A coffee, some rain, and cannonballs

Ted Woodward and John Whitmire. This is Woodward and Witton on 987 and 1330 KNSS, Wichita's number one talk. Good morning. It is 6 o'clock here on this Thursday, July 30th. Currently in Wichita, it is mostly cloudy, 78 degrees, here on this Thursday morning with Woodward and Witt. Sentcom confirming that the United States launched large-scale attacks against Iran. This comes after President Trump vowed to hit the nation very hard after Iran launched a surprise attack. Among the targets were multiple military command and control centers all across Iran. Dozens of them hit. The U.S. attacks were in response to an Iranian attack. against Jim Jordan. Iran fired ballistic missiles against U.S. military positions in Jim Jordan, sent com confirming that all those missiles fired by Iran were disabled or were intercepted. President Trump had warned that the U.S. would be responding to Iran's attack. In addition, the U.S. also attacked Iranian-backed militias inside of Iraq. This time, it was a joint attack alongside with Saudi Arabian jet fighters. That's Fox's Steve Harrigan with that report. from Tel Aviv, Israel. One person is dead after a fire at a fourplex in Haysville. It happened in the 100 block of West Sarah Lane near Main Street. The initial call came in around 1245 a.m. this morning with reports of a fire and a person trapped. Fire fires with Sedgwick County Fire District 1, arrived to find one of the four units on fire and entered the building. They found a person dead inside that unit. The other three units were vacant. On scene, firefighters noted the ramp outside the burned unit had a handicap ramp. Firefighters knocked the fire down quickly, but with extreme heat, they rotated crews in and out to keep them hydrated and safe. A man was sentenced yesterday for fatally shooting his neighbor during a home invasion in East Wichita. Matthew Morgan sentenced to three years and ten months in the Kansas Department of Corrections and two years post-release supervision. According to court documents, Morgan was originally charged with second-degree murder, but he entered an Alford plea to involuntary manslaughter. Under that plea, a defendant doesn't admit guilt, but admits there is enough evidence that they would likely be convicted. The shooting happened after Christmas in 2025 last year at home near Douglas and Interstate 135 on December 27th. When Wichita police officers responded, they found Marcus Adkins shot in the back and a 67-year-old man shot in the leg. Adkins died at the hospital. The other man survived.

Arguably, the most prominent public health official of the COVID-19 era faced renewed congressional scrutiny yesterday during a contentious Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing. Dr. Anthony Fauci declined to answer questions as he was grilled by Republicans for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. I respectfully declined to answer based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution. The hearing led by Senator Rand Paul who subpoenaed Anthony Fauci, accusing him of lying about the origins of COVID, saying it came from a Chinese lab that he says Anthony Fauci funded. Ask forgiveness and pledge to help our government devise safeguards so a man-made epidemic never happens again. Democrats defending Anthony Fauci saying there's no evidence supporting allegations that Anthony Fauci intentionally misled Congress or funded prohibited research that caused the pandemic. Jeff Monasso, Fox News. Concertgoers and event attendees in Wichita might notice a new ticket provider at several local venues. Interest Bank Arena officials had a partnership with Ticketmaster has been underway now during the month of July. All events that went on sale after July 1st are being sold through Ticketmaster platform. Events that were already on sale before July 1st are still being sold through Select a Seat during the duration of those shows. Ticketmaster will fully replace Select a Seat, once all shows currently being sold on that platform have taken place. Ticketmaster tickets are now available for events at Interest Bank Arena, the Orpheum Theater, Century 2, all three venues, along with the Capitol Federal Amphitheater. are managed by Legends Global, that amphitheaters in Andover. That could be an issue for folks. Ticketmaster's not been the most popular. Well, you don't have a choice. No, that's part of the problem. You either buy it or you don't. Yeah, that's, that will be interesting to see how people respond to that particular story. Central County Commissioners held the first public hearing. On the proposed 2027 budget yesterday evening, listening to residents share what they would change about the spending plan. Only three people spoke at the meeting. The full proposed budget is more than 800 pages. The proposed budget includes a large increase in funding for EMS, mill reductions, and a 4.2% property tax increase. It is 605 here with Woodward and Steve Witkoff. We'll take a look at a federal corrections officer that crossed the line. And something found in luggage at the airport. PSA agents were not pleased about this. And let's take a look at our weather forecast, too. We'll be checking in with Storm Team 12 and find out what's going on here on Thursday, July 30th.

Towards the end of the month, see what our weather is going to be like. KNSS News time is 606. It is 609 here on this Thursday morning. A federal corrections officer accused of crossing the line into a sexual relationship with an inmate. Uh-oh. Uh-oh. This is at Fort Dix in New Jersey. 27-year-old Jim Jordan Pensac is charged with sexually abusing an individual in federal custody after prosecutors say she had a sexual relationship with an inmate at the federal correctional institution in Fort Dix earlier this year. Investigators say the inmate also used two contraband cell phones to exchange sexually explicit messages and images with Pensac. Officials say she later admitted to the relationship and told the inmate's family she believes she might be pregnant. Pensac has been released on bail and faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. Ted Lindner, Fox News. I don't think that's in the employee handbook anywhere. No. Probably, probably a bit of a no-no. The trailers are rocking. Some antique ammo produced quite a scare for TSA agents. A passenger at Gulf Shores International Airport south of Mobile, Alabama had some items in her checked bag that TSA would not let go through. They were five Civil War-era cannonballs, and the security agent who spotted them couldn't tell if they were explosive or not. Regional TSA explosive specialists were notified, and local police responded to the airport. Officials found that those cannonballs had allegedly been stolen by a juvenile from Fort Morgan. Morgan, a historic Alabama fort, and they wound up in the luggage of that juvenile's grandmother. She said she didn't know they were stolen, and Fort Morgan didn't press charges. Jill Nato, Fox News. Okay, how do you, how does she not know, oh, I just happened to be carrying five cannonballs in my suitcase? Grandma doesn't notice that... Right. Her luggage weighs 950 pounds. Right, yeah. Well, you know, maybe her unmentionables are suddenly, you know, really heavy. Her bloomers now weigh a half a ton. That is strange. It is 611 here with Woodward and Witt on this Thursday morning as we get your traffic commute underway. Jad Chambers will keep you updated on traffic conditions. Welcome back, Jad. Thanks, Ted. We've got a stalled-out vehicle southbound I-135. It's right at the ramp to Pawnee. You can watch for a slowdown there. It hasn't really formed yet, though. I don't have a whole lot of traffic on the Wichita Highways at the moment. Traffic volume is still light. Traffic update from 987 and 1330 KNSS in the Accident Recovery Team Traffic Center. I'm Jed Chambers.

And let's look at our weather forecast. Storm Team 12 meteorologist Jake Dunn. Good morning, Jake. Good morning. We'll see a few showers and storms as we start today, otherwise partly cloudy, hot and humid, a high of 98, but it will feel like 105 or higher. Scattered storms this evening, then mostly clear overnight low 77. Mostly sunny, breezy and hot on Friday, high 95. Much cooler on Saturday with the high in the upper 80s. Then we fall into the 60. on Saturday night. That's your forecast from Storm Team 12. I'm meteorologist, Jake Dunn. 60s on Saturday night. Hey. Yeah. I'll take that. Wow. Currently in Wichita, we have a breeze out of the southeast. It is mostly cloudy and 78 degrees here on this Thursday morning. It is July 30th. Rise and shine! This is not the cheesecake talking. Who wants cheesecake? You should not be eating cheesecake for breakfast. Cheesecake is a fun alternative. Well, we are known for our cheesecake. Which is why I'm going to order the cheesecake. I'm getting cheesecake. All right, breakfast is served. You win this round, Mr. Cheesecake. I just named some coffee. Happy National Cheesecake Day. All right, let's start.

National Cheesecake Day. Just in time for the Cheesecake Factory, though. Oh, that's true. Yeah, coming up this fall. That's right. Just in time. It's September? I think something like that. We're getting close. Yeah, we're close. I'm sure the lines will be, they're already lining up probably. No one how obsessed some people are with that. I bet they're camping out already. That's what we did the gridiron skit on back in April. Yes, I know. People lining up already. I'm sure. They're probably drooling and salivating already. I sure enjoy a nice piece of cheese. I drove by it a few times the last couple of days. It signs up and the building looks good. So, yeah. And they're getting there. My favorite cheesecake in town was Grimaldi's, and they closed. We don't have the Grimaldi's anymore. So I had to have my cheesecake when I went to Grimaldi's up in Kansas City a couple weeks ago. Very tasty. Yeah, I've never been to Grimaldi's. So. That's why they left town. You didn't support them. Yeah. I know. It's all my fault. Oh, great. Well, and people don't go. Well, you blame it me. You blame it me for it. I went a couple of times. It was good. Grimaldives is good pizza. Great cheesecake. Really? Anyway. I don't like cheesecake, though, so. Oh, wow. Yeah, that's okay. You didn't like buffalo wings. So, you know, Ted didn't like Buffalo wings. No, Ted didn't like Buffalo wings. We talked about yesterday. Do you like Buffalo wings, Jack? Yeah, I did. Ted doesn't like Buffalo wings. Yesterday was National Buffalo Wings. Apparently, I'm the only person in the world that doesn't like Buffalo Wings. I'll say this about them, though. Yeah. I like the wingette and not the drumette, which is weird. Apparently, most people like drumettes. Yes, no, you're crazy. I love to, you got to have to drummet. That's where all the meat is. I just, I prefer the wingette. I think it's the better. Perfect. Then you and I'll go get wings. And I'll eat, you can have all my little wingats, too much work. See, I want to just get stick that in there, suck off all. You can have all my wingettes. That's way too much work. See, there we go. Chad and that would be perfect lunch companions. There you go. We'll get wings, and I'll get the good ones, and he can have the little nubby ones that require too much effort. Of course, back in the day, you know, Chad, we would go to lunch at Strouds once in a while. Oh, yeah. Some of our coworkers. Yeah. Man. Chad would have a huge play. What would you get, Chad? They had a specific kind of hot wing. It wasn't really a buffalo style, but it had like a hot sauce on it. It was incredibly good. Plus, whenever I go to a restaurant with other people, I don't like ordering the same thing everybody else does. And so there'd be three.

guys ordering either, you know, chicken or chicken fried chicken or something like that. And so I would have to have something different so I would get those hot wings. Gotcha. And they, that was one of the, I mean, that was a place that you could go, I always like their fried chicken was really good. I love their fried chicken. But, you know, I know, there's another one that. They're gone too. And you know who, who loved Stroud's fried chicken? Rush Limbaugh. I don't know if you remember that. I don't surprise me. Rush Limbaugh used to talk about Stroud's fried chicken. He came here, I guess, once. Oh, here? Not in Kansas City? I was going to say he's a Kansas City guy. He'd come to Wichita, and he used to talk about Strouds Fried Chicken. So, yeah. I remember. Well, it sure was tasty. I miss it. Me too. Oh, well. Oh, well. You know, come and gone. The restaurants of yore. Well, it's always a topic that we can talk about in Wichita. Before we go to sports, I got your little factoid for the day. Okay, what are the factories? Here, you know, my cats, you know, there's a constant stream of, you know, spit up. Thank you for any cat or dog. Thank you for the sound effect. Maybe I should get a horse. Horses can't throw up. I did not know that. You've never seen footage of a horse, you know, letting loose. Horses can't throw up. Their bodies aren't built to do it. Huh. A little factoid. Horses don't throw up. Okay. useless information there it is well thank you thank you normie uh we appreciate that there's there's something i was i a little bit of information that just clogs my brain that i'll never at some point you're going to be doing trivia at w bc west some night and that'll come up and that'll come that horses can't throw up and then uh you'll go god Thank you, Ted. Put that little bit. Put that little bit of information in my brain that I will never need to know again. It is 618 here with Woodward and Witt. Now 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. All right, we're getting down to the nitty gritty here at the 92nd National Baseball Congress World Series, the action at X Stadium. Day 8 yesterday, the first day of bracket play. There were four games played yesterday among the four teams eliminated. A couple of Kansas teams, the Liberal BJs and the Hayes Larks both lose yesterday. They are out. Now we move on into day nine today. We have eight teams remaining, so we're down to the quarterfinals. So four more games on tap. It'll start out at noon, Santa Barbara Forrester's and the Austin Gold Sox. Three o'clock, the Junction City Brigade and the Seattle Blackfins. Six o'clock tonight, the Alaska Gold Panthers take on the Hutchinson Monarchs, and the late game tonight has the Seattle Cheney Studs taking on Lone Star. So four winners will advance, four will more will be eliminated. It is Heartland Heroes Day.

at the NBC World Series. First responders, educators, and health care workers get in free. Let's go to, oh, we did have some basketball last night. We were taking a look at the 13th annual TBT, the basketball tournament, quarterfinals, the team that came out of the brawl in Wichita Monday night. The KU Alums, JHX Hoops, maybe all that fighting took it out of them. Yeah. They lost at Lexington, Kentucky last night to La Familia. in the quarterfinals. 7865 was the final score. Wasn't even close. Yeah, the former Jayhawks only shot 30% from the field and missed 24-3 points. Wasn't even a very good performance. Their farthest run ever in the TBT, but it must have been in the quarterfinals. Kentucky alums will play for the championship. Last year, it was the Wichita State Alums winning it all. This year, the Kentucky alum play for the title in the TBT. Let's go back to Major League Baseball, the Kansas City Royals on the road last night, visiting the Minnesota Twins. And the Royals, man, the Royals got everything going pretty much in every phase of the game last night. On the mound at the end, former Wichita Windsor's pitcher Stephen Cruz. You heard the game over on 97-5 and 1240, KFH. The Royals have had five shutout wins this season. It's been a while since the last one. Got to go back to June 14th. First pitch to Victor Carrotini, rolled back to Cruz. He scoops it up. Bobbles, recovers, tosses to Salvi in time. Ball game over. Royals win. It's a one, two, three, bottom of the ninth for Stephen Cruz. And Randy Dobnack leads the way with seven scoreless innings. The Royals shut out the twins, a final score of four-nothing. It was Randy's night at Target Field. And then Danielins to the fourth and Stephen Cruz combined for the final six outs. One a night for Dobnack in his return to the Twin Cities, and the Royals put up four runs on 12 hits against Joe Ryan and Kendry Rojas. For the twins in the bottom of the night, no runs, no hits, no errors, nobody left on base. Again, the final score tonight from Minneapolis. It's the Royals four and the Twins nothing. All right, the Royals have won three out of four. And they'll decide that series. At Minnesota, quick turnaround for a day game today. The Royals and the Twins coverage at noon over on KFH. We'll talk Royals baseball next hour, too, in sports. Got a good Royals birthday today. And it was 40 years ago on this day. Wichita State baseball coach, Gene Stevenson, announced his recruiting class. That class included catcher Eric Wedge, shortstop PJ Forbes.

And infielder Mike Lansing. Wow. Three guys would end up playing in the big leagues and, of course, eventually lead the shocks to the College World Series title. Three big leaguers in that recruiting class. Fortunately, those days seem long gone for Wichita State Baseball these days. But that's what was going on 40 years ago, and Gene Stevenson got three pretty big names in that recruiting class 40 years ago on this day. That is Sports with Woodward and Witt. Sports is brought to you by... Wichita Brewing Company featuring Oz Toberfest. The deeply copper-colored German-style brew will make you click your heels, grab your Stein, and follow the copper brick road to the land of Oz Toberfest. Wichita Brewing Company, pizza and beer made here. It is 622 with Woodward and Witt. We have a traffic and weather update next. And small changes you make every day can help you feel your best. It's coming up next on A Better Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta here on KNSSS. This is Woodward and Witt on 987 and 1330 KNSS. Good morning. It is 631 here on this Thursday, July 30th. Ted Woodward and John Whitmire with you. Currently in Wichita, it is mostly cloudy. 78 degrees here on this Thursday morning. The United States completes a big wave of airstrikes against Iran. Iran attempts to hit back. President Trump told Fox News yesterday that Iran was going to get a beating. U.S. Central Command said dozens of targets belonging to Iran's Revolutionary Guard were hit in an operation lasting over two hours, military command centers, missile and drone facilities, and coastal surveillance and defense sites. Early this morning, Jim Jordan's air defenses shot down five Iranian missiles. This week has seen the conflict expand with the first publicly announced joint U.S. Saudi strikes. targeting Iranian proxies in Iraq. Jonathan Savage, Fox News. President Trump joined a statewide teletown hall last night to thousands of Kansans, voters, encouraging them to get out and vote, vote, vote for Ty Masterson to be your next governor. And there are thousands of people on the line here tonight that want to hear directly from you. So without further delay. Everyone, please welcome the greatest president in modern history, Donald J. Trump. Well, thank you very much, Ty. It's an honor to be with you. You've done a fantastic job throughout life, actually.

Appreciate it. And hello to the incredible patriots of the great state of Kansas. And in just six days on Tuesday, August 4th, you'll have an important primary election in your state. I'm asking you to go and vote for Ty Masterson, who's a fantastic guy, to be your next governor of Kansas. Go vote for Ty Masterson. He will not let you down, as I say. Kansas is a place that I love and have had tremendous success in and have so many friends, great friends that live there. Ty Masterson is fantastic and has my complete. and total endorsement. Trump dialed in for the tele-rally in support of the Kansas president, one of seven GOP candidates who will appear on the August 4th primary ballot. A Kansas teacher arrested in two counties facing charges for multiple child to sex crimes. Kristen Barr, who taught in the West Elk School District, was charged in Elk County with criminal sodomy in decent solicitation of a child and electronic solicitation of a child. Court documents show that Barr's victim was 15 years old. The document said Barr solicited the victim through Snapchat to engage in sexual intercourse. Barr faces several charges in Greenwood County, including unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, aggravated child endangerment. furnishing alcohol to a minor and contributing to a child's misconduct. Documents said that Barr also attempted to sell, furnish, or distribute cigarettes to a person under 18. Many of the charges involve the same victim as the charges in Elk County. Barr posted $40,000 bond in Greenwood County and was released on July 28th. Phil Hildebrand, KNSSS News. The funeral ceremonies for Senator Lindsey Graham went from Washington, D.C. to his home state of South Carolina. The casket carrying the late Senator Lindsey Graham was taken into the South Carolina State House before it was taken to the First Baptist Church in Columbia for a service with Graham's family, friends, and state officials. Among those who gave tributes to the late Senator were Governor Henry McMaster, former South Carolina Congressman Trey Gowdy, and South Carolina Senator Tim Scott. The Congresswoman who becomes a senator who becomes a world leader, statesman without any question, I am going to miss my friend. Windsor Graham. His final resting place will be the Zion Cemetery in the town where he was born, Central, South Carolina. Jessica Rosenthal, Fox News. We are now at the peak of a couple of overlapping meteor showers. The Alpha Capricorned shower began in early July, expected to be active through the middle of August, and the Southern Delta Aquarians became active on July 12th, and that'll go until about the third week of August. Both showers will peak tonight. into the morning of tomorrow, according to the American Meteor Society. These two showers together could result in seeing up to 30 meteors per hour if you're under perfect viewing conditions. The full moon, though, might interfere with viewing conditions. Bright moonlight could wash out some of the fainter meteors, but the brightest ones should still be viewable. Spotting a meteor doesn't require special equipment, according to NASA. U.S. Senator from Kansas, Jerry Moran, objected on the Senate floor to a request.

For a unanimous consent regarding a proposed amendment to his legislation, the Take Care of American Veterans Act. Earlier this year, I was on the Senate floor at my seat here, standing here telling folks that maybe for once we'll quit sponsoring pieces of legislation that benefit veterans, but never get to the point in which they're actually passed. And I committed myself to finding a way in which passage of the legislation could occur. not just remarks on the Senate floor or in committee or in gatherings of veterans or speaking to our constituents at home of our support. Senator Moran is chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. Today is Earth Overshoot Day, measuring how fast ecosystems are being used up. Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity's demand for natural resources in a given year is more than what Earth can regenerate in that year. The global launch of Earth Overshoot Day was in 2006, with the purpose of bringing attention to how fast ecological resources are used. The day is calculated by Global Footprint Network, an independent international research organization, which says that currently humanity is using nature 73% faster than Earth's ecosystems can regenerate, the highest level of global overshoot in human history. It means for the rest of the year, humanity lives by depleting natural capital with damage accumulating over time. Tanya J. Powers, Fox News. It is 637. Now let's take a look at our weather forecast. Storm Team 12 meteorologist Jake Dunn. Good morning, Jake. Good morning. We'll see a few showers and storms as we start today, otherwise partly cloudy, hot and humid, a high of 98, but it will feel like 105 or higher. Scattered storms this evening, then mostly clear overnight low 77. Mostly sunny, breezy and hot on Friday, high 95, much cooler on Saturday with the high in the upper 80s, then we fall into the 60s on Saturday night. That's your forecast from Storm Team 12. I'm meteorologist Jake Dunn. Currently in Wichita, we have a breeze out of the southeast, cloudy sky. It's 79 degrees. There's a very small line of very light thunder showers that are coming through kind of the southern part of Sedgwick County right now, but moving pretty slow. And not that much, but it is there. That and that is your weather forecast, of course, Wichita's Severe Weather Station, 987 and 1330, KNSSS. 638, now it is time to take a look at the commodities update, and let's find out from Tom Kelly Loeffler of Kelly Loeffler Commodities. Good morning, Tom. Well, good morning, kid, and John. For the second straight session, the live cattle and feeder cattle futures close with triple digit gains on Wednesday's trade. Now, there has been some large death losses also reported in the cattle due to the current weather. The only cash trade has been $360 in the north, which is $5 to $6 lower. Now, there are reports that Cargill and the Teamsters in Fort Morgan, Colorado have reached a recommended settlement on a new labor contract. A vote to ratify is expected next week.

The plan has been idled since May 20th. Lean hogs yesterday had large triple digit losses. On the close yesterday, October live cattle, $1.80 higher, $2.2397. August feeder cattle, $1.20 higher, 34427. October lean hogs down $2.57 at 8570. Now, Wednesday saw long liquidation by managed money accounts and also taken some of the weather premium out of the markets that resulted in wheat, corn, and soybean complexes to close. Now, the Fed yesterday left rates unchanged for the fifth straight meeting, and the energy markets were very strong yesterday, and equities were down hard. Wheat futures are up strong overnight as the Black Sea situation with Russia and the Ukraine is intensified as Ukraine's drones damaged a Russian grain export tournament. At the moment, September Casey wheat, 22 and 3 quarters, 7.48 and a quarter, December corn up two pennies at 4.73 and 3 quarters. November beans up 3. quarters of a cent at 11. 93 and a half. September crude oil, 96 cents lowered, $83.49. December gold, $38, 80 cents higher, $4,136. September silver, 16 cents higher, $58.25. September S&P of 46 points at $737. September dollar index, down $12 at $100.60. September Dow Jay Jones futures 240 points higher at $52,06. For commodity trading, a marketing or managed trading programs. Contact left for commodities on the phone or on the web by using 866. Go to Tom. All right, Tom. We're going to try something a little different today. Do you remember the old TV show? Some of our listeners may. Ted, you may. You all may remember the old TV show to tell the truth. Do you ever remember that show? Do you remember that show? Tom, do you remember that show? Oh, yeah. I enjoyed it. Okay. So for our listening audience, it may not remember the show. This was a show's American television panel show. Four celebrity panelists are presented with three contestants. all claiming to be the subject of a story, and they would usually give three options, some of which would be true, but there was usually one or two that were false, all right? So that's the premise of this. And see, we've had you on for a long time, Tom, and you claim to be an expert on cattle. So we're going to test you here. Tom Kelly Loeffler. Here are your options. Cows form close lifelong friendships and get stressed when separated. A cow has four stomachs or Holstein cattle have a unique pattern of spots. Now, those are your three options, Tom Kelly Loeffler. How much of a cow expert, cattle expert, are you? Well, you know, I was surprised. I thought she's going to ask me which kind of a cow gave chocolate milk. Well, no, no, no, no, no, no, because you're supposedly some kind of cow expert. I'm curious.

I can tell you, John, cows have four stomachs. So you think that the one that I'm lying about is that cows have four stomachs. Is that your final answer, Tom Kelly Loeffler, the cow expert? Now, did I say that correctly? Because what I meant was cows do have four stomachs. Okay, so you say that cows have four stomachs. Okay. So to give you the answer, here is the truth. Okay. So in reality, cows do, cows form close, lifelong friendships and become stressed when they're separated from their little flock. Cows also, every Holstein has a one-of-a-kind pattern, just like human fingerprints. That is also true. However, Tom... Cows do not have four stomachs. They have one stomach with four compartments. I actually stumped. And that's a trick question. It's not my fault. I stumped the cow expert. I'm happy. I got him. You did a good job there. Thank you. I got to admit when I'm defeated. There we go. All right. I feel. I've seen Tom Kelly Loeffler eat a steak. He might have four stomachs. So there we go. To tell the truth, it is wit one. I'm going to be embarrassed when I have to tell my daughter who's a veterinarian how I screwed that up. There we go. It is wit one. And Kelly Loeffler, nothing. On to tell the truth. I feel like that was a trick question. That don't matter. This is the points count, baby. One for Witt. Zero for Kelly Loeffler. That was Tom Kelly Loeffler with the Kelly Loeffler Commodity Update. We'll check in with you again tomorrow. It is 644 here with Woodward and Witt on this Thursday morning. We will get a review on what happened on the stock market yesterday. We'll also be taking a look at an honor for some military member. And what's the latest on socialist? Champagne socialism. Let's see what that means. Coming up, 98, 7 and 1330, KNSF.

It's 648 with Ted Woodward and John Whitmire on 98, 7 and 1330 KMSS. Now it's time for three big things. Three. President Trump, he urged Kansas Republicans to support Ty Masterson and for governor during a statewide tele-rally last night. Two. Dr. Anthony Fauci is facing a congressional contempt vote after invoking the Fifth Amendment over 100 times during a tense Senate hearing regarding the origins of COVID-19. One. A Kansas teacher, Christian Barr, has been arrested and faces charges related to sex crimes involving the 15-year-old victim. That's three big things with Woodward's Witt on 987 and 1330 KNSSS. Take look at traffic with Jad Chamber. Traffic this morning is looking, well, interesting because now we're starting to get some wet roadways out there. I'm looking specifically at southwest Wichita and parts of West Wichita where we're actually seeing some of that rain starting to fall. And if you're southwest of Wichita right now, you've definitely been in the area where this storm has been coming through. Clearwater's gotten some rain. Hayesville is going to be getting some rain fairly soon. All the way down by the Wellington area, probably getting ready to start seeing some as the storm system moves through the area. It does look like it's just some spotty showers out there for the most part. Traffic update from 98-7 and 1330KNSSS, the accident recovery team Traffic Central on Jad Chambers. Some isolated storms this morning, then partly cloudy, hot and humid throughout the day with a high of 98 degrees. Tonight, scattered storms, then clearing skies in a low of 77. Tomorrow, mostly sunny and breezy with a high of 95 degrees. Right now in Wichita, it's cloudy and 79 degrees at Wichita's Fear Weather Station, 98, 7 and 1330, KMSS. It is 651 here with Woodward and Whit on this Thursday morning. Some of the more left-wing candidates are being accused of champagne socialism. Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and his wife Sarah Jukaku reported total income in 2025 of $686,069, more than nine times the median household income in Michigan of 72,875 while pushing policies that would arguably damage those with similar success. His wife, a psychiatrist, doesn't take insurance while he is backing Medicare for all. Abdul El-Sayed on CNN claims he's not a socialist, but tends to sound like it. Vermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders has faced similar criticism of being a champagne socialist, millionaire status, and private jet travel. The candidates we are supporting our candidates who are representing working people, and I think it's time, long time overdue, for the Democratic Party to stop worrying about their wealthy campaign funders and start worrying about the needs of working people. Mike Emmanuel, Fox News.

Yeah, that is a little bit as he flies around in private jets. Good for thee, but not for me. Exactly. Dozens of military members honored for protecting the country. War Secretary Pete Hegseth recently presented 50 members of the U.S. military with the Mexican Border Defense Medal for their efforts in securing the border. From day one. The defense of the homeland and getting 100% operational control of our southwest border was the number one priority of this department. The secretary complimented the troops' results. For over a year, there's been effectively zero. illegals crossing our border. He continued. Our homeland will be defended. Pete Hegseth also said the effect goes beyond border crossings. The cartels are having to deal with the realities is they can't cross our border and can't bring the drugs and the death and the human trafficking that they brought for far too long and killed way too many Americans. The Mexican Border Defense Medal was established in August of 2025. It's a restoration of the original Mexican Border Service Medal. first established in 1918. Kippen Rescue, Fox News. Let's go back yesterday and see what happened on the stock market. I'm Seth Soutelle, and this is the AP Market Report. Crude oil prices rose again while sinking tech stocks pulled Wall Street lower amid uncertainty about what the Federal Reserve will do to get inflation under control. The SMP 500 fell 1.5% Wednesday. Big drops for recent AI winners, including Nvidia and AMD, weighed on the market. The Dow fell 1,153 points that's about 2.2%. And as that composite sank 1.7%. The price of Brent Crude rose back above 80%. a barrel, that adds more pressure on inflation. The Fed pledged again to get inflation back down to its 2% target, but it offered few clues on how it would do so after holding interest rates steady after its latest policy meeting. Seth Moulton, New York. It is 654. You know, Duncan has unveiled that 48-ounce iced coffee that literally comes in a bucket. Yes, that's right. I saw this. Yeah. They've been testing it. Each bucket costs 10 bucks. Uh, yeah, a bucket of coffee went viral last year after smaller coffee shops started selling them, so it's not really an original idea. Duncan just taking it to the next level. It's a 40, these 48 ounce buckets are not meant to be shared. There's actually a hole in the lid for one straw. Okay. Drink up. Because we need more caffeine, apparently. It's not, you know, so people have already noticed that. The buckets are way too big for a cup holder.

So you really can't drive around with it. Put it in your lap, I guess. Exactly. I guess that's what people are doing. Of course, you drink something much more normal. Yeah, I drink my Prairie Fire Fire coffee in an actual normal size mug for normal people. Yeah, my little black coffee. You don't have a 48 ounce bucket. No, I couldn't drink. I'd be shaking. I'd have the shakes all morning if I drank 48 ounces. All right. It is 655. Hey, the 6 o'clock hour. Check. Now we move on into the 7 o'clock hour here with Woodward and Witt. What do we have? We've got coming up, Jeff Manasso from Fox News Radio will tell us about Dr. Anthony Fauci's testimony, or rather lack of testimony yesterday, as he pled the fifth over 110 times. Wow. Yeah, that's, I know nothing. Basically is what he said over and over and over again. We'll talk to him coming up in about a little after 7.30. Be here for that. It is Woodward and Witt 98, 7 and 1330, KNSSS. Wichita's number one talk. Good morning. It is 7 o'clock sharp here on this Thursday, July 30th. Currently in Wichita, we do have some scattered light rain showers in the area, especially to the south and southwest of Wichita right now. It is 78 degrees here on this Thursday morning. A 34-year-old Wichita man pleading guilty to a lesser charge in connection with a crash that killed a man just days after Christmas back in 2024. Christian Shepard pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter while driving under the influence. He'd originally been charged with unintentional but reckless second-degree murder in the death of Shaquille Wright. Police said that Wright was a passenger in a car that crashed into a tree and fence before catching fire, and he died at the hospital. Roughly six weeks before the first midterm ballots are mailed out, the U.S. Postal Service is emerging as a pivotal player in an election season that will determine control of Congress. President Trump is seeking greater control over mail balloting through an executive order. while a change to how the agency processes mail is leading to criticism that it's failing to deliver ballots on time. Democratic officials have raised concerns over the past week about how quickly the Postal Service will process ballots after tens of thousands of them in California and hundreds in Wisconsin arrived at local election offices too late to be counted in elections earlier this year. The top election offices in Kansas and Michigan are urging voters who want to cast their ballots early to avoid the mail and instead drop them off in person. The Postal Service replied to those concerns Tuesday by saying it remains, quote, committed to fulfilling our role in the electoral process.

The father who gave a gun to the Georgia school shooter faces sentencing. Colin Gray was found guilty of murder and manslaughter charges in March for buying his son, Colt, the AR-15-style rifle, the 14-year-old, ended up using, to fatally shoot four people in Appalachie High School in 2024. Prosecutors say the father also left the gun unsecured in their house despite warnings that the teen was a danger to others. Colin Gray is set to be sentenced days after his son was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The now 16-year-old pleading guilty to all 55 charges admitting two students and two teachers and injuring several others. Georgia law prohibiting prosecutors from seeking the death penalty because he was 14 at the time of the attack. Kristen, Goodwin, Fox News. The Kansas-based capital federal financial reported a profit of $23.6 million in its fiscal third quarter. The holding company for Capital Federal Savings Bank posted revenue of $11.8 million in the period. The city of Wichita needs more landlords to join its housing and urban development voucher program because a long wait list remains for housing choice vouchers. There are nearly 7,500 people on the voucher wait list. There's only about 500 available landlord to accept those vouchers. 25 people now confirmed dead after Tuesday's earthquake in Japan. Rescue workers are still trying to find survivors, but time is running out. The main areas of operation are a paper factory and a shopping mall where the earthquake set off an explosion. Japan's southern island Kyushu was hit by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake earlier this week. Survivors have spoken of pulling out family members from the wreckage of their homes. Thousands remain in emergency evacuation centres. Others sleep in their cars. Many homes still standing are without power or water. With temperatures... exceeding 90 degrees and air conditioning not working, heat stroke is a developing concern. Jonathan Savage, Fox News. We'll be taking a look at leadership at the Democratic National Committee. And what is America's ratiest city? Literally, rats. Oh, God. We'll tell you. We'll let you know. Okay. And, of course, our in-depth weather forecast is coming up. Storm Team 12 chief meteorologist Ross Jansen. We'll find out the latest from Ross in just a few minutes. You must be here for that. KNSSS News time is 704. 2007 here on this Thursday morning, July 30th. Democratic National Committee leadership is experiencing a political divide, and there are financial problems. Federal elections record show the DNC has $16 million on hand, but is $18 million in debt, leading some to call for DNC Chairman Ken Martin to step down.

Also, Democrats in Wisconsin are split on whether to support gubernatorial socialist candidate Francesca Hong, who seems to be trying to distance herself from the DSA agenda, which includes defunding the police. Hong says as governor she would not sign a bill or budget to defund the police and that she's serious about public safety, but some of her critics aren't buying that claim. And that's Fox's Christina Coleman with that report. Well, Chicago may have lost its title as America's ratiest city, at least according to Orkin, but this rat pack isn't ready for its final curtain. A city watchdog report says Chicago's rat control program is not doing enough to fix the problem. An audit from the Office of the Inspector General says the program is unlikely to achieve lasting results because it's focused on reacting to complaints instead of preventing infestations. The report says crews mainly respond to 311 calls by poisoning rats rather than targeting the conditions that let them thrive like garbage and poor sanitation. Inspectors recommend a more proactive citywide strategy, emphasizing monitoring, sanitation, public education, and using poison only as a last resort. Carmen John Roberts, Fox News. By the way, Orkin says Los Angeles is now America's rattiest city. Oh, well, there's a... See, I just always figured it's New York City. I did too. I'm wrong on that. Maybe New York City was third. New Orleans or something, I would have thought. They said L.A. is number one for rats because it's good weather. Yeah. And there's just, there's food everywhere. Well, homeless, I'm sure, contribute to that. Well, congratulations, L.A. Yeah. And put that, Karen Bass. Another thing to add to her resume. Well, I mean, I was in L.A. a couple summers ago. I didn't see any rats. No, you know, but. They must have been. They're hiding there. You weren't looking close enough. You're probably, you know. It is. Another thing for Gavin Newsom to add to his resume. 710 here with Woodward and Witt on this Thursday morning at 987 and 1330, KNSSS. traffic this morning here in the Wichita area all looking fairly good not really seeing too many issues out there at the moment just some rain over in the West Wichita area but it does look pretty spotty but yeah Some rain in the West Wichita area, maybe stretching over I-135 into East Wichita just a little bit by now. We also have a stalled-out vehicle northbound I-235, and it is north of Kellogg Traffic Update. 987 and 1330 KNSSS, the Accident Recovery Team Traffic Center. I'm Jed Chambers. Now let's get our in-depth weather forecast. Here is Storm Team 12, Chief Meteorologist Ross Jansen. Hello, Ross.

Be Thursday to you, Ted and John. We've got ourselves some showers out there this morning. Some of us getting lucky and catching some morning rain. It is a little bit heavier off to the east of Wichita over into eastern Butler County and Greenwood County. What's actually in Wichita is pretty light. And most of it's congregating right over the 135 corridor at the moment. I do think these chances for showers will remain pretty spotty and likely be wrapping up before we get to lunchtime today. Now, the real question will be how quickly does the sun come out because when it comes out, we're going to warm up very quickly and there's a lot of humidity out there today. So even if we only get to about 95 or 96 degrees this afternoon, there's no question the heat index will be up there above 100 degrees. So as soon as the sun comes out and again, I think that will happen later this afternoon. It's going to get mighty uncomfortable, even dangerous with all of this hot weather hanging around. But we have a cold front. And it's on the way later tonight, and it will be dropping our temperatures for our first weekend in August. Now, it's not the 60-degree weather that John's hoping for. It's not the 70s. Ted, that you're hoping for, but it's looking like we will probably see some heat relief coming. The cold front will hit at about 11 o'clock Friday morning. The scattered thunderstorms will be long gone and we'll be looking at a high of about 93 on Friday. Saturday's high at 89. And in case you're wondering, yes, we'll get rid of most of this humidity heading into the weekend. It will probably stay down, looking at the overall humidity anyway, that that will stay lower Saturday, Sunday, and the beginning of next week before. it starts to creep back up. So this weekend we have highs upper 80s to near 90 degrees. Next week's going to start off with highs, low 90s, but eventually, and I... Hate to say this, but by the end of next week, we're probably inching back up close to 100 degrees once again. So enjoy the break while we have it because we're probably not going to have it for more than about four or five days. Right now in Wichita, we've got a cloudy start with some scattered showers in the area. 78 is our current temperature. That's your Storm Team 12 forecast. I'm chief meteorologist Ross Jansen. Yeah, we got that full moon, and there's a couple of meteor showers peaking tonight, so maybe we'll see what the skies hold for us after tonight. Yeah, and you know the funny part about that is, of course, when we have all that stuff peaking, we have a chance of scattered storms, and then the next 14 nights will all be clear. Oh, yeah. Oh, exactly. Sometimes how it works. It's always the way it works out. But, you know, as I've talked about before, they get that big full moon, and I look outside. three or two or three in the morning and there's shadows on my street. I was like, what's going on? That's that full moon. That's right. Time to get outside and get rowdy, right? Exactly. Or go back to bed. I'll take, I'll take to go back to bed. I think that would be the preferable. You all have your rowdy, rowdy nights. I'm sleeping.

Hey, Ross, we appreciate it. Great stuff, as always, and we'll talk to you again tomorrow morning. That is our in-depth weather forecast. Always great to check in every morning with Storm Team 12 chief meteorologist, Ross Jansen. Of course, we have Storm Team 12 weather updates all day, every day, right here on KNSS. Ted, I got one for you. BuzzFeed just asked older adults, which I guess technically you and I would fall into that category. What everyday inconveniences from the past would frustrate younger people of today? Everything. Yeah, probably. I mean, you know, it's young whippersnappers, basically, who take things for granted that you and I, you know, like, like, for example, remote controls. I mean, when I was a kid, the remote control was, you know, get up and do it yourself and turn in you, remember you had to get up and turn a dial to change the channel. So they came up with this list of things, like, for example, waiting by the phone for a call. Remember when you have to, you know, you'd have to wait. Or even better. Remember the long cord that you had in the kitchen in order to get to take... You can even go to another room. Exactly, yes. Nowadays, everything's cordless, obviously. So here's another one, researching in the library. I mean, you know, if you wanted to do research, you had to actually go to the library, get the card catalog. And get the card catalog out. Yes. And go actually do it in a book. Anyone under the age of 40 knows what a card catalog is. No, yes, nobody knows what that is. You'd have to actually go find a, here's a word, encyclopedia. Another thing that has gone away. Nobody knows what any of that exists anymore. Now it's a, you know, use it to keep a table level. I mean, nobody knows what that stuff is anymore. Here's about another one that people hunting down a pay phone. Yeah, good luck. I mean, yeah, people, they have no idea what that's like. But back in the, nowadays, kids are like, what's a pay phone? But, I mean, I remember having to find a phone. Of course. Because, you know, I need to make a call. I got to go find a pay phone in order to make a phone call. Or here's another one, using a manual typewriter. I mean, I do. Now, granted, that's a little bit before even my time, but I remember manual typewriters. These are just things that, like, my parents, that was. That was what they had. Yes. Or the little tape that was inside those things that you'd have to order, or liquid paper. You know, that's another one. I remember liquid paper doing college papers with liquid paper. Of course. That was the only way you could really. Yes. Castefully correct an error. Yeah. I mean, that was, it's just interesting how things have changed. The one that really struck me was the researching in the library. Yeah. Because I do remember having to go do that. Well, sure. We all did. And nowadays, it's the Internet has just made things so convenient. It's right in your phone. It's right in your laptop. You know. Do it there.

Bottom line here, folks, is be grateful for the conveniences you have because, you know, they don't know, they don't know. They have no idea how easy they've got it. Let's tell people about a giveaway. Yes. Oh, good point. Yes. So my friend, Tyrus, from Fox News, you've seen him on Gutfeld. He's got his own. He's the former NWA champ, and he is coming back to Kansas. This will be his fourth trip back to Kansas. How about that? He is bringing his Planet Tyrus tour back to Kansas. It's a comedy show, and it's Tyrus Live, and he's coming back to Kansas. He'll be in August 15th, and we're giving away two tickets, and these aren't just regular tickets. These are VIP tickets. They're worth $150 each. It's a $300 worth of tickets. And you can go online right now to KNSSRadio.com and sign up for your chance to win a pair of tickets. My wife and I are going. We're going to take my buddy Clinton, his wife. So we'll be there. Not only are these seats awesome. They're third row. They're right up front. And you can go. You can see Tyrus. It includes a meet and greet photo opportunity to see Tyrus. So go online right now to KNSSRadio.com and submit your entry. You can enter once a day between now and August 9th for your chance to win a pair of tickets to the Planet Tyrus Tour. You can see Tyrus Live on Saturday, August 15th at Augusta Corva Historic Theater. Go online right now to see your chance to see and meet. Tyrus coming up on August 15th, right here, thanks to KNSS Radio. Good stuff. He is hilarious, by the way. You haven't seen him. He is absolutely fan. And he's a great guy. It's a great show. Don't want to miss it. Go online now, KNSSRadio.com. It is coming up on 719 here with Woodward and Witt on this Thursday morning. 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. We are down to the quarterfinals now at the 92nd National Baseball Congress World Series, the action at X Stadium. Day 8 yesterday saw the beginning of bracket play with four elimination games. Among those teams that were eliminated yesterday, a couple of Kansas teams. The Hays Larks and the liberal BJs both lose yesterday, both eliminated from the World Series this year. We move into day nine of competition today. We're down to the quarterfinals. Eight teams remain, so four games, four more eliminations today. The action starts at noon, the Austin Gold Sox, and the Santa Barbara Forrester's. At 3 o'clock this afternoon, the Seattle Black Fins and the Junction City Brigade. 6 o'clock tonight, you've got the Hutchinson Monarchs on the Alaska Gold Panthers. Late game tonight, Lone Star taking on the Seattle-Chine Studs. There's your big matchups today in the quarterfinals. It is Heartland Heroes Day. Health care workers, educators, and first responders get in free. You want to go see the NBC World Series today in the quarterfinals. Action starts at noon.

Major League Baseball last night, the Kansas City Royals in the middle game of a three-game series in Minnesota taking on the Twins, their division rival. Of course, you heard the game on 97-5 and 1240, KFH. Former twin starter Randy Dobnack dominated his former team, the Minnesota Twins, shutting them out on four hits over seven innings and a four-nothing Royals win. The seven innings equal to career high for Dobnack, who spent nine years in the Twins organization. He picked up his first win in more than five years. Tyler Tolbert Homer doubled a base and scored twice. Salvador Perez hit his first triple in four years. Nick Lofton, two hits. He's got a nine-game hit streak. We're on today at noon right here on the Royals, Baseball Network. And you can hear that game today over on 97-5 and 1240, KFH. The Royals have won three of their last four. TBT Basketball Action, the 13th annual tournament. Quarterfinals game last night. Of course, we had the bloody brawl at the end of the game on Monday night here in Wichita, a team that advanced out of that. KU. Alums, JHX Hoops, playing at Lexington, Kentucky last night against the Kentucky Alums, La Familia. And maybe the KU alum's left their energy here in the state of Kansas. It was all Kentucky last night. 7865 was the final score. So the KU alums made it the farthest they've ever made it in the TVT. It comes to an end in the quarterfinals as a JHX hoops missed two dozen three-pointers last night and only shot 30 percent from the field. So it'll be the Kentucky Alums playing for the TBT Championship this year, of course last year. In Wichita State Alums, the Aftershocks won the whole thing. Got the million dollars. This year it's a $2 million prize. Kentucky will play for that title. And happy birthday today to former Kansas City Royal Phenom, Clint Hurdle, is 69 years old today. Top 10 draft pick by the Royals in 1975. And he was on the cover of Sports Illustrated in the spring of 1978, labeling him this year's phenom. Well, he never really quite lived up to all that hype. He did manage the Colorado Rockies to their first ever National League pennant, got him to the World Series. He was the National League manager of the year with the Pittsburgh Pirates back in 2013. In fact, the last Pirates manager to win a postseason game, Clint Hurdle. He only played in 500 big league games. But he was on the cover of Sports Illustrated. That really? That sure made him famous. The former Kansas City Royal, Clint Hurdle. It's his birthday. He is 69 today.

That is Sports with Woodward and Wits. Sports is brought to you by Wichita Brewing Company, celebrating 15 years of pizza and beer made here. They mark your calendars for the celebration on Saturday, August 1st, at WBC West, back where it all began. With live music, indoors, three new anniversary beers, and prizes and giveaways all throughout the day on Saturday, August 1st. Be there at WBC West. WBC, cheers to 15 years. It is 723 here with Woodward and Witt. Now we'll have a traffic and weather update on the way. And Big A.I. Tech wants you to consolidate your health information. Find out more on that on House Call for Health. That's next on KNSS. Wichita's number one talk. This is Woodward and Witt on 987 and 1330 KNSS. Good morning. It is 731. Ted Woodward and John Whitmire with you here on this Thursday, July 30th. Currently in Wichita, we do have some scattered light rain showers in the area. It is 78 degrees. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reporting new numbers on cyclosporiasis, illness causing explosive diarrhea, more than 400 cases in Kansas this month alone. And that's up 74% since last week's report. Last month, only 50 cases were reported. Sedgwick County reporting 56 cases. That's nearly doubled since last week. Cyclosporiasis causing frequent watery diarrhea. Other symptoms, loss of appetite, weight loss, bloating, gas, nausea, fatigue. One woman from Hutchinson ended up in the hospital. Cyclosporiasis caused by ingesting a parasite typically takes about a week to show up. Those symptoms can appear anywhere between two days or two weeks. Including Kansas, there are currently nine states linked to one outbreak that the CDC says was caused by iceberg lettuce from Mexico. U.S. Senator from Kansas, Jerry Moran, objected on the Senate floor to a request for unanimous consent regarding a proposed amendment to his legislation, the Take Care of Americans Veterans Act. It's been too easy for us to put our name on the legislation. and never see it accomplished. We can tell our veterans we are supporting them, we're working for them. I want a path forward that actually demonstrates that we are able to accomplish the elimination of this injustice and the support for veterans who desperately need our attention. Our veterans should not have to, they know the cost of war. They should not have to wait for us any longer. Senator Moran is chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. President Trump unveiling plans to overhaul a major D.C. area airport. Washington Dulles is far from a premier airport, President Trump says.

Right now, this is not a very good airport. We're going to make it a great airport. The president showed off models and used a laser pointer to explain a more than $20 billion renovation planned for the international airport, a key hub for the capital region. Within a few years, it'll be rated the best airport in the country. So it's going to be so efficient. Right now, it's totally inefficient. The plans call for new concourses, expanded Bill Gates, larger lounges, and a parking structure to accommodate more than 30,000 vehicles. Construction is expected to begin next spring. At the White House, Jared Halpern, Fox News. Tributes to the late Senator Lindsey Graham continue Wednesday in his home state, ahead of his burial in his hometown. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster said they meet in sadness over the loss of one of South Carolina's greatest sons. But also to celebrate... This poor boy from a little town in South Carolina, as he called himself. At the first Baptist church in Columbia, Senator Tim Scott said the best advice he got from Senator Lindsey Graham wasn't spoken to him, but demonstrated. Get really comfortable being yourself. Former South Carolina Congressman Trey Gowdy shared stories highlighting Graham's sense of humor and praised those who worked with Graham some for 30 years. I cannot call them staff. They were family to him. He called him the least pretentious person he's ever known in politics. Jessica Rosenthal, Fox News. One of the world's more popular Catholic shrines vandalized and set on fire. The church is urging the faithful not to repay evil for evil after someone vandalized a beloved statue of the Virgin Mary at the famous pilgrimage site of Maggiore in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnian police say it happened early Monday morning. Workers found black paint covered the hands in face of the shrine of Our Lady of Peace that honors the Virgin Mary. The words, devil in a skirt sprawled on the base. According to the Vatican, surveillance footage also reportedly showed a man pouring a liquid believed to be gasoline. over the altar at St. James Church, before igniting it, the fire was quickly extinguished. Repairs and cleanup began immediately at what's known as Apparition Hill. That's Fox's Lauren Green with that report. A formerly prestigious school and camp is now at the center of a sexual abuse scandal. Nearly 50 adults affiliated with the Interlock and Center for the Arts in northern Michigan are being accused of sexual assault by more than 70 students. An investigation commissioned by the school found the accused included instructors visiting artists and staff members. One of the alleged abusers was convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The allegations ran from the 1950s through the 2000s. An attorney for some of the survivors says the staff.

statute of limitations expired years ago he's calling for state lawmakers to change that interlockins president issued a statement saying the school will not tolerate predators chill nato fox news let's check our weather forecast storm team 12 meteorologist jake done good morning jake Good morning. We'll see a few showers and storms as we start today, otherwise partly cloudy, hot and humid, a high of 98, but it will feel like 105 or higher. Scattered storms this evening, then mostly clear overnight low 77. Mostly sunny, breezy and hot on Friday, high 95. Much cooler on Saturday with a high in the upper 80s. Then we fall into the 60s on Saturday night. That's your forecast from Storm Team 12. I'm meteorologist Jake Dunn. And currently in Wichita, we do have a breeze out of the southeast, some scattered light rain showers in the area. It is 78 degrees at Wichita's severe weather station, 987 and 1330, KNS. KNSS. KNSS News Time 737. Dr. Anthony Fauci returned to Capitol Hill yesterday for a highly anticipated Senate hearing on the origins of COVID-19 and the contents of his recently released pandemic-era diary. Instead of answering questions, however, he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination over 110 times. The contentious hearing has reunited a debate over government transparency, accountability, and the unanswered questions surrounding the pandemic. With us now to recap, well, I was going to say the hearing, but there really wasn't much of a hearing. Is Jeff Manasso from Fox News Radio. Good morning, Jeff. Yeah, based on advice from counsel, I'm going to plead the conversation. Well, thank you for joining us, Jeff. So, you know, those of us who wanted answers to basic questions, disappointed. It fizzled out really fast. I mean, a lot of this is framed by politics, but if you blow the politics out of it as an American. We went through a wild time. It was chaos. It was crazy. And we probably deserve answers as to what caused it. And the COVID-19 pandemic and to make sure this never happens to us again. But it's actually declining to answer a ton of questions as he was grilled for his handling of the pandemic. The hearing led by committee chair, Senator Rand Paul, who's investigated Anthony Fauci and who subpoenaed him, accusing the doctor of lying about the origins of the virus, saying it never came naturally from a wet market, as Anthony Fauci had said, but instead from a Chinese lab, the Wuhan lab, that he says Anthony Fauci through NIH funded. Democrats defended Anthony Fauci, saying there's no evidence supported, supporting these allegations. That Anthony Fauci intentionally misled Congress or the American people or funded prohibited research, gain of function research that caused the pandemic. And you mentioned his journal, which was subpoenaed. The reason why we know about the journal is because it was on national servers. And the Department of Health, they found it. And Robert F. Kennedy Jr.. turned it over to...

to Rand Paul. And so now we now we see in his own writings and his own thoughts that despite saying it dozens and dozens of times to the American people, even even in congressional testimony, that he knew that the virus never came from naturally from from that wet market. But of course he pled the fifth to avoid incriminating himself. As you know, President Biden left office right before he gave Anthony Fauci a preemptive pardon, which shields him from federal prosecution. But now Rand Paul saying he's going to give a mountain of evidence, what he describes as a mountain of evidence against Anthony Fauci, to Florida's attorney general to potentially prosecute Anthony Fauci on state charges. There's also the potential looming contempt vote. Paul says he intends to. seek a Senate committee vote to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer questions. Yeah, let me follow up on that, Jeff. I mean, he's got immunity. So why does he need to invoke the fifth against self-incrimination if he's got a presidential pardon? That's a good question. I mean, I think that's the one thing that frustrated so many people who watched is you've got presidential immunity. You've got to pardon. So why not talk? Yeah, I mean, if I'm Dr. Anthony Fauci, I'm probably doing the same thing to be honest with you. I'm probably thinking, okay, this is a witch hunt to get me. It's a perjury trap. You know, who knows? Who knows why he did what he did, of course, probably at the advice of his lawyer who was kicked out of the hearing, which was kind of interesting yesterday as well. You know, I don't know. I think, you know, the frustrating part as a viewer, as an American is that, you know, that this is, it's being framed around politics. And once you do that, people just, they look away. They're out. They're out of the conversation. They're just, I'm out. I'm not listening to what one side, what this side has to say. The other, you know, other people are saying, I'm not listening to what that side has to say. But really, this is a pragmatic issue here. And, you know, Americans, the thought process here, if you blow politics out of it, is that Americans deserve answers for the absolute chaos that we went through. What happens to Anthony Fauci in the future? Who knows? I can tell you that President Trump was really critical of him for invoking the Fifth Amendment, saying that Americans deserve answers about the pandemic's origins and government decision-making that locked down schools and businesses. And the list goes on and on and on. But he says he characterized Anthony Fauci's refusal to answer questions as significant. The White House also reaffirming its position that a Lab League origin is the most likely explanation for COVID-19. Well, I was going to ask, what's the next steps for Dr. Anthony Fauci? And it sounds like he's facing potential contempt charges and then maybe prosecution at the state level.

Yeah, that's it. And perhaps more investigations. I know Senator Ron Johnson out of Wisconsin is going to officially subpoena Anthony Fauci regarding safety of COVID vaccines. If he doesn't voluntarily appear, he likely won't voluntarily appear. But, you know, gain of function research is illegal. And that's why it's, that's why people say it's done in other countries. And it's dangerous. And you can see why, based on what we now know of COVID-19. And, you know, if it comes out that, you know, perhaps Anthony Fauci really was responsible for the virus through the funding and research. You know, it's a reputational thing as well. And, you know, and who knows, maybe it's a civil thing. A lot of people lost a ton. Yeah. And that they'll never get back during COVID. Well, Jeff, we appreciate you joining us and we'll be following closely to see what comes next. I appreciate you joining us this morning. That's Jeff Manasso from Fox News Radio with that update.

Woodward and Witt here on this Thursday morning. And I wanted to tell you as well, just quickly, the Cessna Citation, CJ3 Gen 3 made its first flight, advancing the next generation like Jet Ford toward certification. It took off from Eisenhower Airport here in Wichita. The two pilots focused on testing software functionality in the cockpit during the two-hour flight. The aircraft got up to 41,000 feet and a maximum speed of about 320 miles an hour. So the next Cessna plane is up and... On its way. Oh, yeah, the Cessna Citation, CJ3 Gen 3. That's awesome. It is 745 here with Woodward and Witt. We do have a local business update coming up next from the Wichita Business Journal as editor Kirk Seminoff will tell us about a new CEO at the Kansas Humane Society. We'll find out who that is. KNSSS News time is 745. And Cooper's high-end option is to go beyond the smaller retaliatory airstrikes that have done little to deter Tehran from threatening ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Fox is Peter Ducey at the White House. U.S. forces unleash heavy airstrikes against Iran targeting IRGC military command centers plus drone and missile facilities. Republican Center is John Cornyn and Thom Tillis stand in the way of advancing Todd Blanche's nomination to become the full-time U.S. Attorney General out of the Judiciary Committee to a full... Senate confirmation vote. The pair want concessions regarding the Trump IRS settlement. America's listening to Fox News.

It's 749 with Ted Woodward and John Whitmire on 987 and 1330 KNSS. Which Top Business Journal Update is on the way. Now it's time for three big things. Three. Officials say repairs at the city's new water treatment plant are nearly complete with testing, progressing, and the city still on track to take over operations this fall. Two. Sedgwick County Commissioners heard public input yesterday on the proposed 2027 budget during their first public hearings. One. The Trump administration is actively considering strict new artificial intelligence controls. following high-profile hacking incidents at OpenAI. That's three big things with Woodward and Whiff on 987 and 1330 KNSSS. Take a look at traffic with Jad Chambers. Traffic here in the Wichita area? Well, starting to look pretty heavy on the highways. I've got a lot of traffic out there and some wet roadways as storms have or as showers have made their way through the Wichita area. Now, for the most part, showers are over unless you happen to be south of the Wichita area. Still got some scattered showers down that direction. But, you know, wet roadways, a little bit slippery and heavy traffic right now. Traffic update, 987. 1330K NSS and the Accident Recovery Team Traffic Center. I'm Chad Chambers. Isolated storms, then partly cloudy today, hot and humid, the high of 98 degrees. Tonight, some scattered storms possible, then clearing skies with a low of 77 degrees. Tomorrow, mostly sunny and breezy, the high of 95 degrees. Right now in Wichita, there's some light rain and 77 degrees at which does severe weather station, 987 and 1330, KMSS. It is 751 here on this Thursday morning, July 30th. Let's go back yesterday and recap stock market action. A choppy trading session with stocks finishing its session lows and the Dow suffering its worst day of the year and the NASDAQ falling for a six straight session on escalating tensions in the Middle East and after the Fed delivered its decision on interest rates. The central bank leaving its benchmark rate unchanged for a fifth straight meeting at a range of three and a half to three and three quarters percent. Despite persistently high inflation and a spike in energy prices, three Fed officials dissented, preferring a quarter point rate increase. The Dow winner, Salesforce,

The Dow decliner's Goldman Sachs, Goldman Chase, and Caterpillar. The Dow down 1,153 points, the NASDAQ lower by 434, S&P 500 down 113. Hillary Barski, Fox News. It is 752. We do have a big organization in town that has a new CEO. Let's find out more from editor Kirk Seminoff. With this report from the Wichita Business Journal, good morning, Kirk. Good morning, Ted. It's the Kansas Humane Society who was named... Michelle Lee, as its new CEO, after serving in the role on an interim basis since January. She joined the organization as chief financial officer in January 25, following more than 25 years in accounting and finance, including a lengthy career with Flint Hills resources. She takes over permanently after the departure of former CEO Aaron Walker, who resigned in January. Lee becomes the fourth CEO to lead the Wichita nonprofit in the past five years. Andover's push to a Contract more retail and restaurant options is gaining traction, with city officials reporting interests from several national brands. Community Development Director Les Magnus says companies such as Chicken Solid Chick, Bojangles, Jersey Mikes, Zaxpies, and Jim and Nick's barbecue are exploring the market along with multiple hotel operators. The city has spent the past several years marketing itself to developers and says strong demographics, population growth, and the Kellogg expansion are drawing attention. While no deal... are finalized. Officials say several companies are already evaluating specific sites in the city. And Cedarhurst of Wichita is expanding to meet growing demand for senior housing with plans to add 24 independent living cottages on its West Wichita campus near 29th Street North and 119th West. The $2 million project will include six quadruplex buildings. offering housing for adults 55 and older who want to maintain an independent lifestyle while having access to additional care if needed later on. Each unit will feature two bedrooms, a full kitchen, laundry room, walk-in closets, a private garage with an electric vehicle outlet, and a covered patio and gas fireplace. Construction is expected to be completed a year from now. Local breaking business news every day on KNSS and at Wichita Business Journal.com. For the Wichita Business Journal, I'm Kirk Semenoff. Good stuff there. It sounds like a place I should be living in. I was just thinking that about myself. That place sounds fantastic. When I start drooling and can't keep my food in my mouth, I run. Yeah. Where's my jello? Oh, there we go. The Cedarhurst Kitchen, they'll take care of us. I'm going to write that down. Yeah, I'm going to, yeah, put that in the book there and check it off. All right, hey, Kirk, we appreciate it. Thanks for being with us, good stuff, and we'll talk to you again an hour from now and get another local business update from editor Kirk Seminoff from the Wichita Business Journal. Hey, the 7 o'clock hour is in the books. That means we careen.

Headlong into the 8 o'clock hour. Training headlong. Well, yeah, that's a little way to put it. Jad's favorite topic, AI, researchers and executives from companies, including OpenAI and META are urging Washington to back an effort to address the risks arising from AI. Maybe, I don't know, they're worried about the Terminator. I don't know. We'll find out. We'll talk with Tanya Powers coming up about 10 minutes. And, of course, entertainment news in the blur at 835 this morning. A big song, a big movie. Really? We'll get featured today. Not going to tell me who. Good stuff. Not going to tell me what movie. Well, I will at 835. I got to wait. All right, I'll wait. It is 755 here with Woodward and Witt, 987 and 1330, KNS. Good morning. It is 8 o'clock sharp here on this Thursday, July 30th. Here on 987 and 1330 KNSS currently in Wichita, we have scattered light rain showers in the area. It is 78 degrees here on this Thursday morning. The United States launching large-scale attacks against Iran. This comes after President Trump vowed to hit the nation very hard after Iran launched a surprise attack. Among the targets were multiple military command and control centers all across Iran. Dozens of them hit. The U.S. attacks were in response to an Iranian attack against Jim Jordan. Iran fired ballistic missiles against U.S. military positions in Jim Jordan, sent com confirming that all those missiles fired by Iran... were disabled or were intercepted, President Trump had warned that the U.S. would be responding to Iran's attack. In addition, the U.S. also attacked Iranian-backed militias inside of Iraq. This time, it was a joint attack alongside with Saudi Arabian jet fighters. And that's Fox's Steve Harrigan with that report from Tel Aviv, Israel. A person is dead after a fire at a fourplex in Haysville. It happened in the 100 block of West Sarah Lane near Main Street. The initial call came out about 1245 a.m. this morning with reports of a fire and a person trapped. Firefighters with Sedgwick County Fire District 1 arrived to find one of the four units on fire and entered the building. They found a person dead inside that unit. The other three units were vacant. On the scene, firefighters noted the ramp outside the burned unit had a handicap ramp. Firefighters knocked the fire down quickly, but with the extreme heat, they rotated crews in and out to keep them hydrated and safe. A man was sentenced for fatally shooting his neighbor during a home invasion in East Wichita. Matthew Morgan sentenced to nearly four years in the Kansas Department of Corrections and two years post-release supervision. Morgan originally charged with second-degree murder, but he entered an Alford plea to involuntary manslaughter. Under that plea, a defendant doesn't admit guilt, but admits there is enough evidence that they would likely be convicted.

Shooting happened on December 27th and 2025 at home near Douglas and the canal route. When Wichita Police officers got there, they found Marcus Adkins shot in the back and a 67-year-old man shot in the leg. Adkins died at the hospital. The other man survived. Arguably, the most prominent public health official of the COVID-19 era faced renewed congressional scrutiny yesterday during a Senate Homeland Security hearing. Dr. Anthony Fauci declined to answer questions as he was grilled by Republicans for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. I respectfully declined to answer based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution. The hearing led by Senator Rand Paul who subpoenaed Anthony Fauci, accusing him of lying about the origins of COVID, saying it came from a Chinese lab that he says Anthony Fauci funded. Ask forgiveness and pledge to help our government devise safeguards so a man-made epidemic never happens again. Democrats defending Anthony Fauci saying there's no evidence supporting allegations that Anthony Fauci intentionally misled Congress or funded prohibited research that caused the pandemic. Jeff Monosso, Fox News. Concertgoers and event attendees in Wichita might notice a new ticket provider at several local venues. Interest Bank Arena officials talking about this in a partnership with Ticketmaster. That began back on the first of the month. All events that went on sale after July 1st will be sold through Ticketmaster platform. Events that were already on sale before July 1st are still being sold through Selecta Seat during the duration of those shows. But then Ticketmaster will fully replace Select a Seat, once all shows currently being sold on that platform have taken place. Ticketmaster tickets are now available for events at Interest Bank Arena, the Orpheum, and Century 2. All three venues, along with the Capitol Federal Amphitheater in Andover, are all managed by Legends Global. Sedgwick County Commissioners held the first public hearing on the proposed 2027 budget last night, listening to residents share what they would change about the spending plan. Only three people spoke at the meeting. The full proposed budget is more than 800 pages. The proposed budget includes a large increase in funding for EMS, mill reductions, and a 4.2% property tax increase. We'll be taking a look at a federal corrections officer that's going to cross the line. And why is grandma's luggage so heavy? Find out what that's about. And we'll get your weather forecast from Storm Team 12. Coming up next, KNSSS News Time is 805.

The Odyssey Summer Concert Series continues Friday night with live music from Annie Up at the Capitol Federal Amphitheater in Andover. Pack your lawn chairs, bring your friends and family, and enjoy a free night of live music under the stars. Bill Gates open at 6.30. The music starts at 8, and all ages are welcome. The Odyssey's Summer Concert series is brought to you by Rock and Brew Casino and the City of Andover. For the clear bag policy and prohibited items list and all other details, visit KMSSRadio.com. Time now for today's spotlight on health trends sponsored by Lemseek. The World Health Organization projects global cancer cases will nearly double by the year 2050, surging to 35 million diagnoses annually. While aging and population growth drive the numbers, experts say four in ten cases. KNSS News Time, 808. Top researchers and executives from leading AI companies, including OpenAI, Google, and Meta, are calling on Washington to support an international framework for managing the risks posed by increasingly advanced artificial intelligence. I don't know, maybe they're worried about SkyNet or something. They argue that... As AI capabilities accelerate, governments need to work together on common safety standards. With us now to tell us a little bit about their concerns is Tanya Powers from Fox News Radio. Good morning, Tanya. Hey, good morning. So what has prompted some of these biggest names in artificial intelligence to call for an international approach to AI safety? Well, I can tell you the thing that happened last week, and then I can tell you what has been put online, I'm not sure that it was a direct result, but the timing is notable. Last week, OpenAI disclosed the test versions of its AI model bots, blips their online, or their offline consign. Offline is important in the story. They accessed the Internet and hacked into a rival startup. which obviously triggered some alarm. They said that they basically temporarily lost control of the gray eye. Some people are very concerned that that is a dangerous path. Obviously, this online petition is asking the U.S. government to back an international effort to, as they put it in their petition, develop the technical and government tools needed to buy its time if future AI systems that comes too powerful to safely manage. This was signed by more than 1,100 liters from some of these companies. The companies included Anthropics, Google, Meta, and Open AI. And it wasn't just a rank-and-file situation. These signers included Anthropic co-founders, the Open AI chief scientists, Google staff research scientists, meta's chief scientists. And basically what they're doing is warning that the current speed of progress of AI, the development. could surpass humanity's ability to understand or control that AI development. They're not calling for a pause or a slowdown necessarily, but they're asking governments around the world to build the tools to slow it down if it's needed to, you know, kind of be proactive because we've, you know, obviously seen by the open AI bought that, you know, kind of got lost and decided to attack a rival. We've seen that that kind of thing can happen.

They're saying, yes, let's develop, but at the same time on the same track, let's make something where if we have to slow this down, we actually have the capability to do that and do it while we can before it's, you know, too late for that kind of stuff. And what practical steps, if any, could lawmakers take? That's a good question. Some of the lawmakers have, you know, has been pushing an AI Kill Switch Act. I'm not sure where that stands. I'm not on Capitol Hill. I would love to go ask some people about that as a lot of, you know, the Open AI news from last week. But, you know, AI is pretty much, it's kind of everywhere at this point. You no longer, you don't have to go. you know, onto the cloud app to ask a question, you know, if AI was simply like that, that would, you know, might be different. But it's kind of everywhere. It's in your email, it's in, you know, news stories that you click on online. AI is like, should we summarize this story for you? Regardless of whether it wasn't written with AI, a lot of them will, you know, at the top, it'll have. Should I, you know, like an AI can summarize this for you. You know, it is, if you're, if you're, you know, using Siri, that's AI, if you're using Spotify and it's like, hey, we fixed you a playlist. Who do you think did that? That was AI. You know, I mean, it's kind of everywhere whether people realize it or not. Wow. It is everywhere. And sadly, we're becoming more and more independent on it. Tanya, we appreciate you joining us this morning. Now I'm more and more concerned. My toaster may not be able to be trustworthy anymore. That was Tanya Powers with Fox News Radio. And now I can't trust my toaster anymore, Ted. A female federal corrections officer is accused of crossing the line into a relationship with an inmate. This was at Fort Dix in New Jersey. 27-year-old Jim Jordan Pensac is charged with sexually abusing an individual in federal custody after prosecutors say she had a sexual relationship with an inmate at the federal correctional institution in Fort Dix earlier this year. Investigators say the inmate also used two contraband cell phones to exchange sexually explicit messages and images with Pensac. Officials say she later admitted to the relationship and told the inmate's family she believed she might be pregnant. Pensac has been released on bail and faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. Ted Lindner, Fox News. Some antique ammo produced quite a scare for TSA agents. A passenger at Gulf Shores International Airport south of Mobile, Alabama had some items in her checked bag that TSA would not let go through. They were five Civil War-era cannonballs, and the security agent who spotted them couldn't tell if they were explosive or not. Regional TSA explosive specialists were notified, and local police responded to the airport. Officials found that those cannonballs had allegedly been stolen by a juvenile from Fort Moore.

Morgan, a historic Alabama fort. And they wound up in the luggage of that juvenile's grandmother. She said she didn't know they were stolen and Fort Morgan didn't press charges. Jill Nato, Fox News. How does she not know they're stolen? I mean, how does Granny's bloomer suddenly weigh, you know, 300 pounds? And why does, yeah. I mean, I, that's a lot of questions. There's a lot of questions because all of a sudden your luggage is. Now filled with a bunch of iron. Yeah. It is 814. Let's take a look at traffic here on KNSX. Well, taking a look at some of the scattered showers that have been passing through the area this morning, looks like if you're south of the city, you might still be getting some of that showers. If you're on the southeast side of Wichita, maybe a little bit. But for the most part, these systems have moved off to the east. And so we're more or less done with what we're going to get for the moment here in the Wichita area. And it wasn't very much, but we still do have some wet roadways out there. Be careful about that. And right now, still seeing some fairly heavy traffic on the highways here in the Witch Diary. A traffic update from 987 and 1330K NSS. The Accident Recovery Team Traffic Center. I'm Chad Chambers. And our weather forecast, Storm Team 12 meteorologist Jake Dunn. Good morning, Jake. Good morning. We'll see a few showers and storms as we start today, otherwise partly cloudy, hot and humid, a high of 98, but it will feel like 105 or higher. Scattered storms this evening, then mostly clear overnight low 77. Mostly sunny, breezy and hot on Friday, high 95. Much cooler on Saturday with a high in the upper 80s. Then we fall into the 60s on Saturday night. That's your forecast from Storm Team 12. I'm meteorologist Jake Dunn. Currently in Wichita, we have a breeze out of the southeast, mostly cloudy sky. It is 78 degrees here on this Thursday morning at Wichita's severe weather station, 987 and 1330, KNSS. You know, we always encourage you to leave us a voice message. You just go to the Odyssey app and KNSS and click on the microphone icon, and you can leave us a voice message of up to 60 seconds. You know, some of those reach the airwaves like right now. We did have a listener who wants to talk about the story we just did there. Some comments on the grandma that had the cannonballs in her luggage at the airport. Some of the Civil War era cannonballs. can weigh as small as three pounds. So, I guess, in a large suitcase, it could be easy to miss them. You guys have a blessed day. Thank you. I guess. All right, that was Tom from Wichita. Thank you, Tom. Yeah, of course, I'm picking, you know.

Typical. I'm picturing, you know, Wiley Coyote in like an 800-pound cannonball. Could be a couple of three-pound cannonballs. I'm exaggerating things in my brain a little bit. Me too. I was thinking the same thing like pirate days where they're big, like a bowling ball size. Maybe they were grape shot, more smaller cannonballs. And we did get another voice message left to us about one of our political ads. The vote no commercial running on Odyssey there. It's misleading and there's one lie in there. Now, is anything fact check before it's put out as the paid commercial? They're saying that Kansans already vote for the Supreme Court judges, which is a complete lie. Anyway, I appreciate your input on that. Thank you very much. You have a great day. Well, there are a couple of things to respond to on that one. First off, we do actually vote, retention votes on our Supreme Court justices. So that is actually technically true. In the history of the, what is it, 58 years or so that we've been holding retention elections, none of them have ever not been retained. But it is true that we do technically. do vote on those. It's never happened, really? We have never not retained a judge. It goes to the power of incumbency. But yes, no, they've never not been retained. The other point he brought up is, do we ever fact check? And the answer to that is no. We do fact check our content. Oh, yes, but not ads. Not our content. No, on ads, it's not our role to fact check. They're. They are buying time. Yeah. They can say whatever they want. Which is why at the end of all the ads, they are required to say paid for by, you know, Bob's whatever, paid for by so and so and so. And so that's, you know, it is their airtime. They purchase that airtime and they can say. whatever they want during that airtime and generally do and generally do and and if it's true or not true or misleading or misleading or and that is you know politicians or salespeople or whatever say whatever they want to say true or not true factual or not that's up to you to decide which is why we always encourage you to do your research You know, go online, go to their websites, do the, you know, follow, do your research. Educate yourself on the issues of the day, be it a ballot issue or a candidate. Do your research. And that, you know, don't just listen to what the commercials say or the mailers say or the text messages. That's the most important thing. Become an educated voter. Yeah. And there's another thing, too, and it actually ties into the AI thing that we were talking about a little bit ago, too. There's been accusations about. groups using AI to do this. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. There are actually ways to test that. All you have to do is get yourself a little snippet of what's being seen or what's being heard and run it through an AI detection. And ask if it's been, has this image been AI or? Yeah, you can. Exactly.

And, you know, it's actually pretty easy to tell. You can ask. I can. Yeah, you can ask. Has this image been altered? Has this? Yeah, you can tell. But, no, I mean, it's a good question he asked, but no, yes, technically, they have been. Wait a minute, Ted. What? Politicians don't actually all say the truth? No. No, it's not just politicians. Yeah, you're right. There are liars everywhere. Yeah, sadly. And there are people that tell the truth everywhere. There's people out there too. And not all politicians lie. It's just, you know, and lie is a strong word. It's oftentimes it's a shading of truth. There you go. It's selective use of the. Facts, we'll say. But, you know, the best part is we're getting these calls. I love it when people go to that app, leave a voice message. We love to hear from you. The Odyssey app, KNSS, click on the microphone there and leave us a voice message, whatever you think. I'd love to get you on the air. It is 821 here with Woodward and Witt on this Thursday morning. 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. We are into the quarterfinals now of the 92nd National Baseball Congress World Series. The action continues at X Stadium. We had four elimination games yesterday, and two of the Kansas teams exited. The Liberal BJs and the Hayes Larks both lost yesterday and are out of the tournament. We got eight teams left, the quarterfinals, all eight playing today, so four more eliminations to see who will go to the final four. The action starts at noon today, Santa Barbara Forrester's and the Austin Gold Sox. Three o'clock at Junction City Brigade and the Seattle Blackfins. Six o'clock tonight, the Alaska Gold Panthers and the Hutchinson Monarchs, late game tonight, the Seattle Cheney Studs and Lone Star. There's your quarterfinals. And it is Heartland Heroes Day. First responders, educators, and health care workers all get in free to the NBC World Series today. Let's take a look at Major League Baseball, the Kansas City Royals, visiting the Minnesota Twins last night. On the mound for the Royals, former Wichita Wind Search pitcher, Stephen Cruz, trying to preserve a potential shutout. You heard the game on 97-5 and 1240, KFH. The Royals have had five shutout wins this season. It's been a while since the last one. Gotta go back to June 14th. First pitch to Victor Carrotini, rolled back to Cruz. He scoops it up, bubbles, recovers, tosses to Salby in time, ball game over, Royals win. It's a one, two, three, bottom of the night for Stephen Cruz, and Randy Dobnack leads the way with seven scoreless innings. The Royals shut out the twins, a final score of 4-0. It was Randy's night at Target Field, and then Danielins the 4th and Stephen Cruz combined for the final six outs. What a night for Dobnack in his return to the Twin Cities, and the Royals put up four runs on 12 hits against Joe Ryan and Kendry Rojas.

The Twins in the bottom of the night, no runs, no hits, no errors, nobody left on base. Again, the final score tonight from Minneapolis. It's the Royals 4 and the Twins 4 and the Twins. Quick turnaround to finish up that series with an afternoon game today in Minneapolis. Royals and the Twins listen live at noon. It's over on 975 and 1240, KFH. And basketball, the 13th annual TBT, the quarterfinals last night. After Monday night's bloody brawl in Wichita, the winner of that game, JHX Hoops. Well, maybe they left some mojo in Wichita, too. They were not up to it last night. The Kentucky alums, La Familia, beat JHX Hoops. Pretty good. 7865. KU. Alums make their farthest run ever in the TBT, but it comes to an end in the quarterfinals. And last year, of course, the Aftershocks, the Wichita State Alums won it off. This year, it's the Kentucky Alums that will play for the championship of the TVP. That is Sports with Woodward and Witt. Sports is brought to you by Wichita Brewing Company, now featuring Kalamansi. This vibrant summer sour brings a wave of exotic Kalamansi and juicy tangerine, while the finish smooths into a sea of tropical velvet, thanks to a... of delicate dose of real coconut cream. WBC, that's pizza and beer made here. It is 824 at KNSS. Traffic and Weather is next and saying goodbye to Senator Graham. That's the Sean Hannity Morning Minute next on KNSS. Good morning. It is 833. Ted Woodward and John Whitmire with you here on this Thursday, July 30th. Currently in Wichita, it is mostly cloudy. 78 degrees on this Thursday morning. The United States completes a big wave of airstrikes against Iran, and Iran attempts to hit back. President Trump told Fox News yesterday that Iran was going to get a beating. U.S. Central Command said dozens of targets belonging to Iran's revolutionary guard were hit in an operation lasting over two hours, military command centers, missile and drone facilities, and coastal surveillance and defense sites. Early this morning, Jim Jordan's air defenses shot down five Iranian missiles. This week has seen the conflict expand with the first publicly announced joint U.S. Saudi strikes. targeting Iranian proxies in Iraq. Jonathan Savage, Fox News. President Donald Trump joined a statewide teletown hall last night to thousands of Kansas voters, encouraging them to get out and quote, vote, vote, vote for Ty Masterson to be your next governor. And there are thousands of people on the line here tonight that want to hear directly from you. So without further delay, everyone, please welcome the greatest president in modern history, Donald J. Trump. Well, thank you very much, Ty. It's an honor to be with you. You've done a fantastic job throughout life, actually.

Appreciate it. And hello to the incredible patriots of the great state of Kansas. And in just six days on Tuesday, August 4th, you'll have an important primary election in your state. I'm asking you to go and vote for Ty Masterson, who's a fantastic guy, to be your next governor of Kansas. Go vote for Ty Masterson. He will not let you down, as I say. Kansas is a place that I love and have had tremendous success in and have so many friends, great friends that live there. Ty Masterson is fantastic and has my complete. and total endorsement. Trump dialed in for the teller rally in support of the Kansas Senate president, one of seven GOP candidates who will appear on the August 4th primary ballot. A teacher here in Kansas arrested in two counties facing charges for multiple child sex crimes. Kristen Barr, who taught in the West Elk School District, was charged in Elk County with criminal sodomy in decent solicitation of a child and electronic solicitation of a child. Court documents show that Barr's victim was 15 years old. The document said Barr solicited the victim through Snapchat to engage in sexual intercourse. Barr faces several charges in Greenwood County, including unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, aggravated child endangerment. furnishing alcohol to a minor and contributing to a child's misconduct. Documents said that Barr also attempted to sell, furnish, or distribute cigarettes to a person under 18. Many of the charges involve the same victim as the charges in Elk County. Barr posted $40,000 bond in Greenwood County and was released on July 28th. Phil Hildebrand, KNSSS News. The happiest place on earth may seem a little less joyful. If the toilets don't flush. Oh, boy. Disneyland has confirmed guests were left scrambling after a citywide water pressure issue forced the temporary closure of restrooms and restaurants across the park Tuesday. The outage in Anaheim also impacted nearby California businesses. Many Disney guests are now demanding refunds or other compensation after being forced to hold it while in the park. The Disneyland disruption comes weeks after another California water shortage forced the closure of public restrooms along the 101, a major highway in the state. Tom Graham, Fox News. Yeah, I could just imagine the old teapot ride or it's a small world. Yeah. Uh, that's a water ride, too. Oh, goodness. Goofy's really got to go. It's 8.51 with Ted Woodward and John Whitmire on 987 and 1330 KNSS. Our Wichita Business Journal updates coming up, but first is time for three big things. Three. President Trump urges Kansas Republicans to support Ty Masterson for governor during a statewide telephone rally calling the Senate president a fighter, a winner. And this was all ahead of Tuesday's GOP primary. Two. Dr. Anthony Fauci is facing a congressional contempt vote after invoking the Fifth Amendment over 100 times yesterday. One. Kansas teacher, Kristen Barr, has been arrested and faces charges related to child sex crimes involving a 15-year-old victim. That's three big things with Woodward and Whiton on 987 and 1330, KNSSS.

Get a traffic update with Chad Chambers. Traffic volume is still fairly light for the most part in the Wichita area. However, we do have a stalled-out vehicle westbound Kellogg at the ramp to Seneca. And it's right there. And traffic's actually slowing down around that area. So watch out there. Traffic update from 987, 1330K NSS and the Accident Recovery Team Traffic Center. I'm Jed Chambers. Isolated storms throughout the day, then partly cloudy, hot and humid with a high of 98 degrees. Tonight, some scattered storms, then clearing skies in a low of 77 degrees. Tomorrow, mostly sunny and breezy and a high of 95 degrees. Right now in Wichita, it is mostly clear and 79 degrees at Wichita's Severe Weather Station, 98, 7 and 1330, KNSSS. After our show, two hours of the Glenn Beck program, special guest at 10 o'clock this morning. Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.., Health and Human Services Secretary, talking about Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s role in bringing to light Anthony Fauci's diaries that he kept on government computers. Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 10 o'clock this morning. Stock market is open for the day. Wow! Everything is way up. Oh, that's good. The S&P 500 is up more than 1%. The NASDAQ already up more than 2%. Make it up for yesterday. Now it is time for a local business update. Wichita Business Journal editor Kirk Seminoff. Good morning, Kirk. Good morning, Ted. The Kansas Humane Society has been Michelle Lee, its new CEO after serving in the role on an interim basis since January. Lee joined the organization as chief financial officer in January of 2025, following more than 25 years in accounting and finance roles, including a lengthy career with Flint Hills Resources. She takes over permanently after the departure of former CEO Aaron Walker, who resigned in January. Lee becomes the fourth CEO to lead the Wichita nonprofit. in the past five years. Andover's push to attract more retail and restaurant options is gaining traction with city officials reporting interests from several national brands. Community Development Director Les Mangus says companies such as Chicken Salad Chick, Bojangles, Jersey Mikes, Zaxpies, and Jim and Nick's barbecue are exploring the market along with multiple hotel operators. The city has spent the past several years marketing Andover to developers and says strong demographics, population growth, and the Kellogg expansion are drawing attention. No deals are finalized yet, but officials say several companies are already evaluating specific sites in the city. And Cedarhurst of Wichita is expanding to meet growing demand for senior housing with plans to add 24 independent living cottages on its West-Wichita campus near 29th North and 119th West. The $2 million project will include six quadplex buildings, offering housing for adults 55 and over who want to maintain an independent lifestyle while having access to additional care later on if needed. Each unit will feature two bedrooms, a full kitchen, laundry room, walking closets, a private garage.

garage, covered patio, and gas fireplace. Construction is expected to be completed a year from now. Local breaking business news every day on KNSS and at Wichita Business Journal.com. For the Wichita Business Journal, I'm Kirk Seminoff. Look at all those restaurants that want to come to Andover. Sounds like a city on the grow. Got some chicken news in there for you, didn't I? I know. We were very happy to hear that. We noticed that right away. You're a good man. So thanks for keeping us updated on all the latest. Kirk, have a great day, and we'll talk to you again tomorrow morning. Well, maybe or we'll at least get a business update tomorrow morning. So thanks, Kirk. Hey! Thursday show is in the books. Thank you, John. Yep. Stay cool today, folks, and try and stay dry, too, while you're at it. Definitely. 98, 7 and 1330, KNS. Have a great Thursday. We'll see you Friday. Hi.