Open Record: The Unscheduled Interview

What happens when a person we want to interview for a story doesn't want to sit down with a reporter?

Episode 309: The Unscheduled Interview
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In the news business, much of what we do revolves around scheduled interviews where a reporter asks the questions and an interviewee shares information, insight, and reaction. But not everyone we want to interview for the news wants to be interviewed.

Open Record: Something Shady

Contact 6's Jenna Sachs highlights two recent consumer issues to hit the FOX6 inbox.

Episode 308: Something Shady
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A Waukesha solar installation company closes and leaves customers with unfulfilled contracts. Now, the FBI is investigating that company for fraud.

Open Record: Private Lessons

FOX6 files an open records request for the public records and investigation reports into the case against a former Oak Creek High School teacher charged with sexually assaulting a student.

Episode 307: Private Lessons
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An April trial date is set for the former Oak Creek teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student. FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn invites FOX6 reporter Sam Kraemer on to talk about the case and more specifically, the open records request Sam made.

Open Record: The Magician

We take a look at the career of long-time FOX6 special projects editor Dave Michuda.

Episode 306: The Magician
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FOX6 editor Dave Michuda was recently one of six local television journalists inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 'Silver Circle.' It's an honor given to television journalists who have excelled at their craft for more than 25 years in the profession.

Open Record: Part of the Job

There's been a surge in public demand for body camera video, so why do police now want to charge you for something that's currently part of the job?

Episode 305: Part of the Job
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There's been a surge in public demand for body camera video, so why do police now want to charge you for something that's currently part of the job?

Open Record: The Mismatch

There's a renewed push by Children's Wisconsin to recruit Spanish-speaking families to become foster parents.

Episode 304: The Mismatch
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FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn invites FOX6 reporter Darronte Matthews on to talk about the foster program through Children's Wisconsin.

Open Record: Uninhabitable

A seemingly old-fashioned landlord-tenant dispute turns out to be so much more, prompting a four-month FOX6 investigation.

Episode 303: Uninhabitable
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A Milwaukee landlord accuses a former tenant of trashing his rental property. It's a claim he made after two young children were poisoned in his house. FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn explains the story of a home so dangerous, the city of Milwaukee ordered everyone out.

Open Record: Potholes and Propane

Contact 6's Jenna Sachs explains two consumer issues in the FOX6 inbox: Fixing potholes in Milwaukee alleyways and how to properly dispose of portable propane tanks.

Episode 302: Potholes and Propane
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FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn invites Contact 6's Jenna Sachs on to talk about two consumer issues impacting our viewers: Potholes and propane tanks.

Open Record: One Will Be Appointed

A long wait for legal help continues to plague criminal defendants across Wisconsin, but it's not just the defendants paying the price.

Episode 301: One Will Be Appointed
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FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn digs into the question of, 'how long is too long?' for defendants to sit in jail without representation.

Open Record: The CurderBurger

What started as a joke becomes reality for a Wisconsin-based restaurant chain.

Episode 300: The CurderBurger
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FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn invites FOX6 anchor and reporter Ben Handelman on to talk about what prompted Culver's to eventually turn a joke into reality. What resulted was the CurderBurger.