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We look at unionization efforts by teachers with Milwaukee’s Carmen charter school network. Then, learn how the United Community Center in Milwaukee is helping Spanish-speakers with memory loss. Our Fit For You series explores how we can reshape new year’s resolutions into opportunities for change. Plus, we look at some of the restaurants that Milwaukee lost - and gained - over the last year and some surprising new food trends.

We look at the rise in gun violence during the pandemic. We learn what city and state officials are doing to prevent electrical fires in Milwaukee’s 53206 neighborhood. Then, explore some of the biggest real estate developments that happened last year in the City of Milwaukee. We get tips on how to exercise and do other outdoor activities in freezing temperatures. Plus, learn about Milwaukee’s Museum Days.

Even when two people are in love, it’s not always enough to get and stay married. In this episode, Iuscely Flores and Molly Snyder share stories that explore the messiness that happens when love and other institutions collide.

We look at how children are being impacted by this latest surge in Wisconsin’s COVID-19 cases and hear how parents are navigating it. Then, we learn about Delta-8 THC and the possible dangers of using it. Plus, we find out why the Milwaukee skyline has been showing up in a Netflix show that doesn’t have anything to do with Milwaukee.

We hear from UWM researchers who found a link between COVID-19 misinformation and spikes in infection. Then, we learn about light therapy and how it can help improve our mood in the winter. Our Dig In! series gives tips on how to pick seeds for the upcoming growing season. And, we look at the effort to make Colby Wisconsin's state cheese.

Scientists are closing in on identifying the genetic components that fish and amphibians use to regenerate their optic nerve after injury. The work might provide new treatments for human eye diseases and prevent permanent vision loss.

We examine how ongoing investigations into the results of the 2020 election could be dangerous to our elections and democracy. Then, we’ll learn about the impact of the monthly child tax credit during the pandemic and what it means for families now that it expired. We’ll learn about George Marshall Clark, the only known Black lynching victim in Milwaukee. Plus, we’ll hear some new, local music in this month’s Milwaukee Music Roundup.

Monday on Lake Effect:Today on the show, is there some advantage to the west in the Russian bombing of ISIS strongholds in Syria? Contributor Robert Cohen…

Friday on Lake Effect Live Fund Drive Edition:Why the way we teach math is continually changing, even though the numbers stay the same. Our film…

Wednesday on Lake Effect:Today on the show, we’ll look at what impact a major administrative shuffling might make on the UW System’s two-year schools.…