Hip hop star Lil Wayne will return to Minneapolis’ Target Center on Aug. 20.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Ticketmaster. Tyga and Belly Gang Kushington are also on the bill.

Born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., the 42-year-old rapper known as Lil Wayne has released 29 singles that went platinum or better, including “Lollipop,” “Got Money,” “Drop the World,” “6 Foot 7 Foot,” “Love Me” and, most recently, 2021’s “Gang Gang.” He’s also hit platinum more than 40 times serving as a guest on singles from other artists.

But he’s had his share of troubles, including an eight-month prison stint in 2010 on a weapon charge, a series of seizures that required hospitalization and messy, public battles with his record label. He’s also become notoriously unreliable as a live act, particularly in the Twin Cities. He headlined successful local arena shows in 2009 and 2011, but canceled his next three metro area concerts at the last minute, including a March 2017 Target Center show he pulled the plug on at 10:32 p.m., after several opening acts had already performed.

More recently, Lil Wayne headlined the Soundset Festival at the Minnesota State Fair in 2019 and shared the bill with Blink-182 at St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center later that year. In 2023, he played a club gig at the Fillmore Minneapolis.

“Tha Carter VI,” the sixth in his series of semi-autobiographical albums, is due out Friday after years of delays.

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Vikings legendary defensive lineman Jim Marshall — a founding member of the Purple People Eaters that dominated in the 1960s and 1970s — died on Tuesday following a lengthy hospitalization. He was 87.

Though he was born in Wilsonville, Kentucky, and went to high school and college in Columbus, Ohio, Marshall eventually made a home in the Twin Cities thanks to an illustrious career with the Vikings.

As much as his stats speak for themselves when looking at Marshall’s impact, his toughness was undoubtedly his calling card when it comes to his legacy. There aren’t many people on the planet that embodied what it meant to play for the Vikings quite like he did.

In a statement released on Tuesday following the announcement of his death, the Wilf family mourned the loss of Marshall while praising him for everything he meant to the Vikings during his life.

“No player in Vikings history lived the ideals of toughness, camaraderie, and passion more than the all-time iron man. A cornerstone of the franchise from the beginning, Captain Jim’s unmatched durability and quiet leadership earned the respect of teammates and opponents throughout his 20-year career. Jim led by example, and there was no finer example for others to follow. His impact on the Vikings was felt long after he left the field. Jim will always be remembered as a tremendous player and person. Our hearts are with his wife, Susan, and all of Jim’s loved ones.”

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By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY

Borrowers who have defaulted on their federal student loans will no longer be at risk of having their Social Security benefits garnished, an Education Department spokesperson said Tuesday.

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The government last month restarted collections for the millions of people in default on their loans. An estimated 452,000 people aged 62 and older had student loans in default, according to a January report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The department has not garnished any Social Security benefits since the post-pandemic resumption of collections and has paused “any future Social Security offsets,” department spokesperson Ellen Keast said.

“The Trump Administration is committed to protecting Social Security recipients who oftentimes rely on a fixed income,” Keast said.

Advocates encouraged the Trump administration to go further to provide relief for the roughly 5.3 million borrowers in default.

“Simply pausing this collection tactic is woefully insufficient,” said Persis Yu, executive director of the Student Borrower Protection Center. “Any continued effort to restart the government’s debt collection machine is cruel, unnecessary and will further fan the flames of economic chaos for working families across this country.”

Student loan debt among older people has grown at a staggering rate, in part due to rising tuition that has forced more people to borrow heavily. People 60 and older hold an estimated $125 billion in student loans, according to the National Consumer Law Center, a sixfold increase from 20 years ago.

That led Social Security beneficiaries who have had their payments garnished to balloon from approximately 6,200 beneficiaries to 192,300 between 2001 and 2019, according to the CFPB.

Associated Press writer Collin Binkley contributed to this report.

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By JIM MUSTIAN and JACK BROOK, Associated Press/Report for America

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A man who identifies himself as New Orleans jail escapee Antoine Massey released videos on social media while still on the run from authorities, leading to a police raid that failed to recapture him, an Associated Press source says.

Authorities were so convinced about the authenticity of the videos that they searched a New Orleans home late Monday where they believe the videos were filmed, according to a senior law enforcement official who spoke to The AP on the condition of anonymity. The official said he was not authorized to publicly discuss the ongoing investigation into the May 16 jail escape by 10 inmates.

Massey was not at the home, the official said, but authorities did locate some clothing they believe he wore during the filming.

Authorities had been tipped to the videos, which were posted on Sunday, by relatives who recognized the residence from which Massey was speaking. It was not immediately clear who owned the home.

Authorities say they are investigating the videos as they race to recapture Massey and convicted murderer Derrick Groves more than two weeks after 10 inmates made an audacious breakout from a New Orleans jail. Eight of the other escapees have since been recaptured.

Louisiana State Police, the agency leading the search for the fugitives, declined to comment on whether it had verified Massey’s identity in the videos. The agency carried out the search related to the videos, which have since been removed from Instagram.

The New Orleans Police Department said it “cannot confirm the authenticity” of the videos circulating on social media seemingly showing a man with the same facial tattoos as Massey sitting near a kitchen.

“Please, I’m asking for help,” said Massey, appealing to President Donald Trump and several rappers including Lil Wayne, a New Orleans native, in one video. “When I get back in custody I’m asking y’all please to come and help.”

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson called on Massey to “come forward and turn himself in.”

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“Cooperating with law enforcement is in his best interest and may help avoid additional charges,” Hutson said in an emailed statement. “It is important that justice is served appropriately and that due process is followed.”

Massey, 32, faced charges of rape, kidnapping, domestic violence involving strangulation and violation of a protective order all stemming from a November 2024 incident, St. Tammany Parish authorities say. In Orleans Parish, where he was incarcerated, he faced charges of motor vehicle theft and domestic battery.

Massey said he is innocent.

A woman police identified as being in a relationship with Massey has suffered multiple alleged instances of physical abuse from him, according to police reports, and had a protective order against him last year, court records show.

This woman has been arrested and charged with obstruction of justice and being a principle to aggravated escape. Authorities said the woman knew of Massey’s escape plans in advance, communicated with him after his escape and misled authorities.

Massey also claimed in the video that he had been “let out” of jail.

Footage and images released by authorities show inmates yanking open a faulty cell door, removing a toilet and crawling through a hole where steel bars had been cut. They then scaled a barbed wire fence using blankets.

A maintenance worker charged with helping the incarcerated men escape has denied knowingly aiding them via his lawyer.

Brook is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.