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T-Pain is coming back to Wiscansin in Wisconsin.
The Grammy-winning rapper and singer Thursday announced the fourth edition of his annual Wiscansin Fest at the Rave in Milwaukee — this year, dubbed “Back to Wiscansin Fest” — on June 14.
T-Pain will again headline, with Colombian singer Feid; R&B artist Keyshia Cole; and veteran rappers Pusha T, Wale and Jermaine Dupri among the 17 performers taking over multiple rooms at the Rave.
Two acts with other Milwaukee shows on the books — DJ Diesel, better known as NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, and rapper NLE Choppa — are making their own appearances at Wiscansin Fest. (Diesel is doing a post-Brewers game concert at American Family Field Sept. 18, while Choppa will open for Lil Baby at Fiserv Forum June 24.)
A couple of Milwaukee artists — Djay Mando and local rapper NileXNile — are also on the bill, with two acts yet to be announced.
And for the first time, Wiscansin Fest festivities include a bonus event, Wiscansin State Fear, June 13 at the Milwaukee Mile at Wisconsin State Fair Park. The Friday the 13th event will feature car drifting and other track events orchestrated by T-Pain’s Nappy Boy Automotive, along with carnival rides, games, karaoke and more.
T-Pain first teased the return of Wiscansin Fest Wednesday with a social media video showing him getting out of a DeLorean — similar to the one from the “Back to the Future” movies — outside the front doors of the Rave, and sporting sneakers similar to the self-lacing pair Marty McFly (played by Michael J. Fox) wears in “Back to the Future Part II.”
T-Pain started Wiscansin Fest in 2022 as a nod to one of his most famous lyrics, from his 2008 hit “Can’t Believe It,” in which he rhymes “mansion” with “Wiscansin.” The Florida rapper has gotten a lot of mileage from that creative choice, launching a “Wiscansin University” merch line, complete with funny fake-college website, in 2018.
And last month, he joked on social media that he had renamed Wisconsin “Wiscansin,” poking fun at President Donald Trump signing an executive order requiring the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of America on official maps.
In 2023, T-Pain also told the Journal Sentinel he plans to open a real-life Wiscansin University, a music school, in the Milwaukee area, although details have yet to be revealed since.
Tickets, priced between $73 and $168, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at the box office (2401 W. Wisconsin Ave.) and therave.com. Two-day passes covering both Wiscansin Fest and Wisconsin State Fear also go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday for $108.
Back to Wiscansin Fest lineup
- T-Pain
- Feid
- Keyshia Cole
- Pusha T
- Wale
- Jermaine Dupri
- DJ Diesel (Shaquille O’ Neal)
- NLE Choppa
- Kash Doll
- Drezzy
- Prof
- DurandBernarr
- Armani White
- Djay Mando
- NileXNile
- Two acts to be announced
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Police Department requested the public’s help to find 11-year-old Sir’Charles Bason, a critically missing boy who was last seen near Teutonia and Kiley at around 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 18.
Police described Bason as 4 feet, 5 inches tall with a slim build, brown eyes and black, low-cut hair. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket with green lines, dark-colored jeans, tan sandals and carrying gray Nike Jordan shoes.
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What you can do:
Anyone with information on Bason’s whereabouts is asked to call Milwaukee Police District 4 at 414-935-7242.
The Source: The Milwaukee Police Department released information.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man, previously named one of Wisconsin’s Most Wanted, has been sentenced to prison for shooting and killing his cousin in 2020.
In court
What we know:
A Milwaukee County jury found 39-year-old Brandon Gladney guilty of first-degree reckless homicide and possession of a firm by a felon earlier this year.
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Judge Michelle Havas sentenced Gladney to 29 years in prison on Friday, April 17. He was granted credit for more than a year’s time served and further sentenced to 14 years of extended supervision.
Arrested in Arizona after years on the run, court records show Gladney has also been ordered to pay the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office more than $1,800 for extradition costs.
Homicide investigation
The backstory:
The shooting happened in May 2020. Investigators said Gladney was captured on video apparently arguing with the victim, his cousin, outside a Milwaukee convenience store near 21st and Meinecke.
“It’s all on video, and it’s devastating for that family,” the marshal on the case told FOX6 when Gladney was profiled on Wisconsin’s Most Wanted. “You have a family member that shot and killed another family member.”
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Prosecutors said Gladney walked away but then returned with a gun pointed directly at the victim and shot him. The victim died from his gunshot wounds at a nearby hospital. Multiple bullet casings were found at the scene.
Gladney went on the run for years. He was arrested in Arizona in January 2023, years after he was charged.
The Source: FOX6 News referenced information from the U.S. Marshals Service, Wisconsin Circuit Court and prior coverage.
Brice Turang slides to home plate to score during a game between the Miami Marlins and the Milwaukee Brewers on April 17. (Photo by Chris Arjoon/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
MIAMI – Garrett Mitchell went 2 for 4 with three RBIs including a two-run double in the 10th inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Miami Marlins 7-5 on Friday night.
By the numbers:
Miami’s Calvin Faucher (1-2) entered a 4-all game in the 10th and walked Gary Sánchez with Brice Turang on second. Jake Bauers hit a single to load the bases.
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Luis Rengifo reached first on a throwing error by second baseman Xavier Edwards, allowing Turang to score. Mitchell followed with his double.
The Marlins scored one run in the bottom of the 10th when Jakob Marsee came home on Trevor Megill’s wild pitch. Megill settled in for his fourth save.
Coleman Crow, who made his debut on the mound for the Brewers, threw 77 pitches over 5 1/3 innings. He threw four strikeouts, gave up two earned runs and a walk.
The right-hander was 2-0 with a 4.07 ERA in two starts with the Brewers’ Triple-A affiliate in Nashville. He missed part of the 2023 season and all of 2024 after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
The Brewers scored three runs in the fourth inning. With the bases loaded, Mitchell hit an RBI single, Bauers scored on a forceout at first and Rengifo scored on a throwing error by catcher Agustín Ramírez.
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Miami’s Otto Lopez hit a triple to center field in the fourth and scored on a sacrifice fly by Owen Caissie. Lopez hit a two-run homer in the sixth to pull Miami within 4-3 and Ramírez doubled in the eighth to tie the game at four.
Abner Uribe (1-0) earned his first win of the season, coming on in the ninth inning.
Marlins third baseman Graham Pauley left the game in the seventh inning with right oblique discomfort after spinning out of the way of a pitch.
What’s next:
The Brewers and Marlins continue their 3-game series on Saturday, with Brandon Woodruff (1-0, 4.36 ERA) taking the mound for Milwaukee and Sandy Alcantara (2-1, 2.67) for Miami.
The Source: The Associated Press provided this report.
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