From the daily archives:

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Casey McGehee clubbed a two-run homer and drove in three runs to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, salvaging the final game of the 3-game series.

After falling behind 2-0, Manny Parra settled down and worked into the 7th to pick up the win.  Parra (10-10) allowed two runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings. 

The Brewers beat John Smoltz (1-1), who was making his third start for the Cardinals.  He allowed all four Brewer runs on six hits in six innings.  Smoltz struck out six and walked no one.

McGehee’s homer was his second in the past three games.  He had 9 rbi’s in the series. 

The Brewers return home to host the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.

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Pressure on for Mercury Marine workers

by WRN Contributor 09/3/09 4:40 PM

Union workers at Mercury Marine says there’s pressure coming to bear at the union hall to vote no on proposed contract changes from the company. Felipe Rodriguez, Rick Schmidt, and Fred Toth helped organize a re-vote, which eventually resulted in the company and union officials agreeing to allow a third and final vote this week.
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Fewer folks on the roads this holiday wknd

by Jackie Johnson 09/3/09 4:27 PM

You’ll see less traffic and smaller crowds if you plan to travel this Labor Day weekend. In Wisconsin, the Triple-A expects about 870,000 people — or about 15% of state residents — to drive at least 50-miles one way. That’s down almost 15% from last year. Labor day comes almost a week later than last [...]

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Bill allows victim testimony at revocation hearings

by Bob Hague 09/3/09 2:57 PM

Legislation allowing a victim’s testimony to be ‘read in’ to the record at parole revocation hearings gets a public hearing at the Capitol. State Representative Peter Barca says crime victims are often called upon to testify, at proceedings to revoke a criminal’s probation, parole, or extended supervision. “The whole intent of the bill is to [...]

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Guilty verdict in FDL cold case

by WRN Contributor 09/3/09 1:55 PM

After 33-years, the family of a Milwaukee woman finds justice in a Fond du Lac County courtroom.
A six-man, six-woman jury on Thursday morning returned a guilty verdict on a First Degree Murder charge against 53-year-old Thomas Niesen. Niesen was accused of killing of Kathleen Leicthman. The 19-year-old woman was chased into a cornfield and killed [...]

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