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Minnesota Historical Society obtains more Prince items
The Minnesota Historical Society has obtained two items that illustrate Prince's religious beliefs and desire to control his image.
The gift of posthumous Prince music
Rachel Martin talks to NPR Music critic Ann Powers about Piano & a Microphone 1983, Prince's first posthumous album of previously unreleased material, out now.
Garrison Keillor lists St. Paul home for sale
According to a private listing, longtime Prairie Home Companion host Garrison Keillor is selling his St. Paul home.
Prince family moves lawsuit against doctor to Carver County
Prince's family sued Dr. Michael Schulenberg and various health care providers in Hennepin County last month, saying they provided services to Prince in the weeks before his death but failed to treat his opioid addiction.
Bruno Mars will be performing tonight and tomorrow night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
When rising rent makes affordable housing unaffordable
When we talk about affordable housing, we usually talk about whether someone has a place to live. But buried in that discussion is another facet of the housing shortage: whether someone's rent is just a few dollars away from becoming unaffordable.
Task force recommends ways to address critical shortage of affordable housing
An affordable housing task force appointed last year by Gov. Dayton is recommending broad changes in funding, technology and regulation to meet a statewide demand for affordable housing.
Rural America faces a crisis in 'adequate housing'
Small towns have their own version of the housing crisis: not enough homes being built, plus a lack of move-in ready homes. Local leaders say it's hard to expand the tax base without more homes.