Good morning, Topeka.

The Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office and Grandview Plaza Fire Department are investigating alarm failures at Geary Estates—where a Sept.

19 fire left 36 apartments uninhabitable—and are reviewing maintenance records amid reports that a severe storm may have disrupted power.

Local HR professionals, educators, and business leaders met on Thursday at Prairie Band Casino and Resort for the annual Inclusion Summit, sponsored by Hill’s Pet Nutrition + Blue Cross Blue Shield.

They learned practical strategies to build open, inclusive work environments.

Best-selling author Lucy Foley visited Topeka Thursday night to share her writing process and preview her new novel Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel (reviving Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple series), which is now on sale.

The 15th annual Kansas Book Festival will run 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

26 at Washburn University & feature over 70 authors with panel discussions, a keynote session with Ben Lerner, and a Kids Book Parade at 11 a.m. hosted by Bill Kurtis.

A Video Vault segment revisits cooking icon Charlene Patton (who died Sept.

13) with a full tribute airing today and explores Pokemon's 30th anniversary, showing how Topeka connects to the game and features historic railroad stories.

Kansas cattle producers attended the 27th Beef Stocker Field Day at K-State as beef prices kept rising due to drought and shrinking herds.

Experts noted that producers are working to improve feed efficiency (a measure to balance high costs and tough market conditions).

USD 475 Board of Education approved Dr. Reginald Eggleston’s resignation tonight; he will leave his role as superintendent at the end of the 2026-27 school year after serving since 2019 (he earned Kansas Superintendent of the Year during the 2025-26 school year).

State bank commissioner David Herndon filed a cease-and-desist order against Beneficient Fiduciary Financial after it refused to sign a consent order to follow state bank laws, with an administrative law judge set to review the case in November.

The commissioner also recommended revoking Beneficient’s unique charter amid compliance concerns.

At a ceremony held on Sept.

24 at the Kansas Statehouse, the Kansas Office of Veteran Services honored Gold Star Families who lost loved ones in service; attendees — such as Barbara Smith — paid tribute at the Veterans Walkway.

Northeast Kansans can join the Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Sept.

26 in Topeka at 9 a.m. (Lake Shawnee Shelter #1), on Oct. 3 in Manhattan at 9 a.m. (Norvell Band Shell), and in Emporia at 9:45 a.m. (Lyon Co. Fairgrounds) to honor those lost and support new treatments.

Stormont Vail is offering the Eversense 365 Continuous Glucose Monitor that tracks blood sugar for diabetes patients, lasts a full year, and pairs with an app + the Twiist insulin pump at its Diabetes and Endocrinology Center.

Nearly 500 sensor insertions have been performed.