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Carver County authorities release data from two years of Prince death investigation

Carver County authorities release data from two years of Prince death investigation

Authorities in Carver County released more than 15 gigabytes of data, including witness interviews, videos, and photos from the suburban Minneapolis home where the music superstar died of an opioid overdose almost two years ago.
by Matt Sepic

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Prosecutor: No criminal charges from Prince death probe

Prosecutor: No criminal charges from Prince death probe

Prince died from a counterfeit version of the painkiller Vicodin that was laced with fentanyl, but there was "no reliable evidence" to show how Prince got the pills or who may have played a role, Carver County Attorney Mark Metz said Thursday.
by Brandt Williams, Tim Nelson and Matt Sepic

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Read settlement documents, search warrants in Prince case

Read settlement documents, search warrants in Prince case

Federal authorities released documents Thursday tied to the settlement between a Minnesota doctor accused of illegally prescribing an opioid painkiller for Prince a week before the musician died from a fentanyl overdose. A search warrant was also unsealed.
by MPR News Staff

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Doctor who treated Prince agrees to $30K penalty for illegal prescription

Doctor who treated Prince agrees to $30K penalty for illegal prescription

The settlement involves a Minnesota doctor accused of illegally prescribing an opioid painkiller for Prince a week before the musician died from a fentanyl overdose. The Carver County Attorney's Office is expected to speak at 11:30 a.m. about any possible criminal charges tied to the inquiry.
by Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Prince heirs, estate firm face off in court over fees

Some of the superstar's family members have accused the firm appointed to handle his estate of running up unnecessary legal and administrative fees.
by Tim Nelson

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Lots of events celebrating Prince this week

There are lots of Prince-related events as we approach the second anniversary of his death on Saturday.
by Phil Picardi

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Did MPR give Keillor's bad behavior a pass?

Did MPR give Keillor's bad behavior a pass?

After complaints about the Prairie Home host surfaced last August, MPR's top executive said he'd never heard such things before. Others had.
by Euan Kerr and Laura Yuen

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MPR-Keillor deal preserves Prairie Home, Writer's Almanac archives

MPR-Keillor deal preserves Prairie Home, Writer's Almanac archives

Fans of A Prairie Home Companion and The Writer's Almanac will be able once again to view archived materials from those shows under terms of a deal announced Friday by Minnesota Public Radio.
by Euan Kerr and Laura Yuen

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The Current launches Prince-oriented stream

Purple Current is a mixture of Prince music, music that inspired him, his contemporaries and music that he influenced.
by Cathy Wurzer

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