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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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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Chances are, you've taken prescribed medication at some point. Most of us don't think twice about showing up at the pharmacy to pick up that prescription. But doctors, counselors, pharmacists, and patients told FOX6 Investigators that this "quick errand" has morphed into something far more stressful. In this episode of Open Record, FOX6 Investigators look at the delicate balance of treatment and potential oversight when it comes to Suboxone prescriptions.

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If you need to find a licensed optometrist in Wisconsin, you can do so by checking out the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services website. But the truth is, most people don't take the time to check out those kinds of things before they get an eye exam. In this episode of Open Record, FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn goes in-depth about a story he did with a local woman who wishes she had. Her story lead us to a man accused of doing eye exams without a license...again.

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We're doing something different for this episode of "Open Record." A few weeks ago, we got an email asking if we would speak to a group of students at The Milwaukee School of Engineering. That part's not unusual, we get those all the time. But this was for a class called, "Death and Dying." It's an issue we encounter repeatedly as journalists. We asked MSOE if we could record the conversation and turn it into a podcast episode. They said yes.

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Building a home can be a rewarding, but tedious process. A lot of people who have done it will say they've experienced some sort of delay or unforeseen cost. In this episode of Open Record, Jenna Sachs takes an in-depth look at one man who filed a complaint with Contact 6 after he had an unusual cost pop-up that he didn't think he should have to pay. In the Dinner Party Question, the Open Record team reveals their weaknesses as journalists and where they can improve.

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When public agencies investigate employees, the records tell you how the people you're paying are behaving and how they're investigating that behavior. The law says the records are yours. So, why can't you see them? In this episode of Open Record, Amanda St. Hilaire explains how a routine open records request turned into her calling all 132 Wisconsin lawmakers and discovering an issue when it comes to lawmaker transparency. In the Dinner Party Question, the team reveals their secrets to approaching an interview and why they sometimes ask a "dumb question" on purpose.

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Have you thought about becoming a bartender? In this episode of Open Record, Jenna Sachs takes an in-depth look at a bartending school that's received several complaints. The Open Record team discusses how they decide to pursue a story and what happens when the subject of a story won't do an interview. In the Dinner Party Question, the team chats about the most challenging story they've worked on and why working in Wisconsin gets even more difficult in the winter.

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