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🌱 Patch AM: Topeka police detail fatal August assault and suspect’s $1M bond
And on the Topeka Patch calendar - PTO Movie Night
Morning Topeka! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Topeka police detail fatal August assault and suspect's $1M bond
- When and where to cheer on Washburn volleyball in Topeka
- How Kansas will use its $134 million Meta settlement windfall
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 86 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Brilliant sunshine, temps: high: 88, low: 67.
- Saturday: Breezy and warm with some sun, with a high of 94 and low of 73 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Topeka woman dies after assault. Another woman held on $1M bond (cjonline.com) — A 63-year-old Topeka woman has died from injuries suffered in an Aug. 5 assault in central Topeka, and authorities have identified both the victim and the suspect. A 34-year-old Topeka woman remains jailed on a $1 million bond as prosecutors review charges following the victim's death. 
2. Bods are back: No. 8 Washburn volleyball opens 2026 season Thursday (wibw.com) — Washburn volleyball fans in Topeka can catch the No. 8 Ichabods opening their 2026 season tonight at Lee Arena, starting a four-match home invitational. The team faces Oklahoma Christian at 6 p.m., with additional matches against Arkansas Tech, William Jewell, and Westminster over the tournament's two days.
3. Kansas to receive $134 million in transformative Meta settlement • Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com) — Kansas officials in Topeka say the state will receive $134 million from a massive national settlement with Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. The deal forces new safeguards like time limits, school-hour restrictions, and stronger parental controls to reduce social media harms to kids, and could pressure TikTok and YouTube to adopt similar protections.
4. Kansas Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 winning numbers for Aug. 26, 2026 (cjonline.com) — Kansas Lottery players can now check the Aug. 26 winning numbers for Powerball, Pick 3, and other games, then claim prizes at retailers or by mail. Bigger winners can redeem tickets in person at Kansas Lottery headquarters on N. Kansas Avenue in downtown Topeka.
5. One Kansan gets her driver's license back as cases challenging anti-trans law head to trial • Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com) — From a Topeka dateline, Kansans are learning that a Douglas County judge has restored one transgender woman's driver's license after ruling the state mishandled notices under a new gender-marker law. Her case, now combined with another challenge to the law's bathroom and ID rules, heads to a four-day trial starting September 29.
📸 Around Topeka
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Topeka
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- PTO Movie Night
Mceachron Elem Topeka, KS 66614
5:30 pm
Friday August 28
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🗓 Events Nearby
- High School Varsity Girls Golf
Silver Lake USD 372 Forbes Golf Course, 700 SW Capehart Rd, Topeka, KS 66619, USA
1:00 pm - Kindergarten Parent Night →
North Fairview Topeka, KS 66617
6:00 pm - Parent Info Night
Pauline South Intermediate Wakarusa, KS 66546
6:30 pm - Popcorn Friday! →
North Fairview Topeka, KS 66617 - Eagles' Nest
Silver Lake USD 372 Silver Lake High School, PO Box 39, 200 E Lake St, Silver Lake\
12:32 pm - High School Football Jamboree
Silver Lake USD 372 Nemaha Central High School, 214 N 11th St, Seneca, KS 66538, U
7:00 pm - High School Varsity Volleyball Tournament
Silver Lake USD 372 Salina South High School, 730 E Magnolia Rd, Salina, KS 67401
9:00 am - High School Junior Varsity Volleyball Tournament
Silver Lake USD 372 Perry-Lecompton High School, 404 Lecompton Rd, Perry, KS 66073\
9:00 am - Fall Gym Use Begins
Silver Lake USD 372 400 E Pottawatomie St, Silver Lake, KS 66539, USA - Trash Bag Fundraiser begins →
North Fairview Topeka, KS 66617 - High School Volleyball Dual
Silver Lake USD 372 St Marys High School, 601 E Lasley St, St Marys, KS 66536, USA
5:00 pm
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Our little tribute to Dolly Parton.
The lights are pink,yellow and white. #Topeka #dollyparton (Nextdoor East Topeka North) - If anyone lost, or knows someone who lost, a ring near the roundabout at 29th & Indian Hills, please let me know.
It's unique, so if you can describe it I'll make sure to get it back to its rightful owner! (Nextdoor Lake Sherwood - Southwest)
- BoxLunch / Hot Topic posted a job opening for Part-Time Assistant Manager - Level 2 in Topeka. Apply here.
- ABC Supply Company, Inc. posted a job opening for Delivery Material Handler / Roof Loader (326) in Topeka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Topeka here.
Ok Topeka! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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