Per recently released lobbying disclosures, UW-Madison has spent more on lobbying the federal government since Trump took office again than in all of 2024 — including retaining a high-profile firm with clients like Columbia University and UPenn. Isthmus isthmus.com/news/news/unde…

Mellissa Rupnow, the mother of the 15-year old girl who killed a fellow student and teacher at Abundant Life Christian School before killing herself in December, has died by apparent suicide, Janesville police told the Wisconsin State Journal. madison.com/news/local/cri…

Ahead of Saturday's Great Taste of the Midwest, I broke down the breweries in attendance compared to last year to try to gauge the impact of the state's new permit regime on the best beer festival in the country. (It's a pretty big impact.) A thread 🧵

Federal judge rules in favor of homeowners and against Ojibwe tribe in long-running roads dispute jsonline.com/story/news/loc… via ⁦Frank Vaisvilas 🇲🇽🇮🇪🇱🇹🇺🇲⁩

Among young people in Madison, it’s a near-refrain: “The pool of dating is Epic.” For Isthmus’ August cover, I investigated “that one IT company’s” massive growth and the effect it’s had on dating life in Madison. Read below: isthmus.com/news/cover-sto…

I guess this means he’s in?

From Gov. Tony Evers’ spokeswoman on flooding in the Milwaukee area: “The governor and our office have been monitoring the situation overnight. We’ll be receiving a briefing from Wisconsin Emergency Management on the latest shortly this morning.”

The Journal Sentinel is providing live updates amid record-breaking flooding in Milwaukee area. Early indications this weather event is historic: KK and MKE rivers broke water level records, and airport reported 5.74 inches, breaking 1960 record. jsonline.com/live-story/wea…

Scenes near Hart Park in Wauwatosa, where Menomonee River is rushing rapidly.

Devastating flooding in Tosa Village.

Seen at the Wisconsin State Fair 👀

Thinking of this crew out surveying train tracks near Tosa Village. Grateful for them, first responders, meteorologists, NWS Milwaukee and more for keeping us safe today.

Wisconsin dairy farm count keeps falling amid hard times. Here are some farmers who persevere jsonline.com/story/money/bu… via ⁦Rick Barrett⁩

How rare was this weekend's rain? It was a 1,000-year flood event. jsonline.com/story/news/loc… via ⁦Caitlin Looby, PhD⁩

Here is an estimated 2 Day Rainfall Total from 7 AM Saturday through 7 AM Monday. If you want to see each report that was put into the 2 day map, you can find our Public Information Statement here: forecast.weather.gov/product.php?si…

Uncounted ballots, thousands of cookies and the role of WEC: The latest on Madison clerk investigation jsonline.com/story/news/pol… via Molly Beck

Christian Yelich walked up to Vanessa Carlton and immediately smacked a RBI single. The vibes in Milwaukee are currently indescribable.

NEW: Gov. Evers Requests FEMA Support to Assess and Respond to Storm Damage in Wisconsin

The George Webb website is currently down due to an "exceeded resource limit." The people want their burgers.

Final: Brewers 12, Pirates 5 🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔 The record: 76-44 (lol)