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The Latin Patriarch held Holy Thursday prayers in the Church of the Holy Sepulah in Jerusalem without the public because the ancient church on the spot where it's believed Jesus was crucified doesn't have bomb shelters. That's Fox is Mike Tobin with that report in Tel Aviv, Israel. U.S. Senator from Kansas, Jerry Moran, visited Wichita yesterday afternoon, hosting people from RTX and the Aerospace and Defense Company. 12 noon, 12 News rather, asked the senator about the war in Iran. I recognize that their capabilities with nuclear deployment is a threat to the United States and to our allies. But again, making it the call about whether this is exactly the right thing to do, in my view, requires more information. Senator Moran also said the U.S. needs to increase its oil production at its crucial moment. Governors in Florida and Mississippi have signed into law measures requiring officials to verify the citizenship of voters. Just as similar legislation being pushed by President Trump has stalled in Congress. The Kansas legislature also has passed legislation, though it still has to go before the governor. Laura Kelly has until next week to decide whether she'll sign the bill, hasn't said publicly what she will do, although she has regularly vetoed past GOP election bills. Supporters would need a two-thirds majority to override a veto. There are Republican dissenters, so the bill appears to be a few votes short of that in the State House of Representatives. Any efforts in Kansas to prevent non-citizens from registering to vote are shadowed by a requirement imposed 13 years ago that people registering to vote in the state for the first time provide documentation of their U.S. citizenship. That law ended up blocking the voter registrations for more than 31,000 U.S. citizens who were otherwise eligible to vote. 12% of everyone seeking to register in Kansas for the first time. Federal courts ultimately declared that law an unconstitutional burden on voting rights, and it has not been enforced now for eight years. Close but no cigar. What exactly does that mean? Maybe we'll find out. How is the Easter Bunny and others celebrating this year? And, of course, here on this Friday, heading into Easter weekend, we will get a weather forecast, so you'll want to pay attention to that. Storm Team 12 will give us that. We are off and running here on this Friday morning, Good Friday, here on 987 and 1330, KNSS. It is 609 here on this Friday morning, here with Woodward and Witt. Where does the phrase close but no cigar come from? You've no doubt heard the phrase close but no cigar. A familiar way to say someone almost succeeded but just missed the mark. The saying goes back to early 20th century American carnivals where cigars were a popular prize for winning games.

If a player just barely missed knocking down the bottles or hitting the target, a carnival barker might call out close but no cigar. It was a quick, playful way of saying, nice try, but not enough to win. Cigars made great prizes because they were inexpensive, popular, and easy for operators to hand out. The phrase showed up in print by the late 1920s, including a 1929 Long Island newspaper headline about a candidate who finished second twice. The saying soon caught on boosted by radio shows and movies. So the next time you fall just short of a goal and walk away empty-handed, you'll think of that famous phrase shouted at carnivals many years ago. Matt Murphy, Fox News. Well, there we go. We've all heard the phrase. Now we know where it came from. There's reason for the Easter bunny and consumers to celebrate this year. They've cracked the code. Egg prices are down 60% from last year's record highs, making it easier for Americans to fill their Easter baskets and Passover sater plates. Bird flu was to blame for higher prices last year with many farmers forced to destroy their hen flocks. The stubborn outbreak is still impacting poultry flocks, but farmers have been rapidly replenishing birds that died or had to be destroyed. The Trump administration also imported nearly one billion eggs last year to help drive prices down. Tomogadi, Fox News. 6-11 here with Woodward and Witt on this Friday morning and on your Friday commute. We'll keep you updated on traffic conditions. Jad Chambers will handle that. Traffic conditions right now in Wichita, not too bad. Things looking fairly good out there. Not seeing any big tie-ups or slowdowns on the highways and taking a look at those traffic cameras. Not seeing too heavy traffic volumes out there, just maybe here and there some heavier traffic. We do have a little bit of a slowdown north and southbound. This is on Broadway, around 55th Street South. Just some heavier traffic right there. Traffic update from 987 and 1330 KNSS, the Accident Recovery Team Traffic Center. I'm Chad Chambers. And let's take a look at our weather forecast. Storm Team 12, meteorologist Jake Dunn. A mix of sun and clouds, windy and warm today, a high of 77. South winds go northwest, 20 to 30, and gusty. Expect storms to develop over the metro area around 3 o'clock and then rapidly move east. Then we'll clear things out tonight and cool down to 40. Sunny, breezy and kind of chilly for your Saturday. High 62. Sunshine on Easter and a high near 70. That's your forecast from Storm Team 12. I'm meteorologist Jake Dunn. Currently in Wichita, we have a breeze out of the south. It is mostly cloudy as we await the sunrise. It is 68 degrees here on this Friday at Wichita's severe weather station, 987 and 1330 KNSS. Today is a good day. Actually, it's Good Friday. The good and good Friday comes from an archaic meaning of the word good, which translate into English as Holy Friday. Easter is upon us. Easter. Easter eggs.

A beautiful Easter. Weekend, weekend, weekend, weekend. Happy Easter. Happy Easter, Jesus. Showtime. Here we go. Heading into Easter Sunday, just two days away. Today is Good Friday. Stock markets are not open today. Heading into the holiday weekend. So that's what's going on. It is 613 here with Woodward and Witt on this Friday morning, April 3rd. An interesting story. A Domino's delivery driver named Dan, 70 years old, and he's gone viral for his thoughtfulness. So here's what happened. Dan was delivering. The Domino's where he works was out of soda pop. Okay. And which someone had ordered. So... Most people just, you know, tell the customer. I'm sorry. Yeah. But Dan is not that type of person. Dan actually went to the grocery store on his own and he bought the missing Diet Coke for the guy. That's nice. He'll fulfill the order. The customer was thankful. The customer wanted to tip him more at the moment but didn't have any cash on hand. So this customer started to go fund me to help him out. Aw. So. That has now raised more than $29,000. Oh, ho. Yeah, and it was all recorded on the ring camera. That's awesome. Without a Diet Coke. Oh, okay. I stopped at the store, though. Oh, you did not have to do that. Oh, that's okay. Did you really? Yeah, that's all right. Oh, man. I can add more to your tip because you deserve more than that. I don't have any cash from it. Oh, don't know that. That's fine. Six, that's a good tip. No. The store's right next door. I appreciate that very much. I want to tell him that Dan. He's a great record. I'm going to, Dan. I appreciate you very much. 14 years I've worked there. I'm retiring in 26 days. Someone tell that, Dan, he's a great driver. Well, that's great. Plus, you know, a good deed. You spend a couple bucks and help out a customer and you end up with $29,000 on a go-fund me pay. That's fantastic. Because you were a nice person. All right, I'll give you the opposite end of the spectrum. Yeah, and this is literally the opposite end of the spectrum. A gas station in California is making news. Now, granted, it's California, so gas prices in California are insane. Yeah, they're automatically going to be higher. A gas station in California is making news for charging. Get this, $9.99 a gallon for premium gasoline. Premium. Yeah, granted, it's premium, but still, $9.99 a gallon. Now, keep in mind, for what it's worth, the national average is up right now. $4.8 a gallon. Statewide average in California is $5.89. So still, they're charging $9 a gallon. It would be more. The station owner says it would be more, but they're limited by the number of digits on the pump. Yeah, the computer on the pump can't handle anything above $9. But the station order willingly admits that he would be charging more if he could.

I mean, so there's the opposite. You've got the... But there's a reason he's charging this, he says. Yes, there's a reason. But still, I mean, it's Big Sur. It's a remote area along the coast. There isn't room for much along the road, and the station itself doesn't have electricity. Yeah, so he's running his own generators. But still, I mean, 10 bucks a gallon. Hey, he's not for it. Nobody's forced to go to that gas station and pay that. That's true. But still. Well, you said it's remote unless they happen to be around it and nowhere near another gas station and can't make it to another one. Well, that's what he says. He says he's 27 miles away. He's 27 miles away. And you're right. And, you know, if you've ever been on the Kansas Turnpike and getting, you know, coasting your way into the nearest quick trip or whatever. It has happened. It has happened. You're going to pay what you have to pay because otherwise it's a long walk to the next rest stop. All that being said, 10 bucks, but you're right, demand. That's the market. That's the nature of the market. Isn't that one of the longest stretches in America of interstate highway without a gas station? I think so. That one in Kansas where you have to go 47 miles to admire or whatever before the next gas station. It is. You better have enough to get you another 47 miles. And we've all been there. And that one stretch of the turnpike where you're going, can I make it to the next one before? And then you risk it. And, of course, that, you know, starts banging on you. Oh, yeah. Maybe I should have stopped last time. Well, there's a, there's a stretch there in Utah. Of an on long I-70 that's more than 100 miles. Yes. That one would make you nervous. I was a little nervous going into it because I didn't have a full tank going into it. But then as I was driving that stretch, I saw a guy pass me in a Tesla. And I thought, oh, wow, that guy. Yeah. That guy has got some courage. because range, of course, is one of the things you're always kind of worried about when you're in an electric vehicle. But then the more that I thought about it, the more that I was like, well, he probably knows exactly how far he can go, and so he can probably make it. And two, there are no gas stations along that stretch. There are, however, campgrounds with places to plug in. Well, he could probably just throw out a solar panel or something. You know, I'm sure. He could stop and trickle charge it for about four hours and make it. So, you know, it actually probably would have worked out better for him than somebody who was a little bit low on gas going into that stretch. You know, I'm sure his Tesla would just tell him exactly where. Because those cars are so trustworthy. I mean, what could possibly go wrong? As long as there's no mud on the road or something like that. You don't like the Tesla? You know, I don't know. I trust AI. I don't know if I trust AI enough to get mud on the cameras and then...

And then, you know, not be able to drive it. Oh, you're talking about self-driving. Yes, I'm talking about self-drive. That's the one area that makes me a little nervous. Or the cyber truck. This guy that passed me was not in a cyber truck. He was in a Tesla like two or three something. And, I mean, it's the one that looks like a sports car. That one, see, now those I think are nicer. It makes me a little nervous this whole idea of sitting there reading a newspaper and letting the car drive you wherever you're going. But maybe I'm just a little old school. I don't know. I mean. Would you trust it? Oh, gosh, no. Yeah, see, that's, and I could be wrong. I mean, I've got, I was talking with one of the county commissioners who owns one and, you know, they tell me, that's great. And I push the button and it takes me where I need to go. And then I arrive at my destination and it's great. But I don't know. It just makes me, maybe I'm just old, little old school. And I've got a little self-drive, you know, keeps you in the lane in my car. But there's a big difference between that and pushing a button and trusting that it's going to get me there without hitting some uncoming car or pedestrian or something in the road. Maybe, you know, we'll get there. Heck, by the time, you know, our grandkids come up, they're going to have hover vehicles problem. Well, they said that generation ago. It didn't happen. That's true. I don't know, Chad, you know AI. Do you trust it? Oh, no, not really. I, maybe. I mean, the thing is, I know it's limitations. There's really, there's really not a lot it can do is the problem. It is 620 here with Woodward and Witt on this Friday, April 3rd. Let's see what's going on in a busy weekend in sports. I'll tell you what, a little baseball, the Royals and the shockers both couldn't do anything on offense yesterday. Yeah, yesterday you were telling us they're all number one. They're all undefeated. Well, not undefeated, but they're all number one. Couldn't get things going on offense. We spoke too quick. But the Wichita Wind Surge did. The Wind Surge seized an opener last night, downtown at Equity Bank Park. 6,800. The attendance last night on opening night. As the surge clubbed 10 runs on the scoreboard on opening night, beat Northwest Arkansas 10 to 6. A shortstop Ben Ross drove in four runs, including a bases loaded double and then a home run. A, windsurge 1-0 starting off the season. Two more games in this homestand, 6.35 tonight. First 2,000 fans get rally towels and another post-game fireworks show. And then Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock. 2,000 fans, first 2,000 get windy bucket hats for the windsurge. Off to the 1-0 start. Home for the Shocker baseball team. Couldn't get anything going on offense last night. A 4-2 lost to Tulane on Dollar Hot Dog Night. Mike Robert F. Kennedy Jr., of course, had the call on KFH. Not much going on for the shocks. Two more games in this homestand at X Stadium. 605 tonight. Speaking of Mike Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mike Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trading Card Series cards to the first 200 fans.

So get that. And then wrapping up the series at 1 o'clock on Saturday afternoon with a post-game egg hunt. As the shockers have fallen out of first place, a game back after yesterday's loss. Of course, you can hear Mike Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s call for soccer baseball tonight and tomorrow afternoon. Over on 975 and 1240, KFH. Major League Baseball, the Kansas City Royals yesterday afternoon, going for a sweep over the Minnesota Twins. That did not materialize. The Royals fell behind in the second inning and were never able to catch the twins. Minnesota avoiding a royal sweep with a 5-1 matinee win. Both starters were very good. Cole Reagan's work six innings allowing just one unearned run. Twin starter, Taj Bradley, also went six. Casey didn't score any runs against him. Royals only run came in the eighth on a Vinny Pass Quintino's sacrifice fly. It cut the deficit at that time to two to one. Minnesota hit three ninth inning home runs to stretch the lead. And the Royals continue at home this weekend in Interleague Play hosting the Milwaukee Brewers 630 tonight. 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon on Easter. Tomorrow afternoon's game is right here. Royals Brewers on 987 and 1330, KNSS. Easter Sunday afternoon, you can listen to that game over on 975 and 1240, KFH. Home for Shocker Softball at Wilkins Stadium. Shockers fell to Tulsa 11 to 10 last night. Two more games at home for Shocker's softball. Friday tonight at 6 o'clock as the first 500 fans get sunglasses, and then there's a post-game candy-filled egg hunt, and then wrapping up the series for softball tomorrow at noon. College Women's Bowling, the NCAA Regional, begins today in Arlington, Texas, and in a first-round matchup, it's all Wichita. Fifth ranked Wichita State, taking on 14th ranked Newman in the first round. And that gets underway early in a few hours at 9 o'clock this morning at the NCAA Wins Bowling Regional. And we'll go back to a basketball briefly. The final four, of course, in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Two games are played tomorrow in Indianapolis. At 5 p.m., it'll be Illinois and Connecticut. Of course, Illinois is led by head coach Brad Underwood. who, of course, is a native of McPherson, played at K-State and was a longtime assistant coach at K State. Brad Underwood, Illinois head coach, got his team into the final four, action tomorrow. And the team that knocked Wichita State out of the NIT is still alive. Tulsa won last night, beat New Mexico in the NIT semifinals, 7469. Tulsa will take on Auburn Sunday for the NIT Championship. That is Sports. With Woodward and Witt, sports is brought to you by SertaPro Painters. Schedule your free estimate online at surtapro.com. And sports is brought to you by Wichita Brewing Company Delano, featuring live music this Sunday. You can get details on Wichita Brew.com. Send off your Sunday with live tunes, tasty treats, good time. WBC Delano, your spot for spring Sundays.

Visit Wichita Brew.com for more info. Wichita Brewing Company, where groups gather. 625. Here with Woodward and Witt on KNS, staying up late and its relation to your heart health. More on that on A Better Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. That is next on KNSSS. Good morning. It is 634 here on Friday, April 3rd. Ted Woodward and John Whitmire with you on this good Friday. Easter is two days away on Sunday. Currently in Wichita. We do have a mostly cloudy sky as we await the sunrise. It is 68 degrees here on this Friday morning. Three children and two adults died in a crash in Hodgman County in western Kansas to the northeast of Dodge City. The crash happened just before 1.30 p.m. Thursday on K-156 between Jetmore and Hanson. Trooper Anthony Calderon with the Kansas Highway Patrol said two vehicles were involved, a 2005 Dodge Dakota, and a 2023 Ford Ranger. The Dodge Dakota was eastbound and the Ford Ranger was westbound when the Dakota left the roadway. The driver of the Dakota overcorrected and spun into the Ranger with its passenger site in the westbound lane, according to KHP. The victims in the Dakota were identified as 29-year-old Brianna Kaufman, 3-year-old Rayleigh, 5-year-old Riker, and 7-year-old Ryder Kaufman, all of Garden City. The driver, 48-year-old Ronnie Baxter Martinez-Menezes of Garden City, suffered suspected serious injuries and is in critical condition at a Wichita hospital. The driver of the Ford Ranger, 45-year-old Adam Edwards of Garden City, was also killed in the crash. None of the occupants were wearing safety restraints, according to the crash report. Phil Hildebrand, K&SS News. President Trump attended the Supreme Court this week, where justice has heard arguments on the legality of his birthright citizenship ban. The president says the law was only meant to apply to recently freed African Americans and their children after the Civil War. Kansas Senator Roger Marshall says the framers intervention of the 14th interpretation, rather, of the 14th Amendment, is antiquated. I don't think our founding fathers envisioned that we would have 50 million non-citizens in this country. They couldn't envision it's such a small world that people would be flying here just for having the purpose of a baby. Senator Marshall appearing on Fox's The Will Kane Show. The Unabomber's reign of terror came to an end 30 years ago on this day. Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, arrested April 3rd, 1996 at his remote off-grid cabin near Lincoln, Montana, following a tip to the FBI from Kaczynski's own brother, David, who recognized the Unabomber's own writings. Ending a 17-year bombing campaign against airlines and universities and others that killed three people and injured 23. Kaczynski pled guilty in 1998 in a deal to avoid the death penalty. He died by suicide almost three years ago at the age of 81 at a federal prison in North Carolina. Jeff Monasso, Fox News. The Artemis 2 crew has a luxury the Apollo astronauts did not have, but...

Only after some repairs in orbit. Even in space, you've got to go. And the Orion capsule has a space toilet or hygiene bay. Smaller than what's on the International Space Station, NASA calls it the universal waste management system. It's mounted in the floor with a door and curtain for privacy and uses air suction instead of water and gravity. But after Orion reached Earth's orbit Wednesday night, The Lunar Lou wasn't fully functioning. Mission control guiding astronaut Christina Cook through some troubleshooting and a fix. They do have backup plans, including the kinds of plastic bags, the Apollo crews, had to use. Lisa Brady, Fox News. Oh, boy. Yeah. Somebody called Benjamin Netanyahu Franklin Plumbing. All the old UWMS, universal waste management system. Yes, yes. Hey, you know, they could always do what my grandpa did. That is just, you know, go in your shorts. It's not what you want to hear on day two of your nine-day mission. The toilet doesn't work. The toilet isn't working. You're just going to have to, remember Apollo 13? You're just going to have to. Go in your suit. Okay. It is 638 here with Woodward and Witt. Let's check the weather forecast heading into Easter weekend. Storm Team 12 meteorologist Jake Dunn. A mix of sun and clouds, windy and warm today, a high of 77. South winds go northwest, 20 to 30 and gusty. Expect storms to develop over the metro area around 3 o'clock and then rapidly move east. Then we'll clear things out tonight and we'll cool down to 40. Sunny, breezy and kind of chilly for your Saturday. High 62. Sunshine on Easter and a high near 70. That's your forecast from Storm Team 12. I'm meteorologist Jake Dunn. Currently in Wichita, it is mostly cloudy as we await the sunrise. We have a breeze out of the south. It is 68.8.7. Weather Station, 98-7 and 1330, KNS. 6.39, here with Woodward and Witt, and now it's time to get the commodities update. Here he is, Tom Kelly Loeffler of Kelly Loeffler Commodities. Good morning, Tom. Well, good morning, Ted and John. Live cattle were down over $2 and feeders down over $4 in early session trading yesterday. Now, buying pushed the cattle complex into new highs for the week with the live cattle and the feeder cattle both closing positive with triple digit gains yesterday. Now, I've heard some 246 and 247 cash being paid in our feed yards and lean hogs traded and closed negative. On the close yesterday, June live cattle, $1.97 higher at $246.32. May feeders. 262 higher at 37062 and June lean hog 70 cents lower 104 47. Well, Friday or I should say Thursday, the grain markets lacked any type of fresh news to sway price action. The trading and the closes were on two-sided. And last week we saw the May feeder, or I should say this week, we saw our May can city. We lose 17 cents. May corn lost 10 cents. May soybeans gained four cents for the week. Now, the markets are closed today for Good Friday.

and we'll reopen on Sunday evening. On yesterday's close, we saw May, Kansas City wheat two cents higher at 6.15 and three quarters. May corn was down two and a quarter at 452, and May soybeans were down five and three quarters at 11.62 and three quarters. May crude oil yesterday closed $11.42 higher, at $11.54. The June gold was down $133.40 at $4.67. And we saw the May silver three. $1.15 lower at $72.92. Now, we do have trading this morning in the June S&P. It is 13 points lower at 6609. The June dollar index is trading 3 cents lower at 9982. And June Vaghan's futures are trading 63 cents lower at 4600669. For commodity trading, ag marketing, or managed trading programs. Contact love for commodities on the phone or on the web by using 866. Go to Tom. Oh, you know, this is a good one. Obviously, we know this is Easter weekend and we've got, but today, I don't know if you knew this one, Tom. Today, every April 3rd is National Chocolate Moose Day. Oh, this is one I can get behind here. Me too. Yeah. Oh, yes. So every April 3rd, National Chocolate Moose Day recognizes the decadent dessert that gained popularity in France in the 1800s. Moose is prepared by beating eggs and cream or broth. to a frothy and consistency and then folding in ingredients together to create the light, creamy delight. So make sure you go out today and buy your lovely significant other, a little creamy chocolate moose, Tom. I have never ate a chocolate moose. Oh, my goodness. Really? You are missing out, brother. You have never had a chocolate moose? No, I'm not a big chocolate eater, but I definitely have never had a chocolate moose. Oh, my goodness. Okay, we need to rectify this. There are some places here in town, LaGayette in Wichita over on Douglas. is one of the best you can get a really lovely chocolate. You've got to get it's light and frothy and just absolutely fantastic. Ted, do you like chocolate, moose? Of course. Yeah. So you don't want the, Tom, you don't want the Easter bunny bringing you chocolates. Do you want more jelly beans? I don't really care for jelly beans either. Now I think about it. Well, maybe you just want the Easter prime rib. You know, we can handle that. Yeah, I was going to say, he'd take Easter prime rib as opposed to chocolate moose. How about Moose tenderloin? Oh, that sounds great. There he is. He's up for that. He's up, okay. All right, so there we go. I hit on, well, Chad hit on that one at least. Well, Tom, with the markets closed today, I guess you just have nothing to do, right?

Oh, yeah, that's the way my days always are when the markets are closed. No, we've actually got plenty to do this weekend, you know. I'm going to be heading up to the farm here pretty quick, and then we've got a wedding to go to this weekend. So we've got plenty of little things going on. Sweet. Well, thanks for checking in with us, and we'll talk to you again Monday morning. That is the Commodities Update with Tom Kelly Loeffler of Kelly Loeffler Commodities. Every day here with Woodward and Whit. It is 643 here on KNSS. Just another date in history, says the money tracker, Don Grant. We'll find out what that means. Coming up shortly, it is 987 and 1330, KNSS. It's 648 with Ted Woodward and John Whitmire on 987 and 1330KNS. Keep it here for the money tracker with Don Grant CFP. Now it's time for three big things. Three. Wind surge kick off the 2026 season with a win over the natural. Two. President Trump fires Pam Bondi as Attorney General. installs Todd Blanche as acting AG. Artemis 2 crew clears Earth orbit, heads for the moon. That's three big things with Woodward Witt on KNS. Let's take a look of traffic with Jad Chambers. So far in the Wichita area, traffic is looking fairly good. The traffic volumes on the camera is definitely getting heavier out there right now. And one area that you're going to want to watch out for already has some road construction and generally slows down every day. But now right now southbound on I-135, and it is right around 53rd Street north. We've got a stalled-out vehicle there. And, of course, that's approaching some road construction too. Might want to expect to slow down there. Traffic update from 987 and 1330 KNSS in the Accident Recovery Team Traffic Center. I'm Jed Chambers. Mostly cloudy and windy today with some storms in the afternoon and a high of 77 degrees this evening, discrete decreasing clouds and breezy below 40 degrees. Tomorrow, sunny and breezy, cooler, with a high of 62 degrees. Right now in Wichita, it's cloudy and windy and 68 degrees at Wichita's severe weather station 987 and 1330 KFSF. We're coming up on 650 here with Woodward and Witt on this Friday morning, April 3rd. And let's look back yesterday and see what happened on the stock market.

A volatile trading session with stocks gaining steam in the final 10 minutes of trading and ending mixed on the last trading day of the holiday shortened week after President Trump toughened his tone about the Iranian conflict. Stocks pairing from bigger, earlier losses on Strait of Hormuz, reopening hopes. However, a surge in oil prices is fueling inflation fears with U.S. crude spiking to over $111 a barrel, its highest level since June of 2022. The Dell winners, IBM Goldman, and Microsoft, the Dow decliner's, Caterpillar, Home Depot, and Sherwin Williams. The Dow falling 61 points, the NASDAQ up 38, S&P, up 7. Hillary Barski, Fox News. Well, just another date in history. Mm-hmm. And look who is live in studio with us. It is the money tracker, Don Grant, CFP. Good morning, Don. Well, good morning, gentlemen, on this Good Friday. You know, the Internet. It's a wonderful thing. You're probably saying brilliant, Mr. Money Tracker, Captain Obvious. Tell me something relevant. Well, I dug deep online on the inner webs to find out how this date holds significance for someone and something at some time in history. And here's how April 3rd stacks up. By the way, I had nothing right about it. So that's what I did. But anyway, I find it kind of interesting. I kind of find it interesting. Well, no worse than, you know, saying today's peanut butter and jelly day or something, you know. National Chocolate Moose Day. Exactly. Exactly. That's a bigger one. Yeah. April 3rd turns out to be the quietly consequential day where history. didn't, you know, necessarily shout, but it moved the needle. In 1860, the Pony Express. First ride kicked off with mail delivery across the American frontier in just 10 days. It was the original equivalent of overnight shipping with dust and... And, of course, you know, one of them went right through town here, right down that old building down down on Main Street. So anyway, in 1852 and the notorious outlaw, Jesse James, met his end. Ironically, he wasn't taken down in a dramatic shootout, but someone he trusted. reminding us that risk doesn't always come from where we expect it. Yep, shot in the back of the head. Exactly. You see, I'm going to bring this back about risk and about finances and stuff. So, well, April 3rd also carries the heavier tone in modern history in 1948. Harry S. Truman signed the Marshall Plan, a massive economic package that helped rebuild Europe after World War II. That decision shaped global economics and alliances for decades, proof that strategic investment can ripple across generations. See, I'm back to investments again here. So then in 1973, something now affecting our daily lives happened. Martin Cooper.

made the first ever handheld mobile phone call. That moment laid the groundwork for the device you're probably holding right now. And on April 3rd, 1974, gave us one of baseball's most ironic, or iconic, rather ironic milestones, Hank Aaron hit his 714th home run, tying Babe Ruth and setting the stage for breaking the record just days later. What stands out for April 3rd isn't just the events themselves. It is the pattern of innovation, risk, trust, investment, and breakthrough moments all show up in different ways. Some were bold moves. Others were quiet decisions that compounded over time. Kind of like investing, huh? If you have a question, you can give me a call over at Saber Wealth. The number's 316-267-0-600. I'm always amazed about the person that makes the first phone call. It means who did he call? Someone else has to have the same compatible device. Well, not necessarily. He could have called from a cell phone to, no, to a landline. Oh, to a landline. He called somebody's old dial-up, you know. All right, I got you. But he was able to get over the airwaves. I do remember, I never, I didn't have a phone until. Gosh, I think our first mobile phone was maybe 1990. Yeah, that's about the right. Mid-90s just because I wasn't going to pay, you know, 18 cents a minute. But remember the people who did have them and they were paying like, they were paying like a buck 10 a minute. And it was one of those like field units from the, from the U.S. Army, you know. The bricks. Yeah, you had to hold it with two hands. Oh, yeah. Yep. And then even before that, I remember a guy, Jim Williams, his name was, he was a wild man who had a convertible. He had a trunk phone. I remember those. Yeah, with a bag. The bag phone? Well, this was bigger than it. This was a unit in the trunk. And then he had actually a spiral cord with a handheld thing in his thing. And then he had to get on with an operator. And an operator went from a radio. That's really old. Well, and then one time Jim, who was a single man in his 50s, decided that he thought this woman who was his operator sounded kind of attractive. So he asked her out for a date. Not what he expected. Oh, man. Yeah. Of course, he was no, he was no prize himself. So I think they were perfectly matched for each other.

Speaking of another date in history, I believe, Don, this weekend marks 22 years with you on the air with us. I thought it was the fourth. It's the fourth, which is Sunday. Well, no, I thought it was the fourth. Oh, it's not the far. No, no, I found it. Remember, I sent you guys the original letter that I got from Citigroup that was approving me to be able to do these things. It wasn't the fourth because you look back and you said, how could you have started on a weekend? Okay. Because I always saw it in my mind. It was a fourth. I think it was like, I can't remember the 20th or something like that. So it was a couple weeks later. But it is, you're right. It's sometime this month. This would be. 22 years. 22 or 20, yeah, 22 because 2004. I think it was 2004. Yeah, yeah. Wow. Wow, that's a long time. That is a long time. Yeah, these new comers, you know, yeah. You got to do, you're doing your show a few years. Eight years now, yep. Eight years? You've been doing your show? Well, you know, hey, it's, can you imagine. No, I can't. They put up with me for that long. Good point. Anyway, so what's going on this week? You got some good Friday plans, guys? I've got soccer baseball tonight. All right. And tomorrow. Markets are closed, so we're going to the office. We're going to, like, touch up paint on walls and fix things and stuff like that. Find something to do. Exactly. Lazy weekend for me. I think Mrs. and I are going to enjoy a lazy weekend. And by the way, it's not a chocolate moose. It is chocolate moose. That's what I said. No, somebody said earlier, I'm going to go out and have a chocolate moose. Well, it's hard to have a chocolate milk. No, that's why. That's why they call it. It's a generic big term. You can't just have a chocolate juice. You've got to have at least two chocolate mousse. I'll tell you know what. You should. You should. Give it a shot of making it. It's not that hard to make. No, actually, I have made. You have good. Good. So have I. I use the Julia Child's recipe. I like the, what's the big book? The big white book. The joy of cooking. Joy of cooking. Joy of cooking. Thank you. Yeah. Brombower girls. Yes. The joy of cooking. There's a great recipe in there for chocolate moose. Do you ever put any sort of like quantro, like a little orange something or a little orange? I don't really like orange. A little just a touch of it. Oh, you know. Okay, how about a shot of espresso? Oh, that would be good. Yeah, you don't even taste the coffee at all. Ooh, that would be good. That adds to it. Or vanilla. A little pure vanilla extract, that would be good in there, too. Wow. Now, does Baguetteau have a mousse-o-chocolat? Oh, you know who else would make a good chocolate moose? Who? Coco dolce. I bet they would make if you took some coconut. I wonder if you do. I have bought. All right. Now, now I'm just, you guys are just killing me. I'm down 33 pounds. I do not need to be eating chocolate moves. The 80% chocolate from.

Coco Dolce to make chocolate moose. You guys are killing me. I'm trying to lose weight. Now we're talking about chocolate moose. Well, who started it? That's true. Don, thanks for being with us. Thanks for having me. Have a great weekend. And we'll talk to you again on Monday. That is the money tracker, Don Grant, CFP, here with Woodward and Witt. We have a big 7 o'clock hour on the way, and that does include. Our live interview, actually, he'll be with us in studio. Our 4th District Congressman Ron Estes will be with us here live in studio. Our 4th District Congressman brought to us by Watkins Public Strategies with a DC update. Coming up next on KNSS. Good morning. It is 704. This is Friday, April 3rd, here on KNSS. Currently in Wichita, it is mostly cloudy. We have a breeze out of the south. It is 68 degrees here on this Friday morning. The Hillsborough School District is mourning the loss of one of its students. In a letter sent to parents and guardians, the district said a sixth grade, Hillsborough student died by suicide Wednesday night. Counselors and youth pastors were available yesterday. Counseling will be available throughout next week. Nationally, pre-teen suicide rates have been rising about 8% every year since 2008. April marks the start of salt and sand cleanup efforts in Wichita. The effort kicked off Monday. The goal is to clean the salt and sand mix off the streets. This winter season, the city used about 5,800 tons of salt sand mix. That compared to more than 13,000 tons used last year. The sand and other materials collected by street sweepers year round is used as required cover material for Brooks Landfill. and saves about $600,000 a year in landfill costs. Street sweepers will return to regular operations after the cleanup efforts are done. War Secretary Pete Hegseth lifts a ban on service members carrying personal firearms on military bases. Pete Hegseth releasing a video Thursday explaining the reason for the change, saying U.S. military installations have been turned into gun-free zones. leaving service members vulnerable and exposed. Pete Hegseth signing a memo saying the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment applies to all Americans, including those in uniform. The War Secretary citing the December 2019 terrorist attack at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, that left three men dead and eight others injured and shootings at Fort Stewart, Georgia and Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Pete Hegseth, saying the recent events made it clear to him. Some threats are closer to home than we would like. Sue Guzman, Fox News. If you're getting cash from an automatic teller machine, police warn you to watch out for a trap door. A trap door is actually put on particular ATMs with a roll-down cash store. Captain Robert McKeever with the Philadelphia Police Major Crimes Unit said the attachments block you from seeing your cash come out. The customer.

Here's the machine rolling, and they can't get the roll door to go down. So you either think the ATM machine is broken or the Mac machine might be out of money. The scammer, who's likely watching, comes along, takes off the cover and takes your cash. McKeever said, if you use these types of ATMs and you can't get money, look at your account, just track all your money. McKeever said dollar stores and mom and pop shops are where they've often found these ATM traps. Gernal Scott, Fox News. Live in studio with Kansas Congressman Ron Estes. It's coming up next. Woodward and Witt on 987 and 1330, KNSS. It's 710 here on this Friday morning, April 3rd, on KNSS. And now let's take a look at Traffic Update. We have a traffic accident southbound on I-135, and it's right up there by K-96 in the road construction. It's really starting to back up right now, so you want to avoid that if you can. Again, southbound on I-135 in that road construction up by K-96. Avoid it, if you can, a traffic accident accident accident accident-recovery team traffic center. I'm Jed Chambers. And as we head into Easter weekend, it's time to take a look at a live forecast update from Storm Team 12 with chief meteorologist Ross Jansen. Good morning, Ross. Well, good morning to you, Ted. We've got ourselves what should be a windy day today. It's already windy out there this morning, no doubt. But the focus will be on this cold front and where the thunderstorms are going to initiate. And unlike a couple of days ago, this is going to be much, much earlier in the day. So your classic time frame of mid-afternoon to early evening is definitely in focus. We're thinking about 3 o'clock thunderstorms could go up right over Wichita or just literally 10 or 15 miles east of town. It's going to be that close today on the storms. But be on the lookout because once the storms do clear up, there's going to be a chance of some quarter-sized hail, maybe a brief wind gets to about 60 miles an hour. But I have a strong feeling that most of this is probably going to be east of Wichita. So El Dorado on over toward Eureka, certainly down toward Winfield and Arc City. If you have travel plans that have you on the turnpike this afternoon, you may see some of these storms popping up as well. Should be out of here, though, entirely by 7 o'clock this evening. And 76. will be our high temperature today. The cold front will shift our winds back to the north. The wind should die down for tonight with a low of 42. So after kind of a chilly start on Saturday, we'll reach a high of 64. Breezy northwest winds on the way for tomorrow. And then Sunday, looks like the pick day of the weekend. Your Easter forecast, sunny and 68, we should not have very much wind on Sunday. So pretty good for outdoor Easter egg hunting this year. Those areas that need more rain, and this is a lot of us because the drought's expanding again, we're looking ahead to the end of next week for several days in a row that may have some chances for rain starting on Thursday, lasting all the way into next weekend. So perhaps maybe some more promising signs of rain down the road. Right now in Wichita, we've got a very balmy start here to the day. The humidity's up, the wind is up, 70 degrees this morning. That's your Storm Team 12 forecast. I'm chief meteorologist Ross Jansen.

Yeah, the sun barely up, and it's already 70 degrees. Well, it's, Kansas weather lately has been strange all the way around, so why not continue in April? No doubt, no doubt. Hey, Ross, thanks for being with us. Thanks for the update. heading into Easter on Sunday. Sounds like it's going to be pretty nice after that cold front comes through today. All right. It is 713 here with Woodward and Witt on this Friday, April 3rd. Every other Friday, we have the pleasure of being joined for a DC update live from Washington, D.C. typically. However, this morning, we are joined live in studio. by uh... with our fourth district congressman ron estes brought to you by our watkins public strategies congressman thank you for joining us a pleasure to see you you guys are on your break uh... the this little spring break that you guys have. Well, great. Yeah, we have opportunity. Typically, we're in D.C. three weeks a month for votes. And another week we're able to be in the district doing things or doing site visits around the state or elsewhere. And, you know, with the Easter holiday this weekend, it's where we typically schedule time to be in the district. So we can spend time with family. And we spent the week running around the district going out and visiting businesses and hospitals and just that's what we try to do every district. It's nice to have you here in studio with us. We had this opportunity a few times. It's always pleasure to have you with us. You know, I got to ask you, we're already seeing this prolonged partial shutdown tied to DHS funding. It's almost seemed like it's a political ploy at this point from your colleagues across the aisle. And now are we looking at even another shutdown overall? I mean, I guess I don't understand what the delay is here. They make it about ICE and yet ICE is fully funded. Can you explain this at all? It's really political games. I mean, running into the November election. It's trying to posture themselves in terms of saying that they stood up for President Trump. And the really sad part about it is that they're playing games with people's lives. And our Department of Homeland Security, they actually, those individuals work to help protect us. Yeah, two floors up above us, by the way, right now in this building. Which is, I mean, that's what we swear when you uphold the constitutions provide for the common defense. And that's one of the things that. that we all swear as an oath when we take office. And instead they're playing these games. I mean, twice now this year in the last six months when they had agreed to funding and then backed out for this reason or that reason. And it's all centered around politics. And it's really sad. You go back, I mean, part of this, I think.

generates back from during the Biden administration when the borders were open, President Trump came into office and closed them using the current laws that he followed. And now they're trying to open the borders again by saying that we're going to shut down the border patrol so that they're not funded to do their job and help protect our country. And in the meantime, all these illegal aliens are in the country, committing crimes, killing American citizens, and not being arrested, not being turned over to be deported. This shutdown has gone down, the partial shutdown has gone on, going on 50 days now. Do you think, I mean, I know the Senate has passed. a bill, do you think we've got the votes in the House when you get back that we can put an end of this nonsense? Yeah, the whole issue in the last couple of weeks has been with the Democratic slowing things down, the Senate sent a bill to the House that basically said they were going to split up the Department of Homeland funding and pay some employees in the department but not pay others, not pay immigration control officials, not pay the Border Patrol officials. And in the House, what we said is, well, let's at least fund them for 60 days. I mean, we can talk about policy and have that discussion over the next two months. But let's make sure people get their paycheck so that they can provide for their families. And so I think this approach we're doing now with actually passing the funding and then coming back with a reconciliation bill to actually fund Border Patrol, fund immigration enforcement through the use of reconciliation, which is a process that doesn't require 60 votes or it prohibits a filibuster in the Senate. But it can only deal with taxes or spending issues. So there's got some limited scope in terms of what we can do with that. So I expect to do that once we get back to D.C. Live in studio this morning with Kansas Congressman Ron Estes, we are weeks into a war with Iran. What are you hearing about timeline, objectives, and how is the House of Representatives? treating this ongoing conflict. Yeah, and that's one of the things. I think we all recognize Ron's a bad actor. I mean, for 47 years, they've been chanting death to America. They've fostered so much terrorism activity across the world. They've basically destabilized Lebanon and Syria and sponsored all these attacks in Europe and Africa and Indonesia as well as the United States. And so, you know, President Trump, because of the concern and what I've seen in and public reports that in the newspaper that Iran was saying during the negotiations that within three weeks they could have two nuclear bombs created with the material they had left over. And so that's what drove this effort. I think none of us in America wanted to get into a prolonged war. We've seen that. We've suffered through that.

already through the 21st century. And so I do think that one of the things we need to see more of is, you know, let's talk about what the final action plan is. What's our approach? What's our target? What's our end date? And being able to address that so that we can get to some conclusion on that. You know, one of the issues I think that some have brought up is whether the president should have gone to Congress for authority. to conduct this, the war? I mean, do you think that was necessary or do you think he had the authority beforehand? What we, what Congress has done over, over last decades, is allow the president some latitude to actually initiate some action in order to protect the United States. When President swears the oath to uphold the, and protect the United States as well, you know, this even goes back to. say Thomas Jefferson when he was protecting United States against the Barbary Pirates. You know, if we learned in all of our history books, way back when. And even in recent times when President Clinton or President Obama in the Balkans during the 90s or in Libya and other places when President Obama was in office. And so that initial... Addressing that immediate concern is something that the President's had the authority to do before we would ever get into an extended long-term drawn-out battle. We'd want to make sure that there is the official approval from Congress in terms of authorization to act. Pretty neat. I know it's kind of not on topic, but it's pretty neat that we're going back to the moon, isn't it? I know we've got to let you run, but I just, it's got to be kind of fun to see this and to see us. moving in a different direction with our space program. And it's light, you know, people get kind of down on the war and down on flights in Congress. But it's got to be nice. That's something that I think the chambers are united on, isn't it, behind our space program and our astronauts? It really is. I mean, obviously there's a little bit of concern about the cost and doing some of these issues. But, you know, in the 60s, going to the moon was a unifying force for our entire country. And it was an exciting time for the country to come together and be together. and engaged in that. So it's great to have this opportunity to do that again. You know, our space program, even though there is some costs there, we've had so many benefits over the years in terms of new technology to be able to, you know, some of the metal alloys that are now used, some of the health. devices and equipment and capabilities, some of the computer capabilities, because they had to have capabilities. I mean, the back in Apollo missions they were using, all of their computer technology was on an old floppy disk in terms of the capabilities. So, you know, we've come a long way towards for that. So we want to make sure that, you know, with this new technology in the 21st century, that we're able to continue to be a leader and actually take advantage of, you know, what kind of knowledge.

things that we learn both from a technology side, but also in terms of the moon and, you know, maybe, maybe Mars or other places as well. Well, it's nice to see both sides of the aisle and Congress behind something like that. So often these days it's hard to get both sides of the aisle behind something. It really is. I mean, one of the downsides of having so much technology and having airfare that's easy enough to travel around the country is as members don't spend as much time in Washington, so we don't develop that working relationships. And I think that's so important in anything, whether it's your church, whether it's your church, whether it's organizations that you're part of, is to be able to have that good working relationship. And so that just comes from spending time together and doing casual things so that you actually trust. each other when you're actually doing the hard work of the things that you're trying to work on. Congressman, we appreciate you joining us this morning. If folks want to connect with you, they can find you online at estes.com and on X at rep Ron Estes, correct? That's great. Yes, absolutely. So thank you for having me. And it's always fun to be here and be able to talk about some of the things that are going on in D.C., whether I'm in Wichita or whether I'm back in Washington. We appreciate you joining us this morning for our D.C. update with Congressman Ron Estes, brought to you by Watkins Public Strategies. It is 723 here with Woodward and Witt on this Friday. Let's see what's going on in sports. And we did have the season opener downtown last night. Big crowd on hand. 6,800 at Equity Bank Park on a beautiful night. And the Wichita Wind Surge was able to get a season opening win. Beat the Northwest Arkansas Nation Nationals 10 to 6.6. Looking up some nice runs. Two more games as part of this series. Tonight at 635, post-game fireworks and the first 2,000 fans get rally towels. And then tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. The first 2,000 fans get a windy bucket hat. The Wichita State Shockers, also with a three-game series, hosting Tulane in conference play. Did not go well for the Shockers. Last night, a 4-2 loss. Couldn't get much going on offense there. But got two more chances here. Tonight at 6 o'clock, it's Mike Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Trading Card Series night. Get another Mike Robert F. Kennedy Jr. trading card to the first 200 fans. And tomorrow afternoon at 105 to finish up the series in their postgame egg hunt as the shockers are trying to get back into first place after falling a game back yesterday. You can hear both those shocker baseball games on 975 and 1240. Mike Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will have the call on KFH. Kansas City Royals yesterday afternoon going for a sweep over the Minnesota Twins.

I could not get that done. The Royals only got one run, and Minnesota won that game 5 to 1, snapping the Royals three-game winning streak. The Royals will stay at home this weekend, interleague play, hosting the Milwaukee Brewers, 630 tonight, and then 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Tomorrow afternoon's game is right here on KNSS, and then Sunday afternoon on Easter at 1 o'clock, and you can hear the Sunday game over on 97-5 and 1240 KFH. It's home weekend for Shocker Softball after falling 11 to 10 to Tulsa last night at Wilkins Stadium. Two more for the shocks. 6 o'clock tonight. First 500 fans get sunglasses, and there's a candy-filled egg hunt after the game, and then wrapping up that series tomorrow at noon for soccer softball. In College Women's Bowling, the NCAA Regional getting underway today down in Arlington, Texas. And the first round to match up at that regional is All Wichita. Fifth-ranked Wichita State, taking on 14th-ranked Newman. And that is 9 o'clock, just about an hour and a half from now. Get that one going in College Women's Bowling. That is Sports with Woodward and Witt. Sports is brought to you by SertaPro Painters. Schedule your free estimate online at sirtapro.com. And sports is brought to you by Wichita Brewing Company with three locations, east near central and woodlawn, west at 13th and Tyler, and in Historic Delano, featuring a rooftop deck. You can also order online at Wichitawbrew.com. Local craft beer on tap. Patios, pizza, and a full bar available at all locations. WBC, pizza and beer made here. 726 with Woodward and Witt. Traffic and weather update on the way. And Selena Gomez opens up about her struggle with bipolar disorder. That's coming up next on the House Call for Health here on KNSS.

Good morning. It is 733 here on this Friday, April 3rd, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, just two days away. Ted Woodward and John Whitmire with you here on this Friday morning. Currently in Wichita, it is mostly cloudy and 68 degrees. Nightazine-class synthetic opioids have been identified in Sedgwick County. As concerns grow about the powerful drugs turning up in schools and communities elsewhere, the substances have been found in both death investigations and seized drugs. Officials in Missouri announced nitazines had been detected in wastewater at multiple schools, including some in the Kansas City area. Nitazines are synthetic opioids that officials say can be significantly more potent than fentanyl. What will happen to the filibuster in Congress? Thoughts from U.S. Senator from Kansas, Dr. Roger Marshall.

There are some things worth ending the filibuster over. I think voting rights, voting integrity would be one of those types of things that I'd be willing to end it for. And funding the government. We've been incapable of funding the government, obviously. So I think that it is a new day. It is a new world. And the Republicans should be having this. And we are. We are discussing it right now. Senator Marshall, appearing on Fox's The Will Kane Show. One of the world's most famous highways marking its centennial this year, known for its neon lights and roadside diners, Route 66, boasting a rich and complicated history. It is lured motorists for generations. The 100th anniversary, expected to bring more traffic to the Mother Road, as travelers set out for a slice of nostalgia. It's a 2,400-mile route stretches all the way from Chicago through Los Angeles to the Santa Monica Pier, tracing paths once used by Native Americans and early pioneers. Route 66 crosses eight states in three time zones. There is a short stretch of it in very far southeast Kansas. Oklahoma's Route 66 highlights the safe stops that existed for black motorists during segregation. During a recent discussion with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Daryl Klaude, was asked about the impact of Operation Epic Fury on the Navy. Admiral Caudill acknowledged there is a question of concern. How do you buy down risk in other parts of the world while you're focusing, you know, a lot of resources in one area. Caudill admitted there is a tangible effect on the weapon stockpile, which grows as Epic Fury continues, and cited what he called the outstanding effort from the crew of the aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford. You know, you're going to see a record-breaking deployment by Ford. You know, there will probably go into the 11th month of deployed operations. For those that are not in the Navy, that's an extraordinary thing. However, Admiral Cottle says no matter what challenges come up, they will be met. We're built for that. This is what we do for a living. Kevin Ureskes, Fox News. A group of California medical officials accused of fraud have been arrested by federal authorities. It all went down right here in Los Angeles, taking these alleged hospice fraudsters completely by surprise. Six others were arrested on federal charges, including three nurses, a chiropractor, and a psychologist, accused of taking taxpayers for more than $50 million. According to the National Institutes of Health, about 90% of hospice patients die within six months. But Medicare data for these providers show... 97% were discharged alive. Ux's Anita Vogel with that report. Supporting the emerging growth of flag football, the Kansas City Chiefs revealed an advertising campaign called Let Her Play, hoping to persuade the Kansas State High School Athletics Association to make girls flag football a sanctioned sport in our state. The chiefs want their campaign to raise awareness ahead of the vote, the KSH SAA Board will hold April 23rd to determine whether girls flag football will be sanctioned. There are more than 20 million people playing flag football worldwide, including more than half a million girls aged 6 to 17. High school girls flag football participation in the state of Kansas grew 163 percent from last year to the year before.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are calling up their top prospect. Ahead of their home opener on Friday, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced Thursday that they are calling up shortstop Connor Griffin to the big leagues. The 19-year-old is MLB's number one prospect and spent only five games in AAA this season where he had a 438 batting average. On top of that, ESPN reports that Griffin and the Pirates are working on finalizing a nine-year, $140 million contract, which would shatter the record for the most amount of money ever given to a player who has yet to play in MLB. His debut will also set the record for the youngest position player to debut since Juan Soto played his first game for the Nationals back in 2018. Tony Genualdo, Fox News. That's your team, Ted. You excited? Yeah. Good luck. Nice to have good players. Good luck, brother. A fully automatic machine gun has apparently gone missing in the mail. A licensed firearm dealer in Ohio, Steve Thompson, says his USPS tracking information went dark in February in Detroit, while a $25,000 fully automatic Uzi submachine gun was headed to a buyer in Florida. Next to impossible to lose a registered package. It's... If they can't find it, someone took it. Leaving a mystery surrounding the missing and heavily restricted gun wide open. The odds of it falling into the wrong hands, making national news and having my name attached to it. I'm not looking forward to something like that. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms now involved in the investigation into the missing gun. Jeff Monoso, Fox News. Let's take a look at our weather forecast. Heading into Easter weekend, Storm Team 12 meteorologist Jake Dunn. A mix of sun and clouds, windy and warm today, a high of 77. South winds go northwest, 20 to 30 and gusty. Expect storms to develop over the metro area around 3 o'clock and then rapidly move east. Then we'll clear things out tonight and we'll cool down to 40. Sunny, breezy and kind of chilly for your Saturday. High 62. Sunshine on Easter and a high near 70. That's your forecast from Storm Team 12. I'm meteorologist Jake Dunn. And currently in Wichita, we have a breeze out of the south that is mostly cloudy and 68 degrees here on this Friday morning on KNSS. You know, it was one year ago today. That cannon was stolen out of Riverside Park. Oh, that's right. Spanish-American War Memorial Riverside Park, yeah, where some guy that was on drugs and owed a bunch of money. Thought a-of-money could sell it. Yeah. And took it to the back of his pickup truck and drove away with it and destroyed it. Right. Yeah. That was one year ago today. That guy did that. You had many Christmas. Yeah, that was. That's too bad. Another genius. Yeah, right. Another Minson member. Same with the guys who stole the statue out of the, you know, the ballpark, the League 42 ballpark thought that was going to be worth arm and a leg. It turns out no.

you know, these people. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. And it's always tied to drugs. Right. Of course it is. That guy was drugs. League 42. Right. You know, and again, thinking they're going to get, you know, a bunch of money to go buy meth or whatever and turns out no. And they're just destroying property that makes the community better and they've made it worse. Exactly. Hey, it's 741 here with Woodward and Witt on this Friday morning. We'll get a preview of the John Whitmire show coming up next. And then after that, we will have a local business update from the Wichita Business Journal. A new grocery stores coming to Wichita. How about that? All right. On the west side. We'll find out about that. Coming up, KNSSS News Time is 741. It's 745 with Ted Woodward and John Whitmire on 987 and 1330 KNSS. Coming up, our Wichita Business Journal update with Kirk Seminoff. Now it's time for three big things. Phil Mickelson cites family health matter in pulling out of the Masters. West Bank Hotel Work begins, but Wichita still has no firm opening timeline. Three children and two adults killed in Southwest Kansas Highway Crash. That's three big things with Woodward and Witt on KNS. Let's take a look at traffic with Jed Chambers. And currently traffic, well, we've got a big problem. Southbound on I-135. We've had a traffic accident right around K-96, right up there in that road construction at the North Junction, and so that is moving very slowly. You want to avoid it if you can. Again, that's southbound I-135, up by K-96 in the North Junction. Traffic update from 987 at 1330 K-NSS. The Accident Recovery Team Traffic Center, I'm Jed Chambers. Mostly cloudy and windy today. Some storms in the late afternoon, high of 77 degrees. This evening decreasing clouds and breezy, the low of 40 degrees. Tomorrow, sunny, breezy, and cooler, the high of 62 degrees. Right now in Wichita, it's cloudy and windy and 70 degrees at Wichita's severe weather station, 987 and 1330, KNSSS. 747 here with Woodward and Witt on this Friday morning. It is good Friday. And, of course, that means Easter Sunday is just two days away. Easter bunny is getting ready to deploy. It is, oil prices are surging. More worries about a prolonged Iran war. Most Asian financial markets rising moderately during some cautious trading. Benchmark U.S. crude is now up to more than $11 a barrel. So stocks were on the rise in Japan and South Korea. Stocks went down in China in Shanghai. Markets closed for the Good Friday holiday here in the United States and some other Asian markets as well and closed in France, Germany, Britain, and of course, like we said here. Crude oil prices have been driving some sharp swings for stocks globally. And shipping traffic has been severely curtailed in the Strait of Hormuz. So that's what's going on financially right now.

And let's take a look as well as some other financial goings on. Economists are expecting that employers added 60,000 jobs during the month recouping more than half of the 92,000 that were unexpectedly lost in February, while the unemployment rate is forecast to hold steady at 4.4%. Today's report is especially important and will reveal whether February was a temporary stumble tied to volatility in hiring or the first real sign that the labor market is beginning to soften in a more sustained way. In addition, the data could carry added weight for Fed policy expectations. Another week reading may pull rate cut bets forward while a robust figure could reinforce the case for keeping interest rates higher for longer. Hillary Barski, Fox News. Now it's time to get a local business update from the Wichita Business Journal, brought to you by Mr. Electric, lighting up the path to your success. Let's get that update now from the editor at the Wichita Business Journal, Kirk Seminoff. Hello, Kirk. Hello, Ted. Dillins is planning its next Wichita grocery store at the Estancia development near K-96 and Ridge Road, with building plans filed for a $17.5 million project at the southeast corner. If built, the store would become the change 16th location in the city and the first newly constructed Dillans in the city since 2010. The site sits at a key but long vacant corner in a fast-growing northwest Wichita corridor that has recently added restaurants, offices, and medical facilities. Dillins confirms that it intends to build, but company officials say a formal announcement will come only after financial, final transactions and bids are complete. And a $5 million health and wellness center for first responders is planned for downtown Wichita at the former Wilkie Family of Life Center near Third and Broadway. The project led by the Wichita Metro Crime Commission will include mental health therapy offices, a 24-7 gym, training space, and areas for medical screenings and physical therapy for city and county public safety workers. Instruction is expected to begin in the summer with the goal of opening in early 27. and about 40% of the funding has already been raised privately. City and county leaders have expressed support, though they will need to approve annual operating costs, projected the range from $200,000 to more than $500,000. Local breaking business news every day on KNSS and at Wichita Business Journal.com. For the Wichita Business Journal, I'm Kirk Semenov. Kirk, the Dillans, when they build a new store, it's so big anymore. I'm just waiting for Dillans to start doing multi-level stuff. Yeah, super, super Dillon. Instead of the big, flat, huge store on one story, let's start doing two, three, four-story Dylons, escalators, the whole deal.

I remember when the 21st and Mays Dillon's open, didn't they have a jewelry store in there at some point? I really think they did. They did. Yes, right in the middle as you came in, they did have a jewelry store there. You're correct. And that just kind of knocked my socks off. Oh, yeah. I'm looking for that engagement ring. I'm going to go to Dillans. Well, anyway. Well, they make a lot of money. They have quite a presence here. By the way, I saw it, I was looking through my This Day in History stuff, and I saw that 100 years ago, there were like a dozen Pigley Wigglys here in Wichita. Really? Yeah, which I always thought was something that was in the South. But apparently Pigley Wiggly had a big presence here in the 1920s. But somewhere along the line, they got out, and Dillon's steamrolled everybody. Yeah, we had a conversation in the newsroom yesterday about all the supermarket change that have come and gone over the years. Albertsons, Food for Less, IGA. Yeah, there's quite a few. This is a Dylanstown, although Walmart holds its own, I'm sure. Oh, yeah. All right, Kirk, thanks for being with us. And we'll talk to you again one hour from now. We'll get another great live, Wichita Business Journal update from editor Kirk Semenoff. And coming up on Sunday night, Easter Sunday night, we're just a couple days out from the next edition of the John Whitmire show. Yeah, we're actually going to do something. We've done this a couple of times over the years. And so this Sunday night, we're going to do a best of. edition. We've had requests for these over the, you know, a few years. And because, you know, folks have been listening. We've got a pretty loyal audience, but people have, you know, I didn't know you interviewed this person or I didn't know you had that guy on the show. So we're going to go into the, into the archives, as Rush Limbaugh used to say, and bring up some of our old interviews from the past and play them on Sunday night. interviews with some of our best interviews of the years, like Eric Trump, who we had on the show last year. One of my favorite interviews from years ago with Vice President, former Vice President Mike Pence. How about that? My interview back in 2023 with former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich. Another heavyweight. Yes, another head. One of my first interview that I ever did with Riley Gaines. an interview that I had not too long ago with Mark Levin. So we'll bring in some of those because a lot of people didn't know that I'd interviewed Mike Pence. Right. So that's good to review that. And that interview with Newt Gingrich was one of my favorite interviews. And so we've gotten into, like I interviewed Ben Shapiro, which is another one that was one of the first ones I ever did. And so we're going to bring in some of these old interviews and let people listen to some of the ones that we did back in the day. And, well, Well, of course, do a monologue and things like that. But I thought it would be kind of fun. Very nice. Yeah. Easter best of episodes. What time may people tune in to hear that? Seven to nine Sunday night, as always. And so you can have your Easter dinner and then tune into the John Whitmire show on Sunday night. All right. It'd be kind of fun. Good stuff. It'll be a powerhouse show. It should be fun. As it always is, John Whitmire's show on Sunday night, 7 o'clock, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. right here.

on KNSS. Hey, the 8 o'clock hour. Oh, we need to check in with Jad Chambers here. Yeah, traffic southbound on I-135. We had that traffic accident up by the North Junction. Cruise do have that clear. right now. So the traffic accident is actually no longer affecting traffic, but the traffic is still backed up and probably will be for the next several minutes anyway, as lots of traffic has tried to filter through that area. So they do have the wreck cleared there, but continue to expect slowdown for the next several minutes there. Southbound I-135 at K-96. Thanks for the update. We'll keep you updated on your traffic conditions. As we get through the 8 o'clock hour, 8 o'clock hour, of course, does include entertainment news in the blur heading into the Easter weekend. That'll be at 835 this morning, so make sure you're here for that. And... Yep, we'll talk with Fox News Radio's Eben Brown. DNC and top Democratic leaders have sued the president over his mail-in voting executive order. We'll talk with Evan Brown about the case. what to expect. And, of course, we'll check in with Jamel Hall of Perrick and find out what's going on in Wichita this weekend from Visit Wichita. So it's all coming up in the 8 o'clock hour right here, Woodward and Witt on 987 and 1330, KNSSS. This is Woodward and Witt on 987 and 1330 KNSS, Wichita's number one talk. Good morning. It is 8 o'clock here on this Friday, April 3rd. It is good Friday. Easter Sunday is coming up in just a couple of days. Currently in Wichita, it is mostly cloudy and 68 degrees here on this Friday morning at KNSS. President Trump has fired his Attorney General looking for a change at the Department of Justice. The latest cabinet shake-up of Trump's second term. During her 14 months, as Attorney General, Pam Bondi faced criticism from both parties over the Justice Department's release of Jeffrey Epstein-related files and investigations of perceived political enemies of President Trump. President says Pam Bondi is a great American patriot and loyal friend, crediting her with a drop in crime and murder rates across the country. Pam Bondi joined President Trump earlier this week to hear arguments at the Supreme Court and calls serving as AG the honor of a lifetime. She says she will transition to the private sector. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will serve as acting AG until a new nominee is confirmed. At the White House, Jared Halpern, Fox News. The return of baseball at Equity Bank Park is again drawing attention to long-discussed planned for Wichita's West Bank, where city leaders have targeted redevelopment for more than a decade, but where some signature projects still lack firm timelines. However, Breck and Morrill, interim president and CEO of the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce, said the visible progress is a welcome sign after years of planning. I think it's so exciting. It's just like the first step of we've been waiting.

It's been going on for years, right? And it's the most excitement we've seen in a while. Morrill, who has only served as interim president since January, said she is encouraged by development efforts both along the West Bank and elsewhere in Wichita, pointing to work on the city's biomedical campus downtown. Wichita spokesperson Megan Lovely says one project nearing completion is the hub, a new transit facility in the 200 block of South Sycamore that is slated to replace the old downtown transit center. It'll have more parking spaces for people down there. 12 bus bays, and we'll also have things for pedestrians and bicyclists, so we're really excited. Lovely says the hub is expected to modernize Wichita's transit system while also expanding parking options near the stadium. It'll have more parking stalls for the general public, about 400 of those. It should also now have electric vehicle charging stations. The hope was originally to have the parking garage ready by opening day for the wind surge, but that timeline has shifted with the garage now expected to be ready in late spring or early summer. Phil Hildebrand, KNSSS News. Catholic leaders led Holy Thursday activities at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre after they were blocked from celebrating on Palm Sunday. The Seder dinner, a centerpiece of the High Holy Day, celebrated under parking garages to protect from relentless Iranian missile fire into Israel. The Latin patriarch held Holy Thursday prayers in the Church of the Holy Sepulah in Jerusalem without the public because the ancient church on the spot where it's believed Jesus was crucified doesn't have bomb shelters. That's Fox is Mike Tobin with that report in Tel Aviv, Israel. U.S. Senator from Kansas, Jerry Moran, visited Wichita yesterday afternoon, hosting people with RTX, an aerospace and defense company. Twelve News asked the senator about the war in Iran. I recognize that their capabilities with nuclear deployment is a threat to the United States and to our allies. But again, making the call about whether this is exactly the right thing to do, in my view, requires more information. Senator Moran also said the U.S. needs to increase its oil production at this critical moment. Governors in Florida and Mississippi have signed into law measures requiring officials to verify the citizenship of voters. Similar legislation is being pushed by the president, but that has stalled in Congress. The Kansas legislature has also passed... legislation, although it still has to go before the governor. Laura Kelly has until next week to decide whether or not to sign the bill. She has not said publicly what she's going to do, though she has regularly vetoed past GOP election bills. Supporters would need a two-thirds majority to override her veto. There are Republican dissenters, so the bill does appear to be a few votes short of that in the House of Representatives. Any efforts in Kansas to prevent non-citizens from registering to vote? are shadowed by a requirement imposed 13 years ago that people registering to vote in the state for the first time provide documentation of their U.S. citizenship. That law ended up blocking the voter registrations of more than 31,000 U.S. citizens who were otherwise eligible to vote. 12% of everyone seeking to register in Kansas for the first time. Federal courts ultimately declared that that law was an unconstitutional burden on voting rights and it has not been enforced.

for the past eight years. Close, but no cigar. What exactly does that mean? And the Easter bunny and consumers with one reason to celebrate this year. And we'll be checking in and get the weather forecast heading into Easter weekend, Storm Team 12. Coming up, KNSSS News time is 805. We're coming up on 809 here on KNSS on this Friday, April 3rd. Top congressional Democrats, party campaign arms, and allied groups are suing President Trump and his administration over a sweeping order he signed this week that would increase federal involvement in elections with us now. To bring us more about this story is Eben Brown from Fox News Radio. Evan, thank you for joining us this morning. Good morning. So Democrats are calling this, quote, unprecedented federal overreach. What exactly is in the order and do they believe, you know, crosses the constitutional line, Evan? So the executive order directs the Department of Homeland Security to put a list together of Americans who are eligible to vote, right? They are citizens and they have the right to vote and this is being pulled together from social security data. And to provide that list to states and to say to the states that should they give mail-in ballots to people not on that list, they run the risk of losing federal funding for a number of programs. This is being challenged by the Democratic Party, vis-a-vis really the DNC, saying that it is beyond the purview of the executive to do something like this, that elections can be regulated by Congress, but they're ultimately the state's responsibilities. not that of the president. So we will see what happens in court. I suspect there'll be a temporary injunction and a following court battle. I mean, the whole thing seems pretty common sense to me. It's about election integrity. I mean, so he's basically trying to ensure that people who are citizens vote and people who aren't don't. And really doesn't this come down to the fact that Congress can't seem to get the Save Act passed. So he's trying to. ensure that the policy goes into effect, really isn't that what this is about? Well, he's certainly acting because of that, and the SAVE Act has yet to pass the Congress, and that I know is a problem for, you know, for him. But the question is, is, can he use the power of... of the purse, or not so much the purse, because that's Congress's power, but the power of execution of law, which would be, you know, his purview as the president, to coerce or cajole or pressure or convince a state to do one thing over the other. That's always a big question. The tactic has been used in the past in various ways.

Sometimes it's been ruled okay. Sometimes it's been ruled out of bounds. A great example would actually be the Affordable Care Act. The original law dictated that if a state chose not to expand its Medicaid program, that it would lose federal funding for the existing Medicaid program. The courts very quickly ruled that you can't do that. Now, that had to do with a piece of legislation that came from the Congress and was signed by the president. It wasn't an executive order. So maybe that changes things a little bit differently. But ultimately, a court's going to have to decide that. So where does it go now? I mean, legally speaking, how strong is this lawsuit? Do Democrats actually have a path to block the order in the courts, do you think? Well, I'm going to presume they're filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, where there are a bank of judges who seem to issue injunctions against the president quite daily. So we'll see how that goes. Yeah, it does seem like that's a fairly favorable court for them. Eben, thank you for joining us this morning. We appreciate you bringing us this story. That's Eben Brown with Fox News Radio. It is 812 here with Woodward and Witt on KNSS. You've heard it said before. What's it mean? Close but no cigar. You've no doubt heard the phrase close but no cigar. A familiar way to say someone almost succeeded but just missed the mark. The saying goes back to early 20th century American carnivals where cigars were a popular prize for winning games. If a player just barely missed knocking down the bottles or hitting the target, a carnival barker might call out close but no cigar. It was a quick, playful way of saying, nice try, but not enough to win. Cigars made great prizes because they were inexpensive, popular, and easy for operators to hand out. The phrase showed up in print by the late 1920s, including a 1929 Long Island newspaper headline about a candidate who finished second twice. The saying soon caught on boosted by radio shows and movies. So the next time you fall just short of a goal and walk away empty-handed, you'll think of that famous phrase shouted at carnivals many years ago. Matt Murphy, Fox News. And there's reason for the Easter bunny and consumers to celebrate this year. They've cracked the code. Egg prices are down 60% from last year's record highs, making it easier for Americans to fill their Easter baskets and Passover sater plates. Bird flu was to blame for higher prices last year with many farmers forced to destroy their hen flocks. The stubborn outbreak is still impacting poultry flocks, but farmers have been rapidly replenishing birds that died or had to be destroyed. The Trump administration also imported nearly one billion eggs last year to help drive prices down. Tomer Gotti, Fox News. 814 here with Woodward and Witt on this Friday, April 3rd here at KNSS.

Traffic right now earlier this morning, we had a traffic accident southbound and I-135. It was up by K-96 in the North Junction. The crews have got that cleared off the roadway, and now we've got lower traffic volumes. So things going through the area pretty normally right now. In fact, the traffic volumes are light enough that I don't see any restrictions right now on the Wichita highways. Things are looking good. However, one area where things could get worse is up north by the North Junction. We also still have a stalled-out vehicle southbound I-135 right there at the ramp from 53rd Street north. Traffic update from 987 at 1330K NSS, the Accident Recovery Team Traffic Center. I'm Jed Chambers. And let's take a look at our weather forecast here on Easter weekend. Storm Team 12, meteorologist Jake Dunn. A mix of sun and clouds, windy and warm today, a high of 77. South winds go northwest, 20 to 30 and gusty. Expect storms to develop over the metro area around 3 o'clock and then rapidly move east. Then we'll clear things out tonight and will cool down to 40. Sunny, breezy and kind of chilly for your Saturday. High 62. Sunshine on Easter and a high near 70. That's your forecast from Storm Team 12. I'm meteorologist Jake Dunn. And currently in Wichita, we have a win. from the south, gusting up to 26 miles per hour. The cloudy sky, it is 69 degrees here on this Friday morning at Wichita's severe weather station, 987 and 1330 KNSS. Easter weekend coming up busy weekend in Wichita, as always, and let's find out what to do, or at least a few of the things you can do. Jamel Halli Perik is with us from Visit Wichita. Hello, Jamel. Hey, Ted and John, hope you're having a great morning so far as, Woo-Hoo Friday. We've got to love that going into the weekend. Tulip Fest. Oh, my goodness, just gorgeous over there, a botanica. I mean, they have so many tulips, all different colors. Thousands of them. You can go take a picture with your family. It's going to be absolutely gorgeous. Also, they have brunches on Sunday. So get out there. Check it out. Take mom. That'd be fun. Maybe Easter, whatever. So I'm going to be gorgeous. It'll be going on. all through the month until about April 26. So go and enjoy that. And then we have the Wichita Wind Surge back in action over at Equity Bank Park. Love it. It's baseball time. And they'll be playing all weekend long. They're taking on the Northwest Arkansas Naturals tonight and tomorrow. So you can go get your baseball action happening. And then we have Journey. Final Frontier Tour. You know, last week we had Zizi Top and Dwight Yocum over there in interest, and now we have Journey. And so get your tickets at Saturday night, Interest Bank Arena. The show starts at 7.30. So a lot of fun things happening in Wichita. You guys have a great morning. We'll see you.

All right, thanks, Jamel. Once again, if you want to know more, you can go to visit Wichita.com and find out all the things there is to do in Wichita during the course of this great weekend. It is coming up on 818 here with Woodward and Witt. Now let's see what's going on in sports. And just mentioned the season is now open for minor league baseball for the Wichita Wind Surge, embarking on its sixth season here in Wichita. And it got off to a great start last night. First of all, it was just a beautiful night. And 6,800 people were at the ballpark last night downtown at Equity Bank Park to enjoy it. Shortstop, Ben Ross, drove in four runs, including a bases loaded double. That was pretty good. And later in the game, he hit a home run. As the wind surge beat Northwest Arkansas 10 to 6 to get the season off to a nice start in the season opener. Two more games in this series. 635 tonight downtown. First 2,000 fans get rally towels, and there's post-game fireworks. And then finishing up the series tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. The first 2,000 fans get a windy bucket hat. So the wind surge off to a 1-0 start. However, some other baseball, the Shockers and the Royals just couldn't get any offense going yesterday. The Shockers at X Stadium, beginning in three games set in conference play against Tulane. Shockers fall four to two on Dollar Hot Dog Night. So the shocks will try to get back in the win column for the next two days. Two more games in this series. Tonight at 6 o'clock, Mike Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Trading Card Night. First 200 fans get the next Mike Robert F. Kennedy Jr. trading card in that collector's series for the shocker broadcaster. And then tomorrow they'll finish up the series at 1 o'clock featuring a post-game egg hunt. as Wichita right now is a game back in the conference standings. Of course, you can listen to both those games. Mike Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has the call on soccer baseball, 975 and 1240, KFH. Major League Baseball, the Royals couldn't get anything going either. A 5-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins yesterday afternoon in the series finale. No sweep for the Royals. Three-game winning streak snapped, and the Royals fall out of first place with the loss. Royals continue at home this weekend, hosting the Milwaukee Brewers in Interleague play 630 tonight, and then 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. That game will be right here on 987 and 1330 KNS. And then finishing up the series at 1 o'clock on Easter Sunday afternoon, that game over on 97-5 and 1240, KFH. Home weekend for Shocker softball at Wilkins Stadium. Last night, losing 11 to 10 to Tulsa. Back at it again for two more games. Six o'clock tonight. First 500 fans get sunglasses after the game, a candy-filled egg hunt. And then wrapping up that softball series tomorrow at noon. College Women's Bowling, the NCAA regionals taking place in Arlington, Texas. And the first round matchup, which begins in less than an hour, 9 o'clock this morning, is an all-Wichita affair. First round of the NCAA Regional, fifth-ranked Wichita State.

and 14th ranked Newman. Big time match up there between the two Wichita schools at the NCAA Women's Bowling Regional. College men's basketball in the NIT, the team that knocked out the shockers will play for the championship. Tulsa beat New Mexico in the semifinals last night, 7469 in Indianapolis. Tulsa will play Auburn Sunday for the NIT championship. And the NCAA men's basketball tournament final four is tomorrow in Indianapolis. The game at 5 p.m. has Illinois and Connecticut. Of course, Illinois is led by head coach Brad Underwood, native of MacPherson, Kansas, played at K State, and the longtime assistant coach at Kansas State as well. Now he's head coach at Illinois, and he's got the Illini into the final four, Brad Underwood. And, of course, you can access... Those NCAA men's basketball tournament final four games on the Odyssey app. So you can check that out as well. And a happy birthday today to a big time shocker softball, a baseball player. The great shortstop Mike Lansing birthday, 58 years old today. He was named to the WSU baseball 25-year anniversary team as that team's shortstop. In the career record books for the Shockers when he finished his career, he was number four all-time with 158 stolen bases, number six all-time in hits and runs. In 1989 for the College World Series championship team, Lansing led the nation with 101 runs scored. And his 958 fielding percentage that season is the best by a shortstop in Shocker history. The great Mike Lansing, it is his birthday. Of course, he played many years in the big leagues, too. Mike Lansing is 58 years old today. That is sports with Woodward and Witt. Sports is brought to you by Sertipro Painters. Schedule your free estimate online at surta pro.com. And sports is brought to you by Wichita Brewing Company, now featuring caddy snack. Wichita's golf beer. Caddy snack, blonde ale, is refreshingly crushable. It makes the perfect pairing from the first tea all the way to the 19th hole. No matter the score, catty snack reminds you to beer the ball. Wichita Brewing Company, pizza and beer made here. It is 823 here with Woodward and Witt on KNSS. Traffic and Weather Update is next. And birthright citizenship is something only America does. That's the Sean Hannity Morning Minute next on KNSSS.

Good morning. It is 832 here on this Friday, April 3rd. Good Friday, we're just a couple of days away from Easter Sunday. Ted Woodward and John Whitmire with you. Currently in Wichita, we have a gusty wind out of the south, a cloudy sky. It is 69 degrees here on this Friday morning. Three children and two adults died in a crash in Hodgman County in western Kansas to the north-northeast of Dodge City. The crash happened just before 1.30 p.m. Thursday on K-156 between Jetmore and Hansston. Trooper Anthony Calderone with the Kansas Highway Patrol said two vehicles were involved, a 2005 Dodge Dakota and a 2023 Ford Ranger. The Dodge Dakota was eastbound and the Ford Ranger was westbound when the Dakota left the roadway. The driver of the Dakota overcorrected and spun into the Ranger with its passenger site in the westbound lane, according to KHP. The victims in the Dakota were identified as 29-year-old Brianna Kaufman, 3-year-old Rayleigh, 5-year-old Riker, and 7-year-old Ryder Kaufman, all of Garden City. The driver, 48-year-old Ronnie Baxter Martinez of Menazes of Garden City, suffered suspected serious injuries and is in critical condition at a Wichita hospital. The driver of the Ford Ranger, 45-year-old Adam Edwards of Garden City, was also killed in the crash. None of the occupants were wearing safety restraints, according to the crash report. Phil Hildebrand, KNSSS News. President Trump attended the Supreme Court this week where justices heard arguments on the legality of his birthright citizenship ban. President Trump says the law was only meant to apply to recently freed African Americans and their children after the Civil War. Kansas Senator Roger Marshall says the framers' interpretation of the 14th Amendment is antiquated. I don't think our family fathers envisioned that we would have 50 million non-citizens in this country. They couldn't envision it's such a small world that people would be flying here just for having the purpose of a baby. Senator Marshall was appearing on Fox's The Will Cain Show. The Trump administration announcing a plan to safeguard the nation's drinking water. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announcing a set of actions to drive research funding and future regulation of contaminants in public water systems. Microplastics, pharmaceuticals, PFAS, and disinfection byproducts. It also covers 75 chemicals and nine microbes that may be found in drinking water. The plan includes studying the effect microplastics have on the body. One analysis estimates that the average person in just tens of thousands of microplastic particles each year through food, water, and air. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.. says microplastics can impact heart health and lead to tumor growth. Kristen Goodwin, Fox News. The Unabomers' reign of terror came to an end on this day 30 years ago.

Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, arrested April 3rd, 1996 at his remote off-grid cabin near Lincoln, Montana, following a tip to the FBI from Kaczynski's own brother, David, who recognized the Unabomber's own writings, ending a 17-year bombing campaign against airlines and universities and others that killed three people and injured 23. Kaczynski pled guilty in 1998 in a deal to avoid the death penalty. He died by suicide almost three years ago at the age of 81 at a federal prison in North Carolina. Jeff Monasso, Fox News. The Artemis 2 crew heading for the moon has a luxury the Apollo astronauts did not, but only after some necessary repairs in orbit. Even in space, you got to go. And the Orion capsule has a space toilet or hygiene bay. Smaller than what's on the International Space Station, NASA calls it the universal waste management system. It's mounted in the floor with a door and curtain for privacy and uses air suction instead of water and gravity. But after Orion reached Earth's orbit Wednesday night, The Lunar Lou wasn't fully functioning. Mission control guiding astronaut Christina Cook through some troubleshooting and a fix. They do have backup plans, including the kinds of plastic bags, the Apollo crews had to use. Lisa Brady, Fox News. An Indiana woman says she was stunned to learn her utility company had mistakenly listed her as dead. And then asked her to prove she wasn't. For Deontra Meredith, the confusion started with a call to her utility provider, AES Indiana, telling her the record showed she was deceased. She says it caught her completely off guard. Deceased. Dead. I'm dead. I'm dead. It was news. Then came the request to email a selfie holding her driver's license and social security card to prove she was alive. That's when she pushed back. I'm breathing. I'm talking to you. Have a pulse. The issue was later traced to a mix-up with another woman who had the same name who had died. In a statement, the company apologized and says it's working to ensure something like this doesn't happen again. Matt Murphy, Fox News. Here's an idea. I don't have to pay my bill then. Yeah. They just did that on the Simpsons about a month ago. Homer got declared dead, and he's like, oh, fine, I don't have to pay for anything. I don't have to pay my bills. Hey, many Christmas. Send us a selfie to prove you're not dead. Yep. It's 849 with Ted Woodward and John Whitmire on 987 and 1330 KNSSS. Coming up our Wichita Business Journal update with Kirk Semenoff. Now it's time for three big things. Three. Wind surge kicks off 2026 season with win over the naturals.

Two. President Trump fires Pam Bondi as Attorney General, installs Todd Blanche as acting Attorney General. Artemis 2 crew clears Earth orbit, heads for the moon. That's three big things with Woodward Witt on KMSS. Let's take a look at traffic with Jad Chambers. The traffic volumes have thinned out quite a bit right now, and so things are looking good on the roadways here in the Wichita area, not really seeing any major backups out there. We do still have a stalled out vehicle, so watch for a little bit of a slowdown around this. Southbound I-135, up by 53rd Street and north. Traffic update from 987 and 1330 KNSS, in the Accident Recovery Team Traffic Center. I'm Jed Chambers. Mostly cloudy, windy today with some storms after three in a high of 77 degrees. This evening decreasing clouds and breezy below 40 degrees. Tomorrow is sunny, breezy, and cooler, the high of 62 degrees. Right now in Wichita, it's cloudy and windy at 70 degrees at Wichitae at Wichita's Severe Weather Station 987 and 1330 KNSSS. It is 850 here with Woodward and Witt, and it is, oh, we do need to check. Let's see what's going on in the stock market. Stock market is just open. And let's take a look at what's going on. And we're mixed. NASDAQ is up slightly. It's always the S&P, but the Dow is down slightly and not much movement anyway either way. So it's kind of starting out a little tepid on the stock market. Well, it's not, the markets aren't open today. That's why it's all nothing. It's flat. Yeah, I'm, that's on me. Yeah. You know, market markets are closed today for Good Friday. You're not a market guy. No. So that's what's going on there. And, of course, don't forget coming up after us, we have the Glenn Beck program. at 9 o'clock. So we'll get to that as well. Now it's time to check in and get a local business update from editor Kirk Semenoff from the Wichita Business Journal. Hello, Kirk. Hello, Ted. Dillins is planning its next Wichita grocery store at the Estancia Development near K-96 and Ridge Road with building plans filed for a $17 million project at the southeast corner. If built, the store would become the change 16th location in the city and the first newly constructed Dillans in the city. Since 2010, the site sits at a key but long vacant corner in a fast-growing northwest Wichita corridor that has recently added restaurants, offices, and medical facilities. Dillon confirms that it intends to build, but company officials say a formal announcement will come only after financial track final transactions and bids are complete. And a $5 million health and wellness center for first responders is planned for downtown Wichita at the former Wilkie Family of Life Center near Third and Broadway. The project led by the Wichita Metro Crime Commission will include mental health therapy offices, a 24-7 gym, training space, and areas for medical screenings, and physical therapy for city and county public safety workers.

Instruction is expected to begin in the summer with the goal of opening in early 27, and about 40% of the funding has already been raised privately. City and county leaders have expressed support, though they will need to approve annual operating costs, projected the range from $200,000 to more than $500,000. Local Breaking Business News every day on KNSS and at Wichita Business Journal.com. For the Wichita Business Journal, I'm Kirk Semenoff. Thank you, Kirk. And we will, of course, check in with the editor at the Business Journal next week. In fact, we have Kirk on twice every Woodward and Witton Show in this 7 o'clock hour and the 8 o'clock hour with great local business stories from the Wichita Business Journal. After our show, of course, it's the Glenn Beck Program for two hours from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Today on the Glenn Beck program, special guest at 1030 this morning is Kathy Lee Gifford. Oh, Kathy Lee. Author of Nero and Paul, and she'll be talking about why self-indulgence will never bring you real satisfaction. Yeah. Kathy Lee Gifford. That's good. Coming up on the Glenn Beck program, and she'll be on at 1030 this morning. Of course, Easter is this Sunday, which means our diets will probably change a little bit. A lot of chocolate, a lot of sugar. And whatever peeps is. Gross. People are asked what they're going to buy for Easter. 92% said candy. Yeah. So that's what's going on there. That was the number one answer. 90% said food. So I guess that includes the Easter meal. Yeah. It's going on. 64% said gifts. 53% decorations, 51% clothing. Flowers. 46% said flowers. Yeah, another 46% greeting cards. Yeah, a little card for mom or for grandma. I can see that. Overall, spending on Easter here in America, expecting to reach a record total of nearly $25 billion this year. So it is a big money-type holiday. Also a good time to go to church. That surpasses the previous record from a couple of years ago. Yes, of course, Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday. A lot of people, a lot of people, that's the only day of the year they go to church. They might go on Christmas, they might go on Easter. And sometimes that's it, just twice a year. Well, I can see that. The churches will be more crowded than usual. Pack the pews. Mm-hmm. On a per-person basis, shoppers are budgeting a record high of $195 to spend on Easter. I guess I will be below average. I don't think I'm spending $200 on the whole. Just for Easter? No. We may go out to either. We may fix a little Easter something special to eat, but we don't spend that kind of money. So there you go. But if you go to brunch, you know, a lot of people do Easter brunch, Sunday brunch. That's, that's pricing. That's true. If you go to Easter Sunday brunch, we just take my mom out to Easter Sunday brunch a lot. That can be pricey. John, thanks for being with us. Another great week. Have a good show on Sunday night. Thank you. Thank you, Ted. Thank you, Jed. And we're glad you've been with us all week long. Thanks for listening. Next up, Glenn Beck, the Dana Show with Dana Lash, the Sean Hannity Show. Have a wonderful weekend and a happy Easter. Woodward and Whit, 98, 7 and 1330, KNS, KNSS, Wichita. We will see you on Monday. If you don't care about saving 50%,