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Monday on Lake Effect:The challenges for local reporters in covering a national story – the political rise of Scott Walker. Later, Tia Nelson reflects on…

As NPR's senior national correspondent, Linda Wertheimer travels the country and the globe for NPR News, bringing her unique insights and wealth of experience to bear on the day's top news stories.

Steve Rushin has covered thousands of professional and college athletes in his decades as a sportswriter and columnist. But these days, he's spending a…

Christmas. It’s a time of sugarplum fairies, reindeers, and stockings by the fireplace.It’s also a day for sharing food with family and friends. And on…

The majority of movies you’ll find at your local multiplex or even smaller theaters are high-budget Hollywood films. But there are exceptions, such as a…

Earth Day is fast approaching. Have you bought your cards and gifts yet? No matter. Lake Effect Jonathan West has some thoughts about maybe an underrated…

Seventy-four years ago today, one of the most significant conflicts of the Second World War was heading toward its last week. Lake Effect essayist Art Cyr…

As a perennial swing state, it’s become an election-year tradition for national media outlets to swoop into Wisconsin to quickly gauge the hearts and…

The faith community played an important role in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. And that legacy continues today. In Milwaukee, a number of faith…

This week the U.S. Senate has been negotiating a new stimulus package as the country enters the sixth month of the COVID-19 pandemic. Negotiations have…