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Lawmaker aims to rename stretch of Chanhassen highway in honor of Prince

Lawmaker aims to rename stretch of Chanhassen highway in honor of Prince
Lawmaker aims to rename stretch of Chanhassen highway in honor of Prince 00:23

CHANHASSEN, Minn. – Purple may soon line the highway that runs past Prince's former home.

There's a push to rename part of Highway 5 in Chanhassen "Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial Highway." That's the stretch that runs past Paisley Park. 

Republican State Sen. Julia Coleman proposed a bill to make that change. If it happens, the signs marking the newly-named highway must be some shade of purple.

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