Open Record

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S E46: Special Edition: Essential Doesn't Mean Safe Mar 26, 2020

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Typically, Open Record is a podcast that takes you behind the scenes of FOX6 Investigative reports. But we’re changing things up a bit for the time being: We’re bringing you the latest on our coverage of COVID-19 here in Wisconsin. We’ll bring you more frequent episodes over the next few weeks as we navigate this. In this special edition of Open Record, FOX6 Investigators Amanda St. Hilaire and Bryan Polcyn look into those 'essential' workers under Governor Evers' 'Safer at Home' order. More specifically, St. Hilaire and Polcyn discuss grocery store workers who are now worried about their own health and the health of the people they go home to, as grocery stores are deemed essential under the order. What are Wisconsin grocery store chains doing to protect the thousands of workers essential to maintaining our food supply?

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S E45: Special Edition: Open or Closed? Mar 25, 2020

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Typically, Open Record is a podcast that takes you behind the scenes of FOX6 Investigative reports. But we’re changing things up a bit for the time being: We’re bringing you the latest on our coverage of COVID-19 here in Wisconsin. We’ll bring you more frequent episodes over the next few weeks as we navigate this. In this special edition of Open Record, FOX6 Investigators Amanda St. Hilaire and Bryan Polcyn dig into Governor Evers' statewide 'Safer at Home' order that started today (March 25). It's an order aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19. As businesses try to figure out if they're essential or not, they're learning it's not an easy road to navigate. St. Hilaire and Polcyn bring in FOX6's Suzanne Spencer who spoke to several businesses working through this difficult process of understanding who is essential versus non-essential and what it means for their bottom line.

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S E44: Special Edition: Can He Do That? Mar 24, 2020

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Typically, Open Record is a podcast that takes you behind the scenes of FOX6 Investigative reports. But we’re changing things up a bit for the time being: We’re bringing you the latest on our coverage of COVID-19 here in Wisconsin. We’ll bring you more frequent episodes over the next few weeks as we navigate this. In this special edition of Open Record, FOX6 Investigators Amanda St. Hilaire and Bryan Polcyn talk about the recent public health emergency declared by Governor Tony Evers. That gives the governor broad powers to try and prevent the spread of the coronavirus. His latest uses of those powers prompted calls and emails to our FOX6 newsroom asking, 'can he do that?'

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S E43: Special Edition: We Need to Talk About Testing Mar 23, 2020

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Typically, Open Record is a podcast that takes you behind the scenes of FOX6 Investigative reports. But we’re changing things up a bit for the time being: We’re bringing you the latest on our coverage of COVID-19 here in Wisconsin. We’ll bring you more frequent episodes over the next few weeks as we navigate this. In this special edition of Open Record, FOX6 Investigators Amanda St. Hilaire and Bryan Polcyn talk about COVID-19 testing. In talking to people who have gone through testing, Amanda St. Hilaire realized something was missing. It seemed like getting the test was one thing -- getting results was another. St. Hilaire and Polcyn dig in to why that matters.

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S E42: Special Edition: COVID-19 Breaks Into Prison Mar 20, 2020

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Typically, Open Record is a podcast that takes you behind the scenes of FOX6 Investigative reports. But we’re changing things up a bit for the time being: We’re bringing you the latest on our coverage of COVID-19 here in Wisconsin. We’ll bring you more frequent episodes over the next few weeks as we navigate this. In this special edition of Open Record, FOX6 Investigators Amanda St. Hilaire and Bryan Polcyn talk about what happens when the coronavirus gets into our state's prison system. A doctor at Waupun Correctional Institution tested positive for COVID-19, according to an email sent Wednesday, March 18 by Waupun Correctional Institution Warden Brian Foster. One guard agreed to speak with FOX6 on the condition he remain anonymous. He says there’s plenty of concern among his colleagues. What's being done to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin's prison system?

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S E41: Special Edition: The Economic Impact of COVID-19 Mar 19, 2020

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Typically, Open Record is a podcast that takes you behind the scenes of FOX6 Investigative reports. But we’re changing things up a bit for the time being: We’re bringing you the latest on our coverage of COVID-19 here in Wisconsin. We’ll bring you more frequent episodes over the next few weeks as we navigate this. In this special edition of Open Record, FOX6 Investigators Amanda St. Hilaire and Bryan Polcyn talk with FOX6 political reporter Jason Calvi. Together, they dive into the financial struggles those in the agriculture business -- like farmers -- are already seeing and will see because of the coronavirus pandemic. What are state and federal leaders doing to cushion the economic blow of COVID-19?

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S E40: Special Edition: The COVID-19 'Rebels' Mar 18, 2020

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Typically, Open Record is a podcast that takes you behind the scenes of FOX6 Investigative reports. But we're changing things up a bit for the time being: We're bringing you the latest on our coverage of COVID-19 here in Wisconsin. We'll bring you more frequent episodes over the next few weeks as we navigate this. In this special edition of Open Record, FOX6 Investigators Bryan Polcyn and Amanda St. Hilaire talk about going undercover at Saloon on Calhoun, where St. Patrick's Day revelers gathered for a party, despite Governor Evers' order for all bars and restaurants to close, banning gatherings of more than 10 people.

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S E39: Community EMS Mar 09, 2020

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It's a program designed to prevent emergencies instead of just responding to them. The most common term for this is Community EMS -- making non-emergency visits now to prevent 911 calls later. In this episode of Open Record, Amanda St. Hilaire introduces us to one city's fire department who actively uses Community EMS. Plus, FOX6 gets access to sit in on one man's appointment. Why more cities aren't using the program and other benefits of Community EMS.

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S E38: The $4 Test Feb 24, 2020

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It's one of the most frightening thoughts for any expecting parent: What if my child is born with a serious health problem? A Wisconsin Rapids couple says they prayed for a healthy baby. When their son was born, he appeared perfectly healthy. But after 9 months, everything changed. In this episode of Open Record, Bryan Polcyn explores Krabbe Disease and why a $4 test that could save a child's life isn't being done in Wisconsin.

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S E37: Off the Grid Feb 10, 2020

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Customers wanted to make solar energy, investing in solar panels on their homes. But they found themselves off the grid instead. With no solar power and looming loan payments, customers reached out to Contact 6. In this episode of Open Record, Jenna Sachs reveals how she found many people who took out massive loans to have these panels installed and the panels didn't work. Plus, the company at the center of it all, Altaray.

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