North Avenue cuts through a wide swath of neighborhoods that both Republicans and Democrats want to turn out to vote this year.By Maayan Silver, Rob Larry

The history, landmarks and present-day revitalization along North Avenue. The Milwaukee County Budget, and one program facing an uncertain future.

One of the nation’s longest-running annual comedy festivals, the Milwaukee Comedy Festival presents top national and regional stand-up comedy acts this week through Sunday.By Rachel Owens, Rob Larry

How FAFSA delays have impacted local students. How Milwaukee’s population has changed and presidential election implications. The annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival is happening this week.

Interviews with U.S. Senate candidates Democrat Tammy Baldwin and Republican challenger Eric Hovde. We continue exploring North Avenue and its influence on the presidential election.

When NPR's Ari Shapiro isn't in the All Things Considered host chair he is out reporting in the field, which is what recently brought him to Milwaukee to highlight Wisconsinites ahead of the presidential election. He joined Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski to talk about journalism and his interests outside of work:…

All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro on his work and storytelling. How North Avenue could sway the outcome of the presidential election. New local music in this month’s Milwaukee Music Roundup.

Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski visits Milwaukee Public Library's Central Branch to learn more about the Great Lakes Marine Collection with local author Anna Lardinois, who's written about shipwrecks, and Special Collections librarian Tobias Fudge.By Audrey Nowakowski

An uptick in ATV and UTV deaths in Wisconsin and ways to prevent them. The Milwaukee Public Library’s Great Lakes Marine Collection. A trip to Horicon Marsh.

Niigaanii-Animikii Inini, a Wisconsin voice actor featured in an Ojibwe dubbing of 'Star Wars: A New Hope,' shares his experience of working on the translation of the film.By Audrey Nowakowski

The updated COVID-19 vaccine and how to get it. How the Wisconsin Historical Society preserves political artifacts. A documentary that explores the wild wetlands outside Madison.

A report finds declining unemployment and rising wages despite inflation. SEIU's effort to get out the vote. “We Are Big Time”, a new graphic novel based on an all-Muslim girl's basketball team at a Milwaukee school.

What Milwaukee’s warmer-than-usual summer could mean for winter. A local voice actor featured in an Ojibwe dubbing of Star Wars: A New Hope. Plus, gardening season isn’t over yet!

The cold, deep underwater holes offer a look at Lake Michigan’s distant past.By Lina Tran

Greentree and Teutonia Apartments are a public housing community on Milwaukee's north side. The community inspires us to consider deeper meanings of "safety."By Sam Woods

A historic statue returns to Forest Home Cemetery. A reporter's quest to solve her cousin's 1978 murder. A public housing complex that challenges us to consider deeper meanings of "safety."

When Milwaukee's King Center opened almost 50 years ago, it was designed to serve the entire community. And for so long it has. But the narrative around the center changed a few months ago with a police killing.By Jimmy Gutierrez

Sink holes in Lake Michigan. A historic statue of Milwaukee civil rights leader Vel Phillips. Milwaukee restaurant closures and what’s new in dining in the city.

An election system called ‘Final Five Voting’ and why some advocate for it. A Milwaukee muralist speaks about public art. Live at Lake Effect featuring classical guitarist René Izquierdo.

The King Center on Milwaukee’s near north side. U.S. monuments and their collectively skewed version of history. A World War II-era program that put pets on the front lines.

Great Lakes economist John Austin looks at the economic divide in the region and how it might be bridged.By Chuck Quirmbach

Establishing a new nut industry has been a tough nut to crack. But experts say the crop could diversify agricultural economies and bring environmental benefits to depleted farmland.By Lina Tran

Hazelnuts as a solution to Wisconsin’s loss of dairy farms. Changes made to Milwaukee’s green infrastructure. WUWM Eric Von Fellow Nadya Kelly on what inspired her upcoming series "Reflections of Representation."

This summer, after spending the last 17 years underground, millions of periodical cicadas emerged in southern Wisconsin. WUWM’s Lina Tran and Jimmy Gutierrez went to Lake Geneva on a mission to experience the emergence for themselves.By Lina Tran, Jimmy Gutierrez

A tool that empowers Milwaukee renters. The Ho-Chunk Nation's newly developed Department of Agriculture. The scientific, cultural and personal connections we have with the moon.

We explore why unaddressed economic inequalities has led to support for Donald Trump. We tell you about an event that helps survivors of sexual trauma share their stories through art. We bring you our new series What Milwaukee Is Made Of. Plus, we tell you about a film about the National Negro Baseball League.…

The new CEO of Milwaukee Film speaks on changes at the organization. How the Harris Campaign compares to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 run. A pay-what-you-can cafe in Milwaukee finds solutions to hunger and food waste.

WUWM has been working to make our election coverage more useful and accessible to you.By Emily Files, Michelle Maternowski, Audrey Nowakowski

How UW-Milwaukee is approaching campus protests as a new school year begins. “Gertie, the Darling Duck of WWII." Milwaukee music legend Al Jarreau and the park named after him.

This year, 90% of Milwaukee International Short Film Festival's lineup is presented by Wisconsin filmmakers, including 51 Milwaukee premieres.By Audrey Nowakowski, Rob Larry

A group of voters who lean Democratic discuss how they are feeling about this year’s presidential election. New ways that bird collisions are being prevented.

Misconceptions around human trafficking and how they can hinder prevention. The Milwaukee Short Film Festival is screening 55 films over two days. The politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.