The Olathe Public Library staff will host a cookout to raise money for the United Way. Staff will grill from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., October 14 at the main library, 201 E. Park. They will hold another cookout  from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. October 19 at the Indian Creek Branch, 12990 S. Black Bob Road.

The menu includes brats, hot dogs, chips, nachos, sodas and treats. People are encouraged to wear their favorite school colors or Chiefs' red and tailgate outside the building.

Hundreds of metro school children, their parents and teachers hit the streets on Wednesday for International Walk to School Day. It's a day to promote safety habits as well as a cleaner environment. Students from Kansas and Missouri walked to school on Wednesday.

To learn more about International Walk to School Day go to fox4kc.com

A metro organization showed appreciated to metro veterans. About 15-veterans received cars through "Cars for Heroes" on Friday morning. The event was held at Prairie Highlands Golf Course in Olathe. Each family arrived by limousine and the group was honored with a helicopter flyover.

Former Kansas City Chiefs players Neil Smith and Will Shields handed out the new keys. "Cars for Heroes" also provided wheelchair lifts to disabled vets. The veterans that received cars on Friday were from different wars including Iraq, Vietnam, Korea and more.