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SALT LAKE CITY -- A University of Utah Hospital nurse says she was unlawfully arrested and assaulted by a Salt Lake City police officer in an incident recorded by surveillance and police body cameras earlier this summer, according to KSTU. Alex Wubbels was working as the charge nurse on July 26 when an unconscious semi-truck driver was brought into the hospital. The driver had been struck by a motorist who was fleeing from Utah Highway Patrol troopers in Cache County. A Salt Lake City Police officer arrested Wubbels after she refused the officer’s demand to take a blood sample from the injured truck driver. Wubbels told the office that the hospital and police department already had a policy in place that blood could not be taken without at least one of three conditions – consent from the patient, a warrant from a judge, or an arrest. “I was just trying to do it the right way," Wubbels said. “If they need blood they need to go through the proper channels.” After displaying t...

MILWAUKEE — Zach Davies won his 16th game to tie Arizona’s Zack Greinke for the most victories in the majors, Jonathan Villar homered and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington Nationals 6-3 on Thursday night. Davies (16-7) scattered six hits, walked two, struck out four and lowered his ERA to 1.77 over the last nine starts, five of them victories for himself and the team. Greinke (16-6) beat the Dodgers 8-1 on Thursday afternoon. Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers) and Chris Sale (Red Sox) are one game behind Davies and Greinke. Villar hit a two-run homer off Gio Gonzalez (13-6) in the fifth. It was his 11th of the season, second two-run in as many days and came after Davies walked. Trea Turner greeted Anthony Swarzak with a triple to start the eighth and scored on Jayson Werth’s groundout. Corey Knebel pitched the ninth for his 31st save. The Brewers snapped Gonzalez’s five-game winning streak with their 11th victory in the last 16 games. Gonzalez allowed five runs and eight hits in s...

MENOMONEE FALLS -- In 2018 , Harley-Davidson will celebrate its 115th year in business, but you can ride the future now! On Thursday, August 31st, FOX6's Ted Perry was the first to ride one of the 2018 models, and you can too, this weekend in Menomonee Falls. The Harley plant on Pilgrim in Menomonee Falls isn't Disneyland, but it might as well have been for the bikers lucky enough to pick any ride they wanted. Riding the H-D 2018 Heritage Softail Riding the H-D 2018 Heritage Softail With FOX6 Web Producer Katie DeLong on board, Ted took out the newest incarnation of the bike he's ridden for years -- the Heritage Softail. "Our intent was to make these bikes faster, lighter, more responsive and easier and more fun to ride," Paul James with Harley-Davidson said. Mission accomplished! Ted and Katie reported the new model clearly feels lighter, and the pickup is impressive. "Definitely a lot smoother," Katie said. A big change for 2018 are bik...

Alexis Molina took a bullet to the chest, just above her heart, and was shot once in each leg as a gunman opened fire inside a public library in New Mexico. But trauma surgeons at the Texas hospital where she is recovering said Thursday that all she could think about was making sure her little brother was safe. The doctors told reporters that Molina, 20, is expected to make a full recovery, and they described her and fellow library patron Howard Jones as heroes. Jones, who was at the library with his granddaughter, was shot in the arm. The bullet traveled from his forearm along his radial nerve before lodging in the back of his arm, the doctors said. Dr. Sharmila Dissanaike, assistant medical director of the trauma center at Lubbock’s University Medical Center, said she was able to talk with both Molina and Jones after they were stabilized. They were not worried about their own futures but more about their loved ones making it to safety, she said. “They really are heroes. They both...

MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee Public School set to close their doors will remain open. The Milwaukee Board of School Directors voted unanimously on the decision late Thursday, August 31st. The school board voted to keep Daniel Webster Secondary School open, but some students will still be transitioned to other schools. The board voted to keep sixth, seventh and eighth graders at Webster for the school year that begins on Tuesday. High school students, however, will be sent to other MPS facilities. Parents of Webster sixth, seventh and eighth graders who previously picked new schools for their children when they though Webster was closing, will still have the option of attending the new school.

BALTIMORE — The police response time was quicker than ever. Two men were arrested after police say they robbed a bar outside Baltimore while off-duty officers were there for a police retirement party. The Baltimore Sun  reports  the men allegedly demanded cash from the register at a Woodlawn bar Tuesday evening while a group of officers gathered for a longtime sergeant’s retirement. The officers chased and arrested them. Baltimore County police spokesman Cpl. Shawn Vinson says 21-year-old Joseph McInnis III and 22-year-old Tyree McCoy face armed robbery, theft and other charges. The Sun reports neither had an attorney listed in online court records. Monaghan’s Pub owner says it’s odd that someone would attempt a robbery because a precinct station is across the street. Vinson says the party was for David Neral who has been with the department since 1988.

Two brothers who traveled to Houston to rescue victims of  Hurricane Harvey  said Thursday that it had been beautiful to see people come together to help those in need. On Sunday, Jonathan and Joshua Evola drove 200 miles from their homes in Dallas to help Houstonians after seeing footage of the devastating flooding on television. Since then, they’ve helped rescue dozens from the floodwaters, which have raged since Harvey dropped 50 inches of rain on parts of Texas in just four days. “It just didn’t feel right laying on the couch and watching Houston suffer,” Joshua Evola explained to CNN’s Erin Burnett on her show, “Out Front.” Their first rescue came after they heard from friends that a family had been left behind in their home and couldn’t get out. The brothers immediately drove their boat to the house. “It was eerie. It was dark. The water was almost black from the sewage. I can’t even believe we made it there,” said Evola, who captured the dramatic rescue on his cellp...

Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) has announced that he will attempt to force a vote on a bill that would protect the hundreds of thousands of people who came to the United States as undocumented minors.

A GOP lawmaker will attempt a rarely used gambit to force a vote on a bill extending protections for illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children, Politico reported.

Special counsel Robert Mueller has joined forces with an elite IRS investigative unit for the Russia probe, according to a new report.

LOS ANGELES — Richard Anderson, the tall, handsome actor best known for costarring simultaneously in the popular 1970s television shows “The Six Million Dollar Man” and “The Bionic Woman,” has died at age 91. Anderson died of natural causes on Thursday, family spokesman Jonathan Taylor told The Associated Press. “The Six Million Dollar Man” brought a new wave of supernatural heroes to television. Based on the novel “Cyborg” by Martin Caidin, it starred Lee Majors as U.S. astronaut Steve Austin, who is severely injured in a crash. The government saves his life by rebuilding his body with atom-powered artificial limbs and other parts, giving him superhuman strength, speed and other powers. Anderson played Oscar Goldman, Majors’ boss at the secret government spy agency the astronaut went to work for after becoming a cyborg. “Richard became a dear and loyal friend, and I have never met a man like him,” Majors said in a statement Thursday, adding the two first met when they filmed sever...

Rescuers have not only saved stranded residents, but have been plucking pets from the floodwaters in the aftermath of Harvey. Over recent days, dramatic images have surfaced of humans and animals struggling in floodwaters — from a  cowboy trying to rescue a horse  to drenched Texans clutching their beloved animals through rising floodwater. Pets have comforted their owners in their time of distress. And in the case of Otis, the dog spotted carrying a bag of dog food, a moment of levity amid a major disaster. Hurricane Harvey evacuees arrive in Katy, Texas for shelter on August 28, 2017. Seen here is a dog at the shelter. Finding pets separated from their owners Amid the chaos of Harvey, owners and pets have gotten separated. With their neighborhood flooded and unable to return home, some owners are calling the Humane Society for help getting their pets rescued. On Wednesday, two workers from the Humane Society waded through knee-deep water and trudged into a destroyed...

Officials say a 61-year-old Southeast Texas woman has become the 32nd person confirmed to have died in Texas because of Harvey. Newton County Sheriff Billy Rowles says Clementine Thomas died Wednesday afternoon when the car she was driving was swept from Texas 87 south of Newton, about 60 miles northeast of Beaumont. In a statement Thursday, Rowles said witnesses reported that several people risked their lives to rescue Thomas but were unsuccessful. Her body was recovered Thursday afternoon.

It’s Christmas morning for “Star Wars” fans. Companies like Lego and Hasbro are showing off a first look at their new toys and collectibles ahead of the latest installment of the film series, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”, which premieres December 15. Dubbed “Force Friday,” the shopping event began in 2015, when new merchandise was released in anticipation of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Fans will be able to buy products linked to the new movie starting September 1 through September 3. A new character from, “The Last Jedi”,  BB-9E  — BB-8’s evil twin — is the most prominent of the new products. Related: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ pits BB-8 against its dark side, BB-9E According to Jim Silver, the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of review site TTPM (which stands for toys, tots, pets and more), Star Wars fans look for movie clues hidden within the toy design. PHOTO GALLERY Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attac...

Watch Video VALLEY, Ariz. – An Arizona woman who has been living with an incredibly painful disease for nearly two years is sharing her story so others suffering from the same affliction won’t feel so alone. “It feels like somebody has dipped you in gasoline, lit you on fire and put you in a trash compacter,” 29-year-old Kayla Hansen told KTVK. Her condition is called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and experts call it a perfect storm, combining a triggering injury with a genetic predisposition for chronic pain. Two years ago, she was a restaurant manager. One day, a door slammed on her hand. That seemingly small event would turn her into a full-time patient. “The swelling didn’t go down, it was red and bruised, and I started getting electric shock pain,” Hansen said. They go all the way up my arms on both sides and I also have them on my scalp,” Hansen said, speaking of sores. CRPS is believed to be caused by a disruption to the central nervous system and doesn’t always look the...

Wisconsin State Crime Lab MILWAUKEE -- The Wisconsin State Crime Lab is busy. Officials say the demand for the testing of firearms, drugs and DNA is up across the board. Not because crime is up, but the collection of evidence is. FOX6's Jenna Sachs sat down with Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel Thursday, August 31st to talk about the changes to come. "When you see those kinds of increases you can't just stay the course," said Schimel. Submissions to the Wisconsin State Crime Lab are up dramatically, nearly 50 percent from 2015 to 2016. Wisconsin State Crime Lab Brad Schimel "It's good news because it means law enforcement is collecting evidence in more cases to hold more criminals accountable," Schimel said. Schimel is authorizing overtime pay for 65 crime lab analysts. "For those analysts who want to work some extra hours pull in some extra money, that's a great opportunity for them and I get to clear more cases," Sch...

GREEN BAY — The Green Bay Packers are set to take on the Los Angeles Rams in their fourth preseason matchup Thursday evening, August 31st. Kickoff at Lambeau Field was at 6:00 p.m. Green Bay was first to put points up on the board, with Packers’ QB Brett Hundley rushing 13 yards for a touchdown, 7-0. #LambeauLeap for @BrettHundley17 ! #LARvsGB #GoPackGo http://pic.twitter.com/IKQeOKrFJu — Green Bay Packers (@packers) August 31, 2017 Next up, the Packers will take on the Seattle Seahawks in the regular season schedule on Sunday, September 10th.

NEW YORK — Prince didn’t have an orange crush — purple was his favorite color, according to his half-sister Sharon Nelson. Sharon Nelson says in a statement to The Associated Press on Thursday that “contrary to what has been said, purple was and is Prince’s color.” Tyka Nelson, Prince’s only full sibling, told the London Evening Standard in a story published Aug. 21 that though people associate purple with the singer, his favorite color was orange. The news came as a shock since Prince, who died last year, regularly wore purple, was known as The Purple One and had massive success with “Purple Rain” — the song, soundtrack and film. Sharon Nelson, Prince’s eldest sibling, says though the late icon “was fond of many colors in the rainbow, he especially loved the color purple because it represented royalty.” She also said “the color purple always made him feel Princely.” A representative for Prince’s estate didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment. Earlier this year a ju...

While much of the United States’ focus is still on Texas and the  destruction left behind by Hurricane Harvey and it’s historic rainfall , powerful Hurricane Irma is rapidly intensifying in the open Atlantic and poses a major threat to the Caribbean and potentially the United States next week. Irma was named as a tropical storm on Wednesday morning and by Thursday afternoon it had strengthened into a large Category 3 hurricane, with winds of 115 mph. Such explosive strengthening is known as “rapid intensification,” defined by the National Hurricane Center as having its wind speed increase at least 30 knots (35 mph) in 24 hours. “Irma has become an impressive hurricane,” the National Hurricane Center said on Thursday, noting the rapid intensification, and saying “this is a remarkable 50 knot [58 mph] increase from yesterday at this time.” Hurricane Harvey underwent rapid intensification last week, just before landfall, which brought it from a tropical storm to a Category 4 hurri...

A new portrait of Trump's mental state reveals a president whose mood is growing increasingly dark as he obsesses over his media coverage and turns on the people close to him.

HOUSTON — Rescuers began a block-by-block search of tens of thousands of Houston homes Thursday, pounding on doors and shouting as they looked for anyone — alive or dead — who might have been left behind in Harvey’s fetid floodwaters, which have now heavily damaged more than 37,000 homes and destroyed nearly 7,000 statewide. More than 200 firefighters, police officers and members of an urban search-and-rescue team fanned out across the Meyerland neighborhood for survivors or bodies. They yelled “Fire department!” as they pounded with closed fists on doors, peered through windows and checked with neighbors. The streets were dry but heaped with soggy furniture, carpet and wood. “We don’t think we’re going to find any humans, but we’re prepared if we do,” said District Chief James Pennington of the Houston Fire Department. The confirmed death toll stood at 31, though it is expected to rise. But by midday, the temporary command center in a J.C. Penney parking lot had received no reports...

NEW YORK — Are these the drones you’re looking for? Three “Star Wars” devices are combining drones and online games. Manufacturer Propel plans to sell three models based on the original movies. They are the X-wing Starfighter made popular by Luke Skywalker, the Imperial TIE fighter he battled and the Speeder Bike that zoomed through the forests of Endor. The $179 drones fly up to 35 miles an hour and can make corkscrew turns. The remote control plays the John Williams score, and can hold a smartphone to run a linked app. Up to twelve can battle each other. CEO Darren Matloff said Propel was working on drones that could race and battle when it got the “Star Wars” license from Disney. The latest movie, “The Last Jedi,” will be released Dec. 15.

MILWAUKEE — The rainfall and flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey is unprecedented and virtually impossible for any city to manage. It still prompts cities like Milwaukee to rethink preparing for a flood. “No system in the world could handle forty to fifty inches of rain,” said Kevin Shafer, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District executive director. The rainfall in Houston and southern Texas is devastating. Kevin Shafer, executive director for the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, can’t help but wonder what he would do. Dan Shafer “Direct that water to a location where it can infiltrate into the ground,” said Shafer. Milwaukee’s last significant flooding event was in 2010, and Shafer says the city is in a better position to handle even more water. “About $400 million worth of work where we are taking concrete out and return creeks to their natural meander, where before we tried to straighten them out,” Shafer said. The city has also built flood basins in Wauwatosa...

MADISON — Wisconsin’s offer to Foxconn Technology Group to extend $3 billion in tax breaks was made in a handwritten deal that increased substantially before being signed by Gov. Scott Walker, documents released Thursday under the state’s open records law showed. Walker’s office released the documents to The Associated Press and other news organizations. One handwritten page, signed by Walker and Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou on July 12, called for the Taiwanese company to invest up to $10 billion in the state in exchange for $3 billion in subsidies. That was two weeks before the deal was publicly announced. A June 26 letter from Walker’s administration said the state’s offer had increased substantially, but portions of a June 2 offer from the state to Foxconn were blacked out by Walker’s office. Democratic critics have blasted the state’s deal with the electronics giant, saying putting taxpayers on the hook for nearly $3 billion isn’t worth it. But Walker and supporters say the potent...

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin is getting about five times less from the federal government in transportation money than it requested. The news further complicates reaching a deal on road funding that has stalled passage of a state budget. The budget is nearly two months late. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced Thursday that the state would receive $66.4 million from the Federal Highway Administration. That’s the most ever received by Wisconsin, but the state had asked for $341 million. Gov. Scott Walker’s administration was seeking the money to help reduce the amount of borrowing that would be needed to pay for ongoing road projects. Assembly Republicans have balked at borrowing as much as Walker and Senate Republicans are calling for. The disagreement over roads funding is the biggest remaining state budget sticking point.

Daniel Webster Secondary School MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee Public School is closing their doors less than a month into the semester. School officials say low enrollment led to this decision for Daniel Webster Secondary School. The school will be closed effected September 1st. MPS officials say they are working with families to choose the right MPS school to transfer their children to after the Labor Day weekend. Parents wish they had more notice of the closure. Daniel Webster Secondary School "It's very stressful," said Theresa Brown, parent of MPS student. Theresa Brown picked up her children for the last time at Daniel Webster Secondary School on the city's north side. Letters and phone calls alerted parents the school is closing. Daniel Webster Secondary School "I got a phone call this morning saying they were going to be switched to a different school," Brown said. MPS officials say the closure is due to a 40 percent enrollment. MPS released...

WAUKESHA --  In Wisconsin, an average of two people die every day from drug overdoses. One man is trying to act as a beacon, and lead fellow addicts out of the darkness. Paul Poetsch knows all too well the stigma surrounding drug addiction. Paul Poetsch “We’re viewed as dirtbags, so to speak," he said on Thursday, August 31st. "That we don’t care about anything. That we’re pieces of crap, and that’s not the case by any means.” On Overdose Awareness Day in Waukesha County, 60 butterflies were released in honor of the 60 confirmed drug-related deaths in the county in 2016 -- 53 of them opioid-related. “It is terror. It’s trauma, and it's pain," said Waukesha County Board Supervisor Christine Howard, who has lost a brother and nephew to drug abuse. "And it’s pain.” Poetsch might have become a statistic himself. Butterfly release for overdose victims in Waukesha County “In November of 2011, my best friend overdosed at my house," Poetsch recalled, c...

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is urging Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to delay a program to inspect Asian catfish imports, saying its "true purpose" is to erect a trade barrier "at the command of a handful of domestic catfish farmers in southern states."

Secretary of Defense James Mattis said Thursday he and President Donald Trump are on the same page regarding North Korea after claims that suggested otherwise.

Supporters of President Donald Trump said they forced House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., to denounce the violent Antifa group by circulating an Internet meme with a false quote.

The Department of Homeland Security said Thursday it's chosen four companies to build concrete prototypes for sections of President Donald Trump's proposed border wall, calling it "a significant milestone."

MILWAUKEE -- It's a common occurrence in the city -- a victim of gun violence and a family with no money for burial. Just as common is the family resorting to a GoFundMe page to raise funds. "I was meeting with Bara Legacies and I found out about a $5,000 accidental death policy. That I can give away for free," said Debra Fifer, co-founder of the group Mother's Against Gun Violence. Debra Fifer Fifer started Mother's Against Gun Violence after her son, Kirk Bickham Jr., and two of his friends were gunned down in 2003. "And what I liked about the accidental death policy is that it actually covers gun shooting victims and I knew I had to talk to everyone about it," Fifer said. An event on Friday, August 31st at the City Hall rotunda will include free $5,000 accidental death certificates given to everyone from 18 to 85. They are redeemable at the Bara Legacies office. "It's absolutely no cost to whomever receives it. And it pays $5,000. It...