Lake Effect

What's changed for immigrants without social security numbers when filing taxes this year. What Milwaukee can learn from Minneapolis' response to ICE. The documentary American Reckoning investigates the unsolved murder of a civil rights activist.

Learn about the origins of Black History Month as we celebrate it for the 100th time in the United States. Learn about different sanctuary movements throughout U.S. history. Plus, we talk with a former Birkie baby.

A library program working to help the community with early literacy skills. Plan a trip to Wisconsin’s first skating ribbon. How to celebrate Black History Month by combining poetry and stargazing.

Proposals that would change how elections are run in the U.S. How a Wisconsin native's passion for history led him to the White House Historical Association. Meet this year’s artist-in-residence at Milwaukee's Betty Brinn Children’s Museum.

A new resource from WUWM covering the basics of data centers. The local need for blood donations following a cold snap. Legends surrounding Friday the Thirteenth, and its ominous place in our culture.

We chat with a senior couple about what it’s like finding love later in life. We share some book suggestions for your reading pleasure this Valentine’s Day. We attempt to spell.

The local need for blood donations following a stretch of cold and snowy weather. The basics of data centers and a WUWM resource that can help. Milwaukee Film’s Black History Month lineup.

We look at the lack of regulation around the use of facial recognition technology by Milwaukee police. We meet a group of neighbors who joined together to try and solve persistent basement flooding issues. We visit a local coffee shop serving up a drink in honor of Bad Bunny. Plus, share a story from our friends at Radio Milwaukee.

How social media is being used as a tool to teach Black history. How congressional funding decisions for DHS relate to Wisconsin. We join a group of seniors for their monthly social club meet up.

How Milwaukee does its Point-In-Time Count and how its helping those experiencing homelessness. The long-term impact of declining births in Milwaukee. The joy of using stickers, prints and greeting cards.

The long-term impact of a dropping birth rate in Milwaukee. Lessons we can take from the Holocaust. Bubbler Talk dives deep into the history of the St. Joan of Arc Chapel at Marquette University.

What research shows about whether police officers make schools safer. The impact of President Trump’s tariffs on local businesses, like coffee shops. The joy of using stickers, prints and greeting cards.

How Milwaukee County does its Point-In-Time count and its approach to helping those experiencing homelessness. The high level of food waste here in Wisconsin and what’s being done to prevent it. A UW professor who collaborated with Bad Bunny on his award-winning album.

The case against a Shorewood man found guilty of trespassing along Lake Michigan. Nearly half of private school students are using publicly funded vouchers. The history of Milwaukee’s Enderis Park neighborhood.

We learn how Milwaukee’s network of emergency shelters are responding during the extreme cold. We look at how different neighborhood groups are helping renters become homeowners. We tell you about the coyotes you see around the city. We meet Milwaukee Recreation’s new director. Plus, tell you about the One Line Madness comedy show coming to Milwaukee.

Our housing series continues with a look at how neighborhood groups are helping people become homeowners. A complete collection of Audubon prints. The upcoming sturgeon spearing season.

How to cohabitate with coyotes. A bonus episode of WUWM’s immigration podcast, Status Pending. A comedy tournament coming to Milwaukee this weekend.

How Milwaukee’s network of emergency shelters respond during extreme cold. We meet Milwaukee Recreation’s new director. We learn how architect Frank Lloyd Wright was inspired by his home state of Wisconsin.

A Minneapolis reporter speaks on covering the federal immigration crack down there. Why Wisconsin’s Republican-led legislature is getting new constitutional amendments on the ballot. What the National Environmental Policy Act is supposed to do.

Safety tips for this bitterly cold weekend. A new health report on Milwaukee. The final episode of our Live at Lake Effect series filmed at the Lake Effect Surf Shop.

We examine Milwaukee’s Health Assessment and how it could impact care. The final episode of our Live at Lake Effect series filmed at the Lake Effect Surf Shop. A new season of Bubbler Talk kicks off.

Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent shares how the district will move forward with money released after audit. We explore how to get kids reading. New local music in our Milwaukee Music Roundup.

We learn how the federal government is changing how nursing students can access federal student loans. We examine the high rate of mental health struggles among doctors. We help you prepare for winter weather emergencies. Plus, we get a behind the scenes look at the Mitchell Park Domes.

The impact data centers could have on Wisconsin’s utility landscape and infrastructure. What Wisconsin’s version of C-SPAN shutting down means for transparency in our state’s politics. Meet this year’s Milwaukee Youth Poet Laureate.

Breaking down the basics of data centers. A Wisconsinite is heading to the Winter Olympics to compete in the biathlon with Team USA. A survivor of a Native American boarding school shares his story.