New training, new trainees, and gearing up for an election

Ted Woodward and John Whitmire. This is Woodward and Witt on 987 and 1330 KNSS, Wichita's number one talk. Good morning. It is 6 o'clock here on this Thursday, April 23rd, here on 987 and 1330 KNSS. We'll be telling you about Iran blaming the United States about insecurity. I'm Rodney Price. Sedgwick County Commissioners met 11 students who graduated from Project Search. We'll tell you what that program is just ahead. Currently in Wichita, we have a cloudy sky as we await the sunrise later this hour. We do have a wind out of the south, and it is 68 degrees already here on this. Thursday morning. Iran blaming the United States over Persian Gulf insecurity. Turkey is warning that the war is weakening Europe. In a series of posts on X, Iran's government alleges the United States and Israel are at the root of what it calls insecurity in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. This, a day after Iran claimed to have seized two ships in the strait, with a third cargo ship also attacked. U.S. Central Command reports its blockade of Iranian ports has seen 31 vessels turned around so far. Meanwhile, Turkey's president has warned the conflict is starting to weaken Europe. Rishap Taip. Recep Tayyip Erdogan is calling for a peace-oriented approach before things get worse. Jonathan Savage, Fox News. At Wednesday's Sedgwick County Commission meeting, the board got to meet 11 interns who graduated from Project Search. The program is a business-led collaboration that enables young adults with disabilities to gain and maintain employment through training and career exploration. The students participated in three 10-week internships at various county departments to gain real-world job skills. Commissioner Ryan Beatty let those interns know how proud he was of them. I want you to know that you have incredible value to anybody that's going to hire you, and you're going to get great recommendations from these commissioners because we've seen the value that you brought to our organization, and you're going to do great work. So we're really proud of you guys. Thanks for joining us. Central County has partnered with Wichita Public Schools for 11 years. Rodney Price, KNS News. Law enforcement in Sedgwick County taking part in crisis intervention training this week.

The Sedgwick County Developmental Disability Organization helped bring in those from Starkey Incorporated to help. The nonprofit serves those with disabilities. Wichita Police Sergeant Kenneth Kimball says the goal is to inform officers about how they can talk to people with autism or other behavioral health concerns. We brought in some people who have lived experiences and those folks are here sharing their stories with us and they're letting us know how was it when they dealt with the police. And that's what we need to know if we did some. something wrong in the past, we need to fix it so we don't do the same thing again and make the same mistakes. Jamie Reed, Director of Communications with Starkey, says this training gives officers a chance to view situations from the perspective of someone with autism or behavioral issues. Some of our individuals who are part of this training explain, if you approach me, give me a minute. to calm down, give me a minute to answer your questions, back up, give me some space, and officers learn how that they can de-escalate the situation. This training is an annual event for law enforcement in Sedgwick County. Phil Hildebrand, KNSSS News. Kansas Congressman Tracy Mann says he's proud of efforts in Congress to deliver tax cuts to Americans. There's a quote from Ronald Reagan. You know, Reagan said that to... Democrats every day's April 15th and two Republicans every day is July the 4th, right? Which I think that's pretty good. You know, that's such a Ronald Reagan quip right there. But the alternative Kansas last week received a much larger tax refund than they were expecting. That's a good thing. Congressman Mann appeared live on KNSS yesterday with Woodward and Witt. As the midterm elections approach, voters tell Fox News in a new poll where they stand on the people and issues that could sway their choices. The president is not on the midterm ballot, but his current job approval is at 42%. Right now, 56% of respondents say President Trump's policies are hurting the economy, while 28% say they're helping. Voters say inflation and prices are America's biggest issues now, and 62% say grocery prices are a major problem, while 60% label gas prices the same way. On the issues, voters feel Republicans... are better on border security, crime, immigration, and national security, while Democrats are favored on the economy, inflation, foreign policy, and artificial intelligence. Gernal Scott, Fox News. Hey, you know, we're really good at making stuff here in the U.S., but apparently we can't make spacesuits. Find out more about that. And you might see some coworkers with someone tagging along today. We'll tell you about that as well. And here on this Thursday morning, we'll get your weather forecast. And we do need to pay attention because something might brew tonight. So we'll get the latest from Storm Team 12 on the weather. Hey, we're off and running. Glad you're with us here on this Thursday morning. It is 606 here on KNSS.

609 here was Woodward and Witt on this Thursday morning. A government report warns that NASA's new spacesuits could derail future missions to the moon. NASA has poured billions and more than two decades into developing next generation spacesuits. But a scathing Inspector General report warns the agency is still nowhere near the finish line and the moon mission could be at risk. Current spacesuits aboard the International Space Station are more than 50 years old and plagued by dangerous leaks and life support failures. If delays continue, new suits may not arrive until 2031, years after NASA's 2028 Artemis moon landing target. The report warns the stakes are high that astronauts could be forced to rely on outdated gear or the lunar landing could slip even further. Carmen John Roberts. Fox News. You may see a lot of shorter co-workers on the job today since it's take your daughters and sons to work day. Well, it may just seem like a fun day away from school. Research shows the experience children get from take our daughters and sons to work day may help shape children's futures. A Harvard Business School study found that daughters of working mothers are more likely to hold jobs. and earn higher incomes compared with daughters whose mothers stayed home full-time. When fathers are seen juggling work as well as caregiving at home, sons grow up more likely to share family responsibilities. And the Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Foundation says it's a good time to share with your kids what skills and education your job requires. Jill Nato, Fox News. I got an idea, Ted. Yes. How about... Put your daughters and sons to work day. Hey. That's an even better idea. Wow. Yeah. I got yard work. Exactly. That's a better idea. Have the youngster go up and do some chores. There you go. I got weeds to pull. It is 6-Eleven here with Woodward and Whit on this Thursday morning as you get your traffic commute underway here today. Not mist and fog like there was yesterday. We'll keep you updated at a Jad Chambers. We'll have your traffic updates all morning long, Jad. That's right, Ted. Full visibility this morning. Traffic conditions looking quite a bit better than they did this time yesterday. In fact, things looking good right now. We don't have a whole lot of traffic volume out there just yet looking at the cameras. Looks like things are moving right along and traffic volumes are not very heavy. Things looking good right now. Traffic update from 98-7 and 1330KNSSS. The Accident Recovery Team Traffic Center. I'm Jed Chambers. And let's take a look at that weather forecast from Storm Team 12 with meteorologist Jake Dunn. Good morning, Jake. Good morning. Gray skies out the door will eventually turn partly cloudy, a high of 85, strong gusty south winds between 20 and 30 miles per hour. After 5 o'clock through this evening, severe storms are likely, especially along an east of the turnpike. All of that should be done by 10 p.m. or so, then clearing in 52. A beautiful Friday, sunshine in 77. Back over to showers and storms on south.

Saturday, and some of those could be severe. That's your forecast from Storm Team 12. I'm meteorologist Jake Dunn. And currently in Wichita, we do have a wind out of the south. Under a cloudy sky as we await the sunrise later on this hour. It is already 68 degrees here at KNSS, your Wichita severe weather station, 987 and 1330. 613 here with Woodward and Witt. Yeah, it's the first thing I noticed when I was walking in today is that wind out of the south blowing in the middle of the night. It's not a calm day. No, I had to actually get up in the middle of the night and close the window. Oh, really? Because the blinds were going so bad. Blowing in and out of the south. I was enjoying the temperature, but not the wind. Yeah, so that's going to be one of our features today is at gusty south wind, and maybe late this afternoon into the evening might see some severe storms in the area as well. So we'll keep an eye on that as we go throughout the day. 613 with Woodward and Witt here on KNS. So I got one for you. Uh, yeah. You know, we're talking about taking your kids to work day. Oh, yes, yes. These are the, uh, young minds as Rush Limbaugh used to call them the young skulls full of mush. Yes, that is correct. Yes. Well, um, sometimes they are literally skulls full of mush. So a, uh, someone on Reddit asked teachers, what are the funniest slash dumbest thing a student has ever said or done? Okay, maybe, you know, you get some unique answers. Oh, sure. Teachers have to deal with that all the time. They sure do. So they posted the top answers, and here are the top five, shall we say, winners. And I use that term loosely. So number five here, a teacher was going over World War II when a girl raised her hand and enthusiastically asked completely seriously, wait. England isn't a state in the United States? Yeah. Okay. Number four, a student found his teacher's master's thesis and then tried to turn parts of it back in to the teacher verbatim as an assignment. Well, that's just... Yeah. That's just a kid that's preparing for a future and plagiarism. Plagiarism. Or politics. Or not having to come up with an original thought, just stealing other people's stuff. Exactly. Or future politician. Number three, a leader asked, or see, rather a teacher asked, what year it was? And she heard 2008. Nobody knows what you know.

And then one student asked, hold on, can I look it up on her phone? Just look it up on the phone, like we do everything else in our lives. What year it was? Yeah. Okay. Number two, a student said that having a baby boy or girl was determined by whether or not they had an iny or an outy belly button. Yes, these are young geniuses. Well, yeah. And the number one, students. funniest slash dumbest things a student has ever done. A teacher was explaining how dangerous UV rays are in the sunlight. Yes. And a student asked, quote, well, if the sun is so dangerous, why did we build it in the first place? Hmm. Yes. This is the future that we have to look forward to. Well, I mean, that's why kids are in school to learn. Future leaders of America, folks. You got to learn somewhere. I guess. That leaves you a whole lot of... Seems like there's some gaps in the... Yes, yes. That leaves you a whole lot of confidence in the next generation, doesn't it? Well, maybe these, but these are the exceptions. Hopefully, let's hope these are the exceptions. Most kids are... What grade level? Well, one of them... It doesn't really say. What it doesn't really say, but... I was going to say, depending on the grade level, some of those questions are just things that certain kids at certain grade levels wouldn't have learned yet. That is possible. But then again, turning in a master's thesis and then tried to, that one is probably. Yeah, that kid. Oh, no, that's definitely a high school. That kid's a future criminal. Yeah. Yeah, that one is. But I mean, some of those others, it could be. Totally acceptable if the kid asking it was six years old. Absolutely. Absolutely. I, you know, it definitely makes you, uh, makes you want. You always feel that teachers probably have great stories. Yes. They can tell off, oh, goodness. And health care workers, I'm sure always have stories that they can tell off the grid. Yeah. So, I mean, there's, there's always stuff off the record that. Makes you, makes you, you know. Probably have great stories to tell. And that's why I think teachers are the most underappreciated and underpaid. There's no doubt. There's no doubt. And my mother was a teacher. My sister is a teacher. My sister, our daughter-in-law is a teacher. So you know the drill. Oh, yeah. And still underappreciated and undervalued. You know, so I have nothing but love for teachers. Oh, me too. I think we need more teachers, more good teachers. That's, you know, I would love to see that. We'd love to see more good teachers out here. Funny, though. It is 618 here with Woodward and Witt on this Thursday morning, and let's see what's going on in sports. We've got a lot going on, and we'll start out with football. Tonight is the beginning of the three-day big event, the 91st annual National Football League draft. It's taking place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this year. Round one is taking place this evening. Most every team will get one pick to start things out with. The number one overall pick is going to the Las Vegas Raiders, a team in the same division as the Chiefs. The Chiefs have two first round picks this year. They have the number nine overall pick, top ten pick, and then later in the...

In the process, the 29th overall pick for the Kansas City Chiefs. So they'll be picking twice tonight. Here's some thoughts on that from Chief's head coach Andy Reid, and he says his general manager, Brett Veitch, and he's ready to draft. He and his guys have scoured the country and have some great names up there. You know, the thought that we get a couple of these guys is exciting, you know, and have an opportunity to do it with a ninth pick, and that's a great thing, too, and have a 29th pick, and, you know, a second round pick and a third round pick. So, I mean, there's a good number of picks we've got here. So we'll see who the Chiefs picked tonight with their two first-round draft picks in the NFL draft starting this evening. And we have news from the Kansas City Royals officially now. Leaving Copman Stadium, their longtime home in the Truman Complex. And Royals will be building a new stadium and moving downtown to the Crown Center. And they are partnering with Hallmark. As part of a $3 billion project, the stadium itself will be nearly $2 billion, and they're not going to wait around. Groundbreaking starts next year. Two-thirds of this is funded by private money, one-third by public money. And the Kaufman Stadium lease, of course, expires in 2031. We still have a few years left to get to this, but the Royals finally made a decision and made it official yesterday as to what they're going to do. I'll be moving downtown to the Crown Center area. Speaking of on the field for, oh, yeah, speaking of on the field for the Royals, Things did not go so well. Last night, the Royals lose 8 to 6. That was an afternoon game yesterday of the Baltimore Orioles. The Royals dropped 2 out of 3 to Baltimore. The Royals have lost 9 out of 10 overall, and they now, once again, have the worst record in the major leagues right now. Of course, you heard the game yesterday over on 975 and 1240K of H. An off day today for the Royals in the middle of this homestand. Minor League Baseball, the Wichita Wind Surge continues in the win column. Wichita winning on the road at Northwest Arkansas last night, a 9-to-7 win over the naturals. Left fielder, Ricardo Olivar, for the wind surge. Two home runs among three on the night for Wichita. Oliver drove in four of the nine runs. And Wichita's... Bullpen at the end did a pretty nice job. Wichita outscored Northwest Arkansas three to zero in the final five innings. So nice work out of the bullpen there. Hey, the surge has won eight of its last 10, but so has the team ahead of them in the division. First place Tulsa. They've also won eight out of 10. Wichita is having some trouble making up ground. Wichita still in second place. Three games behind Tulsa in the division, Wichita at Northwest Arkansas again tonight.

Oh man, that Wichita State softball team continues to win as well. The Shockers with a road win yesterday at Kansas City, 5 to 2. And 5-2 was an important number yesterday because that was also the attendance. 5-2. Apparently not a lot of folks were showing up to watch the ruse yesterday. Shock's got the win. At first base, Kinsey Woody, the freshman, hit her first career home run. It came to a pretty good time. A three-run homer in the top of the seventh inning. Shocker softball, now on a nine game winning streak. How about that? Shocker, sir, shocker softball playing well and piling up wins here. Nice win on the road five to two yesterday at Kansas City. That is Sports with Woodward and Witt. Sports is brought to you by SertaPro Painters. Schedule your free estimate online at sertapro.com. And the sports is brought to you by Wichita Brewing Company, now featuring America's Day American Pale Ale, setting the tone for our nation's big celebration. For 250 years, Americans have brewed beer. And in 2026, WBC's America's Day Pale Ale carries the flag as we toast the red, white, and blue with a taste of freedom, reminding us that it's America's Day, every day at WBC. 623 here with Woodward and Witt on this Thursday morning. Are you drinking a hot cup of coffee right now? We'll find out more on A Better Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. It's coming up next here on KNSSNSA. Wichita's number one talk. This is Woodward and Witt on 987 and 1330 KNSSS. Good morning. It is 631 here on this Thursday with Ted Woodward and John Whitmire with you on this April 23rd. Currently in Wichita, we have a cloudy sky as we await the sunrise soon. We have a wind out of the south. It is 68 degrees here on this Thursday morning. The extension of a U.S. Iranian ceasefire agreement. keeping hostilities in the Middle East at bay, but it's still unclear if a long-term peace agreement between the two countries can be reached. The new extended ceasefire between the United States and Iran is holding for the moment. Still, there are some bumps along the way. Iranian Revolutionary Guard fastboats targeting shipping in and around the strait of Hormuz, hitting three cargo vessels, seizing two. This response to the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian-linked ships around the strait and further out at sea. sea. The U.S. easing two vessels as well, turning away over 30 amid government-organized rallies in Tehran featuring ballistic missiles. The clock kicks down on the ceasefire and possible new talks. President Trump said the pause could last two to five days, enough timed its hope for Iran to deliver a comprehensive response, especially regarding its nuclear program. And that's Fox's Greg Palcott with that report from Tel Aviv. At least three Kansas high schools were impacted by bomb threats yesterday. In Hutchinson, Central Christian School said that it had received a bomb threat sometime Wednesday morning. Students and staff there were cleared from the building out of an abundance of caution. Then, just after 1 p.m., Wichita police officers responded to Southeast High School to assist Board of Education Security with the evacuation process.

The school implemented its lockout protocol during the incident. The All Clear was given around 145 p.m. Then Bueller U.S.D. 313 schools said it had been made aware of a bomb threat, which was near Union Valley Elementary School. In all cases, no device or evidence of a threat was found. Phil Hildebrand, K&SS News. The Department of War says Secretary of the Navy, John Phelan, is leaving his post. The Pentagon spokesman saying, quote, we wish him well in his future endeavors. It was not immediately clear from this post if he resigned or was fired, but Fox News has learned he was fired. He had a very close relationship, apparently with Donald Trump Jr. and just hosted a bridal shower for his fiance this past weekend in Palm Beach. Under Secretary Hung Cow is to assume the role of acting secretary. This marks the 34th military officer that Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired. since taking over the agency. That's Fox is Jackie Heinrich with that report at the White House. U.S. Senator from Kansas, Dr. Roger Marshall, touts the health care money coming from the federal government to Kansas. Medicaid spending is going to be going up hundreds of billions of dollars over the next several years. I think the Trump administration has done more for rule. health care and the rural economy than any administration. I mean, real money is a billion dollars in the Medicaid range, an extra billion dollars we've given to Kansas, another $220 million to the Rural Health Transformation Fund. Senator Marshall, appearing at the Senate Help Committee hearing in the nation's capital looking ahead for the at the 2027 budget. Century County Commissioners unanimously passing a plan to create a tax increment financing district in Park City. It's a 145-acre site near 69th North and Broadway. That's going to be the site of a $70 million workforce housing development. That'll be single-family, duplex, four-plex, multifamily dwellings. Park City previously approved the redevelopment district and the use of tax increment financing to create a regional water detention basin to remove land from the 100-year floodplain. and that would clear the way for the housing site. The Wichita Police Department says domestic violence is on the rise, and advocates are saying it's a dangerous problem. WPD says in one year the number of domestic violence cases has risen by 5%. Friday, investigators say a man shot and killed his estranged wife in northeast Wichita. On Tuesday, a Sedgwick County judge sentenced another man to 74 years in prison for fatally shooting his pregnant girlfriend. The governor of Florida, another step against DEI programs. Governor Ron DeSantis signing into law a measure banning funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at the local level. He says white men have been discriminated against through the programs and local governments were spending a lot of money on them. And I think we're probably the first state in the country to do that in terms of the local governments. Ron DeSantis says the measure also prohibits taxpayer funding for DEI officers calling it a total scam. Supporters say the purpose of...

of DEI is to remedy the effects of long-term discrimination against certain groups. Democrats had warned the legislation was too broad and potentially unconstitutional. Lisa Lucera, Fox News. Nationwide pet insurance is out with its list of wackiest pet names of 2026. Nationwide lets the public vote on the most unforgettable names for pets newly enrolled in its pet insurance. They got a record number of votes this year with over 200,000 clicks for dog names like Minnie Moose the Goose and Howell Capone. Cat names included Goofist McDoof Business Horse and Munchy McPurray Toes. The cat that garnered the most votes? Cheddar Big Booty Cheeseburger of Arkansas. The winning dog name went to a hound named Internet Browser in San Antonio. The pet's families will get to celebrate their wins with a professional photo shoot with their pet. Chil-Nato, Fox News. I don't know. I kind of like Cheddar McFurytoe. Yeah, it was funny. Yeah, I like that one. Yeah, you didn't name your pet anything. Chattermic furry toes. Makes us feel kind of tame. We went with Lincoln, you know, Roosevelt's perfectly acceptable. There's a really clever rule that I've heard about naming your pets. Yes. You have to name your pet something that you won't feel embarrassed yelling out if it gets lost. Hence we went with Lincoln and Teddy. You know, I mean, that's one Jefferson. You know, we've gone with pretty normal names. I don't want to be out there going. Cherry McFeriteaus. You're not going to win that contest. That's true. On the other hand, my neighbors don't think I'm a moron. Well, maybe they do. It is 638. Let's check our weather forecast. Storm Team 12 meteorologist Jake Dunn. Good morning. Gray skies out the door will eventually turn partly cloudy, a high of 85, strong gusty south winds between 20 and 30 miles per hour. After 5 o'clock through this evening, severe storms are likely, especially along and east of the turnpike. All of that should be done by 10 p.m. or so, then clearing in 52. A beautiful Friday, sunshine in 77, back over to showers and storms on Saturday, and some of those could be severe. That's your forecast from Storm Team 12. I'm meteorologist Jake Dunn. Currently in Wichita, we do have a wind out of the south gusting up to 28 miles per hour, cloudy sky, as the sunrise is getting here soon, it is 68 degrees. Here on this Thursday morning at Wichita's severe weather station, 987 and 1330, KNSS. Now it is time to check in and get the commodities update with Tom Kelly Loeffler of Kelly Loeffler Commodities. Good morning, Tom. Well, good morning, Ted and John. Wednesday was another session of the cattle complex trading two-sided and making new lows for the current slide. Live cattle futures scored 13-15 session lows, and the feeder cattle futures made 17-session lows. The cattle complex closed on the negative side, but did manage to bounce well above the session lows. Feeder cattle traded below the 50-day moving average but managed to get back above it by the close. Lean Hog Futures had seven to eight session highs yesterday and closed.

mostly positive. At the close, June live cattle, 47 cents lower 243.07. August feeders down 7 cents at 35887, and June lean hogs 57 cents lower 102-62. The July KC Chicago wheat spread closed at a positive 43 cents yesterday. The grain, soybean complex, and cotton all came well off their session highs Wednesday, and only the corn closed slightly positive. Trading volume has been on the light side this week for our grain markets, and this morning Kansas City wheat is trading near last week's highs. At the moment, July KC. Wheat's 9.3.4. At the moment, July KC. Wheat's $9.3.4. July corn is a penny and a quarter higher. $4.64. July soybeans up one tick at $11.79 and three quarters. June crude oil, $97 higher. $93. $93. June gold down $33.70 at $4,719. Silver is $3.16 lower at $74.80. June S&P, 32 points lower at 7,139. June dollar index, 18 cents higher at $98.59. And June Dow Jay Jones features 335 points lower at 49,333. For commodity trading, egg marketing, or managed trading programs, contact Luffler Commodities on the phone or on the web by using 866. Go to Tom. All right, Tom, I got a yummy one for you today. This is a goodie. So today is National Cherry Cheesecake Day. The smooth dessert hits the spot where the end of the meal rolls around, while most cakes have a crumb. You know, crust, cheesecake's texture is nothing like a cake. Indeed, it's creamy, thick pudding-like character comes from the smooth soft cheese used as its made ingredient. Depending on the recipe, either cream cheese or cottage cheese is used. When the cheese is mixed with sugar, eggs, and other ingredients, the batter is then added to what is typically a graham cracker crust and, of course, then topped with... Cherries. So get yourself a little piece of cherry cheesecake today. Are you a fan of cheesecake, particularly cherry cheesecake? Or are you not a cherry cheesecake guy? Most definitely, I loved your cheesecake, but I have seen different people make it different. The texture sometimes is fluffy. Some people's texture is a lot more solid, but I like them all. Yeah, see, I could care less. How it's made, I'm going to eat it. Yes. Who cares? Gimme, give me, give me. Hence the fact that I am plateauing at this. You know, down 30 pounds, 33 at this point. And I can't seem to drop to 34. And maybe it's because of too much darn cherry cheesecake. So there's no such thing as too much cherry cheesecake. Come on. You got to live. Well, okay. It's tasty. It is tasty. Yeah, you know, I picked up the, you know, I went to the website today and what is it, National Day. And I saw that picture. And I was, oh.

Why couldn't it have been like, you know, National Slim Fast Day or something? No, maybe that's tomorrow. You know, and attempt me with freaking cherry cheesecake. Thanks a lot. You know, why couldn't it be National Celery Day or something? No, I had to do something like this. So there you go, Tom. National Cherry Cheesecake Day. Help yourself. Let's do it. All righty. Yes. Nice. I'm with him. I'm heading your way, brother. Okay. Okay. Thank you, Tom. That is Tom Kelly Loeffler with the Commodities Update from Kelly Loeffler Commodities Every Day with Woodward and Witt right here on KNSS. It is 643 here on this Thursday morning. We'll tell you about another event from American history as we get ready to celebrate our 250th. We'll tell you about a new political action committee that has been formed. And we will take a look back and see what happened on the stock market as well. We'll get a review there. It's all coming up. Some really good information. KNSS. News Time is 644.

It's 648 with Ted Woodward and John Whitmire on 987 and 1330 KMSS. Now it's time for three big things. Three. Kansas City Royals announced on Wednesday morning that they will build their new $3 billion stadium project, ballpark district, in the Crown Center region of Kansas City. Brent Crude has climbed back above $100 per barrel to the ongoing maritime conflict in the Gulf. One. Bomb threat prompts evacuation at Wichita South High East. Southeast High School. Third, false scare in Kansas this week. No danger found. That's three big things on Woodward's Witt on KNS. Let's take a look at traffic with Jad Chambers. Traffic right now in Wichita starting to pick up a little bit, seeing a little bit more traffic on the traffic cameras out there, but not really spotting a lot of big slowdowns out there. We do have a bit of a slowdown, I-235 and K-42 in that area, which is pretty close, of course, to that corner of the airport. So watch out over there, but for the most part, things looking pretty good. here in the Wichita area at this time still. Traffic update from 987 and 1330 KNSS in the Accident Recovery Team Traffic Center. I'm Jad Chambers. Clear and gusty today with storms likely after 5 and a high of 85 degrees this evening. Storms likely, some severe, then clearing, to the low of 52 degrees. Tomorrow, sunny and mild, the high of 77 degrees. Right now in Wichita, it's cloudy and windy and 68% and 68.30 KNSF. It is 650 here on this Thursday morning, April 23rd. Let's take a look at another event from American history. I'm Bill Hemmer, and these are the most impactful moments in American history. May 25, 1978, a seemingly normal package arrived at the campus at Northwestern University, addressed to a professor of Buckley Christ. Professor Christ immediately became suspicious of the unfamiliar package and alerted campus security. Officer Terry Marker opened the box. triggering a homemade bomb to detonate injuring his hand. The explosion marked the first attack tied to the domestic terrorist who would later become known as the Unabomber, known only by a sketch of a faceless figure with sunglasses and a hoodie. His name was Ted Kaczynski. Over the course of 17 long years, he terrorized the country, sending out sophisticated handmade bombs that killed three and injured 23 others until... the day he was captured by the FBI in 1996. I'm Bill Hammer, Fox News. There's a new political action committee. Democracy 2026.

AI firm Anthropic is launching a corporate political action committee called Anthropak. Employees can contribute up to $5,000 each to any candidate they choose. Some Republicans worry that money will mostly go to Democrats. That's because some of Anthropics' highest profile investors and board members have contributed over $200 million to Democrats since 2020. Investor Dustin Jared Moskowitz gave $110 million and Reed Hastings, who sits on Anthropics board, has given over $26 million to Democrats, according to federal. Election Commission data. That lopsided past spending is notable. As the Trump administration proposes its national policy framework for AI, it wants to prevent a patchwork of conflicting state laws, and most AI heavyweights are in the White House's corner. But as Anthropic is making a lot of noise and raising a lot of dough on the other side of the aisle, the midterms may come down to whose AI war chest is biggest. Lawrence Simonetti, Fox News. Let's take a look back and see what happened on the stock market yesterday. The major averages ending higher with both the NASDAQ and S&P 500, notching record closes after President Trump extended the U.S. ceasefire with Iran. Oil prices spiked with West Texas crew trading around $93 a barrel, while Brent Crew, the international benchmark, is around $102. Investors digested a mostly upbeat earnings reports with 85% of S&P 500 companies that have released quarterly results beating earnings estimates. The Dow winners, Boeing, Apple, and United Health Group, the Dow... decliner, IBM, 3M, and Home Depot. The Dow rising 341 points, then ASDEC hired by 398, S&P 500 up 74. Hillary Barski, Fox News. It is 653 here with Woodward and Whit. Wouldn't it be great if you could ban cell phones at the dinner table and still have someone spying on everything you say? Well, Prego pasta is coming to the rescue. Prego has announced a new device called The Conversation Keeper. It records what's said at the dinner table intentionally. Interesting. It's shaped like a pocky puck, kind of like it looks a little like the lid on a Prego jar. You press a button on the top of the puck and you record the conversation. There's no screen. There's no connectivity outside of a USB port for charging it or for transferring anything that's recorded. It just holds up to eight hours of audio. Okay. All right. And apparently the puck can also chime in. trying to spark real conversations, saying things like, how is school today? I guess if your parent or sibling can't come up with that question, the puck will. I guess I don't understand what the point if it is. Yeah. Or obviously it's meant to spark conversation. But it...

It's a partnership with StoryCorps. That's a nonprofit that wants to record conversations of everyday Americans. Are we to a point where we can't engage in a conversation? Apparently not. So much that we're relying on a puck to do it for us? It's available at Prego's Webstite. They only cost 20 bucks. And they're only planning to sell about 100 of them. I know. It seems rather pointless to me. Well, I just, I mean, it's pretty sad if you have to rely on a prego puck to prompt conversation that you can't. Do it yourselves. But then it gets recorded. But it gets recorded. And who knows what StoryCorps does with it once they get that recording. For prosperity. Or whatever. Yeah. So either way. You know, you can sit there and, man, I can't think about what to discuss tonight. Let's ask Prago. Let's push that button there and see what. It's sort of like an easy button from, you know, yeah. So hey, Prego, what are we going to discuss tonight? It's got to be. I can't help but think it's got to be tied into. things like the things you push it and say wouldn't it be great to have some spaghetti tomorrow probably yeah somehow get prego right i'm sure there's an ad involved there push the button and it says something like you know how about pasta for dinner yeah that was that was my idea was you know isn't this sauce delicious yeah yeah yeah you know how about ravioli for for dinner tomorrow night who knows and then you say stings then you reply Okay, I'll go pick up some ragu. Yeah. And then watch the thing, watch smoke come out of the name. Exactly, yes. Yeah, okay, let's, let's pick up some Newman's own. It is 656. Here with what we're going with. Let's go to Olive Garden. 6 o'clock hour in the books. Now we get ready for the big 7 o'clock hour coming up. We'll have tons of great information for you. We will. As a matter of fact, you mentioned that Fox News poll. We're going to talk with Eben Brown from Fox News Radio. Fox News has a whole bunch of new polls out on this year's midterms and President Trump. and the cabinet job ratings. And Evan Brown will be with us at 730 to break down the new poll and what it says about the midterms. Good. Looking forward to talking with Evan about that. It is news, course, sports, business, weather, traffic. It's all coming up. Next in the 7 o'clock hour. More great information coming your way on 98, 7 and 1330, KNSSS.

Good morning. It is 701 here on this Thursday, April 23rd, here on KNSS. Currently in Wichita, we do have a gusty wind out of the south. Cloudy sky, it is 69 degrees already here on this Thursday morning. Iran intercepted three ships. Yesterday morning, the White House accusing them of piracy amid the U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, claiming the regime is desperate and on the brink of collapse. They struck three cargo ships, boarded and seized two of them, the reason given the vessels didn't have the proper permission. It was clearly an answer to the U.S. Navy seizure this week of two Iran-linked vessels, one in the Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka and one in the Gulf close to the strait. Even though they're causing their own maritime mayhem, Iran claims the U.S. naval blockade is a violation of the ceasefire and says that's a reason its negotiators didn't show up for peace talks this week. Now, at a pro-government parade in Tehran, organized by the government, apparent ballistic missiles were on display. And Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah are still trading pot shots in Lebanon along the northern Israeli border area. That's Fox is Greg Palcott with that report from Tel Aviv, Israel. A partial shutdown of the federal government is still in effect. Kansas Congressman Tracy Mann says it concerns funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Democrats are unwilling to fund some basic services of government and that protect us. Department of Homeland Security includes Border Patrol, ICE. Coast Guard, FEMA, you know, a lot of really important agencies that are standing on the front lines and protecting every U.S. citizen. By the, those folks protect every Republican, Democrat, independent, nonvoter as well. So the whole thing is very frustrating. Congressman Mann appeared live with Woodward and Witt yesterday on KNS. The family of a woman who was found dead in Illinois is pushing for changes to the state's Safety Act. Jose Luis Mendoza Gonzalez, a Mexican national, here illegally, faces charges in the death of 37-year-old Megan Boss in Waukegonne last year. Though a judge released Mendoza Gonzalez back into the public without bail under the state's Safety Act law. In Illinois, you can commit a variety of violent crimes and still be released pretrial with no consequences. Boss's mother, Jennifer, backing a new Republican-sponsored bill that would give judges more discretion on pretrial release. I hope that those who hold the power to change this legislation will hear me. That as Illinois governor, Democrat J.B. Pritzker, who signed the Safety Act into law, is defending it, saying it creates a more... equitable justice system. In Chicago, Jeff Monaco, Fox News. Court rulings are bolstering mandates to display the Ten Commandments in public schools in the U.S. as supporters push to expand the role of religion in classrooms. In Oklahoma, the former top education official required public schools to begin incorporating the Bible into lesson plans for students in grades 5 through 12.

prompting a lawsuit from parents and teachers. Many schools simply ignored the mandate. The Oklahoma Supreme Court blocked an attempt by the state to have the first publicly funded religious charter school in the country. The case is pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. Girls flag football might become an official high school sport in Kansas. The board of the Kansas State High School Activities Association is going to vote at its meeting today on whether to sanction the sport as a Keisha activity next season. It's been gaining popularity across Kansas during the past couple of years, driven in large part by a lot of support from the Kansas City Chiefs Organization. The Wichita Public School District introduced the sport, not knowing how many students would even be interested. This past fall, seven public high school teams played in the inaugural season of the New League in Wichita. It was overseen by the Chiefs. Currently, Wichita teams function as school clubs rather than official sports teams. Police say people are impersonating staff at the Wichita Police Department as part of a recess of a recent phone scam. WP. PD reminded the public in a Facebook post that staff will never call and ask for money or payment of any kind. If you receive a suspicious call, police said you should refrain from sharing any personal information, hang up, and report the incident. Is the air we breathe good or bad? Well, we'll find out. And, oh, boy, big mistake for a few people in Florida. I'll tell you what that mistake was. And we will get the in-depth weather forecast. We'll be seeing what's going on with Storm Team 12, Chief Meteorologist Ross Jansen. She'll tell us what to keep an eye on tonight. So that's coming up as well. You'll want to be here for that. KNSS. News time is 706.

709 here on this Thursday morning here with Woodward and Whip. The American Lung Association's latest state of the air report shows about half of United States residents breathe unhealthy air. The annual report shows air-breathed by about 152 million people contains ozone or particle pollution when industrial emissions, car exhaust, dust, and other pollutants interact with sunlight to worsen air quality. It also finds more than 129 million people live in counties with failing grades for handling ozone pollution. People of color were found more likely living in areas that fail all major pollution measures, increasing danger for them. More than 33 million kids live where at least one major pollutant is present. The report suggests less time outside on air quality alert days and high-quality masks for extra protection. Gernal Scott, Fox News. The genetic parents of an IVF baby believed to have been born to the wrong mother in Florida have been located. Tiffany's score and Stephen Miller are suing a now closed IVF facility in Orlando after score gave birth to a baby who was not their genetic match. They suspect score was implanted with the wrong embryo making the discovery after birth, noticing the baby's race was different from hers and Mills. Their lawyer now says the baby's genetic parents have been identified through testing. The couple says the identities will remain confidential and that legal matters need to be sorted out, but they intend to keep the baby's score gave birth to. In Miami, Eben Brown, Fox News. How the heck do you make that mistake? Somebody made the mistake. Jamie Christmas. It was 7-Eleven here on this Thursday morning at KNSSS. Traffic right now in the Wichita area, the traffic volumes are picking up. Traffic conditions still fairly good. Slowest moving traffic right now is northbound on K-15, heading into that road construction right around I-135. We've also got some spots of fairly heavy traffic east and westbound over on West Kellogg in places, and that's between... 151st Street West and Mays Road. So watch out there. Traffic update. 987 and 1330 KNSS and the Accident Recovery Team Traffic Center on Jed Chambers. Now let's take a look at the in-depth forecast. Here is Storm Team 12, Chief Meteorologist Ross Jansen. Good morning, Ross. Well, good morning to you, Ted and John. How about some more wind? Yeah, because we haven't had enough already. I know. It just seems like every day we're talking about the Kansas wind, and we've had a lot of it. Of course, that is common during springtime, but we do get a chance of some thunderstorms coming up today, and as you're probably well aware of, there's a risk of severe weather as this cold front moves into the area. Now, latest models, again, just coming in in the past couple of hours, start to pop off a few thunderstorms at 5 o'clock, but those will be north of Wichita.

The metro area is going to get through evening rush hour without any risk of severe thunderstorms, but any time after 7 o'clock, we do need to be on guard. Now, that being said, we'll probably have a tornado watch for the area before we get to 5 or 6 o'clock this evening, but the actual thunderstorm activity and the active weather doesn't really start to show up on our mapping until after 7 o'clock. And then a line of storms will form, and if the timing holds up, the expectation by... Well, certainly by 9 or 10 o'clock tonight, it's going to be well east of Wichita. And even before midnight, it will be out of our area altogether. That'll lead us into some beautiful weather tomorrow behind this cold front. And finally, finally, we see the wind calming down for a day. That'll be happening heading into Friday. Notice we said just a day. So the high today, 85. We will cool down into the low 50s later on tonight, looking at a high of 77 tomorrow. And then more thunderstorm chances coming up this weekend. If you're trying to accomplish something outdoors, your best bet is Saturday morning to mid-afternoon. Once we get closer to the evening, things could get kind of stormy around south central Kansas. And Sunday also with a chance of a few thunderstorms, which could include some severe weather as well. Right now in Wichita. We've got a very mild start to the day at 63 degrees, and those winds continue out of the south. That's your Storm Team 12 forecast. I'm chief meteorologist, Ross Jansen. Yeah, that wind is blowing, and the... We're looking at what's going on tonight, too, like you've been talking about. It's one of the things you've been talking about is that stuff that forms and kind of in line with the Kansas turnpike, either east or west of it. I'm telling you, you can't make this stuff up. Three days ago it looked like it might be a little bit more central, south central Kansas than with each passing model run, it's just east, east, east, and now it definitely looks like it did last Friday where it's... Those areas along in southeast of the turnpike are going to have the best chance. Eventually, we'll take that magnet that's been stuck over the turnpike and we'll shift it somewhere else in Kansas. But once again today, it's... The turnpike and areas to the east. And then you've got this deal this morning. It's almost 70 degrees. The sun barely came up. Oh, Kansas weather. It's weird. It just keeps us on our toes. Well, that's why we have you here. Thanks for Ross. That's always good. That's why we check in with Ross every morning and get the in-depth forecast. Storm Team 12, Chief Meteorologist Ross Jansen, right here with Woodward and Witt on KNS. 715 here on this Thursday morning. You know, you might have, we know you have stuff sitting around at your house. And guess what? Stuff that you have sitting around from the 2000s are now considered collectibles. I've heard some of this. Some people call it junk. Yeah. And, you know, because. If you keep stuff around long enough, it becomes collectible. Well, keep in mind, just because some people think it's, I mean, you know what my wife and I do, our small business. We get a lot of this.

theoretical stuff that everybody, I mean, we're constantly getting calls. People say, I've got, you know, Beanie Babies and this. Yeah, right. But, you know, go ahead. I know, I've heard some of these. I'll tell you if they're actually valuable or not. Go ahead. You know, VHS tapes. No, not valuable. You can't find VHS players anymore. Yeah. Supposedly, Gen Ziers like analog stuff. Yes. Not really valuable. All right. DVDs. Is the CDs, vinyl, LPs, Blu-Rays, DVDs are leading the way? Some of the LPs, some of those classic vinyl, yes. Yeah, in good condition, with the album, with the case, like a Beatles-Wiating album, some of those, yes. What about Lego sets? Absolutely, without a doubt. Yes, absolutely. Again, like we've talked about the other day, you've got to have the box, though. You can't just have them loose, and they've got to be complete. First editions of anything. Oh, yes. But that's always been throughout history. If you have a first edition of anything, it's in good conditions. Yeah, and again, condition matters. Like the Harry Potter books. Oh, yes. Maybe something like that. Mm-hmm. What about gaming consoles? Yes. What about like the old Nintendo 64? If they're working. If it's in good condition. That's the key. It's got to be working. What about iPods? Again, you know, some kids think iPods junk are cool. But if they're working, and that's the key. You know, so many times we've had these come into our store over the years and people say, oh, I've got this, but they haven't tested it. And if it doesn't work, it's a boat anchor. iPhones, if they're still sealed up. If they're still sealed, yep, new in the box. Anything new in the box has got some value. And another thing they'll put on the tour merchandise. Yeah, some of that can be. You went to a concert and got something, bought something at the souvenir stand and you have it. You'd be surprised. You know what's something else? Vintage jeans can be worth. Like if you've got old Levi's that are in good conditions, some of the originals, oh yeah, some of that stuff can be worth quite a bit. Something else, Barbies. If they're in good condition. They have conventions for that. Yes, you'd be surprised. And the same with Star Wars toys. You know, they've been GI Joe's. Again, if they're originals in the original boxes, I mean, trust me, my wife and I, I'll take that stuff any day. We have a lot of that kind of collectibles. I think the bottom line is 99. 8% of what you have is probably junk. Yes. Maybe there's something. Oh, yeah. I mean, we get calls all the time. You know, I've got my grandmother's precious moments. No, don't want them. Yeah, yeah, no, that kind. But sadly, part of, you know what else is not worth anything? China. And that's something that people hold on to like it's gold. Yes. Not worth, no. And silver, unfortunately. A lot of people, you know, they had their grandma's silver. Most of it's silver plate.

not worth anything because it's only it's only means something to you correct because your mom or your grandmother exactly and and the problem is the younger generation don't want it don't know how to set a table and you know they're they eat on paper plates and they because they first off they they don't even know how to set a table let alone want to deal with it and don't know that you know they wash it in the washing or in the in the dishwasher which of course will ruin a lot of it And it's just that stuff. Plus, you break it. Now you got... Right. Yeah, my mom has a... Lovely set of China. It all displayed in a China in a case. And I'm like, there was one time I started asking her... And she had a story about every piece of it. Oh, I'm sure. It belonged to great grandma. She may have brought it over from Germany. This was given to us at our wedding. I was like, okay. Right. And do you want it? No. I don't see any of the children wanting to have to take care of this or want it. Yeah, exactly. And we get those calls all the time, and then we have to try and tell them. Sorry, no. There's a lovely website called Replacements.com. Help yourselves. It is 719. You're with Woodward and Witt. Let's take a look at what's going on in sports. Sports is brought to you by SertaPro Painters. Schedule your free estimate online at surtapro.com. All right. Football is the focus for the next few days as we get underway with the 91st annual National Football League draft. This year's event taking place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The number one overall pick is the Las Vegas Raiders. The Kansas City Chiefs have two first round picks this year at number nine overall and at number 29 overall. So the Chiefs heading into tonight have two first round draft picks. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid talking about the Chiefs and what they will do tonight a little bit and General Manager Brett Veach and Coach Reed looking forward to tonight. We're here, so we have no choices. So we've embraced that. And you don't want to be here, but we've gotten past that phase, and we're in it. And so let's come out with a good football player, wherever it might be. I mean, Brett has just exhausted every means here, and we'll continue to do that up through draft day. and through the whole draft. But that's how he rolls. All right. We'll see what the chiefs come up with tonight with two first-round draft picks on the table. Let's go over to baseball where the Kansas City Royals have finally made an official decision. The Royals are leaving Copman Stadium. Their only home they've ever had. And they will be moving downtown to the Crown Center area in Kansas City, Missouri for a new location. It's a big partnership with Hallmark as part of a $3 billion project. Nearly $2 billion of that is for the stadium itself. And that's what's going on. So they're going to groundbreaking is next year.

Two-thirds of this is going to be funded by private money, one-third of it by public money, $600 million coming from the city of Kansas City, Missouri. Chip into this baseball stadium project. The Kaufman Stadium lease for the Royals expires in the year 2013. So we've still got a few years left before that change gets made, but they're talking about groundbreaking next year, so they'll be getting the project started. The Royals have made that official decision. Meanwhile, on the field yesterday afternoon, well, not so good for the Royals. Baltimore took a 2-0 first inning lead on a two-run Pete Alonzo Homer. Casey got one of those runs back in the home half of the first and of any past Quintino home run. Casey then went ahead. 3-2 with 2 in the 4th, but Casey could not hold the lead, and the Orioles won the game and this series. Final score was 8-6. Royal starter Michael Waka has struggled against Baltimore in his career, and the O's got him again yesterday. Waka allowed six runs in six in a third innings. We're on tomorrow night, beginning at 6, right here on the Royals Baseball Network. Now, you can hear that game tomorrow night over on KF for Royals Baseball. How about Wichita State softball? Nine wins in a row. Shockers won yesterday on the road at Kansas City, 5 to 2. As a relief pitcher, Ava Sliger, went two scoreless innings. Her record this year is now 8 and 1. She was the winning pitcher. There's some late runs there by the shocks. Nine wins in a row for Shocker's softball. Minor League Baseball, the Wichita Wind Surge, playing some great baseball. Another win last night on the road at Northwest Arkansas, 9 to 7 over the naturals. Surge pitcher William Fleming, throwing a scoreless 7th and 8th innings out of the bullpen. He has not given up an earned run this season. 0.0 earned run average. Pretty good guy to have coming out of the pen for you. Hey, the wind surge has won 8 of its last 10. Three games back in the division standings behind Tulsa, who has also won 8 out of 10. Wichita at Northwest Arkansas again tonight. That is Sports with Woodward and Witt. Sports is brought to you by Wichita Brewing Company, where, on this warm day, it's patio season. Have a brew with a view on Delano's rooftop deck. That'd be cool. Enjoy happy hour on WBC East patio, or grab a pizza outside is shielded from the setting sun at WBC West. Yeah, when you think patio, think Wichita Brewing Company. That is pizza and beer made here. 724 here with Woodward and Witt. We will take a look at traffic and weather coming up, and a widely used food could be messing with your memory. Let's find out what that is coming up on the House Call for Health on KNSS. Good morning. It is 732 here on this Thursday, Ted Woodward and John Whitmire with you on April 23rd. Currently in Wichita, we have a gusty wind out of the south. It is a cloudy sky. It is 68 degrees here on this Thursday morning.

Iran attacked three ships in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday morning, this following similar action from the U.S. amid its blockade. Iranian Revolutionary Guard gunboats seizing two of them. Iran claims the vessels didn't have proper permission. Part of Iran's efforts to tighten its stranglehold on the strait and respond to the seizure of two ships by the U.S. Navy in the Gulf near the strait and farther afield recently. Iran claims the U.S. blockade, which is hurting to Iran's economy, breaks the current ceasefire. A chief negotiator posting, a complete ceasefire only makes sense if it is not violated by the maritime blockade and the hostage taking of the world's economy. Iran is making its own maritime mischief, but says it won't talk until the Navy blockade is halted. And that's Fox's Greg Palcott with that report in Tel Aviv, Israel. A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Regional Director visited Wichita East High School. Jeff Cars visited the school to promote Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new nutrition guidelines. Cars said a third of all children are obese and pre-diabetic. They are encouraging children to eat proteins and wheat products and move away from carbohydrates and sugars. Cars is an alumnus of East High School. He graduated in 1980. State-funded pre-kindergarten programs are expanding in states across the U.S. nationally, nearly 1.8 million children, including 37% of 4-year-olds, and 9% of 3-year-olds, were enrolled in a preschool that was funded and administered by a state government in the 2024-25 school year. Kansas has been growing the number of children served and increased its spending on pre-K programs. Nationally, enrollment for three-year-olds has increased. Kansas and Colorado are among a few states serving at least one-fifth of three-year-olds for state-funded pre-kindergarten programs. Oklahoma, which was the first state to achieve universal pre-K in practice, ranked towards the top of the nation in state-funded pre-K enrollment. Details have been released on the net worth of one of Minnesota, of one of Minnesota Congresswoman. Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, you know, generally speaking, is quick to talk when it comes to slamming the president or the GOP. But when it comes to taking questions about her skyrocketing wealth scandal, well, mums the word. Dodging questions after blaming the scandal on, wait for it, an accounting error. And we're talking about one heck of an error. Her alleged net worth. dropping by millions of dollars overnight. A new congressional filing showing her network went upwards of 30 million, then all the way back down to under 100 grand. It also shows she has up to 100K in student loan debt and credit card debt. She chalks up the discrepancies to an accounting error saying she was too busy to do the filing herself. That was Fox's Kevin Court, Cork, with the details from Washington, D.C. U.S. Congressman from Kansas, Ron Estes, recently visited Butler Community College's welding facility in Rose Hill. Congressman Estes toured the facilities located on the campus of Rose Hill High School. He watched students demonstrate what they've learned in their welding classes.

WSU Tech's niche and Sustana Grant hosted a Kernza from Kansas tasting yesterday on Earth Day. They created dishes centered around Kernza, a perennial grain developed in salina by the Land Institute. The grain is getting national attention for its environmental benefits. Kernza prevents soil erosion and it holds soil in place for years. Artificial intelligence moving further into physical reality. Take a ride share in China and chances are growing. It's a Robotaxi. A Goldman Sachs analyst suggesting China's Robotaxy fleet will nearly triple this year to 14,000, make up 36% of all ride shares by 2035. With the U.S. Robotaxy market forecast to triple by 2030. The robotruck trend even more dramatic in China. They now have 8,000. Robotrucks forecast to multiply to 760,000 by 2035. With predictions that AI-powered roads and freight networks are the new frontier, the U.S. and China locked in a race to automate, competing with Chinese stock players like We Ride, Pony AI, and Baidu. Theresa Crowley, Fox News. A man in New Orleans may be rethinking his car protection that sparked burglars to shoot his vehicle dozens of times. There were numerous 9mm and 45 caliber shell casings outside a home in New Orleans Saturday. After a man who doesn't want to be identified, used a unique theft deterrent. A mannequin in the passenger seat of his truck wearing a scary mask. These guys were coming down the street and going into vehicles and when they got to mine. He started to open the door and he got scared. The burglar jumped back and started shooting that his friends began shooting at least 30 rounds. The truck owner now reconsidering his theft deterrent strategy. Definitely not a good idea in hindsight. Police in New Orleans say no arrests have been made so far. Jeff Monasso, Fox News. Let's take a look at our weather forecast and see what's going on tonight, especially Storm Team 12 meteorologist Jake Dunn. Good morning, Jake. Good morning. Gray skies out the door will eventually turn partly cloudy, a high of 85, strong gusty south winds between 20 and 30 miles per hour. After 5 o'clock through this evening, severe storms are likely, especially along an east of the turnpike. All of that should be done by 10 p.m. or so, then clearing in 52. A beautiful Friday, sunshine in 77, back over to showers and storms on Saturday, and some of those could be severe. That's your forecast from Storm Team 12. I'm meteorologist Jake Dunn. And currently in Wichita, we do have a wind out of the south, gusting up to 29 miles per hour. We're under a cloudy sky. It is 68 degrees here on this Thursday morning with Woodward and Witt. It is 738 here on KNSS. William Shakespeare passed away 410 years ago on this day. Is William Shakespeare overrated? Or is he a... Overrated? Yeah. No, not my question. Not in the slightest. No, you're good. No, you're good. William Shakespeare's place on the stratosphere of things. Fither thee and thither thy. Absolutely not. Okay. Yeah. See? You're all these... Oh, quoting. A new Fox poll is painting a politically volatile picture. A majority of voters, 56% say the Trump administration has not been competent in managing the federal government.

That includes significant skepticism from independence and sadly even some Republicans while overall approval numbers remain underwater across key issues like the economy, inflation, and foreign policy. With us now to bring us some details on the poll is Eben Brown from Fox News Radio. Eben, thank you for joining us this morning. Good morning. So, Evan, when you look at this poll showing 56% questioning the administration's competence, how much of that reflects dissatisfaction with the president specifically versus, say, a broader frustration with Washington, D.C., you know, the old throw the bums out mindset as a whole. Well, I think that always kind of prevails, right? And usually in a midterm, the party in power seems to get, Seems to get trounced. Usually is the common way these things play out. So it's not really all that unsurprising that there would be satisfaction. However, when we talk about things like the economy, 70% of people responding to our poll said that the economy is getting worse, not getting better. whereas 26% say it was getting better. That's a hard thing or could be a hard thing for the Republicans in Congress to shake off. And they could perhaps do that if they have good messaging. but that's not something Republicans are usually good at, whereas Democrats are very good at it. And you can imagine they will be pouncing on that topic these next few months. Things could turn around, I think, if the war comes to an end, not so much that the war itself is the issue, but the effect it's having on gas prices. The gas prices are something that people... uh... are more than noticing and they're even saying that they become troublesome for the family sixty percent say it's a major problem Well, and, you know, the old adage is the economy stupid is, I mean, that's an axiom in politics when it comes to rules. Yes, articulated by James Carvill. Right. Yeah, people do vote with their pocketbooks. If their pocketbooks are not good, they're not happy, they vote accordingly. Yes. You know, kind of the past and the future be darned in that case. uh... you know majority of voters are not living their life day to day looking at at politics and polls uh... many people will make decisions especially when it's not a presidential year uh... they'll make decisions you know a week out from voting about who they're going to vote for uh... so uh... all of this talking that you and i are doing right now are going to be right

We'll fall upon limited ears, really. The majority of people won't start paying attention for months to come. Well, and there is a lot of time still for them to pick up these numbers. The president's strongest issue in this poll remains border security, while areas like inflation and the economy are still pretty negative. How significant is the contrast here, and do you think there's still time for them to turn these numbers around? I think anything can be turned around over the next number of months here. I don't think that that's really too much of an issue. You brought up border security, and that's... That's interesting to me because it was like the last question on the poll. And majority of people saying it's either too strict or it's just about right, which is a vast difference from where it used to be. And I think a lot of people consider that matter to be solved. We're not talking much about border security anymore. We'll talk about ice issues within cities with the enforcement matters. uh... in in cities but in terms of border security those crowds of people showing up and and and getting deposited on the streets in places like el paso and uvaldi uh... and uh... having them transported uh... in the middle of the night on buses and planes to to cities will well within the interior of the united states that's not happening anymore and you know it's it's kind of become a non-issue or a solved issue Another interesting element in this poll is the divide within the Republican Party itself, particularly between MAGA and non-Maga voters. How much of a challenge does that pose for party unity? Well, the Republicans are famous for being disunified, no matter whether President Trump is there or not there. And so Democrats are much more of a unified party. Democratic voters are more likely to come out and vote for a Democrat. They really don't necessarily like. They'll just do it to vote for the party, whereas Republicans, if they don't like the Republican nominee, they tend to stay home. It's a strange discrepancy. But we are seeing that... 6040 of so-called non-Maga voters. 60 will vote Republican in this. And that's different than what we've seen in the past. What we're now calling non-Maga voters, we probably used to call never-Trumpers. those those numbers of people who just hated Donald Trump as being a Republican nominee they they would those numbers were higher and they would they would vastly stay home out of protest or disgust or whatever the emotion is that they wanted to to bring up but we're not seeing that as as as so stringent anymore if 60% of them are saying they're going to come and vote Republican anyway then maybe that that that that

party problem has been alleviated. It probably has something to do with the fact that Donald Trump is not in a first term, but in a second term, and is almost in sort of lame duck land at some point. You know, we're coming into the final two years of Donald Trump being in the presidency, and he won't be back after that, no matter what he's going to tell you. Unless the Republicans really take overwhelming majorities in Congress and they... They work to amend the Constitution, which I don't see happen. No, I don't either. Eben, we appreciate you joining us. Thank you again for joining us this morning. That's Eben Brown with Fox News Radio. 745 here with Woodward and Witt, and we have a local business update coming up from the Wichita Business Journal with editor Kirk Seminoff, and he'll tell us about the aftermath of Boeing and Spirit Aerosystems here in Wichita and how that's all playing out. KNSSS News Time is 746. It's 750 with Ted Woodward and John Whitmire on 987 and 1330 KNS. Coming up our Wichita Business Journal update with Kirk Semenoff. Now it's time for three big things. Three. Kansas Ways adding girls flag football as official high school sport. According to the Kansas State High School Athlete Activities Association, they're set to vote today. Two. Secretary of the Navy John Phelan was forced out, effective immediately, following reported clashes with Defense Secretary, Pete Egg said. One. Two Southwest Airlines planes come within 50 feet of each other in close call near Nashville Airport. That's three big things with Woodward and Whit on KNS. Let's take a little traffic with Jed Chambers. The traffic volume is still pretty heavy here in Wichita, a couple of areas to avoid that road construction northbound on K-15, really slow approaching I-135 down there in South Wichita. We have a stalled-out vehicle westbound Kellogg at Meridian. Watch for a slowdown, and we have a little bit of a slowdown now northbound on I-235 between Seneca and Meridian in South Wichita. Traffic Update from 987 and 1330KNS. The Accident Recovery Team Traffic Center. I'm Jed Chambers. Clear and gusty today with some storms likely after 5, a high of 85 degrees this evening, storms likely some severe, then clearing late. With a low of 52 degrees, tomorrow sunny, mild and 77 degrees. Right now in Wichita, it's cloudy, windy, and 70 degrees at Wichita's severe weather station, 987 and 1330, KNSS. 751 here on this Thursday morning on KNSS. Let's take a look back yesterday and see what the stock market did. I'm Damian Troisi, and this is the AP Markets Report. Stocks rose to more records on Wall Street Wednesday. The S&P 500 rallied 1% and topped its all-time highs set on Friday. The NASDA composite rose 1.6% to also set a record. The Dow rose 0.7%. Boeing, Boston Scientific, and several other big companies gained ground after giving encouraging financial updates. Cautions still hung over Wall Street because of uncertainty over the war with Iran.

Oil prices rose. The war has significantly restricted shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and that has cut global oil supplies. Damian Troisi, New York. Now it's time for a local business update from the Wichita Business Journal, and that's brought to you by Mr. Electric, lighting up the path to your success. And let's get that great news update. Here he is, the editor at the Wichita Business Journal. Good morning, Kirk Seminoff. Good morning, Ted Woodward. In its first full quarter with operations centered in Wichita after acquiring Spirit Aerosystems, the Boeing Company reported $22.2 billion in revenue Wednesday as deliveries increased and losses narrowed. The company says a recovery in its commercial airplane division helped offset higher costs tied to integrating Spirit, which is now Boeing's largest Wichita operation. Boeing plans to ramp up 737 production to 47 jets per month this summer. with leaders saying the Wichita built supply chain is tracking to that plan. Longtime Wichita home builder, Paul Gray Homes, has broken ground on a headquarters along the fast-growing Greenwich Corridor in East Wich. The 8,000 square foot office will sit near 27th and Boulder Drive, which is behind the Greenwich Place Shopping Center, and is expected to be finished by winter or spring of 27. The building will house Paul Gray Homes, Gray-Con Building Group, and Folston Construction. as the company looks to expand its 15-person team. Co-owner Paul Gray says the location puts the firm in the middle of some of the region's most active residential and mixed-use development. And Wichita's largest architecture firm is in the running for a major Army design contract worth up to $250 million. Pessera is one of five firms nationwide selected by the Department of Defense to compete for military design projects across the Midwest over the next decade. The firm will bid on individual projects as they arise. with work potentially continuing through 2036. Tessera has a growing portfolio of Army projects nationwide and brought in about 30 million in local architectural buildings, billings last year. Local breaking business news every day on KNS and at Wichita Business Journal.com. For the Wichita Business Journal, I'm Kirk Semenoff. Yeah, Tessaray, another one of those companies that I don't know if they're necessarily under the radar, but, man, Wichita has companies like that that are getting these massive contracts with the military and the federal government. It's pretty good. One thing I've learned over the years is what architecture firms do in Wichita is not necessarily the only thing they're doing. We've got some great firms here in town that are doing a lot of work not only around Kansas but in the Midwest around the country and worldwide HFG architecture does a lot of worldwide healthcare architecture.

Yep, that's pretty cool that we have companies like that are getting things done. Hey, Kirk, we appreciate it, and we'll talk to you again next hour and get another great local business update from the Wichita Business Journal with Kirk Seminoff. Hey, the 7 o'clock hour is in the books. Check. Now we go to and check off the box for the 8 o'clock hour. Tons of great information coming your way, including entertainment news in the blur. That'll be at 835. Yeah, plus, yeah, I don't know if you're aware, Ted. There's a gubernatorial election coming up this fall. You know, you might have heard. I have. And we've got a, what, eight, nine different Republicans running for... Trying to get the nod for the nomination for the primary, which is coming up in August. So we're going to start having some of those candidates come on, so you get a chance to hear from them. And we'll start here coming up about 10 minutes with Philip Sarnakey. He is a Republican candidate for governor, and he'll be with us here about 8.10. Very good. About 10 minutes. So B, make sure you're here for that as well. KNSSS News Time is 756.

Ted Woodward and John Whitmire. This is Woodward and Witt on 987 and 1330 KNSS, Wichita's number one talk. Good morning. It is 6 o'clock here on this Thursday, April 23rd, here on 987 and 1330 KNSS. We'll be telling you about Iran blaming the United States about insecurity. I'm Rodney Price. Sedgwick County Commissioners met 11 students who graduated from Project Search. We'll tell you what that program is just ahead. Currently in Wichita, we do have a cloudy sky as we await the sunrise later this hour. We do have a wind out of the south, and it is 68 degrees already here on this. Thursday morning. Iran blaming the United States over Persian Gulf insecurity. Turkey is warning that the war is weakening Europe. In a series of posts on X, Iran's government alleges the United States and Israel are at the root of what it calls insecurity in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. This a day after Iran claimed to have seized two ships in the strait, with a third cargo ship also attacked. U.S. Central Command reports its blockade of Iranian ports has seen 31 vessels turned around so far. Meanwhile, Turkey's president has warned the conflict is starting to weaken Europe. Rishap Taip. Recep Tayyip Erdogan is calling for a peace-oriented approach before things get worse. Jonathan Savage, Fox News. At Wednesday's Sedgwick County Commission meeting, the board got to meet 11 interns who graduated from Project Search. The program is a business-led collaboration that enables young adults with disabilities to gain and maintain employment through training and career exploration. The students participated in three 10-week internships at various county departments to gain real-world job skills. Commissioner Ryan Beatty let those interns know how proud he was of them. I want you to know that you have incredible value to anybody that's going to hire you, and you're going to get great recommendations from these commissioners because we've seen the value that you brought to our organization, and you're going to do great work. So we're really proud of you guys. Thanks for joining us. Central County has partnered with Wichita Public Schools for 11 years. Rodney Price, KNS News. Law enforcement in Sedgwick County taking part in crisis intervention training this week.

The Sedgwick County Developmental Disability Organization helped bring in those from Starkey Incorporated to help. The nonprofit serves those with disabilities. Wichita Police Sergeant Kenneth Kimball says the goal is to inform officers about how they can talk to people with autism or other behavioral health concerns. We brought in some people who have lived experiences and those folks are here sharing their stories with us and they're letting us know how was it when they dealt with the police. And that's what we need to know. something wrong in the past, we need to fix it so we don't do the same thing again and make the same mistakes. Jamie Reed, Director of Communications with Starkey, says this training gives officers a chance to view situations from the perspective of someone with autism or behavioral issues. Some of our individuals who are part of this training explain, if you approach me, give me a minute. to calm down, give me a minute to answer your questions, back up, give me some space, and officers learn how that they can de-escalate the situation. This training is an annual event for law enforcement in Sedgwick County. Phil Hildebrand, KNSSS News. Kansas Congressman Tracy Mann says he's proud of efforts in Congress to deliver tax cuts to Americans. There's a quote from Ronald Reagan. You know, Reagan said that to... Democrats every day's April 15th and two Republicans every day is July the 4th, right? Which I think is pretty good. You know, that's such a Ronald Reagan quip right there. But the Massacre of Kansas last week received a much larger tax refund than they were expecting. That's a good thing. Congressman Mann appeared live on KNSS yesterday with Woodward and Witt. As the midterm elections approach, voters tell Fox News in a new poll where they stand on the people and issues that could sway their choices. The president is not on the midterm ballot, but his current job approval is at 42%. Right now, 56% of respondents say President Trump's policies are hurting the economy, while 28% say they're helping. Voters say inflation and prices are America's biggest issues now, and 62% say grocery prices are a major problem, while 60% label gas prices the same way. On the issues, voters feel Republicans... are better on border security, crime, immigration, and national security, while Democrats are favored on the economy, inflation, foreign policy, and artificial intelligence. Gernal Scott, Fox News. Hey, you know, we're really good at making stuff here in the U.S., but apparently we can't make spacesuits. Find out more about that. And you might see some coworkers with someone tagging along today. We'll tell you about that as well. And here on this Thursday morning, we'll get your weather forecast. And we do need to pay attention because something might brew tonight. So we'll get the latest from Storm Team 12 on the weather. Hey, we're off and running. Glad you're with us here on this Thursday morning. It is 606 here on KNSS.

609 here was Woodward and Witt on this Thursday morning. A government report warns that NASA's new spacesuits could derail future missions to the moon. NASA has poured billions and more than two decades into developing next generation spacesuits. But a scathing Inspector General report warns the agency is still nowhere near the finish line and the moon mission could be at risk. Current spacesuits aboard the International Space Station are more than 50 years old and plagued by dangerous leaks and life support failures. If delays continue, new suits may not arrive until 2031, years after NASA's 2028 Artemis moon landing target. The report warns the stakes are high that astronauts could be forced to rely on outdated gear or the lunar landing could slip even further. Carmen John Roberts, Fox News. You may see a lot of shorter co-workers on the job today since it's take your daughters and sons to work day. Well, it may just seem like a fun day away from school. Research shows the experience children get from take our daughters and sons to work day may help shape children's futures. A Harvard Business School study found that daughters of working mothers are more likely to hold jobs. and earn higher incomes compared with daughters whose mothers stayed home full-time. When fathers are seen juggling work as well as caregiving at home, sons grow up more likely to share family responsibilities. And the Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Foundation says it's a good time to share with your kids what skills and education your job requires. Jill Nato, Fox News. I got an idea, Ted. Yes. How about... Put your daughters and sons to work day. Hey. That's an even better idea. Wow. Yeah. I got yard work. Exactly. That's a better idea. Have the youngster go up and do some chores. There you go. I got weeds to pull. It is 6-Eleven here with Woodward and Whit on this Thursday morning as you get your traffic commute underway here today. Not mist and fog like there was yesterday. We'll keep you updated at a Jad Chambers. We'll have your traffic updates all morning long, Jad. That's right, Ted. Full visibility this morning. Traffic conditions looking quite a bit better than they did this time yesterday. Back, things looking good right now. We don't have a whole lot of... Traffic volume out there just yet, looking at the cameras. Looks like things are moving right along, and traffic volumes are not very heavy, so things looking good right now. Traffic Update from 98-7 and 1330KNSSS. The Accident Recovery Team Traffic Center. I'm Jed Chambers. And let's take a look at that weather forecast from Storm Team 12 with meteorologist Jake Dunn. Good morning, Jake. Good morning. Gray skies out the door will eventually turn partly cloudy, a high of 85, strong gusty south winds between 20 and 30 miles per hour. After 5 o'clock through this evening, severe storms are likely, especially along and east of the turnpike. All of that should be done by 10 p.m. or so, then clearing in 52. A beautiful Friday, sunshine in 77. Back over to showers and storms on Saturday, and some of those could be severe. That's your forecast from Storm Team 12. I'm meteorologist Jake Dunn.

And currently in Wichita, we do have a wind out of the south under a cloudy sky as we await the sunrise later on this hour. It is already 68 degrees here at KNSS, your Wichita severe weather station, 987 and 1330. 613 here with Woodward and Witt. Yeah, it's the first thing I noticed when I was walking in today is that wind out of the south blowing in the middle of the night. It's... Not a calm day. No, I had to actually get up in the middle of the night and close the window. Oh, really? Because the blinds were going so bad. Blowing in out of the south. I was enjoying the temperature, but not the wind. Yeah, so that's going to be one of our features today is at gusty south wind, and maybe late this afternoon into the evening might see some severe storms in the area as well. So we'll keep an eye on that as we go throughout the day. 613 with Woodward and Witt here on KNS. So I got one for you. Uh, yeah. Uh, you know, we're talking about taking your kids to work day. Oh, yes, yes. These are the, uh, young minds as Rush Limbaugh used to call them the young skulls full of mush. Yes, that is correct. Yes. Well, um, sometimes they are literally skulls full of mush. So a, uh, someone on Reddit asked teachers, what are the funniest slash dumbest thing a student has ever said or done? Okay, maybe, you know, you get some unique answers. Oh, sure. Teachers have to deal with that all the time. They sure do. So they posted the top answers, and here are the top five, shall we say, winners. And I use that term loosely. So number five here, a teacher was going over World War II when a girl raised her hand and enthusiastically asked completely seriously, wait. England isn't a state in the United States? Yeah. Okay. Number four, a student found his teacher's master's thesis and then tried to turn parts of it back in to the teacher verbatim as an assignment. Well, that's just... Yeah. That's just a kid that's preparing for a future and plagiarism. Plagiarism. Or politics. Or not having to come up with an original thought. Just stealing other people's stuff. Exactly. Or future politician. Number three, a leader asked, or rather a teacher asked what year was. And she heard 2008. Nobody knows what you. 2012, 1985 and 2020. And then one student asked, hold on, can I look it up on her phone? Just look it up on the phone, like we do everything else in our lives. What year it was? Yeah. Okay. Number two, a student said that having a baby boy or girl was determined by whether or not they had an iny or an outy belly button. Yes, these are young geniuses. Well, yeah. And the number one, student. funniest slash dumbest things a student has ever done. A teacher was explaining how dangerous UV rays are in the sunlight. Yes. And a student asked, quote, well, if the sun is so dangerous, why did we build it in the first place? Yes. This is the future that we have to look forward to. Well, I mean, that's why kids are in school to learn. Future leaders of America, folks.

You've got to learn somewhere. I guess. That leaves you a whole lot of... Seems like there's some gaps in the... Yes, yes. That leaves you a whole lot of confidence in the next generation, doesn't it? Well, maybe these, but these are the exceptions. Hopefully, let's hope these are the exceptions. Most kids are... What grade level? Well, one of them... It doesn't really say. What it doesn't really say, but... I was going to say depending on the grade level, some of those questions are just things that certain kids at certain grade levels wouldn't have learned yet. It's possible. But then again, turning in a master's thesis and then tried to, that one is probably. Yeah, that kid. Oh, no, that's definitely a high school. That kid's a future criminal. Yeah. Yeah, that one is. But I mean, some of those others, it could be. Totally acceptable if the kid asking it was six years old. Absolutely. Absolutely. I, you know, it definitely makes you, uh, makes you want. You always feel that teachers probably have great stories. Yes. They can tell off. Oh, goodness. Yes. And health care workers, I'm sure always have stories that they can tell off the grid. Yeah. So, I mean, there's always stuff off the record that. Makes you, makes you, you know. Probably have great stories to tell. And that's why I think teachers are the most underappreciated and underpaid. There's no doubt. There's no doubt. And my mother was a teacher. My sister is a teacher. My sister, our daughter-in-law is a teacher. So you know the drill. Oh, yeah. And still underappreciated and undervalued. You know, so I have nothing but love for teachers. Oh, me too. I think we need more teachers, more good teachers. That's, you know, I would love to see that. We'd love to see more good teachers out here. Funny, though. It is 618 here with Woodward and Whit on this Thursday morning, and let's see what's going on in sports. We've got a lot going on. And we'll start out with football. Tonight is the beginning of the three-day big event, the 91st annual National Football League draft. It's taking place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this year. Round one is taking place this evening. Most every team will get one pick to start things out with. The number one overall pick is going to the Las Vegas Raiders, a team in the same division as the Chiefs. The Chiefs have two first round picks this year. They have the number nine overall pick, top ten pick, and then later in the... In the process, the 29th overall pick for the Kansas City Chiefs. So they'll be picking twice tonight. Here's some thoughts on that from Chief's head coach Andy Reed, and he says his general manager, Brett Veitch, and he's ready to draft. He and his guys have scoured the country and have some great names up there. And the thought that we get a couple of these guys is exciting and have an opportunity to do it with a ninth pick. So that's a great thing, too, and have a 29th pick and, you know, a second round pick and a third round pick. So, I mean, there's a good number of picks we've got here. So we'll see who the Chiefs pick tonight with their two first-round draft picks in the NFL draft starting this evening. And we have news from the Kansas City Royals, officially now.

leaving Kaufman Stadium, their longtime home in the Truman Complex, and Royals will be building a new stadium and moving downtown to the Crown Center. And they are partnering with Hallmark. As part of a $3 billion project, the stadium itself will be nearly $2 billion, and they're not going to wait around. Groundbreaking starts next year. Two-thirds of this is funded by private money, one-third by public money. And the Kaufman Stadium lease, of course, expires in 2031. We still have a few years left to get to this, but the Royals finally made a decision and made it official yesterday as to what they're going to do. They'll be moving downtown to the Crown Center area. Speaking of on the field for, oh, yeah, speaking of on the field for the Royals, Things did not go so well. Last night, the Royals lose 8 to 6. That was an afternoon game yesterday of the Baltimore Orioles. The Royals dropped 2 out of 3 to Baltimore. The Royals have lost 9 out of 10 overall, and they now, once again, have the worst record in the major leagues right now. Of course, you heard the game yesterday over on 975 and 1240, KFH, an off day today for the Royals in the middle of this homestand. Minor League Baseball, the Wichita Wind Surge continues in the win column. Wichita winning on the road at Northwest Arkansas last night, a 9-to-7 win over the naturals. Left fielder, Ricardo Olivar, for the wind surge. Two home runs among three on the night for Wichita. Oliver drove in four of the nine runs, and Wichita's bullpen at the end did a pretty nice job. Wichita outscored. Northwest Arkansas 3 to 0 in the final five innings. So nice to not work out of the bullpen there. Hey, the surge has won 8 of its last 10, but so has the team ahead of them in the division. First place Tulsa. They've also won 8 out of 10. Wichita is having some trouble making up ground. Wichita still in second place. Three games behind Tulsa in the division, Wichita at Northwest Arkansas again tonight. Oh man, that Wichita State softball team continues to win as well. The Shockers with a road win yesterday at Kansas City, 5 to 2. And 5-2 was an important number yesterday because that was also the attendance. 5-2. Apparently not a lot of folks were showing up to watch the ruse yesterday. Shock's got the win. At first base, Kinsey Woody, the freshman, hit her first career home run. It came to a pretty good time. A three-run homer in the top of the seventh inning. Shocker softball, now on a nine game winning streak. How about that? Shocker, sir, shocker softball playing well and piling up wins here. Nice win on the road five to two yesterday at Kansas City. That is Sports with Woodward and Witt. Sports is brought to you by SertaPro Painters. Schedule your free estimate online at sertapro.com.

And sports is brought to you by Wichita Brewing Company, now featuring America's Day American Pale Ale, setting the tone for our nation's big celebration. For 250 years, Americans have brewed beer. And in 26, WBC's America's Day Pale Ale carries the flag as we toast the red, white, and blue with a taste of freedom, reminding us that it's America's Day, every day at WBC. 623 here with Woodward and Witt on this Thursday morning. Are you drinking a hot cup of coffee right now? We'll find out more on A Better Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. It's coming up next here on KNSSNSS. Wichita's number one talk. This is Woodward and Witt on 987 and 1330 KNSSS. Good morning. It is 631 here on this Thursday with Ted Woodward and John Whitmire with you on this April 23rd. Currently in Wichita, we have a cloudy sky as we await the sunrise soon. We have a wind out of the south. It is 68 degrees here on this Thursday morning. The extension of a U.S. Iranian ceasefire agreement, keeping hostilities in the Middle East at bay, but it's still unclear if a long-term peace agreement between the two countries can be reached. The new extended ceasefire between the United States and Iran is holding for the moment. Still, there are some bumps along the way. Iranian Revolutionary Guard fastboats targeting shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz, hitting three cargo vessels, seizing two. This, a response to the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian-linked ships around the strait and further out at sea. The U.S. seizing two vessels as well, turning away over 30. Amid government organized rallies in Tehran featuring ballistic missiles, the clock kicks down on the ceasefire and possible new talks. President Trump said the pause could last two to five days, enough timed its hope for Iran to deliver a comprehensive response, especially regarding its nuclear program. And that's Fox's Greg Palcott with that report from Tel Aviv. At least three Kansas high schools were impacted by bomb threats yesterday. In Hutchinson, Central Christian School said that it had received a bomb threat sometime Wednesday morning. Students and staff there were cleared from the building out of an abundance of caution. Then, just after 1 p.m., Wichita police officers responded to Southeast High School to assist Board of Education Security with the evacuation process. The school implemented its lockout protocol during the incident. The all-clear was given around 1.45 p.m. Then Bueller U.S.D. 313 schools said it had been made aware of a bomb threat, which was near Union Valley Elementary School. In all cases, no device or evidence of a threat was found. Phil Hildebrand, K&SS News. The Department of War says Secretary of the Navy, John Phelan, is leaving his post.

The Pentagon spokesman saying, quote, we wish him well in his future endeavors. It was not immediately clear from this post if he resigned or was fired, but Fox News has learned he was fired. He had a very close relationship, apparently with Donald Trump Jr. and just hosted a bridal shower for his fiance this past weekend in Palm Beach. Under Secretary Hung Cow is to assume the role of acting secretary. This marks the 34th military officer that Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired. since taking over the agency. That's Fox is Jackie Heinrich with that report at the White House. U.S. Senator from Kansas, Dr. Roger Marshall, touts the health care money coming from the federal government to Kansas. Medicaid spending is going to be going up hundreds of billions of dollars over the next several years. I think the Trump administration has done more for rule. health care and the rural economy than any administration is. I mean, real monies, a billion dollars in the Medicaid range, an extra billion dollars we've given to Kansas, and another $220 million of the Rural Health Transformation Fund. Senator Marshall, appearing at the Senate Help Committee hearing in the nation's capital, looking ahead for the at the 2027 budget. Central County Commissioners unanimously passing a plan to create a tax increment financing district in Park City. It's a 145-acre site near 69th North and Broadway. That's going to be the site of a $70 million workforce housing development. That'll be single-family duplex, four-plex, multifamily dwellings. Park City previously approved the redevelopment district and the use of tax increment financing to create a regional water detention basin to remove land from the 100-year floodplain. and that would clear the way for the housing site. The Wichita Police Department says domestic violence is on the rise, and advocates are saying it's a dangerous problem. WPD says in one year the number of domestic violence cases has risen by 5%. Friday, investigators say a man shot and killed his estranged wife in northeast Wichita. On Tuesday, a Sedgwick County judge sentenced another man to 74 years in prison for fatally shooting his pregnant girlfriend. The governor of Florida, another step against DEI programs. Governor Ron DeSantis signing into law a measure banning funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at the local level. He says white men have been discriminated against through the programs and local governments were spending a lot of money on them. And I think we're probably the first state in the country to do that in terms of the local governments. Ron DeSantis says the measure also prohibits taxpayer funding for DEI officers calling it a total scam. Supporters say the purpose. of DEI is to remedy the effects of long-term discrimination against certain groups. Democrats had warned the legislation was too broad and potentially unconstitutional. Lisa Lucera, Fox News. Nationwide pet insurance is out with its list of wackiest pet names of 2026.

Nationwide lets the public vote on the most unforgettable names for pets newly enrolled in its pet insurance. They got a record number of votes this year with over 200,000 clicks for dog names like Mini Moose the Goose and Howl Capone. Cat names included Goofusis McDoof Business Horse. and Munchy McPurry Toes. The cat that garnered the most votes, cheddar big booty cheeseburger of Arkansas. The winning dog name went to a hound named Internet Browser in San Antonio. The pet's families will get to celebrate their wins with a professional photo shoot with their pet. Jolnato, Fox News. I don't know, I kind of like cheddar McFury Toe. Yeah, it was funny. Yeah, I like that one. Yeah, you didn't name your pet anything. Chattermic furry toes. Makes us feel kind of tame. We went with Lincoln, you know, Roosevelt's perfectly acceptable. There's a really clever rule that I've heard about naming your pets. Yes. You have to name your pet something that you won't feel embarrassed yelling out if it gets lost. Hence we went with Lincoln and Teddy. You know, I mean, that's what Jefferson. You know, we've gone with pretty normal names. I don't want to be out there going. Chetty McFeriteaus. You're not going to win that contest. That's true. On the other hand, my neighbors don't think I'm a moron. Well, maybe they do. It is 638. Let's check our weather forecast. Storm Team 12 meteorologist Jake Dunn. Good morning. Gray skies out the door will eventually turn partly cloudy, a high of 85, strong gusty south winds between 20 and 30 miles per hour. After 5 o'clock through this evening, severe storms are likely, especially along and east of the turnpike. All of that should be done by 10 p.m. or so, then clearing in 52. A beautiful Friday, sunshine in 77, back over to showers and storms on Saturday, and some of those could be severe. That's your forecast from Storm Team 12. I'm meteorologist Jake Don. Currently in Wichita, we do have a wind out of the south, gusting up to 28 miles per hour, cloudy sky, as the sunrise is getting here soon, it is 68 degrees. Here on this Thursday morning at Wichita's severe weather station, 987 and 1330, KNSS. Now it is time to check in and get the commodities update with Tom Kelly Loeffler of Kelly Loeffler Commodities. Good morning, Tom. Well, good morning, Ted and John. Wednesday was another session of the cattle complex trading two-sided and making new lows for the current slide. Live cattle futures scored 13-15 session lows, and the feeder cattle futures made 17-session lows. The cattle complex closed on the negative side, but did manage to bounce well above the session lows. Feeder cattle traded below the 50-day moving average but managed to get back above it by the close. Lean Hog Futures had seven to eight session highs yesterday and closed. mostly positive. At the close, June live cattle, 47 cents lower 243.07. August feeders down 7 cents at 35887 and June lean hogs 57 cents lower 102-62. The July KC Chicago wheat spread closed at a positive 43 cents yesterday. The grain, soybean complex, and cotton all came well off their session highs Wednesday and only the corn closed slightly positive. Trading volume

has been on the light side this week for our grain markets, and this morning, Kansas City wheat is trading near last week's highs. At the moment, July KC. Wheat's 9.3.4. At the moment, July KC. Wheat's $9.3.5.00. $6. July corn is a penny and a quarter higher. $1.064. July soybeans up one tick at $1.79 and three quarters. June crude oil, $97 higher, $93. $93. June gold down $33 at $4,719. Silver is $3.16 lower at $74.80. June S&P, 32 points lower at $7139. June dollar index, 18 cents higher at $98.59. And June Dow Jay Jones features 335 points lower at $49,333. For commodity trading, egg marketing or managed trading programs, contact Luffler Commodities on the phone or on the web by using 866. Go to Tom. All right, Tom, I got a yummy one for you today. This is a goodie. So today is National Cherry Cheesecake Day. The smooth dessert hits the spot where the end of the meal rolls around, while most cakes have a crumb. You know, crust, cheesecake's texture is nothing like a cake. Indeed, its creamy, thick pudding-like character comes from the smooth soft cheese used as its main ingredient. Depending on the recipe, either cream cheese or cottage cheese is used. When the cheese is mixed with sugar, eggs, and other ingredients, the batter is added to what is typically a gram-cracker crust and, of course, then topped with... Cherries. So get yourself a little piece of cherry cheesecake today. Are you a fan of cheesecake, particularly cherry cheesecake? Or are you not a cherry cheesecake guy? Most definitely, I love your cheesecake, but I have seen different people make it different. The texture sometimes is fluffy. Some people's texture is a lot more solid, but I like them all. Yeah, see, I could care less. How it's made, I'm going to eat it. Yes. Who cares? Gimme, give me, give me. Hence the fact that I am plateauing at this. You know, down 30 pounds, 33 at this point, and I can't seem to drop to 34, and maybe it's because of too much darn cherry cheesecake. There's no such thing as too much cherry cheesecake. Come on, you've got to live. Well, okay. It's tasty. It is tasty. Yeah, you know, I picked up the, you know, I went to the website today, and what is it, National Day, and I saw that picture, and I was, oh. Why couldn't it have been like, you know, National Slim Fast Day or something? No, maybe that's tomorrow. You know, had to tempt me with freaking cherry cheesecake. Thanks a lot. You know, why couldn't it be National Celery Day or something? No, I had to do something like this. So there you go, Tom. National Cherry Cheesecake Day. Help yourself.

Let's do it. All righty. Yes. Nice. I'm with him. I'm heading your way, brother. Okay. Okay. Thank you, Tom. That is Tom Kelly Loeffler with the Commodities Update from Kelly Loeffler Commodities Every Day with Woodward and Witt right here on KNSS. It is 643 here on this Thursday morning. We'll tell you about another event from American history as we get ready to celebrate our 250. We'll tell you about a new political action committee that has been formed. And we will take a look back and see what happened on the stock market as well. We'll get a review there. It's all coming up. Some really good information. KNSS. News Time is 644. It's 648 with Ted Woodward and John Whitmire on 987 and 1330 KNSS. Now it's time for three big things. Three. Kansas City Royals announced on Wednesday morning that they will build their new $3 billion stadium project, a ballpark district, in the Crown Center region of Kansas City. Two. Brent Crude has climbed back above $100 per barrel to the ongoing maritime conflict in the Gulf. One. Bomb threat prompts evacuation at Wichita Southeast High School. Third, false scare in Kansas this week, no danger found. That's three big things on Woodward and Witt on KNS. Let's take a look at traffic with Jad Chambers. Traffic right now in Wichita starting to pick up a little bit, seeing a little bit more traffic on the traffic cameras out there, but not really spotting a lot of big slowdowns out there. We do have a bit of a slowdown, I-235 and K-42 in that area, which is pretty close, of course, to that corner of the airport. So watch out over there, but for the most part, things looking pretty good. here in the Wichita area at this time still. Traffic update from 987 and 1330 KNSS in the Accident Recovery Team Traffic Center. I'm Jad Chambers. Clear and gusty today with storms likely after five and a high of 85 degrees this evening. Storms likely, some severe, then clearing, to the low of 52 degrees. Tomorrow, sunny and mild, the high of 77 degrees. Right now in Wichita, it's cloudy and windy and 68 degrees at Wichita's Severe Weather Station, 987 and 1330 KNSF. It is 650 here on this Thursday morning, April 23rd.

Let's take a look at another event from American history. I'm Bill Hemmer, and these are the most impactful moments in American history. May 25, 1978, a seemingly normal package arrived at the campus at Northwestern University, addressed to a professor of Buckley Christ. Professor Christ immediately became suspicious of the unfamiliar package and alerted campus security. Officer Terry Marker opened the box. triggering a homemade bomb to detonate injuring his hand. The explosion marked the first attack tied to the domestic terrorist who would later become known as the Unabomber, known only by a sketch of a faceless figure with sunglasses and a hoodie. His name was Ted Kaczynski. Over the course of 17 long years, he terrorized the country, sending out sophisticated handmade bombs that killed three and injured 23 others until... the day he was captured by the FBI in 1996. I'm Bill Hammer, Fox News. There's a new political action committee. Democracy 2026. AI firm Anthropic is launching a corporate political action committee called Anthropak. Employees can contribute up to $5,000 each to any candidate they choose. Some Republicans worry that money will mostly go to Democrats. That's because some of Anthropics' highest profile investors and board members have contributed over $200 million to Democrats since 2020. Investor Dustin Moscovitz gave $110 million in Reed Hastings, who sits on Anthropics board, has given over $26 million to Democrats, according to federal. Election Commission data. That lopsided past spending is notable. As the Trump administration proposes its national policy framework for AI, it wants to prevent a patchwork of conflicting state laws, and most AI heavyweights are in the White House's corner. But as Anthropic is making a lot of noise and raising a lot of dough on the other side of the aisle, the midterms may come down to whose AI war chest is biggest. Lawrence Simonetti, Luxemannis. Let's take a look back and see what happened on the stock market yesterday. The major averages ending higher with both the NASDAQ and S&P 500, notching record closes after President Trump extended the U.S. ceasefire with Iran. Oil prices spiked with West Texas crew trading around $93 a barrel, while Brent crew, the international benchmark, is around $102. Investors digested a mostly upbeat crop of earnings reports with 85% of S&P 500 companies that have released quarterly results beating earnings estimates. The Dell winner is Boeing, Apple and United Health Group. decliner, IBM, 3M, and Home Depot. The Dow rising 341 points, the NASDAQ hired by 398, S&P 500 up 74. Hillary Barski, Fox News. It is 653 here with Woodward and Whit. Wouldn't it be great if you could ban cell phones at the dinner table and still have someone spying on everything you say?

Well, Prego pasta is coming to the rescue. Prego has announced a new device called The Conversation Keeper. It records what's said at the dinner table intentionally. Interesting. It's shaped like a pocky puck, kind of like it looks a little like the lid on a Prego jar. You press a button on the top of the puck and you record the conversation. There's no screen. There's no connectivity outside of a USB port for charging it or for transferring anything that's recorded. It just holds up to eight hours of audio. Okay. All right. And apparently the puck can also chime in. trying to spark real conversations, saying things like, how is school today? I guess if your parent or sibling can't come up with that question, the puck will. I guess I don't understand what the point of it is. Yeah. Or obviously it's meant to spark conversation. But it... It's a partnership with StoryCorps. That's a nonprofit that wants to record conversations of everyday Americans. Are we to a point where we can't engage in a conversation? Apparently not. So much that we're without a machine. Relying on a puck to do it for us? It's available at Pregos website. They only cost 20 bucks. And they're only planning to sell about 100 of them. Well, I don't know. It seems rather pointless to me. Well, I just, I mean, it's pretty sad if you have to rely on a prego puck to prompt conversation. Yeah, exactly. That you can't. Do it yourselves. But then it gets recorded. But it gets recorded. And who knows what StoryCorps does with it once they get that recording. For prosperity. Or whatever. Yeah. Either way. You know, you can sit there and, man, I can't think about what to discuss tonight. Let's ask Prego. Let's push that button there and see what. It's sort of like an easy button. Yeah. Yeah. So, hey, Prego, what are we going to discuss tonight? It's got to be. I can't help but think it's got to be tied into. things like the things you push it and say wouldn't it be great to have some spaghetti tomorrow probably yeah somehow get prego right i'm sure there's an ad involved there push the button and it says something like you know how about pasta for dinner yeah that was that was my idea was you know isn't this sauce delicious yeah yeah yeah you know how about ravioli for for dinner tomorrow night who knows and then you say stings then you reply Okay, I'll go pick up some ragu. Yeah. And then watch the thing, watch smoke come out of the name. Exactly, yes. Yeah, okay. Let's, let's pick up some Newman's own.

It is 656 here. Let's go to Olive Garden. Six o'clock hour in the books. Now we get ready for the big 7 o'clock hour coming up. We'll have tons of great information for you. We will. As a matter of fact, you mentioned that Fox News poll. We're going to talk with Eben Brown from Fox News Radio. Fox News has a whole bunch of new polls out on this year's midterms and President Trump. and the cabinet job ratings. And Evan Brown will be with us at 730 to break down the new poll and what it says about the midterms. Good. Looking forward to talking with Evan about that. It is news, course, sports, business, weather, traffic. It's all coming up. Next in the 7 o'clock hour. More great information coming your way on 98, 7 and 1330, KNSS.