Good morning, Topeka.

The Topeka Area Building Association held a ribbon cutting today to open a new education and events center at 1112 SW 6th Ave (it will train people for construction trades and host community gatherings).

Creations of Hope, an art exhibit featuring work by people connected to mental health, will be on display 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, Nov.

9 to 20 in the Heritage Bank lobby (3024 SW Wanamaker Rd.), and all pieces will be available for sale.

More than 20 local authors will meet readers and sell books at the Local Author Fair (4 to 7 p.m. Oct.

29) at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library.

Washburn University hosted a ceramics demonstration by two Artaxis artists ahead of an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Mulvane Art Museum (Artaxis National Juried Exhibition), and the show of contemporary ceramics will be on display through March 17, 2027.

Evergy will require any new or expanded large-load customer (75 megawatts or more) to pay higher rates, fund 100% of dedicated infrastructure, post two years of collateral, and sign 12- to 17-year contracts after the KCC approved the plan on Nov.

6, 2025.

Donors pledged $1.2 million to cover operating costs so the Sternberg Museum of Natural History will remain open, Fort Hays State President Tisa Mason told the Legislative Budget Committee Monday (museum budget about $1.3 million, gap about $830,000).

K-State and Nebraska dedicated Monday's exhibition at the BigIron Events Center in Grand Island to former WIBW broadcaster Greg Sharpe, honoring his legacy and raising awareness for scholarship funds at Kansas State's A.Q.

Miller School and Nebraska's journalism college to support future sports broadcasters.

Shawnee County Public Works will begin full depth base repair and reconstruction at the intersection of N.W.

43rd Street and Topeka Boulevard on Monday, Nov. 2, with work scheduled 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, Nov. 13 (northbound Topeka Boulevard lane closed; N.W. 43rd east of the boulevard closed at the intersection).

Misty Patel tells her mental health story and how volunteering with the Shawnee County Suicide Prevention Coalition shaped her work as a funeral director in the latest Hear me.

See me. podcast on WIBW; if you are in crisis, call 988 for immediate help.

With daylight saving time ending at 2 a.m. Sunday, Washburn counseling staff say students may experience seasonal affective disorder and encourage anyone with symptoms lasting more than two weeks to seek campus mental health support.

KU sophomore Reese Messer was named Big 12 Setter of the Week on Tuesday after averaging 11.38 assists and 2.75 digs per set in wins over TCU and Baylor; she leads the Big 12 with 10.61 assists per set.

The Jayhawks will host Kansas State Friday at 7:00 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse.

Rilyn Snyder was named MIAA Women's Soccer Defender of the Week after helping Washburn shut out No. 19 Central Missouri 0-0 for the program's 10th clean sheet (Snyder is a senior from Aurora, Colorado).

Washburn is 12-1-3 overall and plays its regular-season finale at Newman today.

Washburn is ranked No. 2 in the NABC preseason poll, and the Ichabods will open the 2026-27 season Nov.

7-8 at the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic in Lakeland, Florida, facing No. 11 Point Loma and No. 4 West Liberty.

Kansas defensive tackle Blake Herold was named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week after blocking a 45-yard field goal with 22 seconds left to preserve KU’s 25-24 Homecoming win over Baylor.

The Jayhawks will play at TCU on Saturday, Oct. 31 (2:30 p.m., FS1).