TOP STORIES
  1. Judge holds Trump in contempt, fines him $9K and raises threat of jail in hush money trial: Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money case. And if he does it again, the judge warned, he could be jailed. Read more.
  2. Bipartisan bill proposes student teacher stipends to combat teacher shortage in Minnesota: The 12-week pilot program is slated to start in the 2024-25 school year in collaboration with colleges in Duluth, St. Cloud and elsewhere in Greater Minnesota. Read more.
  3. Another pro-Palestinian protest camp goes up at the U: Some buildings on the University of Minnesota's East Bank will remain closed Tuesday after students and others led a demonstration march from Coffman Memorial Union to a new encampment site on the grass south of Northrop Auditorium on Monday. Read more.
  4. Parts of Twin Ports Interchange project could open in fall: A representative from the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council said the investigation is ongoing regarding historical artifacts found at construction sites. Read more.
  5. How well are Minneapolis residents recycling? Only about half of aluminum cans and paper are being recycled, and other stuff is being wish-cycled, according to a city study of what Minneapolis residents throw out. Read more.

WATCH THIS

Drone footage captures shocking scenes of devastation after tornadoes ravage Nebraska: Large swaths of the Elkhorn neighborhood in Omaha were completely destroyed by tornadoes that touched down on Friday, as this video shows. See the video.

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TRENDING

The story behind why Minneapolis' successful Italian Eatery is closing: Plus: a long-awaited Northeast restaurant has a name, a new Edina spot is opening soon and more restaurant news from the Twin Cities and Duluth. Read more.


SPORTS BLINK

Wolves vs. Nuggets is set. Here's what we know about Round 2. The second-seeded Nuggets defeated the upset-minded Lakers 108-106 on Monday to win that series 4-1 and become the Timberwolves' next playoff opponent. Read more.

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WORTH A CLICK

A little girl said monsters were in her bedroom. It turned out to be 60,000 bees. "When three-year-old Saylor Class began complaining of monsters in her bedroom, her parents thought it was just a figment of a child's overactive imagination. But then a beekeeper discovered tens of thousands of honeybees above the girl's bedroom," Rachel Looker reports for the BBC. Read more.


FROM THE ARCHIVES

April 30, 2022: A pawful of corgis were spotted strolling through the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in a group called the Minnesota Low Riders during the Animal Humane Society Walk for Animals. (Photo: Shari L. Gross/Star Tribune)