Lake Effect

We break down what's been happening at the dog breeding facility, Ridgelan Farms. We speak with an animal attorney. We talk with a food truck operator about the proposed changes in downtown Milwaukee. We tell you about the dunes you can visit in and around Wisconsin.

A former Wisconsin governor shares his journey caring for his wife as she developed Alzheimer’s. Capitol Notes looks at the recent messaging around mail-in ballots. Fat Bird Week is on, meet its chunky contestants.

How school referendums are growing the funding gaps between school districts. A local farmer aweathers high fuel prices and federal policy. The difference between a sea shanty and maritime music.

A whistleblower complaint about MMSD management. MPD's use of drones. For the ten-year anniversary of Bubbler Talk, we take you behind the scenes.

How abortion access in Wisconsin could change if a widely-used abortion medication is restricted. Cocktail recommendations to try in the Milwaukee area. The difference between a sea shanty and maritime music.

We explore the history of the Bay View Massacre, which happened 140 years ago today. We check back in with a local farmer about how he’s weathering economic changes. We revisit a conversation with local Hollywood historian David Fantle, who unexpectedly passed away last month.

We explore how school referendums are growing the funding gaps between school districts. We remember Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columnist Dan Bice. We learn how our urban trees are managed. We hear about a local gardening program for people with dementia and their caregivers.

Our full “How to Evict Your Landlord” series. The story of a large out-of-state corporate landlord, and the Milwaukee tenants who united against him and teamed up with city government to try to "evict" him. 

We wrap up our series “How to Evict Your Landlord.” We learn about efforts to save piping plovers along the Great Lakes. We get a snapshot of last weekend’s Midwest Gaming Classic.

How local municipalities are using AI to field calls. Why the Milwaukee Brewers played morning games. Books and Beyond teaches us about Milwaukee Public Library’s seed library.

A local educator talks about so-called “teen takeovers” in the Milwaukee area. A documentary explores the art of interpreting live music with American Sign Language. An art center in the Driftless region draws visitors from around the world. 

What may have led to the firing of the UW president, and what comes next. The impact President Trump’s slipping approval ratings could have on the midterms. How refugees have been impacted by changes to work authorizations.

We share some of our favorite conversations we’ve had with filmmakers during the Milwaukee Film Fest; a group of young people trying to hold adults accountable for climate change solutions; how to fight back against Big Tech; what it takes to be a cheese monger.

Part two of our series "How to Evict Your Landlord." A documentary explores racial inequity through the history of cake. A Milwaukee Film Fest program that features local filmmakers.

Learn about one of the Wisconsin-born founders of Earth Day. Meet the filmmaker of “The Big Cheese” and learn what it takes to be a cheese monger. Helping people work through grief while creating clay altars.

We tell you about the record-breaking severe weather that tore through Wisconsin last week. We learn about the ending of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program. We speak with the filmmaker of, Your Attention Please and tell you about the Cine Sin Frontera programming at the Milwaukee Film Fest.

We look a the impact of the severe weather in Wisconsin and help you understand flood insurance. We speak with the filmmaker of "Powwow People." We tell you about the Milwaukee Film Fest's Shorter Is Better program.

Filmmakers behind the new “UECK” documentary share what it was like to work with the local legend, Bob Uecker. How MPM's muskrat diorama habitat changed the way museums present information. Torchy Timberloss — Wisconsin’s very own fire mascot.

Part one of our series "How to Evict Your Landlord." Meet the co-director of the new documentary, “Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story.” Meet another documentary filmmaker who turned her camera on the students of a world religions class at a public high school.

What can and can’t be recycled. A documentary about a local, used car salesman with an unusual origin story. Meet Torchy Timberloss — Wisconsin’s very own fire mascot.

In honor of 414 Day, today's episode is all about Milwaukee. The origins of the city’s many neighborhood posters. We peek behind the new documentary on Bob Uecker. The Milwaukee Public Museum embraces dioramas.

Today on Lake Effect, we’ll look at the housing landscape in Milwaukee and learn why the city’s rental market is such a large barrier to city residents becoming homeowners.

Getting early education teachers into affordable housing in Milwaukee. Wisconsin's most popular state park is getting bigger. Sturgeon have returned to the Milwaukee River for the first time in 100 years.

A program that helps get early education teachers into affordable housing. A film that examines the impact of the oil and gas industry. Sturgeon have made it up the Milwaukee River for the first time in 100 years. 

We bring you a rundown of last night's election results. We speak with Milwaukee’s Youth Poet Laureate and tell you about a free film screening. We hear new local music in the Milwaukee Music Roundup.