Hours long standoff ends peacefully in west Wichita

Good morning. It is 759. It is Wednesday, May 6th, here on KNSS. We'll be telling you about the Wichita City Council approving some star bonds for a project. I'm Phil Hildebrand. A standoff ends peacefully in West Wichita with a man taken into custody. I'll have that story coming up. Currently in Wichita, we have a cloudy sky. It is 45 degrees here on this Wednesday morning, May 6th. Wichita Police involved in an hours-long standoff yesterday. It finally ended late yesterday afternoon when a man wanted for a probation violation finally surrendered peacefully. Wichita Police spokesman Andrew Ford said the standoff began around 10.45 a.m. when deputies went to serve an arrest warrant in the 600 block of North Eisenhower Avenue near Central and I-235. When authorities arrived, they spoke with a homeowner who indicated the wanted man was barricaded in the basement and possibly armed with a weapon. After several hours of failed negotiations, police used a rook, which is an armored vehicle with a battering ram, to open the door of the house around 5.30 p.m. After that, the man surrendered peacefully and was taken into custody. He could face further charges related to the standoff. Phil Hildebrand, KNSSS News. The Wichita City Council has approved an ordinance to authorize the issuance of starbonds for the Sports and Entertainment District at the southeast corner of K-96 and Greenwich in northeast Wichita. The $191 million project will include the Wichita State Tennis Facility as multi-sport athletic complex and a resort hotel. Initially, the project will receive $53.1 million in Starbonds. but additional funds could be issued later this year. Initial infrastructure work at the 60-acre site is expected to start soon. The Wichita State Tennis Facility Construction is expected to start later this year. The entire project could be completed in six to seven years. The Trump administration opening an antitrust investigation into the meatpacking industry. And now warning about foreign ownership of the companies that create American foods. This follows a massive surge in initiatives to prevent Chinese owners from buying more domestic farmland from Congress, local state houses, and the Agriculture Department. Agricultural Secretary Brooke Rollins says Chinese ownership of American farmland has surged from 2,000 acres in 1980 to 300,000 acres. Last year, the Agriculture Department announced it would classify farmland as critical infrastructure and move to fine all new land purchases from foreign adversaries, including China. One analyst says only about 3% of U.S. farmland is foreign-owned, and Chinese entities own less than 1% of that. That's Fox's Rich Edson with that report from the nation's capital. Congress is considering an updated farm bill blocking foreign adversaries, including China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea from owning U.S. farmland. The Senate needs 60 votes to halt the adversary farmland bill.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio sets off to meet with the Pope later today just days after another verbal attack by President Trump. The President accused Pope Leo Monday of endangering a lot of Catholics and suggested the pontiff believes it's okay for Iran to have a nuclear weapon, something the Pope has never said. President Trump has also accused the head of the Catholic Church of being soft on crime and terror. Now Secretary of State Marco Rubio is setting off to mend fences at the Vatican. He departs tonight and will meet Leo tomorrow. Marco Rubio has publicly sought to downplay the rift. Pope Leo yesterday insisted that... there's no doubt about his church's opposition to nuclear weapons. Jonathan Savage, Fox News. Wichita-based Textron Aviation announcing its new service facility in Melbourne, Australia. It's a new facility more than doubles the footprint of Textron Aviation's previous operations in Melbourne. It's designed to support more than 1,400 Cessna, Beechcraft, and Hawker planes that are operating across the Asia-Pacific region. The seemingly never-ending construction on woodlawn in Bel Air has been stopped for the second time since renovations began back in 2021. Last month, Bel Air began construction on woodlawn from 37th Street to 45th Street north. The project from 2021 was set to be completed three years ago, but there were problems. After starting back up again in April, now work has been halted yet again. A crossing guard that is being hailed as a hero. May have saved a couple of lives. And we'll also be taking a look at President Trump and kiddos at the White House yesterday. And, of course, our weather forecast is coming up from Storm Team 12. We'll find out what's going on weather-wise here on this Wednesday, 987 and 1330, KNSSS.

808 here on this Wednesday morning on KNSS. A crossing guard in New Jersey is being hailed as a hero, possibly saving lives of two children. Woodland Park, New Jersey crossing guard Gene Schultz was struck and killed after trying to push two children out of harm's way. Witnesses said the 80-year-old saw a vehicle fast approaching and tried to shove the kids to safety, but all three wound up being struck. Schultz was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. The children are recovering and are in stable condition. The driver remained on the scene, but it's unclear whether they will face charges. Sue Guzman, Fox News. On Tuesday, President Trump invited kids to the White House to bring back the Presidential Physical Fitness Award as he plans to push to return the annual physical fitness test to America's schools. The presidential fitness test, which actually calls for some basics. Like you got to run a mile, you got to do as many sit-ups as you can in 60 seconds. Then you can do some pull-ups and push-ups for as long as possible. And there's also now apparently a flexibility test, which they didn't have when I was a kid. The commander-in-chief took the kids out on the White House lawn for a bit of a workout, jamming to a little bit of the eye of the tiger, hanging out with Bryson Deshambo and other sports luminaries, maybe just Maybe they'll add the Trump dance to the test. Who knows? President seemed happy to try to teach people how to do it. That was Fox's Kevin Cork from Washington. 809 here on 987 and 1330 KNSS. And it's time for a traffic update. Traffic right now in Wichita, still pretty heavy. So watch out. We've got a big slowdown right now. If you are trying to exit from either northbound I-235 or southbound I-135 and getting over onto K-96 going east, the road construction there really slowing things down. So watch out. Traffic Update from 98-7 and 1330KNSSS, the Accident Recovery Team Traffic Center. I'm Jed Chambers. And to look at our weather forecast here on this Wednesday morning, Storm Team 12 meteorologist Jake Dunn. Good morning, Jake. Good morning. In today's edition of What Month is it anyway? Certainly not in May, cloudy and cold with occasional rain this morning, just a few showers this afternoon. Today is high, only 55. Even colder tonight, clearing skies in 37. May returns tomorrow, sunshine and 75, even warmer on Friday, mostly sunny and a high near 80. That's your forecast from Storm Team 12. I'm meteorologist Jake Dunn. Currently in Wichita, we do have a breeze out of the northeast. It is mostly cloudy and 46 degrees here on this Wednesday morning, May 6th. You know, it's snowing out in Colorado. You know who's happy about that? The Weather Channel. I was going to say, yeah. They actually, you know, instead of sending someone to report about light rain in Little Rock, Arkansas, they actually have, you know, they can send people out in Denver and say, hey, it's snowing in May. And if it gets, you know.

They're happy about that. 17 inches and counting. I mean, in May. Well, hey, if you live in the mountains, sometimes it's going to happen. Who knows? Crazy. And some parts of northwest Kansas got a little. Yeah. It is 8-11 here with Woodward and Witt on, oh, we need to do a... That's right. We have Mother's Day coming up on Sunday. That's right. This Mother's Day, Woodward and Witt and KNSSS are helping you treat Mom to something delicious. You can head over right now, head over to KMSSRadio.com and enter the Mother's Day contest daily. So once a day, you can go over there and get your chance to win $50 to Napoli, Italian Eve. This is perfect for date night, family dinner, or just giving mom a night off from cooking. Just click on the contests page at KNSSRadio.com and get entered. Again, head over to our website, KNSSRadio.com, and enter to win the Mother's Day contest for your chance to win $50 to Napoli, Italian Eatery. And that's really only one more day left. Today and tomorrow are your last chances to win $50 to Napoli Italian Eatery thanks to Woodward and Witt and KNS. That would be pretty cool to win that. Yeah, yeah. It's a great, my wife and it's one of her favorite places to eat. Fantastic. I know Jad loves the squid ink pasta, but I've not tried that. I don't know if I'm daring enough, but everything else on their menu that I have tried is phenomenal. So thanks to the folks at Napoli and KNSS and go get a chance to win. Yep, get your name in there. Happy birthday today to actress Adrienne Pallickey is 43. Oh, yeah. She was Tyra on Friday Night Lights. Yep, I remember. Great show. Great show. And then she, you know, before they rebooted Wonder Woman, they had her slated to be the next Wonder Woman. Did they really? They had her in the, yeah, you can look it up, and she's in the costume and everything, but it didn't happen. I didn't remember that. It didn't work out for some reason. But she was in the front runner for that. She's 43 today. Actress Roma Downey is 66, touched by an angel. Yep.

Tom Bergeron, the former host of Dancing with the Stars, and former host of Hollywood Squares. He is 71 years old today. Starting to feel old. Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of England during the George W. Bush years. Spotty. Tony Blair is 73 years old today. And yeah, so there are some of the birthdays today. What is the number one word to describe 2026? I mean, we're a third of the way through the year. What is the number one word? Number one word to describe 2026. People are going with stressful. Really? Yeah. I don't. I'm not feeling. I guess. You don't? For me? Well, actually, for me. This has been a terribly stressful year. Not for me. For me, everybody's pocketbooks? For me, it would be sleep. Because I haven't been getting enough of it. No, I'm not. I say that's the perfect word for this year. I'm not feeling it. Nobody can afford anything. Oh, pish, push. That happens every year. What do you mean? Pish, Pish. That happens every year. What was the word again? No, it doesn't. Stressful. Yeah. There's a war where we've got our hands in two wars. Oh, we're not a war. In order to be a war, the other side has to actually. Well, we're spending a trillion dollars a week on something. I'm going to call it a war. I would call it a war if they could actually do anything. Well, then why are we spending all this money on it? Oh, I'm not saying that there's not something going on. I'm just saying in order to. at war you gotta have two sides okay this is actually just called a uh it's sort of like when you know when there's an athletic competition and one team just dominates you don't call that a game you call it a you know a uh You still open the Bill Gates and charge admissions. That's true. It's a game. It's just a, I want to say a butt-wop-wop-in. So it's not a war. This is a butt-wopin. We're going to disagree big time. We're putting on a clinic. A new survey found the top word Americans are using to describe this year as stressful. Number two on the list, challenging. Yeah. The average person say they have dealt with two major unexpected life changes this year alone, which is, you know, everybody goes through that. Yeah. And, of course, the cost of living is just insane. And in a separate study, they also found that one in three Americans say they are currently going through an existential crisis, Gen Z. are the folks that are feeling it. Well, of course. Because they can't afford anything. Well, exactly. They can't afford a place to live. They think everything is an existential crisis. So, you know, I mean, not being able to exist because you don't have a place to live is kind of a crisis. They, the millennials and the Gen Zers think, you know, everything is an existential crisis. Well, when you've got $80,000 in student loan debt.

That's in a crisis. Well, that's because they pursue a career with that amount of debt. That's because they pursued a degree in, you know, underwater basket weaving. Even if you get a degree in engineering, you're still 80,000 or 100,000 bucks in the hole by the time you get done. That's true. It doesn't matter what your degree is in. That's true. You're in this debt that just goes on and on forever. I can't argue with that. But there are some things you can do, they say, to combat this feeling, taking a walk. Limiting news alerts. Pets. Listening to music. Pets are a good one. Spending time with friends. There you go. Maybe that'll relieve some people's stress or challenging nature of this year alone. All right. We didn't solve anything there, but no. But that's what people are, that's the number one word of the year so far, stressful. I think taking a walk is a good one. We've been taking the dogs to the dog park on the weekends. That has been so much fun to just let them run and throw the ball and letting them play with each other. It has been enjoying the outdoors. And, you know, my dad used to say. Not let the big things, you know, not let things get you down. I try not to stress. That's a good, you know. That's a good mantra to have. Ain't, you know, just not let the, not sweat the big stuff, the little stuff. And so I, you know, I tend to take that as a mantra. I just, I try not to sweat the big stuff, the little stuff. Easier said than done. It is easier said than done. But it's a good thought. Hey, it is 818 here with Woodward and Witt on this Wednesday morning. Let's see what's going on in sports. Let's go out. Let's go ahead and start with Major League Baseball. The Kansas City Royals on a winning streak. Could they keep it going last night? Home game up at Kauffman Stadium against their division rival, Cleveland. You heard all the action over on 975 and 1240, K of H. The Royals win streak reached a season high five games last night with a 5-3 victory over Cleveland. Salvador Perez put KC up 2-0 with a first inning single. Cleveland, though, went up 3-2 in the fourth inning on a Reese Denny Hoskins three-run homer. But the Royals answered in the bottom of that fourth inning with a... Two-run homer off the bat of Michael Thomas Massie. That made it for three Royals. Two innings later, Isaac Susan Collins homered as well. Stephen Colick began the year on the injured list. He won his first outing of the year last night, going six innings, allowing three runs. On tonight at six on the Royals, Baseball Network. Yeah, and that's over on 97.5 and 1240, KFH, Royals Cleveland tonight. Hey, the Royals are only a half game out of first place in a division full of teams that aren't all that great, but hey, if you're a half game out of first. That's all you need to know. So, yeah, Royals in Cleveland tonight over on KFH. Boy, the Wichita Wind Surge are gone for a while, a 12-game road trip, gone for two weeks. Started out pretty good last night. Went down to Amarillo and beat the Sadd-Poodles 9-4 to kick off 12 straight games on the road, 3,700 fans at the game there in the Texas Panhandle. Four home runs for the wind surge, two of them by left fielder Ricardo Olivar.

who did not hit any home runs in the first, I think, 17 games of the season. Now he's hit nine home runs in his last 11 games. Whoa. Fire. Hey, Wichita wins at 9 to 4 to begin a 12-game road trip. Nice honors for Wichita State softball team. Boy, they've had a great season. They finish as co-champions in the American Conference, and now getting ready for postseason play, and a conference honors named yesterday. And you've got some pretty good... Pretty good players there made the list. We're going to start out with the third. She plays third base for the shockers. The freshman, Kinsey Woody. Conference freshman of the year, conference player of the year. First time that's ever at. Unanimous first team selection. She drove in 50 runs, hit 364 as a freshman. Also on the first team, you've got pitcher, sophomore Riley Nyhart. She had 12 complete games, 16 wins in the circle for the shock. Also on the first team, sophomore, Asha Moore, who hit 22 home runs so far this season. She's in the top 20 in the nation in home runs. And... That roster is all put together by that great Shocker coaching staff. Coach Christy Breadbender and her staff named the conference staff of the year. The third time they have won that honor. Congratulations. Shocker softball team gets ready for postseason. And happy birthday today to a guy that usually don't mention a lot on your football team. You don't think about the punter. Usually you're having to punt the ball away to the other team. But when you have a good punter, Can really swing the game sometimes. And the guy that did it really good for the Chiefs was Dustin Colquitt. It's his birthday today. He did get a Super Bowl ring after many years with the Chiefs back in 2020. 15 years with the Chiefs, third round draft pick out of Tennessee. Most games ever played in Chief's franchise history. 1,200 punts in the NFL with a 45-yard average. Nice. 483 punts placed inside the 20-yard line in his career. Second most in NFL history. That's pretty darn good. When you got a punter that good, Dustin Colquitt, the former chief. It's his birthday. He's 44 years old today. That's Sports with Woodward and Witt. Sports is brought to you by Wichita Brewing Company. Now featuring the seasonal release, WBC Light, your go-to local light beer. Smooth, easy, and full of craft character, just like those who drink it. Every sip reminds you that this beer was made amongst the sunflowers, meadowlarks and plains, not mass produced in a faraway place. WBC Light, Light Beer Craft Character. 822 with Woodward and Witt. Let's take a look at traffic and weather coming up and some good people in the FBI. That'll be the topic on the Sean Hannity Morning Minute. Next on KNSF.

Wichita's number one talk. This is Woodward and Witt on 987 and 1330 KNSS. Good morning. It is 831 here on this Wednesday, May 6th. Ted Woodward and John Whitmire with you here on KNSS. Currently in Wichita, it is mostly cloudy and 46 degrees here on this Wednesday morning. Plans for a new wellness center for local first responders moving forward yesterday, funding approved by the Wichita City Council. The facility, called the Pinnacle, is in the former Methodist Church space at Third and Broadway. It is a joint project between the city of Wichita, Sedgwick County, and the Wichita Metro Crime Commission aimed at giving a place where first responders can train, rest, and recover. Pending the county's approval, the city of Wichita and Sedgwick County will split $188,000 in estimated annual operating costs for the project. The Wichita Metro Crime Commission will cover all other expenses. Following the Wichita City Council's funding approval on Tuesday, the Sedgwick County Commission will vote on its share of the funding on Wednesday. Upon final approval, the Center, dedicated to health services for local first responders, will open next year. Phil Hildebrand, KGNSSS News. Vice President JD Vance traveled to Iowa yesterday to discuss jobs and the economy as well as an important election to come. If Vice President JD Vance does have a desire to run for the White House in 2028, he did not mention it during his Des Moines stop. He did discuss the midterms, with four Iowa House seats all held by Republicans being contested. JD Vance said who wins in November comes down to a single question. Do you want people in Washington, D.C., who fight for you, who fight for the people of this district? or who fight for corruption and fraud. Iowa also has a Senate seat up for grabs this year, and it will be won by someone new. Incumbent Republican Senator Joni Ernst is not seeking another six-year term. Granol Scott, Fox News. Wichita State University announcing yesterday it's discontinuing. It's NCAA men's and women's golf programs immediately. The university said this follows an evaluation of WSU athletics portfolio and resource allocation, quote, as the university balances rising operational costs with the need to preserve the long-term financial stability and competitive strength of Shockers athletics, unquote. The university said expenses required to operate and maintain an NCAA Division I program are growing at a pace. That exceeds cost containment efforts across the athletics program. Student athletes who choose to continue their education at Wichita State will receive their existing financial assistance subject to applicable NCAA and university eligibility standards and requirements. And those who wish to transfer will receive individualized support throughout that process. U.S. Senator from Kansas, Dr. Roger Marshall joined Senator Pete Ricketts, Republican of Nebraska.

to introduce a resolution designating May of 2026 as National Beef Month and highlighting the importance of work American cattlemen due to feed the country. Kansas ranks third nationally with almost 6 million cattle on ranches and in feed yards across the state, generating almost $12 billion and employing over 38,000 Kansas. A judge blocks the execution of an inmate in South Carolina. The judge upholding John Wood's lawyers claim that he can't be executed due to a mental illness that hasn't believed he's immortal. Judge Grace Nye ruled Wood lacks the ability to rationally communicate with his lawyers and doesn't have factual understanding of his crimes or why he's being punished. Wood was convicted of firing five shots and killing a state trooper during a traffic stop in 2000. Chris DeMail, Fox News. That's pretty convenient timing, I would think. You know, I'm immortal. You can't kill me. Hawaii's very active Kilauea volcano has erupted again. It's the 46th eruption of the year, all captured on camera set up by the USGS, showing tons of ash and the flow of lava. Amazing photos of TEFRA being spread in the breeze, prompting an ashfall advisory. The USGS says there are 170 potentially active volcanoes in the United States. Gary Baumgarten. Fox News. There's a sheriff's office in Georgia launching a criminal probe into the shooting and killing of a pig. Like Wilbur in the classic children's book, Sherlock's Web. Bootsie is not just another old pig. Just run back and forth. I'd just run to that side. She'd run to that side. 12-year-old Garrett Cox. His family brought Bootsie home about a year ago. He truly could say it was a love story. His mother, Carrie Cox, says her son has ADHD that displays as level one autism. He struggled at school but found hope joining the future farmers of America, training him for pig competitions. Garrett cared for Bootsie on the family's property, but Bootsie got loose. Garrett's dad said he heard a gunshot just as he started a search and found Bootsie dead. C.J. Papa Fox News. It's 849 with Ted Woodward and John Whitmire on 987 and 1330 KNS. Coming up our Wichita Business Journal update with Kirk Seminoff. But first, it's time for three big things. U.S. intercepts six ships testing Trump's blockade on key oil route. Five Indiana State Senate Republican incumbents lose their primary races to Trump-backed challengers after opposing the president's redistricting push. Future of Crown Uptown Theater in doubt amid canceled shows, closure claims, and demolition speculation. That's three big things with Woodward and Whit on KMSS. Let's take a look at traffic with Jad Chambers.

So far in traffic, things are looking fairly good right now. The traffic volumes have thinned out completely, and so now I'm not seeing any real slowdowns on the highways here in the Wichita area, and down a little bit further on those surface streets and some of the major roads here in the Wichita area. Just one little bit of a slowdown, 31st Street South, and this is north of K-15. Between there and Oliver, we have some fairly heavy traffic. Traffic update from 987 at 1330KNSSS, the Accident Recovery Team Traffic Center. I'm Chad Chambers. Cloudy and cool with a chance of rain today and a high of 55 degrees. Tonight, decreasing clouds in cold, low of 37 degrees. Tomorrow, sunny and warm, a high of 75 degrees. Right now in Wichita, it's cloudy and 46 degrees at Wichita's severe weather station, 987 and 1330, KNSS. It's 8.51 here at KNSS. Coming up right after Woodward and Witt, we have two great hours of the Glenn Beck program from 9 to 11 a.m. every morning. Special guests right away at 9 o'clock on the Glenn Beck program is Tim Stewart, the president of the U.S. Oil and Gas Association. What is headed our way with rising gasoline prices? Probably want to hear that. That's coming up, Glenn Beck program, 9 to 11, right here after Woodward and Witt. Hey, the stock market is open for the day. I got good news. Stocks are on the rise after reports that the United States and Iran are closing in on a peace deal. Markets reacting very favorably so far this morning. The NASDAQ and the Dow Jay Jones Industrial Average are both up nearly 1% already on the day. It is... 852 here with Woodward and Witt, and I'm sure the editor at the Wichita Business Journal, Kirk Semenoff, is celebrating and ordering an expensive coffee today because he probably bought that advanced micro devices stock yesterday, which is already up 18% today. It has something to do with data centers. That's why the stock is up. All right, he bought that AMD stock yesterday. That's why Kirk's probably happy. Let's get a local business update from editor. Kirk Semenoff from the Wichita Business Journal. Hello, Kirk. My stocks did well yesterday. Yeah. All right, a Wichita nonprofit focused on helping homeless families is expanding as it nears the end of a major fundraising campaign. Family Promise of Greater Wichita has broken ground on a $2.25 million expansion of its North St. Francis headquarters to add space for families and services. The group has raised about $6.5 million toward an $8.5 million goal with a key grant within reach if it hits its final fundraising target.

Family Promise says the project will help provide more stable housing support for families who are often just one financial setback away from losing everything. And Wichita entrepreneur, August Ombudgan, is closing his 86 cold press juice business after about a decade. What started as a bike-based operation in 2016 grew into storefronts and later a delivery model, but rising costs and aging equipment made it difficult to scale. Dugan says the fresh short shelf life product also made it harder to attract investors compared to shelf stable foods. He plans to continue working in the industry through wholesale products and possibly mentoring others in the juice business. Local breaking business news every day on KNSS and at Wichita Business Journal.com. For the Wichita Business Journal, I'm Kirk Semenoff. Yeah, I feel like that juice cleanse you did since we talked to you last hour. Some of that pulp is still in your throat. I have had a spring of horrible throat problems. And it's feeling fine, just can't clear the throat. Well, it's hard to understand when the temperature goes up and down by 25 degrees every other day. 55 today, 75% by the end of the week. Speaking of which, at 635 tonight is the exact midway point between spring and summer. Wow. So it's perfect that we have a cold day today and I end back to normal and kind of a warm day tomorrow. Right. Go figure. And Kirk may not even be able to speak. And 17 inches of snow in Denver. Go figure. All right. I'll just put the microphone up to my keyboard and type really fast and see if you guys can make out the report. Oh, I like that. That's kind of existential. It is very. That could be groundbreaking radio right there. Or it can end our careers. Kirk, thank you very much for joining us. And we'll talk to you tomorrow morning. That is editor Kirk Seminoff from the Wichita Business Journal. Hey, we made it through a Wednesday show. Yeah, now I got three more. Oh, yeah. Tell people quickly what you're doing later today. That's right. 11 a.m. from 11 to 2, I'm filling in. On the Todd Starnes show, I will be guest hosting the nationally syndicated Todd Starns show today. Well, good luck with that. Yeah, well, I've never done a nationally syndicated show. That's fantastic. This will be fun for me. And you're going to stand outside the window and make faces at me, aren't you? Yeah, that's what I figured. Woodward and Whit. We got a great day coming up on KNSS. We've got Glenn Beck and then the Dana Show with Dana Last, the Sean Hannity show. Woodward and Whit. Thank you, John. Thank you. Ted, thank you, Chad, and a thank you for listening. 98, 7 and 1330, KNS, Wichita.