Lake Effect Feature

In 1910 the Milwaukee Socialists won a trifecta in government. They were in power of the mayor's office, the Common Council and the County Board. But they had to work quickly if they were going to achieve a fraction of their goals.

Ridgelan Farms gained national attention when activists broke in to free beagles from animal testing. Now, there's a national effort to rehome 1,500 rescued beagles.

At ECO MKE Refillery, you can bring in a reusable container, like a mason jar or glass jug, and buy refills of dish soap, detergent, body wash and more.

The Stritch Family Literacy reading program closed along with Cardinal Stritch University in 2023. Now it has reopened at UW-Milwaukee.

Warmer spring weather is prompting ticks to show up earlier than in previous years. Here’s how to stay safe as you head outside this tick season.

Fat Bird Week is a week-long, bracket-style voting competition where 8 native, chunky birds go head-to-head in the hopes of being crowned the Wisconsin Fat Bird Week winner.

It's the 140th anniversary of the Bay View Massacre, the deadliest labor dispute in Wisconsin history. Lake Effect’s Joy Powers went to the memorial of the event and recorded scenes from the reenactment of what happened that day in May.

The Milwaukee County program Growing Connections offers gardening programming to those with dementia and their caretakers.

Milwaukee's Community Center for Immigrants has been helping clients navigate confusion since the Trump administration paused the visa processing for immigrants from 75 countries.

David Tomblin, founder of Highgrove Holdings, is facing lawsuits that could take over 200 of his Milwaukee properties. The legal trouble follows a campaign by Common Ground, which organized Tomblin's tenants to fight back against him.