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Phil Picardi

Stillwater prison death under investigation. Rainy start to week

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We're already soggy. And this week is about to get soggier with more rain. Flood watches are posted and severe storms with heavy rain are adding to our already-saturated ground.

A 22-year-old inmate at the Stillwater prison died Saturday after being found unresponsive in his cell. Investigators are exploring a possible connection to synthetic drugs.

And attorneys are asking a judge to delay the second Feeding Our Future trial amid an investigation into jury tampering at the first one. 

This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Phil Picardi. Music by Gary Meister.

Find these headlines at mprnews.org.

Minnesota corrections officials investigate inmate death, possibly drug-related

Severe thunderstorm watch through 10 a.m. for southern Minnesota

Expert: Prosecutors may litigate Feeding Our Future fraud case like mob scheme

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