Dams are failing as rivers rise in wake of record rainfall

From the Madison Cap Times

Gov. Jim Doyle at 9:50 p.m. Sunday declared a state of emergency for 29 Wisconsin counties due to severe storms and flooding.

The counties include: Adams, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Lafayette, LaCrosse, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Ozaukee, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, Vernon, Washington, Waukesha, and Winnebago Counties.