A deployment ceremony to bid the Soldiers from the 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team farewell is scheduled for Sept. 30 on Cavalry Parade Field. The ceremony is open to the public.

The All American Beef Battalion is sponsoring a steak feed cookout Saturday in honor of the Kansas National Guard's 287th Sustainment Brigade. The soldiers will be seen off in a deployment ceremony Friday, Sept. 26.

Galveston, Tex., still is asking residents who fled to stay away as it tries to recover from Hurricane Ike as workers try to restore power and fix the water supply.

Korean officials accuse the United States of failing to meet its obligations under the disarmament-for-aid tagreement, says it will restart nuclear program.

Linn County has submitted an application to expand its landfill northeast of the town of Prescott. KDHE is asking for public comment on the issue.

Treasury Secretary proposes new troubled-asset relief program, says he will work with congressional leaders over the weekend to get plan enacted.

Approximately 20 Soldiers from Detachment F, 15th Financial Management Company, are expected to return early next week from a 14-month deployment to Iraq. They will be reunited with their families in a ceremony.

The Dow Jones rally extends to a second day as government officials confirm the federal governments plans to save banks from billions of dollars in bad debt, rising over 770 points over that span.

To ease the recovery efforts, Kansas is joining Texas Governor Rick Perry in suspending motor carrier requirements; Rules lifted to facilitate aid to communities affected by recent hurricane

Approximately 260 Kansas National Guard soldiers are conducting pre-mobilization training in preparation for deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. A deployment ceremony is planned for 2p.m. Friday, Sept. 26.

One man is in jail after an overnight stabbing at a Topeka apartment complex. Police found the victim slumped over in an apartment complex stairwell, just after midnight Friday.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) encourages everyone to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses, and communities. Even kids!

Report says Red Cross would not have enough volunteers for major disaster. If a major earthquake hit Los Angeles, Red Cross would be short 216,000 beds. FEMA must coordinate more with smaller aid groups, report says. Report done at the request of Congress members.

49 offshore natural gas and oil platforms not working; some might not be rebuilt. Platforms produce 13,000 barrels of oil; 84 million cubic feet of natural gas a day. Five gas transmission pipeline systems sustained damage. It's unclear if any oil spills happened, Interior Department report says.

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Fed's Ben Bernanke brief lawmakers Thursday evening on a broad program to stem the national credit crunch.

Police confirm body found in millionaire's home is his 15-year-old daughter. Detectives believe Foster killed wife, daughter before torching home. Sprawling house was destroyed August 26 by a fierce blaze.

Police official: Barakzai was called to friend's house, which foreign troops encircled. NATO's ISAF: Its troops were involved in an incident in Uruzgan Wednesday night. Taliban militants also kill two policemen after checkpoint attack in Paktika. Roadside blast wounds three more policemen in Shindand, police says.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is asking for a presidential disaster declaration for Presidio County. A levee protecting the county from the swelling Rio Grande failed Thursday, and water is creeping toward populated areas.

Canada's Green Party supports the legalization of marijuana. Party leader Elizabeth May "not a big fan" of marijuana use, report says. May says legalization would help curtail organized crime.

A North Korea diplomat says the country has stopped disabling its nuclear reactor complex because the U.S. has not kepts its end of a disarmament-for-aid agreement. The White House had no immediate reaction.

The annual Farm Aid concert will have a timely connection this year. Founder Willie Nelson says the organization will give $30,000 to groups that help family farmers in the areas hardest hit by hurricanes Ike and Gustav.

Lyon County law enforcement have received reports of unauthorized credit card use. Multiple people have reported their information being used for purchases in the Chicago area. Authorities say the cards have not been stolen, so the information must have been taken locally.

The state board picking the companies to manage state-owned casinos in Kansas heard from the finalists for Wyandotte and Ford Counties today. The panel plans to decide tomorrow who gets the two contracts.

Part of the Goodyear plant in Topeka will be shutting down for a brief period starting next Monday. A company spokesperson told us today commercial truck tire production will be halted for a week, starting Monday the 22nd. The plant will continue producing off-road and military tires.

The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library will open a new Health Information Neighborhood, consolidation info on health topics, special computers and other features in one area. It's made possible thru a grant awarded to Stormont-Vail's Library Services.