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When Earlene Fuller moved to Milwaukee in 1948, bowling was still legally segregated. Fuller fought her way through many racial barriers to follow her passion for the sport.

Susan Silver may have left Milwaukee to follow her dreams in Los Angeles, but she says she's back in full force to discuss her years as a TV comedy writer…

It was not long ago that the national narrative surrounding Detroit was overwhelmingly - almost universally - negative. The city was bankrupt, the school…

Turmeric is a plant similar to ginger. It's found and used commonly in India, Pakistan, and other parts of south Asia, where it's an essential part of the…

Editor's note: This piece was originally published on Oct. 16, 2018.Lake Effect has recently been airing interviews with journalists and politicians that…

Artist Iris Haussler will tell you that she grew up in a house free of any objects of curiosity. However, her mother was a pharmacist and her father a…

New research shows how quickly and dramatically plants in Wisconsin came under stress this year. According to the US Department of Agriculture, the…

Milwaukee's 53206 zip code has one of the highest poverty rates in the city. And according to the Wisconsin Humane Society, it also has one of the highest…

The Great Lakes Dragaway is a dragstrip in Union Grove, just south of Milwaukee. It opened in 1955, and is now the oldest continuously operating dragstrip…

The work of the United Nations is honored at this time each year with United Nations week. Despite a speech by President Donald Trump to the UN General…