Good morning, Topeka.

Topeka Rescue Mission Ministries is preparing for winter and the holidays by collecting donations of hats, gloves, and warm clothing and planning to support over 600 families with food baskets and gifts.

Donations are accepted Monday through Friday (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) at 401 NW Norris St.

The Sonrisa Foundation launched its Hope Lives Here campaign for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, inviting locals to switch porchlights to purple and attend yoga events (5:45 p.m. Oct.

20 and Oct. 27 at NOTO’s Redbud Park Pavillion) while Forward Nutrition donates $4 per Community of Light Quencher to help survivors rebuild long term.

The Topeka Credit Union Foundation awarded $36,500 in grants to local nonprofits as part of International Credit Union Day celebrations.

The funds supported programs in pet care, youth hydration, digital literacy, senior Medicare counseling, child advocacy, pantry assistance, financial literacy and arts education.

Topeka Shriners will host a Pancake Feed (7-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct.

17) with free-will donations and Fiesta Purse Bingo (2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18) featuring 15 bingo games and a chance to win a designer purse at the Topeka Arab Shrine Temple.

Today, A.M. Extra airs a half-hour show called Thrifty Thursday that highlights local bargains and brings key news and weather to our area.

Hosts Jared Broyles and Reina Flores guide viewers at 8 a.m. on WIBW.com + Roku.

K9 Zeus (12) retired from active duty with the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday after serving more than a decade; his handler Deputy Cody McKnight signed paperwork the same day to adopt him as his partner.

Families gathered at Kansas Children's Discovery Center on Thursday evening for the third annual Miracle Mireya Butterfly Celebration Family Night—sponsored by Mireya’s family to honor her memory and raise awareness of shaken baby syndrome at a free event filled with butterfly wings and fun.

Deborah Edelman-Dolan, a social worker at Stormont Vail Cancer Center, explains that patients with breast cancer normally grieve the physical losses of treatment and feel anxiety and anger, and she encourages them to accept help from loved ones (for example, by scheduling worry time).

Emma Siron recorded 13 kills + 24 assists + 15 digs in Washburn’s 3-2 win over Missouri Western on Thursday night, marking the fourth triple-double in program history.

The Ichabods improved to 19-4 and will wrap up the midseason tournament today against Fort Hays State.

Freshman forward Tyran Stokes, the top-ranked incoming player, said he is simply a student enjoying hooping and hanging out because of online classes, not a campus celebrity.

He will make his college debut on Monday, Nov. 2 when Kansas hosts Fordham (coach Bill Self noted Stokes drives a nicer car).