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Prince: His life and music

Music icon -- and Minnesota native -- Prince died at 57 on April 21, 2016.

Trustee: Would-be Prince heirs should pay for tests

Trustee: Would-be Prince heirs should pay for tests

A court filing asks that would-be heirs pay for DNA testing that could cost hundreds of dollars.

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Memorial for Prince held at his Jehovah's Witnesses church

Memorial for Prince held at his Jehovah's Witnesses church

Security was tight as mourners packed a Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall on Sunday evening for a memorial for megastar Prince, who worshipped there before he died last month.
by The Associated Press

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Prince saw longtime, experienced family care physician

Prince saw longtime, experienced family care physician

A Minnesota doctor questioned by investigators in Prince's death is an experienced family care physician who worked for a Twin Cities health care system until recently.
by The Associated Press

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Prince bill racing through Legislature despite concerns

Prince bill racing through Legislature despite concerns

Prince's name, likeness, voice and even that unpronounceable symbol could be afforded special protection under legislation speeding through the Minnesota Legislature. Some, though, worry the hasty consideration could pose problems.
by Brian Bakst

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Warrant: Minnesota doctor saw Prince, prescribed drugs

Warrant: Minnesota doctor saw Prince, prescribed drugs

Investigators interviewed the doctor and searched a suburban Minneapolis hospital where he worked. The warrant did not specify what medications were prescribed for Prince or whether he took them.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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Interviews offer clues to treatment Prince may have been considering

Interviews offer clues to treatment Prince may have been considering

The California doctor who was planning to help treat Prince isn't talking. But he has spoken in the past about his drug and pain treatment program, including a pioneering use of a synthetic opioid.
by Tim Nelson

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Colorado inmate claims Prince is his father, seeks DNA test

Colorado inmate claims Prince is his father, seeks DNA test

In an affidavit, the man's mother, Marsha Henson, contends that she met Prince in the lobby of a Kansas City hotel in July of 1976 and that they drank wine together, checked into another hotel and had unprotected sex there.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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Prince: The philanthropist

Prince: The philanthropist

Prince will be remembered for his music. But some will think first of his charity.
by Martin Moylan

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Attorney: Prince was to meet drug addiction expert day he died

Attorney: Prince was to meet drug addiction expert day he died

"The hope was to get him stabilized in Minnesota" and get him to a California rehab center, an attorney for the center's founder said Wednesday. Help didn't arrive in time.
by Tim Nelson and MPR News Staff

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