Lake Effect Spotlight

New research shows that a commonly used measles antibody test may incorrectly suggest that previously vaccinated adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are not protected against the disease. Dr. Freddy Caldera, a gastroenterologist and professor of medicine at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, joins Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski to reassure patients that they most likely are protected.

Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski goes to the projectionist’s booth at Milwaukee's Oriental Theater to find out what it takes to show movies on film.

A program in Milwaukee gathers excess produce from local farmers' markets, enlists volunteers to chop it up, cooks it into vegetarian meals and delivers them to places like homeless shelters.

The Trump administration is proposing changes to Head Start, which it calls deregulation of the childcare program. An English-only requirement could hurt immigrant families.

Can Hunger Task Force's free summer meal program help solve childhood hunger in Milwaukee? Free meals are served at parks, churches and schools.

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley narrowly defeated democratic socialist Francesca Hong. Crowley will face Republican Tom Tiffany Nov. 3.

In July, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed a crude oil and gas pipeline has been trespassing on Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa land for years.

Today the Wisconsin State Fair is best known for its rides, animals and of course its many unusual foods. This year it’s also celebrating a momentous one hundred and seventy five years of history. To learn more, Lake Effect's Joy Powers headed to the Wisconsin State Fair grounds to check out the fair's archives.

Homer Blow, a longtime radio personality in Milwaukee, was recently honored by the Common Council for his decades-long career and service to the community.

The anti-authoritarian group Protect Democracy says President Trump's election playbook is to "deceive, disrupt and deny." They explain what that means and what to do about it ahead of August and November elections in Wisconsin.