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More rainfall could mean the Madison Isthmus will become a water-logged traffic nightmare.  City officials are warning drivers that rising lake levels will flood busy roads like East Johnson, Main Street, Mifflin and East Washington.  Water is already standing on some downtown roads.  Releases from Lake Mendota into the Yahara River and Lake Monona give the excess water no place to go.  Madison street officials are said to be working on alternative traffic plans while travel options of the Isthmus are limited. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Federal authorities are charging a retired Beloit police officer with taking an underage girl across state lines to have sex with her.  Larry Woods has been indicted by a federal grand jury.  He is accused of transporting the minor from Wisconsin to Illinois for sex.  The girl told investigators Woods had sexual contact with her more than 100 times over a seven-month period.  He was caught when her mother found inappropriate videos of the two on her daughter’s cell phone.  Woods made an initial appearance at U-S District Court in Madison Wednesday.  His trial is set for February. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Portage police officials are asking a Sauk County Circuit Court judge to issue a restraining order against a man they accuse of harassing them for years.  Fifty-nine-year-old Michael O’Grady has filed numerous court actions alleging corruption, racketeering, and murder by department officials.  O’Grady represented himself in court Tuesday.  Police Lieutenant Dan Garrigan testified he believed O’Grady was stalking him and his family.  He says the stress has led him to carry a weapon, even when he isn’t on duty — something he hadn’t done before. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

The Truth-o-Meter says: Full Flop | Flip-Flop: Leah Vukmir accused donor of trying to buy a U.S. Senate, now she’s seeking his support In the space of nine days, Leah Vukmir went from condemning Richard Uihlein’s campaign cash to essentially soliciting it. Seem like a flip-flop? Unwrap the Flip-O-Meter, which we use to rate a person’s consistency on an issue  — in this case, Vukmir’s position toward Uihlein, the conservative mega-donor. Who is Uihlein? Uihlein, an Illinois resident, is a founder of Uline Corp., a shipping and packaging supply company based in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., near the Illinois border. If anyone could almost single-handedly make political newcomer Kevin Nicholson into

The Wisconsin Counties Association, Wisconsin Towns Association and the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin are partnering up once again to sponsor on-farm Agriculture Community Engagement Twilight Meetings next week. Source: WisconsinAgConnection.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]