Lake Effect

MKE Tech Hub Coalition's manager of Tech Programs & Community Outreach, Jasmin Treske, joins Lake Effect to highlight the work the coalition is doing and their goals for Milwaukee’s tech future. The MKE Tech Hub Coalition’s mission is to inclusively double tech in the Milwaukee region.

In all of the conversations following the overturn of Roe V Wade, there’s a group that’s been largely left out of the discussion: career women planning to have children at an older age. An anonymous listener shares how the Supreme Court decision impacts her and her family.

The Oscar Mayer 'Weiner Song' has become a cultural touchstone in America, and it all started with a contest out of Madison, Wisconsin. We explore the humble origins of the song and its legacy today.

Understanding how to help someone experiencing an overdose can be the difference between life and death. Narcan can reverse an opioid withdrawal and the Milwaukee Turners are helping train people on how to use it through a free session led by MKE Overdose Prevention.

Every two years electric utilities in Wisconsin are allowed to request more money from customers. The complicated process is called a “rate case” and the Public Service Commission coordinates it. We Energies is asking for more than an 8% increase starting in 2023.

Online sensation and Essential Tennis founder Ian Westermann joins Lake Effect to break down his coaching style and offer insight to how his organization grew.

While numbers remain low in Wisconsin, concerns are growing as more people become infected with monkeypox. Dr. Mary Beth Graham, the medical director of infection prevention and control for Froedtert Hospital explains the symptoms, preventions you can take, and the vaccine.

An hour's drive from Milwaukee, Lake Ivanhoe came to life in the 1920s when a group of Chicago Black businessmen bought land for their families to enjoy rural life free of racial strife. The community is about to receive state recognition for its place in Wisconsin history, but one resident is as interested in keeping Lake Ivanhoe alive.

Petrophysics has been described as the science of imaginary solutions. But, it is also the foundation of a body of work on display at the Pfister Hotel by Milwaukee-based artist Christopher Wood, the hotel’s current artist in residence.

For the last three years, a Milwaukee task force has been creating a climate and equity plan to address challenges related to climate change and racial disparities. Now advocates are hoping organizations and individuals will join a coalition to push the plan forward.