President Obama and New Jersey's Governor toured damage from the superstorm Sandy.

Five days before the New York City Marathon, public transportation was shut, airports closed and streets flooded, with power out in many neighborhoods.

Tropical Storm Son-Tinh had already killed at least 27 people in the Philippines. More than a thousand rescue workers have been deployed in Vietnam. Helicopters are on standby to search for an oil rig adrift from its towboats.

The death toll from superstorm Sandy climbed to 48 people in 9 states by late Tuesday. More than 8 million people are without power from the storm that hit the east coast Monday night and continued its trek Tuesday.

At its meeting Monday, the Shawnee County Commission approved emergency management director Dave Sterbenz ordering 1,000 more.

Kansans can support the Sandy response by donating to Red Cross Disaster Relief today.

Five KC 135 tankers from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland arrived at Forbes Field Sunday morning, taking shelter from Hurricane Sandy.

Westar is sending 44 linemen, supervisors, safety and support personnel to assist a Pennsylvania utility company with power restoration efforts in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

More than 3,000 buildings were damaged in eastern Cuba, state television reported. And residents along the U.S. East Coast are being told to be wary.

Bahamas residents prepare for Hurricane Sandy, and more than 3,000 homes were damaged in Cuba. Hurricane center predicts landfall in New Jersey on Tuesday.

Westar Energy crews worked through the day Thursday to replace utility poles in Rossville and on SW 21st in Topeka.

Shawnee Co. Emergency Management Director Dave Sterbenz says an additional 500 weather radios approved for order Monday were all spoken for by 10 am Tuesday.

Fall looked a lot like winter across Northern California. Forecasters were calling for up to 2 feet of snow at the highest elevations in the northern Sierra Nevada.

The quake that shook Maine was felt in Boston, and was a little more than 4 miles below the lake's surface, registering a 4.0 on the Richter scale.

Briggs & Stratton Corporation is donating generators and pressure washers to support the Red Cross response to Kansas disasters.

Starting Tuesday, Shawnee County Emergency Management is doing FCC-mandated reprogramming to outdoor warning sirens. As each is reprogrammed, it will be sounded for a few seconds to test it.

The Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service said in its weekly update Monday that about 69 of the state's soybeans and 68 percent of the sorghum crop are in poor to very poor condition.

Costa Rica's president urges residents to remain calm. A woman dies of a heart attack. The quake was on Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula, on the Pacific coast.

Louisiana emergency officials put out the first official damage estimates from Hurricane Isaac, which struck a week ago.

Brownback and Ag Secretary Dale Rodman (pictured here) learned about challenges ranchers are facing and about opportunities to expand and grow the industry, during Tuesday's 2012 Kansas Farm Bureau Governor’s Tour.

A proclamation and special day at the State Fair are on tap as Kansas officials mark the annual Emergency Preparedness Month during September.

Thousands are still dealing with the aftermath of Isaac, and frustrations are rising along the Gulf Coast.

Isaac hit Louisiana as a hurricane and lingered, causing massive flooding. Waters remain high in parts of the state, with tens of thousands without power. A fire chief lost his home to flooding and pulls a dead couple out of their home.

Tropical Storm Isaac's slow, rainy march up the Mississippi River valley is expected to cause as much as $2 billion in insured losses, according to one disaster modeling firm.

Lakes and yards become one, iReporter says from the scene. A levee intentionally breached in Louisiana parish, while a dam is still holding in a Mississippi state park.