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This is Woodward and Witt on 987 and 1330 KNSS, Wichita's number one talk. Good morning. It is 7 o'clock. It is primary election day, Tuesday, August 4th, here on KNSS. Currently in Wichita, it is mostly cloudy and 73 degrees as the sun is rising. It sure looks like some of that smoke from the western wildfires is really clouding up our sunrise a little bit, hazing that up here on this Tuesday morning. It is primary election day in Kansas. In this election, voters will narrow down the field of candidates for governor and decide whether to amend the state constitution to allow direct election of state Supreme Court justices. Other voters will be deciding on a 1% sales tax that could bring $3.5 million annually to the hospital in El Dorado, if approved. U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Secretary of State, State Board of Education, and State House seats are also on the ballot. Sedgwick County officials expect about a 30% voter turnout for this election. The polls just opened two minutes ago, and they will close at 7 o'clock this evening. Voters registered with the political party may vote only in their own party's primary. Independent or unaffiliated voters may take part in either primary if they affiliate with that party at the polls. All voters may weigh in on the constitutional amendment. A Wichita man appeared in Sedgwick County Court Monday to hear charges filed against him. Court records show 37-year-old Johnny Ray Vega Jr. was arrested at a mobile home park. Near 47th Street South and Broadway on Thursday, and booked for child abuse, battery, interference with law enforcement, and failure to appear, Vega was set to make his first court appearance on Monday afternoon. The charges stem from an incidence that occurred between July 29th and 30th that involves two children between the ages of 6 and 18. The protective order has been filed preventing Vega from having contact with the two victims. Vega is being held in the Sedra County Jail on a $200,000 bond. He is set to appear in court again on August 17th. Extreme heat affecting Kansas dairy farmers this summer. High temperatures impacting cow comfort and milk production. A couple of things are most essential to keeping cows comfortable in the summer heat. One is shade and the other is having good sources of fresh water. Farmers also try to avoid breeding cows during the summer because of the stress and the heat. U.S. Senator from Kansas, Dr. Roger Marshall talks about short-term priorities for the Senate. We should put the Democrats on the record and vote for them one at a time. Have them vote on voter ID. Have them vote on proof of citizenship. Have them vote on the mail-in ballot issue. Get them on record. That way when they go home over August, their own constituents can beat the heck out of them. Again, 80, 90% of Americans want voter ID. Senator Marshall appearing on the bottom line on Fox Business, and he'll be with us coming up on Friday for our D.C. update.

709 here on Election Day, this is Tuesday, August 4th. Wildfires in France have revealed a huge cash of... Unexploded ammunition. Officials in the village of LePorge in the south of France say 400 unexploded shells and munitions have been uncovered by wildfires. Blasts during the fires at first thought to be gas cylinders may have been World War II explosives detonating in the heat. The local mayor likened more than 100 blasts on the second night of the fire to the sound of war. The fire in the Gironde area is now under control, having been burning for 10 days. French Prime Minister Sebastian Le Corneux has thanked firefighters saying France has stood firm in the face of an unprecedented crisis. Jonathan Savage, Fox News. A career criminal is back behind bars in North Carolina after killing a man less than an hour after bonding out of jail. 29-year-old David Simpson was fresh out of jail during the murder for which he is accused. Simpson was arrested for failing to appear in court over a 2024 charge for having a shank while in prison. Court records show he posted bond Tuesday night was released just after midnight. And by 1.45 a.m., police say Simpson ambushed two people from behind outside an apartment, shooting them over a parking dispute. One of them died. The other was seriously injured. Simpson is now back in jail facing 7. several charges, including first-degree murder. I mean, how'd the guy get a gun? He got out of jail? Well, I guess it's not that hard, depending on, wow. So, whew. Wow. Yep. Not a good dude, but they let him out. He killed someone. It is 7-Eleven here with Woodward and Whit on this Tuesday here at KNSF. Traffic right now in the Wichita area? Well, everything's looking okay. We've got an area up in northeast Wichita where you... I don't know, you may have seen a sprinkle or two. We've got some really spotty showers around the area, and so it's really not widespread, and so for most people, the traffic conditions are actually looking pretty good out there. And just now starting to see some heavier traffic, things picking up northbound on K-15, right just south of I-135, where we have some construction going on. Traffic update from 987 to 1330 KNSSS. The Accident Recovery Team Traffic Center. I'm Chad Chambers. Now it's time for our in-depth weather forecast. Here is Storm Team 12, Chief Meteorologist Ross Jansen. Good morning, Ross. Well, good morning and happy election day. If you've got to get to the polls today.

It's going to be hot this afternoon, so maybe try to get to the polls this morning before it gets hot. But we're headed for a high of 98, which is going to be a little bit warmer than yesterday. And if you're outside this morning, you're going to notice the additional clouds. So hopefully that will help to keep the temperature a bit in check. But I still don't know if it's going to be enough to keep us from being a little warmer than yesterday. And boy, what an interesting day this is going to be. We have a cold front that's just now entering northwest Kansas where we had triple digits yesterday. H highs are going to be in the 70s today. So if you want some fall weather, pack your bag and head to western Kansas because that's where that cool breeze is going to be as we're looking at a big shift in the weather out there. Meanwhile, Wichita, of course, is going to be ahead of the front. So we're going to have a hotter day today. Now, when it comes to chances for showers and thunderstorms, it's all dependent on where this front's going to be. And I do believe that later on tonight it will be close to the area, but most of the scattered thunderstorms will remain to the north of Wichita. So our forecast tonight is dry, the low 72. Tomorrow the front's going to be right over Wichita, so I still think we'll reach a high of 95. But isolated to widely scattered storms are a possibility tomorrow. I think there's a slightly better chance in the afternoon and evening than what we might have. have in the morning. And heading into Thursday, the chance for a few storms will continue. We're looking at Thursday night into Friday. But Thursday's high will fall back to about 90 degrees. and Friday's high in the low 90s. So despite the fact that, yes, early August can be very hot, as we saw yesterday in western Kansas anyway, we're going to catch about a two-to-three-day break where we drop back into the lower 90s. And then, just in time for the weekend, it's going to be heating back up and we'll probably be near 100 degrees by the end of the weekend. So let's enjoy the cool down while we have it. I wish I had better news as far as the rain is concerned. We've got some small chances of spotty storms here and there, but the overall rain amounts that we might get the next two or three days probably won't be much more than maybe a quarter of an inch on the high side. 73 degrees this morning in Wichita, we do have a mostly cloudy start to the day. That's your storm between 12 forecast. I'm chief meteorologist Ross Jansen. Yeah, and Ross yesterday you mentioned that smoke from the wildfires in the west, and man, that sure looks... That looks like what our sunrise is affected by today. It sure looks like it's affected by smoky conditions. Yeah, driving home the other night, too, I noticed the moon when it was coming up. Same thing there. It was a blood-red moon with all that smoke filtering through our sky. I thought maybe John said something on fire to create all this smoke. It's, in fact, coming from fires in the west. How did, well, that shot came out of nowhere. Why am I getting attacked? And, you know, Ted and I were just talking off air during a break about you and saying nice things. That'll teach me. You know, to heck with that. I'm going to start talking about, you know, weathermen on other stations now. Holy cow.

Well, I guess you're entitled to that. That's like a drive-by there. Don't drag Jay Prater into this. Holy cow. I'm sitting here mind of my own business. Well, that's because the meteorologist needs a little bit more, you know, we need some more excitement this time of year. Okay. Oh, that's it. Okay. All right. Too much hot. Too much sunshine. The heat's getting to all of us. I think we need to shift gears. Let's get into some fall weather. Amen to that. Yeah, we can all use a little of that. Hey, we appreciate it, Ross. Thank you much. And we'll talk to you again. We talk with Ross every day and get the in-depth weather forecast, Storm Team 12 chief meteorologist Ross Jansen. And, of course, we have Storm Team 12 weather updates all day, every day, right here on KNSS. So, Ted, speaking of mean things, like, Ross there, picking on me, you're... You ever had the mean neighbor, you know, the guy in the neighborhood, maybe not your neighbor, but the mean neighbor, you know, the neighborhood guy that just sort of, you know, get off my lawn kind of guy. Oh, yeah. So a 39-year-old man in Minnesota was recently arrested. Forget this. Setting up homemade spike strips in his yard in order to keep neighborhood kids off his lawn. Yeah, so this gentleman from Minnesota named Kyle Stephan was arrested after he created homemade spike strips for his yard to keep neighborhood kids off the lawn. A mother called police to report that Kyle was yelling at her kids when they showed up. They saw a long piece of thick plastic set in the lawn with 40. Three-inch screws sticking up from the plastic. Officers noticed tire tracks from bikes in the yard and said it appeared neighborhood kids were riding through the yard as a shortcut to a park, which would get annoying. I mean, you know, that would bother me if kids were riding their bikes through my yard. That would annoy me. But that's where you just say, hey, kids, you know. Take the street or whatnot. Kyle admitted to placing the device to, quote, keep kids off his lawn. He told the police he did not mean to injure anybody, only scare them. But police aren't so sure and seemed frustrated the device was not effective. He's charged with a misdemeanor. And what's he charged with? Misdemeanor could be looking at 180 days in jail or a $1,000 fine. For what? Well, attempted, you know, I mean, it could be damaged to property, but that's it. Some kind of endangerment. Endangerment, child endangerment, whatever, but yeah. His property, though. Well, but if a kid, theoretically, if a kid were to, I mean, you know, think about it. But what if he puts a swimming pool in his yard and a kid falls in? Three inch screws sticking up from the plastic. I mean, that's what he's currently charged with. His misdemeanor and 180 days.

could be facing up to 180 days in jail or a $1,000 fine. So I take it. You're on Kyle Stephan's side on this one. Well, I mean, not necessarily on his side, but it's his property. It is his property. Chad, where are you on this one? I don't know. Dude doesn't want kids in his yard. He can't put up a fence. You're on the side of the spike strip guy. No, I mean... If he really doesn't want him there, why not put up a fence instead of spike strips? See, I'm on the fence side. I would put up a fence. Yeah. But I don't know if I'd put up... I mean, this guy was clearly just trying to hurt kids. Yeah, he's trying to be vindictive. He is trying to, yeah. That's, see, my... I mean, if he just wanted them off, he'd have made a fence, not the spike strip. Or here's another one, put up a sign that just says... Well, no one's going to pay attention to a sign. Well, that's true. But this just seemed like you went from zero to a hundred here with spike strips. Why don't you at least try talking to the kids, talk to the, go to the neighbor's parents. Kids aren't going to listen to somebody that tells them no. Go to the parents. And parents do not listen to anybody who tells you anything about your kids. Parents are always going to be on the side of their kids. Exactly. It doesn't even say he tried, though. I mean, if I were Mr. Stephen, I'd have gone to their parents and said, hey, could you ask your kids not to ride your bikes across my lawn? That's right to start. The parents would go lighten up, dude. Maybe. And ignore him. This just seems extreme to me to put spike strips. It is extreme, and maybe he'd had it. I guess. Maybe he'd had it up to here. Well, and maybe his up to here is going to be 180 days in jail on a $1,000 fine. I don't know. This is an interesting one. I'd be curious. You know, here's an opportunity for folks to use the Odyssey app. Download the app, click the microphone icon, and leave us a message. What do you think? Do you think the guy was justified in putting spike strips in his lawn to keep kids off his lawn? I mean, you know, I'm curious. I don't know. It's an interesting one. I think it's a bit extreme, but on the other hand, I wouldn't want kids riding their bikes across my lawn either. It is 720 here with Woodward and Witt on this Tuesday. Let's see what's going on in sports. Sports is brought to you by SertaPro Painters. Schedule your free estimate online at surtapro.com. After a day off and a long road trip, Kansas City Royals are now back home at Kauffman Stadium this week, bringing in the Minnesota Twins and then the Chicago Cubs for six-game homestead. Royals have lost four in a row. First up is the Twins tonight. Live coverage of the Royals and the Twins at 6 o'clock this evening, and that's on 975 and 1240, KFH. Don't forget, it's our visit with Mitch Holtus, a play-by-play voice to Kansas City Chiefs with a daily training camp update from St. Joseph, Missouri, one hour from now. At 8.15 this morning, be here for our daily visit with Mitch as he spotlights another big-time player on the Chief Rostman today.

All right, let's see what's going on in some national sports news. The NFL starting Bears safety. Kobe Bryant signed in the offseason as a free agent from the Seahawks. He goes down with what ESPN is calling a hyper-extended left knee injury today. He also sustained a small fracture in a bone bruise. He's expected to be out eight to ten weeks. College football, Notre Dame in Southern California will resume their robbery in 2030 with a four-game home-and-home series. They began playing each other, they began, rather, in 1926. So that 100 years ago, that rivalry started, it will resume after a brief hiatus in 2030. I'm Kevin Juretsky. That from Fox Sports. We talked about a big, a happy birthday today to KU running back legend. John Riggins is 77 years old today. Great. A All-American performer at the high school, college, and pro football level out of Centralia High School. Remember when John Riggins was in which it's off for one of those Jim Herschberger athletic competitions, the MVP games at Cessna Stadium? One of the final events that year was some sort of a lengthy run, and John Riggins ran out of Cessna Stadium, exited, and was last seen running east on 21st Street, and he just kept running. He never came back. John Riggins always kind of wanted to do his own thing. And he just went out on 21st Street and just ran away. Never to be seen again in Wichita. Happy birthday to KU running back legend John Riggins. This is birthday. He is 77 today. That is Sports with Woodward and Witt. Brought to you by Wichita Brewing Company, your summer spot. Pizza and apps, the whole group will love. Seasonal beers, whole cocktail menu for the adults. And new dirty sodas and homemade root beer. That'll keep the kids happy. WBCU this summer at Wichita Brewing Company, 723. We have a traffic and weather update coming up, and some people might be eating too much protein. Next on the House Call for Health here on KNSS.

This is Woodward and Witt on 987 and 1330 KNSS. Good morning. It is 731 here on Election Day. It is Tuesday, August 4th. Ted Woodward and John Whitmire with you this morning. Currently in Wichita, it is mostly cloudy, 74 degrees here on this Tuesday morning. It is primary election day in Kansas. Voters will narrow down the field of candidates for governor and decide whether to amend the state constitution to allow direct election of state Supreme Court justices. Sedgwick County officials expecting about a 30% voter turnout for this election. The polls are open and they will close at 7 o'clock this evening. For those voting by mail, the Sedgwick County Election Office website has a map of all the ballot drop box locations in the county. A database of drop box locations across the entire state is available through the Secretary of State's website. The three-day grace period for mail-in ballots will be in place for this election. That means mail-in ballots may be received for up to three days after today's primary as long as they were postmarked by today, Election Day. Dan Clifford, the executive director of Second Light Shelter in downtown Wichita, has been removed from that role, according to the Shelters Board of Directors. The board described the departure Monday as a personnel matter. Clifford last appeared publicly in that role the previous Tuesday at a City Council workshop meeting at City Hall. He and the City Council discussed proposed changes to the legal camping ordinance. No action was taken on the item, and nothing was discussed about Clifford leaving or being removed from his position. Steve Dixon, chair of the Board of Directors, said day-to-day shelter operations should not be significantly impacted. Three now former Wichita Police officers have lost their Kansas law enforcement certifications. This, after the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers' standards and training, determined that each violated professional standards. Each former officer has the right to request a hearing under Kansas law. As the orders stand, none are currently certified to serve as law enforcement in Kansas. A 20-year-old Newton man died from his injuries at a Wichita hospital on Sunday following a motorcycle crash on Thursday evening in Newton. Oswaldo Puentes Rodriguez died after being thrown from his motorcycle in the single vehicle crash in the 300 block west of 12th Street. He rapidly accelerated through a curve in the roadway before he lost control of the vehicle and was thrown from it. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. At today's Wichita City Council meeting, the council will take up proposals from the city budget for the coming year. Mayor Lily Wu says there are proposed items that need discussion, and she urges residents to contact their council members by email or by speaking in person at today's meeting. The new tuition reimbursement program for staff members, this is a new program. This has not been...

instituted just yet, but it will cost the city $300,000. Yep. Another one that will be brought up is the new fire chief will have $250,000 for a fire leadership development line item, but there are no details regarding this. So already right there, $550,000 of something new. So I want to hear from you, residents. What do you think about that? Wu, appearing on Mondays with the mayor on KNSS with Woodward and Witt. Russia says a Ukrainian drone has killed seven people at a busy beach. In video footage, the drone can be seen crashing into a fireball as it hits the sand. Authorities say three children are among the seven people to have died in the Black Sea Holiday Resort, Galenjik. 40 others reported injured. Russian authorities are accusing Ukraine of a deliberate attack on civilians. Ukraine hasn't commented. Both sides deny targeting civilians deliberately. The target of the drone is not clear. Some Ukrainian commentators suggest it may have had its signal jammed by... Russian air defenses. Jonathan Savage, Fox News. Protesters at a WNBA game after a star made comments about trans athletes. At Sunday's game between the Minnesota Lynx and Indiana fever, fans showed their support for transgender athletes after fever star Sophie Cunningham spoke out against transgender women playing in women's sports. Cunningham's comments were made in an ESPN article published last week and have drawn both support and backlash. Fans attending Sunday's game wore shirts that said trans kids belong in sports, while Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve wore a shirt under her jacket that said simply trans kids belong. It was the third straight fever game that has drawn demonstrators from both sides. Cunningham said Friday that she wasn't concerned about the outside noise, potentially becoming a distraction for her teammates. Tony Genualdo, Fox News. It is 736. Now let's check our weather forecast from Storm Team 12 meteorologist Jake Dunn. Good morning, Jake. Good morning. While we cannot rule out a stray storm as we start today, most will stay dry. Story today, partly cloudy and hot high 98. Southeast wind 5 to 15. Scattered clouds and middle 70s tonight. Partly cloudy 95 on Wednesday with a small chance of a storm during the afternoon. Even cooler on Thursday with the high of 90 and a pretty good chance of storms late Thursday and Thursday night. That's your forecast from Storm Team 12. I'm meteorologist Jake Dunn. Currently in Wichita. a breeze out of the east. It is mostly cloudy and 74 degrees. Here on Election Day at Wichita's severe weather station, 987 and 1330, KNSS. KNS News Times 737. And as we do every Tuesday at this time, we sit down for our Tuesdays with the chair conversation with Sedger County Commission Chairman Jeff Blueball. Tuesdays with the chair is brought to you by the Wichita Packaderm Club.

Mr. Chair, thank you for joining us this morning, and it is primary election day. I'm assuming that if you haven't already, you're going to get out and vote today. Absolutely. Polls were open. I opened up at 7 this morning, and they'll be open until 7 o'clock tonight. And I'm kind of an election day voter myself, so I was thinking about going and knocking it out here this morning. Yeah, Ted and I are also both Election Day voters. So, in fact, you and I, I think you and I are, we both vote at the same polling place there at the church, right, at 119th, right? Yeah, actually, I'm over at the one on Closer to Lark, the Reliance Church. Yep. But, but we are pulling places are less than a mile apart. Yeah, no, you're Reliance. Yeah, right? Yeah, Reliance. That's, we vote at the same place, I figured. Okay, okay, okay, okay. They used to vote there at the other church on the corner of 119th and Pawnee's. Yes, yeah, Reliance Church. I know that they had to set up another location just. for the overflow. We've got a lot of density over here. Well, and it's only growing out where you and I vote. And it should be a good crowd today. I know, you know, they're expecting a little less than four years ago, but we should have good voter turnout. And I'll be curious to see. I always talk to the poll workers and find out, you know, what their voter turnout is like today. I'll be curious to find out throughout the day. what voter turnouts like today. Are you going to join us this evening for the watch party down at Cozine tonight at 7? Absolutely. I plan on being there this evening and, you know, kind of finding out. what the results are today i mean we've we've heard a lot about it so let's let's see where everything ends up today well ted now that we know jeff's going it's it's going to be a it's now that now that we know that he's going to be there it'll be a party so now we'll have to hire extra security yeah yeah now now the celebrities are going to be there with the paparazzi will know that'll be there um You guys have, on Wednesday, we're going to find, we've got the two solar hearings. Can you kind of lay out exactly what the expectation, what folks can expect for those two solar hearings? Yep, yep. And that's what I wanted to say. I probably won't be hanging out the election party too late tonight because we have a big day tomorrow, starting at 9 a.m. And we've set up a process. so that everybody understands going in what exactly we're looking at. We're going to start at 9 a.m. commissioners have requested that we pause for a bathroom break every two hours. So we're going to pause at 11 a.m. Then we're going to have a hard stop from 12 to noon for a lunch break. I assume you mean 11 to noon or 12 to 1.

12 to 1. I'm sorry, 12 to 1. And then we're going to have... Just an opportunity for the commissioners to go eat, kind of stay separated and stuff so that nobody's talking about this. Because we're kind of a quasi-jury tomorrow whenever we're looking at these solar cases and, you know, we don't want to do anything to mess with the process or anything. And then we'll start back in and one and go as long as we can. Speakers, if you want to speak, we're going to open doors at 8 a.m. And it's probably a good idea if you want to speak to get in there early to sign up on your list, on the list. You don't have to do that. Once we go through the list, I'm going to call out, you know, if anyone else would like to speak. But you kind of save your place in line in doing that if you come in and sign up ahead of time. And we're going to hear both cases and, you know, likely come up with some decisions tomorrow. Are you expecting a large crowd? We are. We are. I think our capacity is in the roughen auditorium is 100 people. We have an overflow room upstairs that'll have a television up there. And then if people sign up, they'll know when they can come down and back into the room. So we are anticipating a pretty large crowd tomorrow. The 27 budget is out, commissioners, are you currently evaluating that budget following the first public hearing back on the 29th? You've had some feedback now from that. How's the response been so far? You know, I think we had three speakers come to our evening meeting. They were all from Commissioner Howell's district. Just, you know, shared some feedback, the typical thing. But we haven't had a lot right now. It seems like the solar is kind of overtaking everything right now. And I'm sure once we get past that, then everybody will be back on the budget. But I think folks know, we've run a pretty lean operation over at the county. And there's, you know, I know we can always say we can cut spending. But, you know, a majority of our budget is public safety. And we have to be pretty careful. Cutting into public safety. Well, you are at least lowering the mill levy. So, I mean, that's, we're glad to see that. We are, absolutely. We'd like to see the city of Wichita follow suit. So, well, Jeff, if folks have questions, obviously you guys will be busy, and they can see it tonight, too. If they get a chance, they can bump in it tonight to watch party. And we'll, we'll follow up with you next week and find out how everything went at tomorrow's meeting. Yep, yep, there'll be a lot to talk about. So just encourage everybody to get out and vote today, John. Yep, absolutely. We appreciate it, and we'll check in with you again next Tuesday. Thank you, Jeff. That was Tuesdays with the chair, brought to you by the Wichita Packaderm Club. And Packardom Club's great group of folks, if you're interested, you want to have an opportunity to just enjoy a good lunch and be informed.

You can join them. They meet every Friday at the ninth floor club and venue. That's located right there at the corner of Douglas and Broadway. They meet every Friday from 1130 to 1. This Friday, for example, they've got former governor Sam Brownback coming. Next Friday, Kansas State Treasurer Stephen Johnson. But if you want more information about the Packaderm Club, and you want to find out about them or who their upcoming speakers are, you can visit them at Wichitapacaderm.org. It's a great organization, great club, great food, great meetings. You can find them again at wichstoppacaderm.org, and that was Tuesdays with the chair brought to you by the Wichita Packerm Club. 744 here on KNSS. We do have a local business update coming up from editor Kirk Seminoff at the Wichita Business Journal, and he'll tell us about a Boeing plane that's getting officially certified by the FAA. So we'll find out what that is coming up. Hang NSS News time is 744. 748 with Ted Woodward and John Whitmire on 987 and 1330 KNSS. Our Wichita Business Journal update is coming up. Now it's time for three big things. An all clear was issued after the Wichita State University Police responded to a suspicious device discovered at the law enforcement training facility yesterday. The Wichita City Council meets today to disguise on campaign contribution limits, hospital bonds, and expanding the Delano Common Consumption Drinking Area. A rare airworthy World War II B-17 Flying Fortress has landed in Wichita for Warbird Week, offering public flights and viewing. That's three big things with Woodward and Witt on 987 and 1330 KNS. Let's get a traffic update from Jad Chambers. Heavy traffic here and there on the highways in Wichita, but so far at the moment, things are looking fairly good. We do have a stalled out vehicle, and this is a semi-truck and some heavy equipment eastbound on Kellogg. It's right there at I-235, and some very heavy traffic in that area as well. So watch for a slowdown. Traffic update, 98, 7, 1330, KNSSS. The AXNet Recovery Team Traffic Center. I'm Jed Chambers. A few isolated storms this morning, then partly cloudy and hot today with a high of 98 degrees. Tonight, partly cloudy and low of 74 degrees. Tomorrow, cloudy. Some isolated afternoon storms possible and a high of 95 degrees. Right now in Wichita, it's partly cloudy and 75 degrees at Wichita's severe weather station, 987 and 1330 KNSS.

750 here on Election Day on this Tuesday morning. Let's go back yesterday and remind ourselves what happened on a pretty good stay on the stock market. The major averages soared to kick off this new month, led by gains in big tech and a drop in oil prices. The downatched a record close up 693 points, the S&P 500 climbing 110 points, and the NASDAQ rose 540 points. Shares of meta and Nvidia popped as investor confidence recovered following strong big tech earnings from Amazon and Microsoft. Shares of Amazon jumped 5%, and it topped $3 trillion in market value. Picked up last month more than expected. The ISM report for July came in at 55.6, the fastest pace since May of 2022. Angelo Bavarro, Fox News. We have an opportunity for you to win a couple of really cool tickets. Tyrus from Fox News is coming back to Kansas. He's bringing his Planet Tyrus tour, his Tyrus Live tour, back to Wichita. He's coming to Augusta on August 15th at the Augusta Corva Historic Theater, and we're putting two tickets available for you. You can go to the... KNSSRadio.com, click the contest tab. You can submit your entry once per day between now and August 9th. These are $150 each, Ted. They include VIP tickets and your chance to take a picture with and meet Tyrus. So go on KNSSRadio. Right now, click the contest tab. And sign up for your chance to win an opportunity to win two tickets to meet Tyrus live on August 15th. Very good. Get yourself signed up for that. Make sure you get your name in there. It's a great show. He's hilarious, by the way. It's a great event. Now it's time for a local business update from the Wichita Business Journal. We'll find out about a Boeing plane with some certification. And that is news coming from editor Kirk Seminoff at the Wichita Business Journal. Good morning, Kirk. Hello, Kirk. Kirk, you're there? No, I guess you're not there. We lost Kirk this morning. I know why. He's visiting the KNS Radio. site and he's signing up for tickets to see Tyrus. Or he decided it's time to go vote. That could be it. Who knows? He wanted those Tyrus live tickets and he's too busy clicking the contest tab telling you that's what he's doing. Now we got him back. Okay. I'd say. All right. Let's once again check in and editor Kirk Semenoff from the Wichita Business Journal. Good morning, Kirk.

I'm going to blame this technical malfunction on Hillary Barski having the day off. Yeah, exactly. Messed us all up. Well, good morning, guys. The FAA has officially certified Boeing 737 Max 7. clearing the smallest version of the jet family to enter commercial service after years of delay. The approval follows extensive reviews and design changes tied to safety requirements, then emerged after the 737 max crashes and subsequent grounding of the aircraft. For Wichita, the certification is significant because more than 70% of every 737 max, including the fuselage, is produced at Boeing, Wichita. Boeing leaders say the max 7 approval keeps the larger max. 10 on track for certification next year as the company works to increase production and meet strong demand for the aircraft. Construction is now underway and a $40 million hotel indigo project in downtown Wichita, bringing new life to the historic petroleum and McClellan buildings next door to each other on Broadway. Developers say that 119 room hotel located across the Biomedical Campus remains on schedule for completion in late 27. The project will feature a restaurant, cocktail bar, meeting space, and more. It's one of several other developments shaping downtown, along with the planned grocery store, new housing projects, and another upscale hotel near Equity Bank Park. And in Wichita, a restaurant's success story is expanding beyond Kansas. Nelson's Kitchen, known for its soul food, wings, and Philly Cheese Steaks, opened his first out-of-state location in Oklahoma City last month. After building a loyal following in Wichita. Owners say customers from Oklahoma have been making regular trips to Wichita restaurant, helping inspire the expansion. The family now operates three locations in plans to open a fourth and another Kansas town before the end of the year. Local breaking business news every day on K&S and at Wichita Business Journal.com. For the Wichita Business Journal, I'm Kirk Semenoff. Well, it's Election Day. I assume you're wearing your Uncle Sam outfit. I am wearing blue and khaki. Oh. Jim Harbaugh probably would if we were an election day for him. All right. All right. But, yeah, you get the things going on. And is there bunting? out proudly displayed around your place on election day yes dave burke in old town really gets the old town looking good on election day we are we can't wait for the polls to open and i guess the polls are open and polls are open closed now all right yeah i just like to tell everybody in who's running for office please get your signs down by 705 tonight Yeah, that's the unfortunate aftermath is the getting rid of the signage after Election Day. All right, hey, Kirk, thanks for being with us, and we'll checking you again with you again one hour from now and get another local business update from the Wichita Business Journal. Hey, the 7 o'clock hour is finished. Yes. Check that one off the list. And now we move on to the 8 o'clock hour. Which, you know who we've got coming up there. Mitchell.

Yep. Mitch Holtus, play-by-play voice to Kansas City Chiefs. Bring us the latest. 20 minutes. Yeah. Another training camp update. And entertainment news in the blurred, 835 this morning. I want to be here for that. Got a movie anniversary today to tell you about KNSS News Time is 756.