Lake Effect

A massive mural in Milwaukee's Third Ward features a seated female figure wearing an apron. Her hands are crossed at the wrist and rest on her knees. But the painting stops at her shoulders. Who is behind "The Unsung Hero"?

Milwaukee’s County Transit System recently announced a surprise $11 million budget deficit projected for the year. Last week, the drivers union authorized a strike. So what exactly is going on with the county's bus system?

Habitat loss, climate change and the use of pesticides are to blame for the population decline of monarchs, says Karen Oberhauser, the co-founder and co-director of the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project.

Wisconsin State Journal's "Beer Baron" columnist Chris Drosner joins Lake Effect's Joy Powers to discuss recent brewery closures and what they could mean for the industry.

Brenda Cárdenas is Wisconsin’s newest poet laureate. As the state’s ambassador for poetry, the Milwaukee native hopes to inspire creativity through workshops, projects and meeting with young people.

"CYCLE" is a documentary exploring the the 2019 shooting of Ty'Rese West by Mount Pleasant Patrol Sergeant Eric Giese and it's aftermath.

A report claims that the 2024 Republican National Convention generated a $321 million economic impact for the Milwaukee-area economy. But this report does not account for losses of regular business.

As the federal government sliced health care coverage over the next decade, Wisconsin, too, passed its budget. How will it impact people with Medicaid coverage, SNAP benefits or child care needs?

Milwaukee immigration lawyer Davorin Odrcic joins Lake Effect’s Joy Powers to discuss changing immigration laws over the past year.

A Bubbler Talk listener sent us a question asking why Wisconsin's only urban state forest, Havenwoods, was created.