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Fans, famous mourn Prince's death

Fans, famous mourn Prince's death

Minnesota pop music icon Prince, 57, was found unresponsive in an elevator at his Paisley Park studios in Chanhassen. Tributes poured in almost immediately as the news ricocheted around the world.
by MPR News Staff

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Prince remembered

Prince remembered

Prince program begins after about 15 minutes. Minneapolis pop music superstar Prince died today at the age of 57. Tom Weber hosts, with Bill Wareham of MPR News and Jim McGuinn of The Current.

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16 things you should know about Prince

16 things you should know about Prince

The Purple One was a giant in the music world, penning hits for other artists and widely cited as an influence and mentor by other performers. While all the world discusses him after his death, here are a few things you should know.
by Laura Yuen, Cody Nelson and Nancy Yang

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'Unprecedented' need for Twin Cities heroin treatment

'Unprecedented' need for Twin Cities heroin treatment

The number of people entering treatment for heroin addiction in the Twin Cities reached a historic high last year and more people are being treated for heroin now than marijuana, a state drug abuse expert says.
by Jon Collins

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'Culture of second chances' -- or opportunity for struggling students?

'Culture of second chances' -- or opportunity for struggling students?

As schools try to close the achievement gap, some educators worry that a shift in grading standards -- and allowing students to correct answers they've gotten wrong on tests -- isn't preparing their students for college or the workplace.
by Laura Yuen

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A last chance for historic Dayton's Bluff homes

A last chance for historic Dayton's Bluff homes

The city of St. Paul is seeking developers for six historic properties in Dayton's Bluff. On Sunday, people toured the vacant homes, stepping into the city's past.
by Tracy Mumford

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Arrest made in fatal St. Paul park shooting

Arrest made in fatal St. Paul park shooting

A 24-year-old Minneapolis man has been booked on suspicion of homicide in a shooting Sunday at St. Paul's Indian Mounds Regional Park that left one man dead and another injured.
by Associated Press

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She lost her fiance to painkillers and went on to fight for Narcan

She lost her fiance to painkillers and went on to fight for Narcan

Steve Rummler and Lexi Reed Holtum were high school sweethearts who went their own ways after graduation. Years later, they reunited, fell back in love and planned to marry. A prescription for opioid painkillers -- and later, addiction -- intervened.
by Jon Collins

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