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Developments in this year’s presidential race continue at breakneck pace.This week, GOP House Speaker and Wisconsin representative Paul Ryan said he will…

May is Mental Health Awareness Month.On Lake Effect, we’ve looked at various issues surrounding mental health such as trauma, substance abuse, and the…

The feminist icon Gloria Steinem was in Milwaukee earlier this month to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the organization Planned Parenthood of…

A new study out from the Chicago-based Metropolitan Planning Council, with the Urban Institute, has quantified how segregation may affect a region’s…

Earlier this summer, the owners of a longtime staple on the Wisconsin produce scene announced they will shut their doors for good at the end of September.…

Most people who consider themselves film buffs have seen or at least know of the classic silent films, Metropolis and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. But the…

A year ago, the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered many businesses. It also impacted independent artists and freelancers, like Barderies Hampton. She's a Black…

Nine former members of a religious sect have decided to put down roots in Wisconsin. The tradition they left may not be well-known here, but their…

In 2005, long-lost letters from the famed Pabst and Best families, written from 1841 to 1887, were found at Pabst Farms in Oconomowoc. Once discovered,…

A UW researcher is growing increasingly concerned about the plight of the gray wolf on Wisconsin’s landscape. For 15 years, environmental studies…