Prince’s Revolution band will reunite for tribute shows later this year in honor of the late singer. Prince was found dead in his recording studio last Thursday. The incarnation of the reunited band, which launched in Minneapolis in 1979, will include members Brown Mark, Bobby Z., Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman and Matt “Doctor” Fink. The…… MORE
“The most disrespected person in America is the black woman,” Malcolm X says in a sample used on Beyoncé’s Lemonade. “The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America is the black woman.” He was talking about society in general, but the same is true of popular art, specifically rock. The…… MORE
Prince’s sister says the superstar musician had no known will and she’s filed paperwork asking to be appointed executor of his estate. Tyka Nelson filed the paperwork Tuesday in Carver County probate court in Minneapolis. Prince died at age 57 on Thursday at his estate in suburban Minneapolis. No cause of death has yet been…… MORE
If you are arrested and in a wheelchair you won’t be staying at the Wichita County Jail at the courthouse. It isn’t wheelchair accessible. That’s why Wichita County Commissioners approved more than $11 thousand dollars today to house a wheelchair bound female inmate – charged with murder – at the more modern Archer County Jail. It…… MORE
Wichita Falls residents took advantage of the sunny and warm weather Sunday to tend to their lawns. While April has been a wet one for our area, city officials in Wichita Falls want to remind residents of the proper ways to manage their grass clippings. “I encourage residents to, if they have a blower, to blow their…… MORE
Prince’s remains have been cremated, the pop superstar’s publicist said Saturday. Yvette Noel-Schure provided no information about where or when the cremation occurred or where the remains would be placed. A private memorial service for Prince was held Saturday at the Paisley Park compound in Chanhassen, Minnesota, where the musician lived and worked, as a crowd…… MORE
Some Nocona resident’s reached out to city officials with concerns about the look and smell of their tap water. Noah Pitman, a technician at the Water Treatment plant, said the heavy rains may be to blame, increasing the amount of total organic carbons in Lake Nocona where the towns water comes from. Organic carbons like algae, grass and…… MORE
The transcript of the 911 call seeking medical assistance for music legend Prince has been released. The caller appears to be confused as he struggles to give the dispatcher the correct address. The caller said he was at “Prince’s house,” but was unable to give the address. That is the only audio of the call that…… MORE
On May 10th, 1997, a 20-year-old Wichita Falls man vanished. “That just wouldn’t have happened. He wouldn’t just disappear like that without letting them know,” Detective Brad Love said. Nearly 19 years after Gregory Keith Mann, Jr. disappeared, his family still has no answers. “It turned us upside down, so it’s been really hard,” Greg Mann, Keith’s father…… MORE
Prince reportedly overdosed on Percocet just days before he was found dead on Thursday in Minnesota. He was using the drug to treat a hip problem tied to corrective surgery in 2010, according to TMZ. Prince’s jet plane made an emergency landing in Moline, Illinois last Friday due to a medical emergency. His rep said at…… MORE
