Open Record: One in a Thousand

Thousands of people in southeast Wisconsin have spent days cleaning up following devastating flooding.

Open Record: One in a Thousand
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FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn explores the so-called 'Thousand Year' flood to hit the southeast Wisconsin.

Open Record: Blowing Smoke

Is there anything Canada can really do as Wisconsin spends another summer clouded in wildfire smoke?

Open Record: Blowing Smoke
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Is there anything Canada can really do as Wisconsin spends another summer clouded in wildfire smoke?

Open Record: Significant Pain

Every year in America, more than 16,000 dogs and cats undergo painful experiments in the name of medical progress.

Open Record: Significant Pain
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In this episode of Open Record, FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn explores the seismic shift from the No. 1 source of public funds for animal research and the undercover investigation that shows what they're trying to stop.

Open Record: In Broad Daylight

Three adults and one juvenile are charged with crimes in connection to a brazen daytime kidnapping of a 7-year-old boy in Milwaukee that was caught on camera.

Open Record: Broad Daylight
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A 7-year-old boy is abducted in broad daylight. Prosecutors say the kidnappers planned to rob a drug dealer, but ended up holding her child for ransom. In this episode of Open Record, how a search for a boy led to gunshots and why experts say this dramatic abduction is unlike almost any other.

Open Record: Shots Fired

This episode looks at unprovoked attacks on police officers, the research surrounding those incidents, and training provided to police departments.

Open Record: Shots Fired
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On each shift, police officers face a threat they may never see coming. On this episode of Open Record, FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn invites FOX6 anchor and reporter Sam Kraemer to talk about ambushes and unprovoked attacks.

Open Record: Fluid Dynamics

Wisconsin's water war is spreading fast. Fifty-six Wisconsin communities now have bans or restrictions on wakesurfing, covering more than 400 lakes.

Open Record: Fluid Dynamics
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FOX6's Bryan Polcyn and Jenna Sachs take a deep dive into the wakesurfing "stalemate" in Wisconsin.

Open Record: Emotional Damage

Contact 6's Jenna Sachs shares two recent consumer problems to hit the FOX6 inbox that deal with deeply personal and highly emotional issues.

Treasured instruments missing for years
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Contact 6's Jenna Sachs shares two recent consumer problems to hit the FOX6 inbox that deal with deeply personal and highly emotional issues.

Open Record: Beyond Animals

Researchers in Madison are working on a new approach to drug development that could reduce or replace the need for animal experiments altogether.

Open Record: Beyond Animals
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FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn explains how scientists here in Wisconsin are leading the effort to transform pharmaceutical research.

Open Record: Summerfest 2025

Fans are ready for three weekends of live music, entertainment, food, drinks and the ultimate people-watching experience.

Summerfest 2025: The 57th Big Gig
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In this episode of Open Record, FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn invites a trio of special guests to talk all things Summerfest.

Innocence Lost; new online threat in Wisconsin
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A new online threat is putting Wisconsinites at risk of sexual exploitation. Apps and websites are using artificial intelligence to turn innocent pictures into so-called 'deepfake nudes.'

Maxwell Anderson: Week 1 of testimony
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Testimony is well underway in the trial of Maxwell Anderson, the Milwaukee man accused of killing and dismembering Sade Robinson. In this episode of Open Record, the FOX6 Investigators get you caught up on what's happened in court during week 1 of the trial.