Good morning, Topeka.

Topeka's Salvation Army will host the Back 2 School Bash from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Aug.

10 at 1320 SE 6th Ave & offer free haircuts, vaccines, pizza, and school supplies to kids as leaders Maj. Kenia Pina and retired Maj. Chuck Yockey connect families to community services.

Firefighters rescued a cat from a house fire at 1534 S.W.

Polk St on Wednesday when a cooking mishap sparked a blaze around 5:40 p.m. & quickly put out the flames while confirming no residents were present.

Rain delayed traffic restrictions for the new Casey’s store under construction on S.W.

6th Avenue & Gage Boulevard in west Topeka, with officials now planning lane closures next week that will last about two weeks to allow contractors to work on entrances and gutters.

Artist John Martin will be inducted into Kansas Sports Hall of Fame on August 16 for painting a nearly 60-foot mural at Allen Fieldhouse that documents 40 years of KU basketball history—beginning in 1979 with coach Ted Owens’s idea.

His work further honors coaches like Bill Self.

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown! is playing at Helen Hocker Theater in Gage Park through Aug.

9 with a show starting today at 7 p.m.—tickets cost $15.

Jennifer Lloyd from Ozawkie and Amy Cawvey from Lansing are vying for a seat on the state board in the northeast district.

Lloyd wants fully funded special education while Cawvey calls for auditing spending, and both are set to boost local control + adjust digital technology rules.

Overnight storms left nearly 700 Marshall County customers without power today — outages also affected Washington and Republic Counties and officials expect further disruptions as weather continues.

Shawnee Co. Parks & Rec released community feedback for its master plan on Thursday, July 30 at Gage Park.

Officials gathered responses from 417 residents and plan to add more outdoor facilities, fitness equipment, and restrooms to meet community demand.

Residents in Westboro oppose plans to convert their century-old park into a detention pond to ease flooding along Huntoon Street.

A public meeting is scheduled for Aug. 10 to let community members share their thoughts.

Stormont Vail Health will offer Kisunla, an FDA-approved infusion therapy for early Alzheimer’s, starting next week in Topeka + it becomes the fourth Kansas clinic to provide treatment that slows cognitive decline in eligible patients with mild symptoms.

The International Hot Rod Association says sale rumors at Darana Heartland Motorsports Park are false despite recent drag race cancellations and staff cuts; the track still plans to host upcoming road course events (the private 'Hooked on Driving' from Aug.

7–9) as it works on improvements.