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McDowell Wins U.S. Open

June 21, 2010 By

Norther Ireland’s Graeme McDowell ended a 40 year European drought at the U.S. Open on Sunday with a one shot win at Pebble Beach.  McDowell survived a wild-day, which saw 3rd round leader Dustin Johnson explode with an 82 and big name players like Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, and Phil Mickleson all fail to close on the leaders.  France’s Gregory Havret finished 2nd in his first ever U.S. Open

Edgerton’s Steve Stricker finished tied for 58th at +15, while Madison’s Jerry Kelly finished tied for 63rd at +16 for the event.

Golf’s next major tournament is the British Open next month, and then Whistling Straits in Haven, Wisconsin will host the PGA Championship in August.

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NASCAR STOPS IN WISCONSIN

June 21, 2010 By

Carl Edward won the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Elkhart Lake on Saturday.  NASCAR was making its first ever stop at the historic 4-plus mile road course, staying in Wisconsin after the Milwaukee Mile race was cancelled.   Edwards finished first and Ron Fellows was 2nd.  Besides Edwards, NASCAR Sprint Cup regulars Paul Menard and Brad Keslowski shuffled between Elkhart Lake and California, where the Cup race was being held.  Kewlowski ended up 4th, and Menard was 16th.  NASCAR has not announced if they will return to Road America in 2011.

Jimmie Johnson won the Sprint Cup race at Sonoma on Sunday.  Eau Claire’s Paul Menard was 22nd, Janesville’s Travis Kvapil was 24th and Cambridge’s Matt Kenseth was 30th.

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Challenge to gun free school zones (AUDIO)

June 21, 2010 By

A lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s Gun Free School Zone Act. Nik Clark, president of Wisconsin Carry, Incorporated, says the city of Milwaukee is a good illustration of how gun free school zones impact the right to carry. “It’s a pretty smothering map,” says Clark. “In Wisconsin we have a right to carry. Open carry is the only way to do so. And you look at a map and you see that you really can’t exercise that right in many places because there’s just huge areas of the city that are covered by school zones.” The lawsuit filed in January against Governor Jim Doyle, the Cities of Milwaukee and Racine and police officers from both cities, claims the act “covers such a broad area that it practically forecloses a meaningful right to keep and bear arms in large parts of the state.” [Read more...]

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Ambulance upgrades to handle bigger patients

June 21, 2010 By

As the size of Americans has grown, medical personnel have needed to adapt. Larger patients coming in more frequently can increase the risk of even more injury, if facilities aren’t equipped to handle them.

To that end, Janesville’s fire department is making ambulance upgrades to accommodate larger patients. Deputy Chief Gerry Luiting says it’s an effort to better manage patient care, and to also prevent injuries to EMS personnel from having to lift more weight when they move someone. [Read more...]

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