InvestigateTV+: Is tracking ALS possible?

(InvestigateTV) — InvestigateTV+ takes an in-depth look at how better tracking of ALS cases could reveal why more people are getting sick.

Then, scammers can get ahold of your address and register it as a front for fake companies. We uncover the risks for homeowners and why officials say it’s so hard to stop.

Plus, an artist shows us how he “draws with daylight,” creating one-of-a-kind pieces of art.

Tracking ALS cases

A cure for ALS is much more complicated to find than a treatment, in part because no one knows why people get it, how to stop it or what causes it. Among experts, there are suspicions that pollutants in the environment play a role.

Researchers said they could better study that if they knew where ALS patients were located.

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Fake business, real problem

Imagine your name and home address are used to start a business, but you have nothing to do with it.

There are reports of this happening in several states of fraudulent companies registering with random addresses. Experts say it can cause trouble for unsuspecting property owners.

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Underwater...hockey?

Inside Green Bay’s Kroc Center, athletes from small towns around the region are joining together to play a sport you probably haven’t heard of: underwater hockey.

Peter Covach is president of the Green Bay Underwater Hockey Club.

“You’ve got a weighted puck, sits at the bottom of the pool, and it moves up and down the pool like soccer or hockey,” Covach said.

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Using the sun for art

Billy Keith is a solar artist. He uses sunlight as his tool to create artwork burned directly into wood.

“You learn a lot by standing in the sun all day,” Keith said.

Keith said he introduces himself as “the sun man,” and his goal is to make more art in public.

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