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Saturday, October 31, 2026

Operation Iron Sights results are out, and Trump's Salina rally is back on

Plus, Halloween weather, a bomb threat all-clear at WSU and a Haysville rookie's CFL honor

The Daily Wichita team8 stories30 sources9 min read

Public SafetyTop story

Operation Iron Sights targeted 34 suspects in Sedgwick County and seized 58 guns, officials say

Operation Iron Sights by the numbers

34
suspects targeted
58
firearms seized
13
federal grand jury indictments
30
people arrested, per The Wichita Eagle

If you missed Friday's news conference, here's the gist. Operation Iron Sights ran from July 13 through Sept. 16, with federal, state and local agencies targeting suspected violent offenders in Sedgwick County. U.S. Attorney Ryan Kriegshauser and Director Robert Cekada announced the results at Wichita State University.

Officials said 34 people were targeted. The Wichita Eagle reports 30 have been arrested and more arrests could come, while KSN puts the arrests at 34.

  • Cash seized: $13,000
  • Drugs seized: roughly 15 pounds
  • Wichita shootings: lowest in six years, Chief Joe Sullivan says

One of the people arrested is Lafayette Washington, 46, the alleged leader of a Wichita drug trafficking ring. The Eagle also describes an alleged Wichita drug trafficker nicknamed “Dirty Dot Com.” Kriegshauser said the charges include a drug conspiracy tied to an overdose of a 2-year-old in August. Carey Watts, 20, is accused of attacking an ATF agent with a firearm in July. Hays Post adds why Kriegshauser likes federal charges: some carry mandatory minimum sentences.

Operation Iron Sights ran from July to mid-September

  1. July 13 begins in Wichita and Sedgwick County.
  2. JulyAn agent is allegedly attacked with a firearm.
  3. AugustA 2-year-old overdoses, a case tied to a drug conspiracy charge.
  4. Sept. 16Operation Iron Sights ends.
  5. Oct. 30Officials announce the results at a Wichita news conference.

Public Safety

Wichita State police gave an all-clear Friday evening after a bomb threat near the HAMR building

If you were near Wichita State's campus Friday afternoon, you may have seen emergency crews. KAKE reports the WSU Police Department received a threat of a bomb on campus at or near the Hub for Advanced Manufacturing and Research, known as . KWCH says the university posted about it on social media and asked people to avoid the area while crews responded.

  • Place: HAMR, 1907 Innovation Blvd.
  • Threat reported: Friday afternoon
  • Status: investigation is ongoing

5:40 p.m.when WSU police issued the all-clear

The all-clear came Friday evening, after the threat was reported that afternoon.

Source: KAKE

WSU police issued the all-clear at about 5:40 p.m. The university said its investigation into the circumstances remains ongoing. The reports don't say who made the threat.

Politics

Trump reschedules his Salina rally for Sunday as a new poll puts Adam Hamilton ahead of Roger Marshall

If you've been tracking Trump's Kansas plans, here's where things stand. KMUW and KSN reported Thursday that his Saturday stop in Salina was canceled. Now a source told The Star, via The Wichita Eagle, that Trump will rally Sunday instead, his second Kansas visit this month.

  • Where: Salina Regional Airport
  • When: Sunday; start time still being worked out
  • Election Day: Tuesday

Trump's Kansas rally plans changed twice in two weeks

  1. Oct. 19Trump headlines a rally at Heartland Credit Union Arena in Park City.
  2. Oct. 29Salina airport officials say Trump's Saturday events are canceled.
  3. Oct. 30A source says Trump has rescheduled the Salina rally for Sunday.

The race is tight. KWCH reports a Washington Post poll released Friday shows Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton ahead of Sen. Roger Marshall, while most earlier polls showed a close race.

“If this poll was done correctly, these results are pretty startling.”

Michael Smith, political science professor, Emporia State University

A new Washington Post poll has Hamilton ahead of Marshall 52% to 43%

Source: KWCH

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Value
Adam Hamilton52%
Roger Marshall43%

Politics

A former patient is suing Sen. Roger Marshall's old practice over 18% interest on medical debt

A class action lawsuit accuses Sen. Roger Marshall and his former Great Bend practice, , of charging patients illegal interest on unpaid medical bills, KMUW reports. Lead plaintiff Meischa Zimmerman says the practice sued her over a $3,596 bill for delivering her child, plus 18% annual interest. KWCH says it asked Marshall's campaign and Senate office for comment.

  • Filed: Thursday, Barton County District Court
  • Kansas cap cited in the suit: 15% a year
  • Claims: four, including common law usury and unjust enrichment
  • Marshall's response: he declined to comment, KMUW reports

The suit says Marshall's practice charged 18% interest, above Kansas' 15% cap

18%Annual interest the lawsuit says the practice often charged

Source: KMUW

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Value
Annual interest the lawsuit says the practice often charged18%
Kansas statutory limit15%

Zimmerman appeared in a TV ad for Democrat Adam Hamilton, and the filing says debt collection tied to the interest led to her arrest on three occasions. The New York Times reported in September that Marshall sued 700 patients when he was an OB-GYN. Earlier this week, 750 medical professionals in Kansas signed a letter about his debt collection practices.

81patients arrested for missing court dates, per the New York Times

The Times reported in September that Marshall sued 700 patients over unpaid bills.

Source: KMUW

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Court

A judge was set to decide Friday afternoon whether there's enough evidence for Devin Bemis, 33, to stand trial for first-degree murder in the death of his 5-month-old son. Bemis was arrested Jan. 26 on child abuse allegations and charged with murder after the child died in April. Hays Post

Giving

The parents of Harper Ivy, the 3-year-old Wichita girl who died after a 2023 crash at a Derby QuikTrip gas pump, donated $50,000 to families affected by the Stryker crash in northeast Wichita earlier this month. KAKE

Campaign cash

The Eagle's interactive database shows who donated to legislative candidates in Sedgwick County and nearby. It draws on documents filed by 63 candidates and covers only itemized monetary contributions. Wichita Eagle

Lakes

Butler State Fishing Lake, Marion County Lake and Lake Scott were lowered to watch status for toxic algae Friday, KDHE says, while Gathering Pond in Geary County was elevated to warning. In the season's final update, 16 lakes remain under warnings and watches. KSN.com

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The Eagle's database covers 32 House districts and one Senate district

Source: Wichita Eagle

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AmountShare
House districts3297%
Senate district13%

Weather

Halloween looks damp in the morning and mostly dry by trick-or-treat time, with storms possible Monday

If you're taking kids out tonight, KWCH says scattered showers should keep moving through Saturday morning, likely under half an inch of rain, then trend drier by afternoon, with highs in the 60s and light winds at trick-or-treat time. KSN says rain chances linger all day: not a washout, but light rain and drizzle off and on, with the best chances along and east of I-135.

Saturday brings light showers, and storms are possible Monday

DayForecast
SaturdayShowers possible; KWCH says drier by afternoon, KSN says light rain off and on; highs in the 60s
SundayWinds increase, some sun possible, a little warmer
MondayStrong to severe storms possible

Sources: KSN.com, KWCH

  • Sunday: south winds increase, some sunshine possible, a little warmer
  • Monday: strong to severe storms possible, KSN says
  • Weather Alert Day: a few severe storms Monday evening, KWCH says

Sports

Haysville native Tyler Kahmann has been named the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie

If you follow Wichita-area athletes, here's a name to know. KSN reports Haysville native and Campus High School graduate Tyler Kahmann, 26, was named the Canadian Football League's Most Outstanding Rookie after his first season with the Toronto Argonauts. The former Emporia State standout caught 77 passes for 1,092 yards and eight touchdowns, leading all league rookies in the three major receiving categories, KVOE reports.

  • Average: 14.2 yards per reception
  • 100-yard games: four
  • Runners-up: Parker McKenna, 106 points; Major Williams, 63
  • Next game: Argonauts play division semifinals Saturday at 1 p.m.

Kahmann got 186 of a possible 260 points in the rookie vote

186Kahmann's points from Football Reporters of Canada members

Source: KSN.com

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Value
Kahmann's points from Football Reporters of Canada members186
Parker McKenna, second place106

Toronto became the first team in club history with four receivers over 1,000 yards in a season. At Emporia State, Kahmann holds the MIAA single-game receiving record with 296 yards and the conference's career record with 54 touchdown receptions.

Kahmann won 30 of 52 first-place votes

30 of 52

  • first-place votes for Kahmann
  • 22 first-place votes for others

Source: KSN.com

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CountShare
first-place votes for Kahmann3058%
first-place votes for others2242%

High School Sports

Maize South advances to the Class 5A state volleyball semifinals at Bluhawk

If you've been watching the Class 5A state tournament at Wichita Advent Sports Park at , Friday's pool play set Saturday's semifinals. Ad Astra Radio reports Maize South (32-7) went 3-0 in Pool I. Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas (35-4) beat St. James Academy and Kapaun in Pool II, and KSN's results show Aquinas also beat Bishop Carroll 25-15, 25-10.

Maize South and Aquinas will play Saturday's 5A semifinals

  • Maize South
    St. James Academy
    Sat., 1 p.m.Maize South (32-7) went 3-0 in Pool I.
  • St. Thomas Aquinas
    Lansing
    Sat., 1 p.m.Consolation and championship matches start 25 minutes after the last semifinal.

In the Wichita rivalry match, Bishop Carroll beat Kapaun-Mount Carmel 20-25, 25-20, 25-19. KSN also lists Friday's 3A and 1A results, including Hesston sweeping Pool I in 3A.

  • Semifinals, 1 p.m.: Maize South vs. St. James; Aquinas vs. Lansing
  • Consolation and championship: start 25 minutes after the last semifinal
  • Great Bend: 1-2 in Pool I, did not qualify

Maize South and Aquinas went 3-⁠0 in Class 5A pool play

TeamPoolFriday record
Maize SouthPool I3-0
LansingPool I1-2
Great BendPool I1-2
St. Thomas AquinasPool II3-0
St. James AcademyPool II2-1
Bishop CarrollPool II1-2
Kapaun-Mount CarmelPool II0-3

High School Sports

Goddard edged Eisenhower 38-⁠35 and Southeast shut out Heights 8-⁠0 in Friday's rainy playoff football

Rain made two Wichita-area playoff games tense. Catch it Kansas reports 11th-seeded Goddard led Eisenhower 24-6 at halftime, then held off a Tigers rally that included two recovered onside kicks to win 38-35 in Class 5A. “I don't have any gray hairs anymore,” coach Tom Beaton said.

In 6A, Southeast beat Heights 8-0 in a wet, defensive game, two weeks after a 46-14 win over Heights. Ad Astra Radio and Sumner NewsCow have more final scores from around the region.

Southeast and Heights both scored far less in Friday's rematch

Two weeks agoMeasureFriday's playoff game
46Southeast points8
14Heights points0
  • 6A: Garden City 15, Wichita East 14
  • 5A: Maize South 17, Salina South 14
  • 4A: Buhler 62, Circle 0; Wellington 36, Ark City 19
  • 5A: Bishop Carroll 41, Liberal 7

Derby's 64 points led five Wichita-area teams that scored 50 or more Friday

Source: Ad Astra Radio

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Value
Derby64
Wichita Northwest58
Andover57
Maize54
Kapaun-Mt. Carmel51

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Operation Iron Sights results are out, and Trump's Salina rally is back on

Plus, Halloween weather, a bomb threat all-clear at WSU and a Haysville rookie's CFL honor

The TLDR

  1. Operation Iron Sights targeted 34 suspects in Sedgwick County
  2. Wichita State police gave an all-clear after a bomb threat
  3. Trump's Salina rally is back on for Sunday
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