Lake Effect Spotlight

Wisconsin is emerging from its warmest winter since recordkeeping began in 1895. This news underscores the fact that climate change is impacting our world. Farmers have always dealt with the whims of weather. Now, they’re working on adaptation strategies.

This Spring Election, Milwaukeeans will have a chance to vote for the next city comptroller. The comptroller is the city’s chief financial officer and serves a four-year term.

Maayan Schechter and Maayan Silver don't just have the same unusual first name (uncommon in the United States), but they're also both public radio reporters covering politics. Of course, they had to meet.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon Prime explores the fictional life of a female stand-up comedian in the late 1950s. But while Midge Maisel is fictional, the character is rooted in the real-life history of female Jewish comedians who made their way to the top of the comedy scene despite many obstacles.

For many, leap day might just be another day, but about five million people around the world — also known as leaplings — will get to celebrate their actual birthday and others will celebrate a special moment like an anniversary.

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which currently has a liberal majority, to find that the state constitution secures a right to an abortion. UW Law professor Howard Schweber says the court will likely combine that petition with an earlier one brought by Attorney General Josh Kaul and could rule as early as this spring.

At schools like UWM, DEI programs support a broad range of students who are underrepresented in higher education. But Republican lawmakers, such as Vos, see DEI as racially divisive and part of left-wing indoctrination.

Margaret Cho has been a stand-up comedian for the past 40 years. She’s also an actor, musician, entrepreneur and advocate for causes such as anti-racism, anti-bullying, LGBTQIA rights, sexism, and more. Her latest tour called "Live & Livid" brings her to the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee tonight.

Less snowpack and warm temperatures led to life-changing severe weather for some residents in the town of Evansville, WI.

Derek Mosely revisits and highlights some of Black History's forgotten and influential contributions to society.

The company, founded by Ferne Caulker in 1969, performs and teaches dance and music created by Africans and the African diaspora.

Love can be found in some unexpected places. Just ask Wisconsin native Grace Girard — she joined FOX’s reality dating show, Farmer Wants A Wife, in hopes of finding a rural romance.

Wisconsin's presidential primary and spring general election is April 2, 2024. Here's a guide to help people vote in Wisconsin.

Alderman Michael Murphy talks about his decision not to seek reelection to the common council after more than 30 years and his plans for the future. Plus, hear reactions from his constituents.

The takeout-focused Todd I Believe I Can Fry offers popular snacks like karaage, takoyaki and fries.

Milwaukee-area filmmakers Mike Cheslik and Ryland Brickson Cole Tews have been making videos together since they were 14-years-old. The pair joins Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski to talk about their most recent feature film “Hundreds of Beavers” — a modern silent, supernatural, winter epic of a slapstick comedy.

Milwaukeean Deborah Blanks partnered with student developers from UWM to create Blackistory, an app featuring quizzes on nearly a dozen areas of Black history — from government and social justice to music and the arts.

Andrea Gonzalez Caballero will be the headline performer at the Latino Arts Strings program’s annual Guitar Festival.

"HBCU Made" contains essays from sixteen writers who reflect on how their time as students at a Black college shaped them into who they are today.

The book, "Carl Bergmans and the Continental Faience & Tile Co.," tells the story of Belgian immigrant Carl Bergmans and showcases thousands of his handmade tiles.