Lake Effect Spotlight

Last March, a house sold in Wauwatosa for over a million dollars. By the end of that year eight more were sold at the price. Is this an anomaly or the new trend?

The nearly century-old pipe organ brings back the original magic of 1920s movie palaces.

A new bill in the Wisconsin legislature could charge people for access to police body camera footage. The bill is part of a larger effort that could threaten public transparency in favor of police privacy.

"Happy Days" premiered on January 15th, 1974. And despite famously being set here, Milwaukee has a mixed relationship with the show and its cultural impact.

After 20 years, Wisconsin will again offer state-funded driver's education grants starting in July.

Milwaukee-based automotive educator Chaya Milchtein provides accessible information about car ownership in her blog and her upcoming book.

Janice Toy, a fixture of Milwaukee’s LGBTQ+ community, is on a mission to preserve Milwaukee’s Black LGBTQ+ history.

“Do For Self: the story of Milwaukee’s Black Cross Nurses” is a new exhibit at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society that chronicles the foundation of the Black Cross Nurses in Milwaukee.

The holidays can be a stressful blur. Luckily, holiday movies can offer advice on how to navigate common seasonal stressors. We speak with psychologist and movie buff Dr. Lynne Knobloch-Fedders about common sources of holiday stress and the movies that explore these.

Wisconsin's Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection first confirmed the return of avian flu in November in a small backyard flock in Taylor County.

Nghi Vo is one of three authors being added to the Milwaukee Public Library’s Wisconsin Writers Wall of Fame that pays tribute to a those whose work has been influenced by their life and experiences here in Wisconsin.

Born and raised in Milwaukee, Paul Wellington and Nealita Nelson grew up playing with legos together, eventually becoming finalists on the TV show Lego Masters. They came in second, but Wellington and Nelson's impact on the city will last beyond their TV appearances.

Gaming expert James Lowder shares his top picks for 2023 games, including two-player, family, and role-playing games suitable for players of all ages and levels, with his favorite game taking the top spot.

We caught up with Oscar Mayer hotdoggers Grill’Em Up Emily and BBQ Brady during their stop in Milwaukee to learn more about their unique job and the 27-foot wiener-shaped car.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is encouraging people to harvest a Christmas tree for $5 from a number northern state forests.

A recent event at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design asked sound artists to create a score for silent films. The filmmakers had no idea what the music would sound like until it was performed live.

The La Crosse Rotary Lights attracts visitors from around the state and beyond to take in the elaborate display.

Echo, a UW-Milwaukee Freshwater Sciences graduate student, teaches young people at the K-12 level about freshwater systems and conservation through their underwater performances as Mermaid Echo.

Amid expanding division and polarization in American politics, Former U.S. Representative, Scott Klug, unpacks the middle ground of the political sphere as the host of the podcast, Lost in the Middle.

“Do For Self: the story of Milwaukee’s Black Cross Nurses” is a new exhibit at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society that chronicles the foundation of the Black Cross Nurses in Milwaukee.