(AP) — Nineteen members of an elite firefighting Hotshot crew are set to be remembered at a memorial service expected to bring thousands of mourners from across the country.

The men were fighting a wildfire on June 30 in the small mountain town of Yarnell about 80 miles northwest of Phoenix when the blaze overtook them, killing 19 members of the crew. One member who was serving as a lookout survived.

The service is set for Tuesday morning in nearby Prescott Valley and is expected to draw firefighters from around the nation to pay their respects.

Vice President Joe Biden and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer are set to speak at the memorial.

The blaze had burned about 13 square miles and more than 100 structures before firefighters gained control of it over the weekend.

(AP) — The recent rains along the upper Missouri River won’t change the plan to conserve water in the river’s reservoirs but they will help improve navigation.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Monday the river basin is still recovering from last year’s drought.

In June, the rain that fell north of Sioux City was slightly above normal. But officials predict the amount of runoff flowing into the river this year will still be only about 88 percent of normal.

So the amount of water being released from the Gavins Point dam on the South Dakota-Nebraska border will remain around 21,000 cubic feet per second.

But the Corps now expects to be able to provide enough water for a full navigation season on the river.

(AP) — Nearly 100 workers have moved into the Lincoln school district’s new headquarters.

The new building replaces the headquarters building destroyed by an arson fire more than two years ago. A former district worker last year was sentenced to prison for starting the fire.

More than 70 firefighters responded to the blaze that began the night of May 30, 2011. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries.

The loss was estimated at $20 million.

The first wave of workers moved into the building’s third floor on Monday. Another wave is scheduled to move into the second floor next week, then a final group on July 22.

(AP) — It took longer than expected, but NASA’s Curiosity rover is finally heading toward a Martian mountain.

The nuclear-powered, six-wheel rover drove a total of 190 feet since July Fourth, leaving the spot where it spent the past seven months examining rocks and dirt.

Curiosity landed last August in Gale Crater near Mars’ equator and has already found an environment that scientists say contains all the right ingredients for microbes to survive.

The delay in heading to Mount Sharp was mostly due to unexpected discoveries. As pleased as scientists are with the progress so far, they’re itching to study the layers of rock at the base of the mountain.

The trek is expected to last nine months to a year with several stops along the way.

Federal prosecutors have indicted 15 people on drug charges stemming from an investigation in Topeka.

U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said Monday in a news release that prosecutors have unsealed indictments alleging the defendants were part of a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the Topeka area. Investigators served search warrants and made arrests in the case July 2.

The defendants range in age from 29 to 56 and are from Topeka, Dodge City, Manhattan and Grand Island, Neb.

Grissom says the charges include conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and using a phone in furtherance of drug trafficking.

(AP) — Nebraska transportation officials have restricted lanes on a part of Interstate 80 in Omaha because a chunk of protruding metal was damaging moving vehicles.

The Nebraska Department of Roads says the piece of metal was covering a seam between a bridge and road on the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 near 42nd Street on Monday. Officials say moving vehicles forced the metal to pop up and out of the seam.

The metal damaged about a dozen cars, including flattened tires. No major injuries have been reported.

Transportation crews are using a temporary patch with asphalt to cover the hole.

Billionaire Warren Buffett’s recent donations of Berkshire Hathaway stock reduced his voting power in the company to about 34 percent.

Buffett said Monday that he had given nearly 23 million Class B shares of Berkshire stock to five charities as part of his plan to gradually give away his fortune.

After making those gifts, Buffett held 336,000 Class A shares of Berkshire stock and 1,567,907 Class B shares.

That translates into about 34 percent of the voting power, so Buffett remains the biggest Berkshire shareholder. Before the latest donations, he controlled nearly 35 percent of the voting power.

Buffett’s stock was worth $58.1 billion at Monday’s prices, so his fortune has grown even though he began making annual stock donations in 2006. Buffett is Berkshire’s chairman and CEO.

(AP) — Authorities say a grain elevator explosion in Nuckolls County over the weekend was an accident.

The state Fire Marshal’s office on Monday declined to provide more details about what caused the Friday explosion in the unincorporated community of Sedan, about five miles southeast of Edgar.

An employee for Aurora Co-Op, which owns the elevator, and a farmer were injured in the explosion. Additional information about their conditions was not available.

A traffic stop on Interstate 80 in York County over the weekend led to the seizure of 40 pounds of marijuana and the arrest of a South Dakota man.

Just after 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 6, a trooper stopped a 2008 Chevy Impala near the Bradshaw Interchange for improper turn and failure to signal. A canine indicated the odor of drugs coming from the vehicle.  A search led to the seizure of 40 lbs. of marijuana from the trunk of the car.

The driver of the vehicle, Kevin Lee, 44, Sioux Falls, S.D., was lodged in the York County Jail on a charge of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver.

(AP) — Firefighters have controlled a stubborn blaze at the Sarpy County landfill southwest of Omaha.

The fire took nearly nine hours to control by 1:30 a.m. Monday. Firefighters from at least five departments battled the blaze.

No injuries have been reported. The cause is being investigated.

The landfill sits about a mile northwest of Springfield in southern Sarpy County.