Lake Effect

The legal battle over abortion access will likely land at the state Supreme Court. An election next year could shuffle things up.

Dawn Scher Thomae of the Milwaukee Public Museum explains the role that games play in Native Indigenous communities.

Dinorah Marquez, founder of the Latino Arts Strings Program, uses her passion and expertise to provide training and fulfillment for Milwaukee Youth.

Wandering Wisconsin shares places to go and things to do this winter that celebrate Native American culture.

Dr. Michael Green explains how medically themed comics can help educate students and allow physicians to understand their patients' ailments.

As a proposed climate & equity action plan comes closer to being presented to Milwaukee's common council, efforts to engage community members in the process continue.

Mark Roesler just retired as an embryologist from the Reproductive Medicine Center at Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin. He shares his experiences being a part of the developing field over the past 40 years.

Marina Franklin has been a comedian since 1997, but says it wasn’t until The Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee reached out this year to be a keynote speaker that she realized she’s also a feminist. Franklin and The Women's Fund executive director Lisa Attonito discuss what being a feminist means today, and how to change and reclaim the concept to be more inclusive.

The history of Jones Island is the subject of a new PBS documentary: People of the Port: A Jones Island Documentary.

When Roe vs. Wade was overturned, most abortions became illegal in Wisconsin. The 1849 law only allows abortions to save the pregnant person's life. Since the decision, more men are choosing to go under the knife to prevent pregnancy—seeking a vasectomy, and doctors notice that patients are younger.