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New records in Arizona sweat lodge case detail participants' accounts, experiences. Documents released Thursday in the case of a motivational speaker charged with manslaughter expand on the already wide range of experiences participants reported having during an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony.

Two people who were overcome in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony last year were unconscious when emergency crews arrived, and an autopsy concluded they died of heat stroke upon arrival at a hospital.

Autopsy reports point to heat stroke, organ failure in Arizona sweat lodge deaths. Autopsy reports released Tuesday point to heat stroke as the cause of death for two people following an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony last year, and to multi-system organ failure for a third person.

Minnesota bill looks to racetrack slots to raise potential Vikings stadium cash. Supporters of a perennial proposal to put slots and video gambling in racetracks are promising something for everyone this year, from preschoolers to cutting-edge medical researchers, horse breeders and maybe the Minnesota Vikings.

Self-help guru charged in sweat lodge deaths says he's broke, can't pay for bail. A man who built a multimillion-dollar empire with a motivational mantra that teaches people to create wealth contends he's broke and cannot post bond in a criminal case that threatens the survival of his self-help business.

Judge to consider gag order in self-help guru's manslaughter case linked to fatal sweat lodge. Attorneys prosecuting a self-help guru on manslaughter charges in the deaths of three people during a sweat lodge ceremony are urging a judge to grant a gag order.

2 employees of James Ray, who led sweat lodge ceremony that turned fatal, granted immunity. Two employees of a motivational speaker facing manslaughter charges told authorities they had no reason to be alarmed when participants in a deadly Arizona sweat lodge ceremony began vomiting and passing out, because their boss told them such responses were to be expected, according to documents released Friday.

Self-help guru will try to convince jury that sweat lodge deaths were all an accident. Self-help guru James Arthur Ray says it was all a tragic accident when his followers began collapsing one by one in a sweat lodge at his retreat, with three of them dying. As unfortunate as the ordeal was, he says the participants knew about the risks the ceremony presented.

Self-help guru James Arthur Ray says it was all a tragic accident when his followers began collapsing one by one in a sweat lodge at his retreat, with three of them dying. As unfortunate as the ordeal was, he says the participants knew about the risks the ceremony presented.

Owners of Ariz. retreat where sweat lodge ceremony turned deadly stand behind its construction. The owner of the Arizona retreat where a sweat lodge ceremony turned deadly said the man who led it was a perfectionist who controlled every detail of an event meant to push people beyond their physical limits.

Self-help expert's lawyers say criminal negligence didn't cause 3 Arizona sweat lodge deaths. The deaths of three people following a sweat lodge ceremony in northern Arizona were a tragic accident ? not the result of criminal negligence, said attorneys for the self-help guru who led the ceremony.

Self-help expert's lawyers say criminal negligence didn't cause 3 Arizona sweat lodge deaths. The deaths of three people following a sweat lodge ceremony in northern Arizona were a tragic accident ? not the result of criminal negligence, said attorneys for the self-help guru who led the ceremony.

The deaths of three people following a sweat lodge ceremony in northern Arizona were a tragic accident ? not the result of criminal negligence, said attorneys for the self-help guru who led the ceremony.

Documents in fatal Ariz. sweat lodge probe show pattern of medical problems at guru's events. Documents released in the investigation of a fatal sweat lodge ceremony show that people lost consciousness and others suffered broken bones at past events led by self-help guru James Arthur Ray, but Ray largely ignored the medical problems that arose.

Documents in fatal Arizona sweat lodge probe show pattern of medical problems at guru's events. Documents released in the investigation of a fatal sweat lodge ceremony show that people lost consciousness and others suffered broken bones at past events led by self-help guru James Arthur Ray, but Ray largely ignored the medical problems that arose.

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe gets $940,000 grant from Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has been selected to receive a grant of $940,000 from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Prior Lake, Minn. The money is for economic development and community infrastructure.

First 2 lawsuits in expected flurry of legal actions filed in Arizona sweat lodge tragedy. The first two lawsuits in what could be a flurry of legal actions stemming from a deadly sweat lodge ceremony led by author and motivational speaker James Arthur Ray were filed Friday in Arizona.

First 2 lawsuits in expected flurry of legal actions filed in Arizona sweat lodge tragedy. The first two lawsuits in what could be a flurry of legal actions stemming from a deadly sweat lodge ceremony led by author and motivational speaker James Arthur Ray were filed Friday in Arizona.

James Arthur Ray, leader of Arizona retreat that left 3 dead, cancels remaining 2009 seminars. Motivational speaker and author James Arthur Ray has canceled his remaining 2009 seminars in the wake of three deaths that occurred after a sweat lodge ceremony he led in Arizona.

More than 50 followers of spiritual guru James Arthur Ray had just endured five strenuous days of fasting, sleep-deprivation and mind-altering breathing exercises when he led them into a sweat lodge ceremony.