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Cink Wins Major…Van Pelt Wins In Milwaukee

July 20, 2009 By

Stewart Cink won the British Open, beating 59-year-old Tom Watson in a playoff on Sunday.  Watson went to the 72 nd hole of the tournament with a one shot lead and needed just a par to win his 9 th career major but he bogeyed to send The Open into a playoff.  Cink ran over Watson in the four hole playoff and captured his first Major championship.  Wisconsin native Steve Stricker finished tied for 52 nd at plus-9

Closer to home, Bo Van Pelt won the U.S. Bank Championship at Brown Deer Park by topping John Mallinger on the 2 nd playoff hole.  Both golfers finished their 72 holes at -13.  Wisconsin native Jerry Kelly finished 3 rd , a shot back at minus 12 for the event.

Listen/download: Jerry Kelly on his efforts to save the US Bank Championship: 12

Filed Under: Top Story

Brewers Lose…Make Deal

July 20, 2009 By

The Brewers settle for a series split in Cincinnati after the Reds win on Sunday 5-3.  Jonny Gomes' hit a two run homer off of Seth McClung in the 8 th inning to plate the winning runs.  Gomes drove in 3 of the five Reds runs on Sunday as they won for just the 4 th time in 12 games.  David Weathers picks up the win while McClung gets hung with the loss in relief of Yovani Gallardo.  Prince Fielder hit his 24 th homer in the loss.  The Brewers open up a three game set in Pittsburgh tonight as Mike Burns takes on Ross Ohlendorf.

The Brewers traded a pair of minor leaguers to Arizona for 2 nd baseman Felipe Lopez on Sunday.  Outfielder Cole Gillespie and righter Roque Mercedes end up with the Diamondbacks.  Lopez is expected to lead off for Milwaukee when he joins the team today in Pittsburgh.  He's started 78 games at 2 nd base this year.  He's hitting .305 with 6 homers and 26 RBI. 

Filed Under: Brewers

Fines could increase for parking abusers

July 20, 2009 By

Drivers who abuse parking spaces marked for the disabled could face tougher fines, under legislation at the Capitol.

Alicia Boehme with Disability Rights Wisconsin says it's a major problem, with multiple calls made to their organization each year from those who need the spaces, but can't access them because someone has parked their illegally. Boehme says the current fines, which top out at $300, don't do enough to discourage healthy drivers from parking in those spots without a disabled permit.

Even some of the cars who do use those spaces may not belong there. Boehme says there are frequent cases of people using parking tags that belong to family members, even if the disabled party is not with them at the time.

Proposed legislation at the Capitol would increase fines for those who park illegally or misuse disabled parking tags. Violators could face fines of up to $500, which advocates say should help to discourage drivers from abusing the spaces. It could also encourage policy to more actively enforce violations.

The measure would also increase fines for trying to sell a disabled parking tag, something Duane Hinz of Madison says happens quite often. He says the tags have commanded prices over $1,000 from people who want to use them for free or easy access parking.

The bill is currently being considered by a Legislative committee. 

AUDIO: Andrew Beckett reports (MP3 1:12)

Filed Under: Transportation

Voting rights for felons

July 20, 2009 By

The voting rights of over 42,000 Wisconsinites would be restored, under legislation being proposed at the Capitol.

Under current state law, convicted felons lose their right to vote until they've served their sentence, along with any probation or parole after they get out of prison.

State Representative Tamara Grigsby (D-Milwaukee) questions that practice and wonders what right the state has to revoke the rights of individuals who are trying reintegrate into society. She says being able to vote allows those former prisoners to begin taking an active role in their communities again.

Grigsby is co-sponsoring the Democracy Restoration Act, which would allow felons to vote after they've finished their time in prison. She says they shouldn't have to wait until their entire sentence is complete, because probation and parole are about giving people a period of time where they can successfully rejoin society.

Grigsby says the current law hits the black community hardest, where one in nine have lost their right to vote. She says Wisconsin has the 11th highest rate of Black voter disenfranchisement in the nation.

AUDIO: Andrew Beckett reports (MP3 1:06)

Filed Under: Legislature
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