would fall - it would hit the pillow rather than the table or floor.' blando says her father suffered a leg wound for three months... sb 'during that time, his leg was wrapped. nothing was treated. his meds werent changed.' the family wrote letters to king officials, legislators... and even sent complaints directly to governor walker. sb 'we got a form letter saying we sent a nurse, looked things over, talked to other residents and everything is fine.' theyre ensure a potential audit of the facility is done by an outside group. kw 'how much more can our families of veterans take, of neglect and abuse. something needs to be done.' blando says sundling died because his untreated constipation lead to severe bleeding... and ultimately two heart attacks. to put it in perspective... blando says her father was a prisoner of war during world war two... and suffered a 'he said, he received better care for his foot in a german pow camp than he did for his leg wounds at the king va facility.' the family says they are glad this story is getting lots of media attention. they hope it can help others who currently have loved ones at king. one of the legislative audit committee co-chairs says she expects members to approve the audit, which would l week and be done next summer. some democrats want to increase funding for king immediately. republicans seem to be fine, seem to be ok, with using this audit as a delay tactic and a smokescreen while not addressing immediate actions his team has flexibility, if there is a problem that he believes should be part of the budget discussion, he can get that information to us earlier democrats are asking why an audit wasn't done 11 months ago, when a tells fox6 that the state auditor was booked at that time. you can hear more from lawmakers on this issue, and get details on the allegations of mistreatment at the veterans home -- on our website -- fox six now dot com, or your fox six news mobile app. breaking news tonight-- two different cases of women being hit by cars. on milwakee's south side-- a woman has serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle at 60th and holt. she was struck while walking in us they are investigating, no details were released about the driver. on the north side-- a woman is taken to the hospital after she was hit by a van. it happened near 58th and villard. we're told the driver stayed on the scene. as for the woman -- there's no official word on her condition. now to a story you'll see only on fox six. police are investigating an cat hoarding situation in mount pleasant. a home there is being called 'uninhabitable' after 3 dead cats and 7 living cats are found pleasant to explain. ashley says: it is being called a cat hoarding situation. police say because of it, there was mold, urine and feces filling the home. nats -a home tucked away-- -off sheridan road--- -becomes the focus of an investigation tuesday morning. "the living conditions were reported to not be too safe." police were called here to check on an elderly woman, but arrived hoarding situation. "the 85-year-old lady took in some stray cats and as a result of all these cats being in the house, there was some cat feces and mold growing in the house." 3 cats were found dead. 7 alive. police believe other strays may have been living there at some point. the animals were handed over to the wisconsin humane society. "we believe the case in mt. pleasant is a hoarding situation due to the volume of cats inside the home." for most of the morning and afternoon-- streets were blocked as first responders looked the quality of the air inside the home and say it is uninhabitable. " a lot of cats were in the house and as a result that produced an unsafe environment." the home will now sit empty off this quiet street— until the condition there improves. "its just not safe to live in at this point until things get cleaned up inside the house." ashley says: police say the home had no working plumbing and the electricity was partially functioning. the woman living in the home is ok and is staying with f will be filed. in mount pleasant, ashley sears fox 6 news. tonight we're learning more about the two-dozen dogs seized from rescue operation in racine earlier this month. all but two of them will be returned. the dogs were seized from a "lucky mutts" rescue home. they were found living in small cages -- and in filthy conditions. the 24 animals seized are being cared for by the humane society won't give up custody -- and they want them back. 33-year-old "heather jensen" runs this particular rescue. both she and her boyfriend "terry bogard" are charged with 26 counts of animal mistreatment in the case. two people are injured after a hit- and- run in racine county. and now police have some new clues --- as they search for the driver responsible. fox six's stephanie grady joins us in the studio with more. the incident happened early this morning in mount pleasant - police say the two men were walking down the median when they stepped off-- trying to flag someone down -- and that's when they were struck. the vehicle fled the scene -- but it was later found in a kenosha parking lot. it had heavy damage to the windshield and the driver's side. police say the investigation has been difficult -- because the people that were hit -- were intoxicated. certainly, you know, alcohol was a factor. i dont know what level of intoxication they were, but the officers at the scene said they had trouble getting the scene for false reports of a gunshot victim. we were hearing that police planned to release more information on the case tonight. if there are any developments overnight -- we'll be sure to have them on fox six wakeup news starting at 4:30. back to you. attorneys call it a victory for a transgender teenager from kenosha. today a federal judge ruled his school district must allow him to us 16-year-old ash whitaker was born a female...but realized at a young age that he identified as a male. school administrators insisted that whitaker use the women's restrooms or private facilities, separate from the school's other students. the transgender law center filed a lawsuit on his behalf. today the judge granted a preliminary injunction-- allowing whitaker to use the bathroom he wants. seeing results! marquette university says crime on and around campus has gone way down! very big change. ben handelman is live on marquette's campus tonight. good evening. that change--- building a fully commissioned police department. the switch happened over a year ago. the university says they are seeing big results. abby snell-- as a female i feel safe. and tadhg scully say at marquette univeristy-- again, never felt unsafe on campus. theyve never experienced crim growing number of their classmates can say the same thing. i think what it goes to show is marquettes campus is safe. marquette police have released new crime statistics showing huge drops compared to the previous year. robberies-- cut almost in half 42% battery and assaults-- decreased by over 60 percent 62% .burglaries are down nearly a quarter 23% .the biggest change? were really starting to see the impact that this big step of marquette's police department is just over a year old. once security officers made the switch to fully commissioned and trained police officers in 2015. we can handle things from beginning to end. were able to make arrests now. we can process those on campus, rather than call the milwaukee police department. chief paul mascari says his department is more efficient. students say they've noticed the changes. i think it added another layer of safety to it. including less crime alerts in their email. i have been getting less of those. leavig worry about how to relax in-between classes. there are 40 officers on the force here at marquette, and they patrol areas just off campus as well. they say this isn't just helping campus, but the entire neighborhood. live at marquette, ben handelman, fox 6 news. facing charges -- for stealing thousands of dollars worth of perfumes and fragrances from the menomonee falls j-c penny store. 40-year-old "markell baker" reportedly was part of a cleaning crew that was contracted to work at the store. prosecutors say baker would take about a dozen fragrances every other day he worked. that allegedly went on for six months! the goods would then later be sold at beauty salons and barber shops dry today -- but tomorrow -- we might not be that lucky. weather expert tom wachs joins us now from the weather deck. get ready for more rain on wednesday. i'll have your fox6 forecast coming up. coming up-- a local athlete returns from the rio her. plus-- an 11-year-old boy awarded by the american red cross. the life he saved to new tonight -- a grand homecoming for a local gold medalist. "becca murray" plays for the gold last friday at the paralympic games in rio. tonight -- she was escorted home by first responders in germantown. plenty of people came out to show their support. murray was the leading scorer for team u-s-a. she was also part of the 2008 team that won gold. in the coming months, you'll notice here in southeast wisconsin that wheaton franciscan and columbia saint mary's are branded as 'ascension.' improved care and lower costs. as a-j bayatpour explain --- a group representing some of its workers is less optimistic. on tuesday, the signs still read columbia saint mary's and wheaton franciscan....but in time, they'll also say 'ascension.' our purpose is to provide personalized, compassionate care to all the communities we serve around wisconsin. ascension wisconsin's senior vice president says the main healthcare providers is that instead of competing, they'll now collaborate. we can really leverage and share best practices across our communities and markets so we bring together our physicians from our various markets, from racine to eagle river. wed be concerned about the hospitals closing, any shuttering of services, outsourcing of services. with a merger of this size, there are questions from unions like the wisconsin federation of nurses and health professionals. it represents about one thousand workers at saint francis hospital and worries a national company won't have the same commitment. we wanna make su st. louis arent gonna hurt the people here in milwaukee. we asked ascension if layoffs and closures are part of its plan. we have a responsibility as providers to be an active participant to make healthcare delivery services more affordable. so that means there could be layoffs? as i said, were committed to the efficient operation of our healthcare delivery system. efficiencies, we fear, is just another term for layoffs. ascension says it'll take a year to a year-and-a half to complete the at hospitals and clinics. hre, for example, it'll likely say "ascension st. joseph hospital. eporting in milwaukee, a.j. bayatpour, fox 6 news. with the merger, more than 23- thousand people statewide will work under the ascension banner. that includes staff at 24 hospitals and more than 100 clinics. new at ten. a boy from greenfield -- getting some big-time recognition tonight. he's being honored for saving 11-year-old abram sue-min-ski suminski was recognized tonight by the red cross and the city of greenfield.one year ago -- he saved his brother ... 5-year-old logan... who was choking on a piece of candy. after noticing logan was turning purple -- abram jumped into action -- performing the heimlich. "i was nervous but it's good that i was able to do it that quickly otherwise he would've passed out." abram was awarded the "american red cross certificate of merit" -- which is actually signed by president the red cross. toss to tom. boxes storm system approaches from the west. temperatures will fall through the 70s this evening. temperatures will fall into the middle 60s overnight with skies becoming mostly cloudy. showers and thunderstorms will move in wednesday morning, with chances continuing through the day. highs in the upper 70s. a over us through the end of the week, providing a focal point for off-and-on showers and thunderstorms. tonight: increasing clouds. low: 64 dewpoint: 62 wind: se 5 mph wednesday:showers and thunderstorms. wind: sw 5-10 mph thursday: mostly cloudy with a chance for thunderstorms. am low: 67 high: 77 dewpoint: 66 wind: e 5-10 mph friday: mostly cloudy with a chance for thunderstorms. am low: 65 high: 70 dewpoint: 62 wind: e 5-10 mph saturday: becoming partly sunny. wind: e 5-10 mph sunday: partly sunny with a chance for thunderstorms at night. am low: 55 high: 70 dewpoint: 57 wind: se 5-10 mph monday: partly sunny with a chance for thunderstorms in the morning. am low: 50 high: 67 dewpoint: 54 a greater sense of urgency! hear what one of the packers receivers has to say next in the brewers didn't have ryan braun and catcher manny pina as they started their final homestand of the season braun was home with his wife larisa, his daughter--- and a newborn son. pina and his bride leny welcomed a daughter into the world. excuse the me, but, oh baby..catcher marteen maldonado unloads.. that ball is .gone a home run! maldy draws the crew to within a run at 3-2. in the 4th inning. but matt garza didn't have it tonight. he gave up 5 runs in 4 plus inning...josh bell touches him for a 2 run single. 5-2 pirates. 6-3 top six..josh bell a bullet..oh what chin, .-. giannis antetokounmpo's 4 year, 100 million dollar contract extension makes him the highest-paid player in milwaukee bucks history. michael redd signed a 6 year, 91 million dollar deal back in 2 thousand 5. still just 21 year old...high expectations...pressure, giannis? "i feel like the pressure i put pressure,im the only guy that can put pressure on myself. i n great i want to make my team great. i want to make playes for my team. i want to be a winning team so i put pressure on myself." "since giannis has arrived hes done everything he can possibly do to make himself the best player he can become and we have full faith and confidence in giannis that thats not going to stop.hes going to continue to work towards that and if he does that along with the rest of the players on this teamthen we have a chance to accomplish these kind of goals that we have set for everybody in the packers locker room wants to see the offense break out. maybe that'll happen in sunday's home opener against the lions. receiver davante adams wouldn't mind seeing everybody play like they had "aunts in their pants" -from start to finish! "i dont know why, be we just gotta fix it, come out firing like we are in desperation mode, like we did at the end of the game when we're moving it. unfortunaltly we had a fumble and then the pick at the end. when we get angry and westart going at the end of games and stuff like that when those you gotta have it moments. we gotta that and then we'll be fine." it'll be the packers hosting the lions sunday at noon. the fox 6 blitz post game will follow live from lambeau field. then watch the sports blitz at 10:35 for a total recap of the game. by now, everyone's expecting alex hornibrook will take the starting reigns from bart houston when the badgers open the big ten season at number 8 michigan state saturday. quarterback's the one position where a controversy can be a distraction. "you know every other position you know." "youre a quarterback." "yeah exactly, so its different. we're kind of with the mindset that what can the quarterback room do to make the team better rather than what can the quarterback do." ere are your choices for the high school blitz game of the week. waukesha north at waukesha south. greenfield at whitnall. racine park at racine case. go to fox6now.com slash sports to vote. the balloting ends thursday night at 10. they say a lot of things about rain. (engine revs) like how hard it's gonna fall. (engine revs) the things it does to your parade. we've got a saying about rain, too: when it rains... it roars. the all-wheel-drive charger. we have breaking news out of charlotte, north carolina. a massive protest going on right now. protesters have confronted police outside of the apartment complex where officers shot and killed a man earlier today. the police department te during the protests. his injuries are believed to be non-life threatening. we'll continue to monitor the situation and bring you updates as they come. froedtert hospital's clincal cancer center-- gets some new tech the machine itself weighs more than 15-tons .... so in order to get it in --- crews had to cut a hole in the roof and use a crane to lower it in. the machine --- called a darien: why have the latest smartphone if you can't use it wherever you go? switch to u.s. cellular for our best plan yet: 7 gigs of data per line for only $49. to share more photos at your cabin or video chat at your secret fishing spot... all for just $49. the best part? we put towers in places the other guys don't. that works wherever you are. switch to u.s. cellular and get a whopping 7 gigs of data per line jerry: here's what happened last week. you know who that is? that's keith hernandez. keith hernandez-- the baseball player? i just want to tell you what a big fan i am. i love your comedy. i was hoping to get a 13-week extension if that's possible. so, where have you been lookin' for work? vandalay industries. how about this shirt? is this ok? jerry, he's a guy. who are you talkin' about? keith, uh, hernandez. keith hernandez? keith hernandez?! i despise him. why? he spit on us. that is one magic lugey. i was at the unemployment office. i gave them your phone number. when it rings, you have to answer, "vandalay industries." what is that? you're in latex. the women we gave a ride to earlier... elaine. would you mind if i gave her a call? he's goin' out with you on friday?

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