Cost of surviving COVID: Long-hauler shares his bills with Contact 6

A COVID-19 survivor in Milwaukee is still suffering symptoms more than a year after being discharged from the hospital, and his medical costs continue to stack up.

Open Record: Contests and a con

Contact 6's Jenna Sachs breaks down two of the latest consumer issues to come into the FOX6 newsroom.

Website hijacks Milwaukee address
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Consumers across the country are speaking out to Contact 6 about a website they say conned them out of their money. The website’s listed address is in Milwaukee.

Website hijacks Milwaukee address, draws nationwide complaints

Consumers across the country are speaking out to Contact 6 about a website they say conned them out of their money. The website’s listed address is in Milwaukee.

Seeking concert ticket refunds after COVID cancellations
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They bought tickets to concerts that have been rescheduled twice, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, they’re looking for refunds that can be hard to come by.

Concertgoers want ticket refunds, shows were twice rescheduled

They bought tickets to concerts that have been rescheduled twice, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, they’re looking for refunds that can be hard to come by.

Open Record: Hey Mr. DJ

From a red hot car market to a 'sextortion' scam, Contact 6's Jenna Sachs breaks down the latest issues to affect consumers.

Protecting yourself from sextortion
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Shame and fear can be dangerous weapons when used by scammers to extort money. Most of the time, these threats have no basis in reality.

‘Sextortion’ scams: Fear, shame used to extort money

Shame and fear can be dangerous weapons when used by scammers to extort money. Most of the time, these threats have no basis in reality.

Competitive new, used car market in Wisconsin
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The market for new and used cars is red hot in southeast Wisconsin, leaving some customers exhausted.

Contact 6 April refunds total thousands
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Hours on hold with customer service. Weeks spent waiting for an email back from a business. These are reasons people wrote to Contact 6 in April.

$22,000 in refunds: Contact 6 helps viewers get cash back in April

Hours on hold with customer service. Weeks spent waiting for an email back from a business. These are reasons people wrote to Contact 6 in April.

Open Record: The travel bug

Contact 6's Jenna Sachs digs into two of the most recent top consumer issues: Summer air travel and at-home COVID-19 tests.

Milwaukee airport expects more summer travel
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There will be more flights in the air and more passengers on planes by the summer of 2021.

COVID-19 rapid self-test available in stores, experts weigh in

For $24, you can now test yourself for the coronavirus at home and get results in 15 minutes. No prescription is required.

You can now test yourself for the coronavirus at home
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For $24, you can now test yourself for the coronavirus at home and get results in 15 minutes. No prescription is required.

Pandemic-EBT program leads to confusion
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Grocery benefits are now available in Wisconsin through a program called Pandemic-EBT.