HIPAA privacy protection: What you need to know

Having an opinion about privacy is easy; understanding what the law protects is a lot more difficult.

Open Record: Streetcar confidential

Supporters say Milwaukee's streetcar needs to expand, but city leaders haven't said much that expansion is going to cost.

Prison products: Thousands petition DOC, want single vendor plan halted
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Wisconsin prisoners and their families will soon have one choice for buying personal items. Now, a State senator is hoping to block DOC's plan.

Prison products: Thousands petition DOC to halt single vendor plan

Wisconsin prisoners and their families will soon have one choice for buying personal items. Now, a State senator is hoping to block DOC's plan.

'Open Record' earns National Murrow Award for excellence in podcasts

The Radio Television Digital News Association announced the national winners of the 2021 Edward R. Murrow Awards -- and FOX6 News is proud to report “Open Record,” the FOX6 Investigators podcast, won the national award for podcasts.

Milwaukee streetcar sales tax floated to fund $330M expansion
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Milwaukee city planners want to build seven new miles of streetcar lines in the next six years, but they've kept a lid on revealing the cost – until now.

Milwaukee streetcar sales tax floated to fund $330M expansion

Milwaukee city planners want to build seven new miles of streetcar lines in the next six years, but they've kept a lid on revealing the cost – until now.

Phony Kenosha ‘eye doctor’ charged with crime for illegal practice
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A Kenosha County eyeglass salesman faces criminal charges for impersonating an eye doctor. FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn first exposed the illegal activity in 2015 and again in 2019. Now, prosecutors are finally taking action, 18 months after a Kenosha woman complained.

Arrowhead hockey season threatened, rink donor seeks board control

A wealthy donor threatens to wipe out a youth hockey program's upcoming season unless the board that runs the program gives up control. Hundreds of kids could be frozen out of a public school's ice rink, and school officials say there's nothing they can do to stop it.

Open Record: Here we go again

If you're feeling a sense of déjà vu, you're not alone. As COVID-19 cases hit a six-month high, mask mandates are on the verge of a comeback, and vaccine mandates have become a new flashpoint.

Open Record: Judgment call

What are the implications for sports officials after a Racine County judge issues a reversal over a controversial high school wrestling call?

Newborn screening for rare diseases caught up in red tape

The call to test newborns for rare but treatable diseases is growing. A FOX6 investigation finds the bureaucratic marathon proposed rules must endure could result in deadly delays.

Open Record: 50 years

FOX6 Investigators talk about a conflict in the law over selling tobacco products to minors; the 50-year-old computer system behind Wisconsin's unemployment program; and -- speaking of 50 years -- that Milwaukee Bucks NBA Championship!

Open Record: Making it rain

Wisconsin's governor signs the state budget with a $2B tax cut.

The Hop skips Fiserv Forum, Bucks in Finals: 'Missed opportunity'

Thousands of Bucks fans will flood downtown Milwaukee on Thursday night, July 8 for Game 2 of the NBA Finals. But will they ride the Hop?

Open Record: History in the making

The team and its fans aren't the only ones loving this NBA playoffs run. How the success of the Milwaukee Bucks is being felt far beyond the Deer District.

Open Record: Road to recovery

We've made a lot of progress toward moving past the COVID-19 pandemic, but two important issues seem to be plaguing consumers.