Since Trump took office, FEMA aid has been hit or miss. Kerr County in central Texas, which saw flash floods on July 4 that killed at least 135 people, including 37 children, received FEMA funding, as did Arkansas after deadly tornadoes, only after it was initially denied.

Add the Milwaukee Common Council to the list of Wisconsin officials asking President Donald Trump and FEMA administrators to declare the Aug. 9-10 rainstorms a natural disaster and provide federal aid.

As people across southeast Wisconsin face a challenging rebuild from historic downpours and flooding from August 8-10, a nonprofit is providing some assistance. According to a release, Airbnb’s nonprofit,

Wisconsin DOJ launched the Missing Child Alert after Gov. Evers signed 2023 Wisconsin Act 272 into law in April 2024. Act 272, known as the Prince Act, was named after five-year-old Prince McCree, who went missing in Milwaukee, and 10-year-old Lily Peters, who went missing in Chippewa Falls.