minnesota lawmakers and leaders shared their thoughts on the lasting impact of the ICE surge. 

Minnesota lawmakers are looking to ban AI nudification tech, which can be used to manipulate photos into fake pornography. FOX 9's Corin Hoggard has the latest. 

President Trump says the U.S. military is close to accomplishing its goals in Iran. All of this as oil prices rise again, topping $109 per barrel. The national average for gas is still over $4 per gallon, and Minnesota's average is currently $3.54. FOX's Amalia Roy has more on how the Iran conflict is impacting gas prices. 

The WNBA Expansion Draft is Friday afternoon, and the Minnesota Lynx can protect up to five players. So who will they choose? FOX 9's Dawn Mitchell and Andrew Durkowitz from Zone Coverage weigh in. Janel McCarville is also returning to the team as an assistant coach.

Dozens of Minnesota women have had their innocent social media photos turned into pornography that could haunt them for the rest of their lives. Minnesota lawmakers call it "nudification," and they’re getting close to a bipartisan ban on the technology, which they say could be as simple as flipping a switch. FOX 9's Corin Hoggard has the story.