Good morning, Topeka.

The YWCA of Northeast Kansas will hold its annual Week Without Violence next week, featuring the Ichabods Speak Out event at 1 p.m. on Oct.

20 and a march from the Statehouse at noon on Oct. 23 that ends at its building on SW 12th and Van Buren.

Bernie, a pit/terrier mix, is set to boost the Bone Appetit silent auction for Helping Hands Humane Society.

The in-person Oct. 24 event is sold out, but online bidding will open soon and his pittie friends (free to adopt) are featured in the Subaru Loves Pets campaign.

Bridgestone donated a new van to the Boys and Girls Club on Oct.

16 to help transport kids safely for after-school programs in Topeka. The van will ease trips to school and local outings + provide better access to enrichment activities.

Constitution Hall in the 400 block of S Kansas Ave now hosts a traveling exhibit called 'Moments That Made Us: Kansas' to honor America’s 250th.

The exhibit is open Friday afternoons from noon to four until October (with possible extended hours) and invites locals to explore the state’s history.

A historic caboose that stood at Southeast 29th and California since the 1970s was moved by Capital Crane on Oct.

15 as its former site faces demolition and it now finds a home at Kickstart Saloon in North Topeka.

Washburn University President Dr. JuliAnn Mazachek spoke with Eye on NE Kansas about enrollment gains and upcoming construction projects for the fall semester.

Her comments outlined the campus growth plans to meet increasing student numbers.

USD 437 PTOs are joining forces to host the Turkey Trot and Fun Run that will support elementary schools by funding playground repairs and classroom projects.

The event featuring a 5K run/walk and a shorter fun run starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21 at Washburn Rural High School.

The Kansas men’s golf team tied for fifth at the Big 12 Match Play Tournament + advanced to No. 19 in the Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll.

They will return to competition on Oct. 18-19 at the Quail Valley Invitational in Vero Beach.

The Topeka Scarecrows won 2–0 against the Indiana Sentinels with Tyler Inlow and Trygve Many Guns scoring their first goals; the team will play again today at 7:05 p.m. (opening game for the season).