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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.

We look at how jail time can impact a person's mental health. We share an update on tick bite cases in Wisconsin and how to prevent them. We visit a storm spotter training with the National Weather Service. Plus, listen back to a Bubbler Talk story about a dragon on a water tower.

We look at how a deal on spending the state's budget surplus fell apart in Madison last week. We speak with the artists in residence at the Charles Allis Museum and the Betty Brinn Children's Museum. Plus, we hear new local music in the Milwaukee Music Roundup.

The cultural significance of the sturgeon's return to the Milwaukee River. The role games play in Native communities. Act 31 - the legislation that requires Wisconsin schools to teach Native American history and culture.

We break down what's been happening at a dog breeding facility in Wisconsin. We share an update on tick bite cases in Wisconsin and how to prevent them this summer. We talk with a food truck operator about the proposed curfew for food trucks in downtown Milwaukee. Plus, we visit a storm spotter training with the National Weather Service.

Introducing the new Stritch Family Literacy Center. We plan a trip to the International Crane Foundation. We learn about King’s Chord – Rufus King High School’s A Cappella group.

We examine the use of the term “Black on Black crime.” We explore the history of the Milwaukee Socialists and how they rose to power. We learn about King’s Chord – Rufus King High School’s A Cappella group.

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.

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.

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.