Amanda St. Hilaire

Milwaukee

Investigative Reporter at WITI-TV (Milwaukee, WI)

Mom | @fox6now investigative reporter and news content manager | Open Record podcast co-host | formerly @wtol11Toledo, @abc27News | @SyracuseU 🍊

Articles

Open Record: Once in a Century

1 month ago | fox6now.com | Bryan Polcyn |Amanda St. Hilaire

By Bryan Polcyn and Amanda St. Hilaire Published March 13, 2025 10:53am CDT Episode 358: Once in a Century FOX6 Investigators Bryan Polcyn and Amanda St. Hilaire reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic. MILWAUKEE - It was five years ago this month when a global health emergency disrupted everything. In this episode of Open Record, FOX6 Investigators Bryan Polcyn and Amanda St. Hilaire reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Open Record: Close Calls

2 months ago | fox6now.com | Bryan Polcyn |Amanda St. Hilaire |Sam Kraemer

By Bryan Polcyn , Amanda St. Hilaire and Sam Kraemer Published February 6, 2025 10:03am CST Episode 353: Close Calls America's aviation safety system is under the microscope. FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn invites Amanda St. Hilaire and Sam Kraemer on to talk about the new information emerging in Milwaukee and Chicago about close calls no one told you about until now. MILWAUKEE - Airline anxiety is surging after back-to-back crashes left more than 90 people dead.
Open Record: She Bolts

May 2, 2024 | fox6now.com | Bryan Polcyn |Amanda St. Hilaire |Carl Deffenbaugh

By Bryan Polcyn , Amanda St. Hilaire and Carl Deffenbaugh Published May 2, 2024 12:59pm CDT Episode 317: She Bolts Nearly half of children with autism elope, meaning they wander or run away. Some meet with tragic consequences. This week on Open Record, we explore what parents can do to get their child's school to prevent bolting. MILWAUKEE - When a 9-year-old girl ran away from school for the second time, her parents called FOX6 Investigators for help. Experts say it's not bad behavior.
Open Record: The Unscheduled Interview

Mar 7, 2024 | fox6now.com | Bryan Polcyn |Amanda St. Hilaire

By Bryan Polcyn and Amanda St. Hilaire Published March 7, 2024 12:20PM Episode 309: The Unscheduled Interview 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: Part of the Job

Feb 8, 2024 | fox6now.com | Bryan Polcyn |Amanda St. Hilaire

By Bryan Polcyn and Amanda St. Hilaire Published February 8, 2024 4:04PM 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? MILWAUKEE - Over the last several years, police body-worn cameras have gone from non-existent in Wisconsin to widespread use. With that increased usage comes a surge in public requests for those videos to be released under the public records law.
Don’t charge records requesters for redactions

Feb 8, 2024 | hngnews.com | Amanda St. Hilaire

You’ve already paid for them. They’re yours. But if you want to see the public records that show what your government is doing, some state lawmakers want you to pay again — this time, for redactions. That’s right. They want you to pay more to get less. kAmrFCC6?E=J[ E96 DE2E6’D ~A6? #64@C5D {2H 2==@HD AF3=:4 @77:4:2=D E@ 492C86 @?=J 7@C E96 “24EF2=[ ?646DD2CJ[ 2?5 5:C64E 4@DE” @7 4@AJ:?8[ >2:=:?8 2?5 :? D@>6 42D6D =@42E:?8 AF3=:4 C64@C5D] $6?2E6 q:== fgh[ H9:49 E96 (:D4@?D:?
Your Right to Know: Don't charge records requesters for redactions

Feb 8, 2024 | hngnews.com | Amanda St. Hilaire

You’ve already paid for them. They’re yours. But if you want to see the public records that show what your government is doing, some state lawmakers want you to pay again — this time, for redactions. That’s right. They want you to pay more to get less. kAmrFCC6?E=J[ E96 DE2E6’D ~A6? #64@C5D {2H 2==@HD AF3=:4 @77:4:2=D E@ 492C86 @?=J 7@C E96 “24EF2=[ ?646DD2CJ[ 2?5 5:C64E 4@DE” @7 4@AJ:?8[ >2:=:?8 2?5 :? D@>6 42D6D =@42E:?8 AF3=:4 C64@C5D] $6?2E6 q:== fgh[ H9:49 E96 (:D4@?D:?
Don’t charge records requesters for redactions

Feb 7, 2024 | dailyunion.com | Amanda St. Hilaire

You’ve already paid for them. They’re yours. But if you want to see the public records that show what your government is doing, some state lawmakers want you to pay again — this time, for redactions. That’s right. They want you to pay more to get less. kAmrFCC6?E=J[ E96 DE2E6’D ~A6? #64@C5D {2H 2==@HD AF3=:4 @77:4:2=D E@ 492C86 @?=J 7@C E96 “24EF2=[ ?646DD2CJ[ 2?5 5:C64E 4@DE” @7 4@AJ:?8[ >2:=:?8 2?5 :? D@>6 42D6D =@42E:?8 AF3=:4 C64@C5D] $6?2E6 q:== fgh[ H9:49 E96 (:D4@?D:?
YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW: Don’t charge records requesters for redactions

Feb 6, 2024 | centralwinews.com | Amanda St. Hilaire

By Amanda St. Hilaire Don’t charge records requesters for redactions You’ve already paid for them. They’re yours. But if you want to see the public records that show what your government is doing, some state lawmakers want you to pay again — this time, for redactions. That’s right. They want you to pay more to get less.
Donâ€™t charge records requesters for redactions

Feb 6, 2024 | centralwinews.com | Amanda St. Hilaire

By Amanda St. Hilaire, Your Right to Know Youâ€™ve already paid for them. Theyâ€™re yours. But if you want to see the public records that show what your government is doing, some state lawmakers want you to pay again â€” this time, for redactions. Thatâ€™s right. They want you to pay more to get less. Currently, the stateâ€™s Open Records Law allows public officials to charge only for the â€śactual, necessary, and direct costâ€ť of copying, mailing and in some cases locating public records.