Open Record

Tuesday's midterm elections produced a dramatic change in the political landscape both in Wisconsin and in Washington DC. This week on Open Record, FOX6 Investigators Bryan Polcyn and Nicole Herzog are joined by FOX6 political reporter Jason Calvi to recap the historic blue streak. 

FOX6's Jenna Sachs explains how she ended up in the middle of an Amazon return scheme. Plus, we introduce the newest member of the FOX6 Investigators.

The Milwaukee Brewers enter the 2026 playoffs having won a franchise-record 103 regular season games and their 4th straight division championship. This week on Open Record, FOX6's Ted Perry and Sam Kraemer join Bryan Polcyn to talk about manager Pat Murphy's run of success, the dominance of Cy Young candidate Jacob, 'the Miz,' Misiorowski, the explosion of "small ball" offense, and what a World Series run would mean for the state of Wisconsin. 

FOX6 Investigators go undercover to test the Milwaukee County Transit System's progress on reducing "fare evasion," but MCTS says passenger fares aren't enough to close a widening budget gap.  This week on Open Record, Bryan Polcyn and Jenna Sachs explore the transit system's potential redesign, which includes a potential cut in bus service of 25%. 

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley pulled off one of the most improbable primary election night comebacks in Wisconsin political history. This week on Open Record, FOX6's Carl Deffenbaugh, Bryan Polcyn and Jason Calvi are joined by political strategists Joe Zepecki (Democratic) and Bill McCoshen (Republican) to break down his razor's edge win over State Rep. Francesca Hong. They also look ahead to his November match up with Republican nominee Tom Tiffany.

On this week's Open Record, FOX6's Carl Deffenbaugh and Bryan Polcyn talk to Sam Kraemer about what went wrong at the city's 911 call center and why current employees say systemic change may be needed.

The fatal shooting of 38-year-old Corey Ruiz by a Madison, Wisconsin police officer set off days of protests and drew national attention once again to police use of force in Wisconsin. In this episode of Open Record, FOX6's Carl Deffenbaugh and Bryan Polcyn break down the bystander video, the reaction, the lack of body-worn camera video and Ruiz's long history of altercations with police. 

The Democratic primary for Wisconsin Governor has undergone an 11th hour shake-up, as one of the top 3 contenders drops out four weeks before the vote. And a candidate who had just dropped it is now back in! This week on Open Record, Carl and Bryan are joined by FOX6 Political Reporter Jason Calvi to talk about the fallout from the Sara Rodriguez campaign's financial irregularities. 

FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn sits down with Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman. They discuss the recent charges against a police officer and detective for misusing license plate camera technology for personal reasons. Plus, Bryan and FOX6's Carl Deffenbaugh talk to Arthur Hollis of the Milwaukee Alliance about efforts to impose new restrictions on the police department's pursuit policy.

Former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan will not serve any prison time for obstructing federal agents from carrying out an immigration enforcement operation.