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The Carver County Sheriff's Office has released the transcript of the 911 call placed Thursday morning at Paisley Park. Deputies arrived at the Chanhassen complex just before 9:45 a.m., and Prince was pronounced dead about 25 minutes later.
Thirty-two years ago, Prince and the Revolution first recorded the song that would propel him into rock and roll history. "Purple Rain" was later made into a major motion picture and gave Prince his first and only Academy Award for Best Original Song Score.
He turned the downtown Minneapolis dance club, First Avenue, into a Minnesota landmark.
Prince fans plan to celebrate the Purple One's music the way he would've wanted -- dancing.
President Barack Obama is among the millions of people around the world mourning the loss of legendary Minnesota musician Prince. "Few artists have influenced the sound and trajectory of popular music more distinctly, or touched quite so many people with their talent," President Obama said.
Minnesota's senators are reflecting on the passing of music icon Prince. Authorities say Prince was found unresponsive in an elevator inside of his Paisley Park complex in Chanhassen Thursday morning.
Three of his songs — "Purple Rain," ''Little Red Corvette," and "When Doves Cry," — surged to 7th, 9th and 10th on iTunes' Top Songs chart.
Prince led the way for musicians from Minnesota, but who else joins him in the top 5?
In 2004, former WCCO anchor and reporter John Reger talked with people from Prince's career, when Prince was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Prince passed away at the age of 57 at Paisley Park.
Despite his passing, Prince's music and words will live on forever.
The reports of the passing of iconic Minnesota musician Prince Thursday morning prompted an outpouring of sorrow on social media.
From three great album release shows to a bluegrass event that benefits students with autism, here are the four shows to see this weekend.
At first, Valentin Thurn's latest food-focused documentary looks to be a piece on the threat of genetically-modified food and the specter of big agri-business. But the German filmmaker and journalist goes deeper, much deeper -- traveling from Japan to Africa to Milwaukee, exploring new ideas and approaches to foodmaking, some of which are unforgettably cool.
Every spring, City Pages takes a look at the best of the Twin Cities in a special issue, and this year, they cited a number of WCCO-TV personalities among the best in town.
