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On 987 and 1330 KNSS, Wichita's number one talk. Good morning. It is 801 here on this Thursday, June 25th, here on KNS. Currently in Wichita, we have some patchy fog in the area. It is 68 degrees here on this Thursday morning. Governor Laura Kelly is moving to defend a Kansas tuition law that helps undocumented students after the federal government sued to overturn it. Wednesday morning, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit challenging the state law that lets students without legal immigration status pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities. The DOJ said the law unconstitutionally discriminates against U.S. citizens. Soon after, Kansas Attorney General Chris Kobach filed a joint motion with the Justice Department agreeing to a judgment that would block the law permanently. The proposed consent decree, which still needs court approval, would bar Kansas from enforcing laws. that require public colleges to offer in-state rates to all non-citizens who live in the state, regardless of immigration status. Phil Hildebrand, KNSSS News. President Trump addressed the nation at the Great American State Fair, the kickoff to America 250 celebrations in Washington, D.C. If you like patriotism, you're going to like this. We heard from President Trump. When he walked out on stage, we saw F-35 stealth fighter jets flying overhead. We've seen multiple flyovers of B-2 stealth bombers, perhaps some of the same bombers, that carried out Operation Midnight Hammer a year ago, and certainly Operation Epic Fury over the past four months. President Trump says with the flyovers that you're just seeing a little teeny bit of what's in store. We already heard from Freedom for 50 tomorrow. eight more flyovers here. That was Fox's Lucas Tomlinson at the National Mall with that story. Warren Martin from Kansas Strong talks about gasoline prices. We're starting to see the price come down. Today we're at about $71 per barrel here in Kansas. The Kansas price is about $63 per barrel for crude oil. So we're seeing that price begin to come down. We're seeing gasoline prices come down. Over the past month, we've come down about 50 cents on gasoline prices. And a lot of that is because that straight is beginning to open back up. You know, a lot of people estimated that the price would be much higher than it got. And that's the bi-weekly oil and gas update on Wednesdays, sponsored by Kansas Strong with Woodward and Witt on KNSS. President Trump is frustrated with high gas prices as the United States and Iran continue negotiations. The war is going very well. That's even though the Senate voted to limit President Trump's war powers, a resolution he plans to ignore. Iran sees that, they go, what's that all about? Now, you know it's meaningless, right? More meaningful, a, quote, big investigation to see why oil giants like Exxon, Shell, Chevron, and BP are still charging drivers high gas prices despite plummeting oil prices. Gasoline prices should be much lower at the pump. And the oil companies are...

Possibly gouging. I hope they're not. Otherwise, they're going to be in big trouble. Traveling in the Middle East, Secretary of St. Marco Rubio says Iran won't charge tolls for the straight-of-form moves, ever. That was Fox's Peter Ducey at the White House. Police in Kansas City may have located the body of a shooting suspect who eluded them for more than a week. oscar sanchise munoz is believed to have fired a gun into several cars last week police say five people were shot by the suspect one of them died the body was found in the basement of a burned-out home with clothing similar to what munoz was wearing at the time of the shootings Police say it may have been Munoz who started that fire, but a cause has not been confirmed. The manhunt that ensued after the shootings caused safety concerns in and around Kansas City, which has welcomed foreign tourists as a World Cup venue. Gronaul Scott, Fox News. It is 805 here on this Thursday morning, 987 and 1330, KNSS.

808 here on KNSS. The city of Hutchinson is trying to prevent flooding. Hutchinson is closing control structures, trying to divert water away from Cal Creek, with water going to be diverted around the city. Cal Creek begins in Barton County. It travels southeast across the state, several other creeks draining into it along the way. It then enters Hutchinson on the west side of the city, and it meets the Arkansas River off to the southwest. Cal Creek is currently under a flood warning in Reno County. It is 809 here with Woodward and Whit. President Trump is making a rare trip to Capitol Hill today as he meets with congressional Republicans. To discuss two of the administration's biggest priorities, immigration enforcement and the escalating situation with Iran. With us now to give us an idea what those meetings might entail is Eben Brown with Fox News Radio. Eben, good morning, my friend. Nice to have you back on the show. Good morning, yeah. The president was actually on the hill yesterday, and that's when those meetings were. The president had a pretty big one with the Senate GOP, in fact, one that kind of devolved into some shouting matches even, and specifically with outgoing, meaning leaving office, Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana. who was one of the people who were going to vote in favor of the war powers resolution that would basically condemn the president for his acts in Iran. And after a heated conversation, Senator Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was given a – excuse me, Bill Cassidy was given a private briefing with Vice President JD Vance and Steve Witkoff and then changed his vote. And between that and Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, changing his vote to present, that was enough to kill that resolution and not condemn the president. So I think President Trump kind of got most of what he wanted with that yesterday. There are some other things the president still wants. He wants to save America act past. He wants the Senate Republicans to kill off the filibuster to do it. And I don't know if he'll get that, but he seems to have gotten a big thing done yesterday with regard to the war powers resolution, which... Well, it would have been a nasty thing for him to have to endure. Yeah, you know, the filibuster, I know the president keeps pushing that. Personally, that seems like such a... slippery slope because once we do that it just seems like you know you cross that rubicon and then democrats will do it and it that that really seems like a dangerous slope has already been slipped i mean democrats have done it for other things so uh question is is why wouldn't republicans then use that lever of power themselves and they they seem to have a diversion to that president trump has been trying to push them otherwise

The biggest complaint that I think a lot of voters have along with the president is that Senate Republicans don't ever act like they're in the majority. That's true. Yeah. What are the other major issues? I mean, looking ahead, what should Americans watch for after coming out of these meetings? Well, I think the president's going to keep the pressure on to get something along the lines of the SAVE Act passed or to get it even passed in parts by attaching parts of it to other pieces of legislation. The president is really pushing on that one and is pushing any which way he can to get the Senate to do that. And I think he needs that, but he also has to balance that out with concerns about the midterms. The president knows that if the Republicans lose the House, he'll be impeached. And if they lose the Senate, it'll be removed. John Thune seems very reluctant to even try to run the Save Act. Granted, he says he doesn't have the votes, but there are a lot of us that think, well, run it anyway and let's put him on the record. Why is he so reluctant to do that? Well, again, I think that there is a sentiment among many in the Senate GOP that the Senate should still conform to its original idea of being this collegial fraternal body. It hasn't really behaved like that in decades. and being magnanimous hasn't always come back to help the Republicans on the other end of things. So I don't, so I think the president has grown a bit tired of that and why certain members of the House, members of the Senate GOP haven't conform to that is beyond me. There are many people in the Senate GOP, Rick Scott of Florida, for instance, who have been a lot more aggressive in their stances. but Senator Scott of Florida has not yet been able to come a majority leader despite his attempts to. Well, Evan, we appreciate that information, and it'll be interesting to see what, if anything, comes from these meetings, and we appreciate you bringing us that information, my friend. You bet. That was Evan Brown with Fox News Radio. It is 813 here with Woodward and Witt. A giraffe is on the lab after vanishing from a ranch in Texas. The owner is offering a reward. The giraffe named Gracie disappeared from Cedar Hollow Ranch in the Hill Country region of Texas about a week and a half ago when she was last spotted on a game camera. Her owner says she vanished after feeding on a hillside where giraffes don't typically frequent wandering off to an unfenced area on the other side of an eight-foot-tall gate. Gracie is between three and four years old and has rounded ears. She's one of two giraffes on the property that houses several hundred exotic animals. Her owners are now offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to her capture. media users remain perplex as to how a giraffe could vanish from view given its ginormous size. Gianna Jolosi, Fox News. Well, she went to the New York Knicks parade to celebrate the team's NBA championship, and now she's out of a job after stealing an expensive souvenir.

There was plenty of joy, tears and cheers for the players riding in the floats in front of well over a million people in the city's fame Canyon of Heroes. But one fan ended up with a pink slip from her employer, J.P. Morgan Chase. After emptying an orange and blue Knicks-themed city garbage pail onto the sidewalk, then... walking away with the pell itself. The New York Post says 40-year-old Angie Baez was a DEI executive with J.P. Morgan Chase. Sources telling the paper the bank saw the video of the incident which went viral with the company's spokesperson telling the post the employee is no longer with the company. C.J. Papa, Fox News. That was a full trash can. Oh, yeah. I've seen. She just completely emptied right onto the street and walked away. You know, why she thought she was entitled to, you know, come on, lady. That's okay. She got what she deserved at this point. So it is 815 here. Let's take a look at our, oh, it's time for a traffic update here on KNS. Traffic right now in the Wichita area starting to look a little bit better with the caveat. We've got rain moving this way. We're going to start seeing some rain sprinkles here after a bit, especially on the west side as this rolls in this direction, probably already have some rain a little bit further to the west at this time. So just something to be aware of as this kind of rolls into this area. We're going to start getting some of those rain showers. But right now in Wichita, traffic conditions looking better to traffic volumes way down. Traffic update from 987 and 1330K NSS. The Accident Recovery Team Traffic Center. I'm Jed Chambers. And it's time for our weather forecast from Storm Team 12 meteorologist Halen Wilhite. Good morning, Haleen. Good Thursday morning. We're kicking off the day, mild and mostly quiet, but storms are expected to return late this morning to around midday today, and additional storms expected throughout the afternoon and evening. Some storms could be strong to severe producing some hailsty winds, but also very heavy rainfall may lead to some flooding concerns. But a high of about 80 degrees this afternoon. Thunderstorms get tuning through this evening into the overnight hours, low as 60s. but by Friday and morning, we will dry things out a bit. Starting off the day with some fog. It might sew you down a little bit, but then looking at partly cloudy skies tomorrow afternoon with a high of 84 degrees. That's your forecast from Storm 1812-9 meter alt, sailing will hight. Currently in Wichita, we do have some patchy fog in the area, a breeze out of the southeast. It is 68% of the southeast. It is 68% and 1330, KNS. We'd sure love to hear from you. Leave us a voice message. It's very easy to do. And you could be on the air with us if you leave us a nice voice message. It doesn't have to be nice. It could be maybe it's criticism. Anything on your mind. Leave us a voice message. Very easy to do. You open the Odyssey app. Then you go to KNSS and then you click on the microphone icon there and you can leave us a voice message of up to 60 seconds directly to the station. And, you know, we play some of those on the air. Yeah, played one yesterday. So if you'd like to leave us a voice message, anything on your mind.

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Team USA will wrap up its group stage matches tonight in Los Angeles as it takes on Turkey. The Americans have won the first two matches in this World Cup and have already won Group D, securing a spot in the knockout stages. Meanwhile, Turkey has already been eliminated from the tournament. It's rare territory for the United States, as head coach Maricio Pocatino will have to decide whether to play the same starting 11 or switch it up. What could influence his decision is the yellow cards his players have. Tyler Adams, Flo Balligan, Chris Richards, and Anthony Robinson all have won, and one more would suspend them from the team's round of 32 matchup. Kickoff is at 10 p.m. Eastern on Fox. Tony Genualdo, Fox News. Yeah, late night tonight. So let me ask, Chad, you would know this. I don't follow soccer. Why not rest all his players and let them rest up and not risk any injury? You want to keep them warm and you want to keep them going. You're definitely seeing the subs coming in. You might see one starter taken out to get played for another, but you want to keep the momentum going too. You don't really want anybody to crash or anything like that. There's plenty of time between games for recovery. You don't really need to rest somebody. You just kind of want them to take it easy. Get out there and keep warm. Keep warm. Okay. So it's sort of like the playoffs. Maybe they'll play half the game or something like that. Well, you can only make so many substitutions, though, so you have to be pretty strategic about it. Gotcha. Interesting. Okay. That's late night tonight with Team USA. And then we have another game up in Kansas City at Arrowhead Stadium, the third of six World Cup games at Arrowhead tonight at 6 o'clock. That is the Netherlands and Tunisia. Holland is already into the knockout round. Tunisia's already been eliminated. That's your matchup tonight, the Netherlands and Tunisia, up a narrowhead at Kansas City at 6 o'clock tonight. Let's go to the NBA, pro basketball. How about this for former Wichita State shocker Austin Reeves? The Los Angeles Lakers, he is quite wealthy. In the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers will reportedly sign start Austin Reeves to a four-year $185 million max contract. ESPN reports the deal includes a player option for the final year of that contract. Once Reeves signs, it will be the richest contract in NBA history for an undrafted player. I'm Tony Genualdo.

All right, that's an interesting factoid because the previous record in the NBA for a contract for a player that was not drafted is another shocker, former shocker Fred Van Vleet. Remember when he signed that $130 million contract a few years ago with the Houston Rockets? And now another former shocker, Austin Reeves, gets an even bigger contract. How about these shocker guys that weren't even drafted, and now they're... Very wealthy and seating in the NBA. I know. How about that? That'll teach them. Let's go Major League Baseball. The Kansas City Royals going for three in a row last night at Tampa Bay against the Rays. You heard it on 975 and 1240. KFA. The Royals were unable to get a big hit when they had scoring opportunities last night. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay's offense put up three in the second, two in the third off Royal Starter Noah Cameron, and the Reyes held on to win five three. Ray's leadoff man, Yandi Diaz collected four hits in the win. Royals scored two in the fifth, thanks to a couple of Tampa Bay errors. KC scored one in the ninth off Ray's closer Brian Baker as Josh Rojas hit a pinch hit home run, his first as a Royal. Series finale this morning at 1030 on the Royals Baseball Network. Yeah, we'll have coverage at 11 a.m. for that over on 975 and 1240, KF, for the Royals in the Rays. And we have a legend with a birthday today. Happy 87th birthday. To Wichita football legend, running back Curtis McClinton. Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, played in high school at Wichita North. And then in college at KU, he was a football and a track star. In his first season as a professional, he was with the AFL. He was the rookie of the year for the Dallas Texans. And, of course, that became a star running back for the Kansas City Chiefs throughout the 1960s. He was the first AFL player to ever score a touchdown in the Super Bowl. Super Bowl won against the Green Bay Packers. More than a half century after leaving the game, he is still number nine all time in rushing yards for the Chiefs. He is in the Chiefs Hall of Fame. He is in the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. The great running back legend out of Wichita North High School. Curtis McClinton. It's his birthday. He is 87 years old today. That is sports with Woodward and Witt. Sports is brought to you by Wichita Brewing Company, your summer spot. Pizza and apps that the whole group will love. Seasonal beers, a full cocktail menu for the adults, and new dirty sodas and homemade root beer. That'll keep the kids happy. WBCU this summer at Wichita Brewing Company. It is 825 with Woodward and Witt. Traffic and weather is next. And the reason we are listening to Talk Radio. The Sean Hannity Morning Minute is next on 987 and 1330, KNSS. Good morning. It is Thursday, June 25th. Ted Woodward and John Whitmire with you. Currently in Wichita, we have some scattered mist in the area, and it is 70 degrees here on this Thursday morning.

at KNSS. A jury trial is set in a former Kansas Department of Education employees lawsuit against the Kansas Commissioner of Education. According to court documents, Katie Allen is seeking more than $6 million in compensation in a federal lawsuit against Randy Watson, who retired as the Kansas Commissioner of Education on June 1st. Allen filed the lawsuit back in September of 2025. She alleges wrongful termination stating Watson violated her rights under the First Amendment. Court documents stated Allen came under public criticism for a comment she briefly posted on social media following the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. In response, Watson terminated Allen's employment by demanding her resignation and refusing to consider any alternative. In court documents, Allen asserts that firing a public agency employee for her speech as a private citizen on a matter of public concern violated the First Amendment. The jury trial for the case is set for March of next year in Topeka. Phil Hildebrand, KNSSS News. Conservatives are gathering in the nation's capital, an annual event held by the Faith and Freedom Coalition. The Faith and Freedom Coalition's 26 Road to Majority Conference kicks off in Washington, D.C. It gets underway today with a Capitol Hill Town Hall, with other event highlights, including Friday's evening of praise and prayer and Saturday's America 250 Patriots Gala. The list of confirmed speakers includes Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner, Republican senators Marsha Blackburn, Ted Cruz, and Lindsey Graham, and GOP congressman, Byron Donalds. The Faith and Freedom Coalition was founded in 2009 by Christian Coalition founder Ralph Reed and is a conservative political advocacy nonprofit. Tanya J. Powers, Fox News. Millions of Americans across the Great Plains and Central U.S. bracing for flash flooding. Forecasters are monitoring this developing threat for those regions for repeated rounds of tropical downpours that could spend more than 700 miles. There's a level 2 out of 4 flood risk from Nebraska to western Florida because of already saturated soils from heavy rains. Areas such as St. Louis and Oklahoma City are under a severe threat. The flash flood threat will persist through Thursday and across parts of Kansas and Missouri by Friday where rain totals could range from 1 to 2 inches. Despite the severe wet weather, though, it may be a welcome gift, as many cities across the central U.S. have experienced extreme drought. Sue Gusman, Fox News. As America prepares to Marco Rubio milestone birthday, a new Fox News poll measures how patriotic people are feeling right now. Just days from the nation's 250th birthday, 53% of respondents say they're proud of the U.S. today. That sentiment changes by age group, with 56% of those 45 and older saying they're proud. 48% of the 45 and under bracket feel their national pride. Just 44% of those under 30 are proud of the nation.

Some say there's still work to do after 250 years. When assessing the progress made toward the founding father's ideals, 49% say it ranges from good to excellent, while 51% say progress is only fair to poor. Gernal Scott, Fox News. It's 849 with Ted Woodward and John Whitmire on 987 and 1330 KNSS. Our Wichita Business Journal update is coming up. First, it's time for three big things. Three. The city of Goddard is expanding fireworks sales and discharge rules to 16 days, drawing mixed reactions with supporters, citing economic benefits. Critics raising concerns about noise, pets, and veterans. Two. The Trump administration requested a massive supplemental funding package of $88 billion for Congress, primarily to cover costs related to the war. One. Governor Kelly is seeking to intervene in a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit filed against Kansas over its in-state college tuition. for illegal aliens. That's three big things with Woodward and Witt on 987 and 1330 KNS. Let's get a traffic update from Chad Chambers. The fog has mostly lifted here in the Wichita areas, although you might still see some fog out there here and there, but it does appear to be pretty light right now. However, the traffic volumes are light, and we've got some rain headed this way. So a little later this morning, you're definitely going to start seeing some of those slippery roadways once again and more water coming down. But for right now, things are looking a little bit. okay out there on the roadways at this time traffic update 987 and 1330 knss The Accident Recovery Team Traffic Center, I'm Jed Jambers. Showers and storms throughout the day. Some rain heavy at times and a high of 80 degrees today. Tonight, increasing clouds in the low of 68 degrees. Tomorrow, scattered storms, some heavy rain and high of 80 degrees. Right now in Wichita, it's mostly clear and 72 degrees, although we are under a flood watch. That's our current conditions at Wichita's Severe Weather Station, 987 and 1330, KNSS. After our show, we have two hours of the Glenn Beck program right here on KNSS. Coming up, special guest at 10 o'clock this morning on the Glenn Beck program is Senator Rand Paul. The topic, will Anthony Fauci ever face justice for his role in the COVID pandemic?

That is coming up on the Glenn Beck program, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. right here every day on KNSS. The stock market is open for the day and very mixed results early on. Apparently the tech stocks aren't doing any good. The NASDAQ is down 0.8%. However, the Dow Jay Jones Industrial average is up by more than a half percent. So we have mixed results right now on the stock market early on this morning. It is 852 here on 987 and 1330 KNSS. Now it is time for a local business update from the Wichita Business Journal. And it's brought to you by editor Kirk Semenoff. Good morning, Kirk. Good morning, Ted. United Way of the Plains CEO Pete Newhera says he will retire March 31st after nearly seven years leading the organization. New Harrah, who is 61, says the decision was influenced by personal priorities, including spending more time with his parents and his wife's parents. Board Chairman Doug Ledbetter credits New Harrah with strengthening the nonprofit's finances and expanding its impact across South Central Kansas. Newhera says he believes United Way is in a strong position moving forward. The former U.S. Army Combat Veteran also led the Rudd Foundation for three years before replacing Patrick Hanrahan at United Way. A couple of Wichita leaders have landed in new roles at financial institutions. John Rolfe has returned to banking, taking a role as senior VP of Small Business Bank at Equity Bank after leading the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce. And former Wichita City Council member Brandon Johnson, who was term limited after two terms, has joined Maritrust Credit Union as a business development officer, where he will focus on building corporate relationships and expanding community outreach. And we've got chicken franchise news. A Denver-based restaurant with the name of Bird Call is targeting the Wichita market as part of a Midwest expansion that could bring six to eight locations to Wichita and Topeka. The chain is planning up to 85 franchise restaurants across six states over the next five years. Each location would employ about 25 people and focus on chicken sandwiches, chicken tenders, other chicken things, and other fast casual offerings. Local breaking business news every day on KNSS and at Wichita Business Journal.com. For the Wichita Business Journal, I'm Kirk. What exactly are other chicken things, Kirk? You know, as I said that, I thought, I don't know that there are any other chicken things. I'm just going to mention them. Okay. Because if there are, they would produce them. Okay. I'm just, you know, like gizzards and lizards and lizards and lions and tigers and bears, oh my, I guess. Kirk, I'm actually surprised you're with us this morning. I figured you were still unloading all those fireworks out of your car that you bought in Goddard last night. Secretly brought them back to the east side of Wichita. Hey, start the explosions tonight. I love them. As far as my wife's concerned, you can buy them out there, just shoot them off on the east side of town. I love them, by the way. I'm fine with it, but the miss is not a big fan of fireworks.

I've learned over the years that there are combat veterans. There are pets who we need to keep an eye out for. So, yeah, shoot them off, but shoot them a distance away if you don't mind. And I'm the opposite. I'll go outside and sit on the porch and watch them for an hour. And she's not a fan. She likes to, she can't stand them because of the dogs. Fireworks and chicken things. That's how we're going to end the show today. Thank you, Kirk. We appreciate it. Editor Kirk Semenoff from the Wichita Business Journal. Hey! We just have finished up a Thursday show. Yeah. Thank you, John. Thank you, Ted. Thank you, Chad. And thank you all for listening and trying to avoid any flooding waters today. Woodward and Witt, 98, 7 and 1330, KNS, Wichita.