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Evacuees are forced to go outside evacuation centers due to 'uncivilized' conditions inside.

A final vote on Ward County's preliminary budget won't come until tomorrow. Commissioners decided today to wait until after tonight's Minot City Council meeting to vote on the budget. The budget will be impacted by a city decision on funding for a prosecution agreement. About 30-thousand dollars is at stake. Meanwhile, commissioners broke several 2-2 ties from previous budget item votes. One vote turned into a 3-to-2 vote in favor of a 50-thousand dollar increase in the budget for First District Health Unit. The extra money is needed to cover a loss of state funds for an immunization program at the health unit. Commissioner Jim Lee voted against the budget increase, saying the county had to put its foot down on state-mandated requirements that are not funded. (Jim Lee, County Commissioner) I hope any of these legislators that allowed this to happen aren't the ones running around talking about property tax relief because all they're doing is shoveling all their cuts down on us. This falls under the unfunded mandate thing again. The county commissioners will meet Wednesday morning to hold a final vote on the preliminary 2009 budget.

GUSTAV LOOKS TO BE MAKING A BEELINE FOR LOUISIANA... WHERE KATRINA SLAMMED NEW ORLEANS THREE YEARS AGO. GUSTAV IS NOW A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE AND FORECASTERS SAY IT'S ONLY GETTING STRONGER AS IT NEARS THE GULF COAST. NEW MEXICO'S MEDICAL DISASTER TEAM IS ALREADY HEADED TO THE GULF. THE TEAM LANDED IN DALLAS TODAY IN PREPARATION FOR THE STORM ... VALERIE CASTRO SPOKE WITH THE TEAM THIS AFTERNOON...SHE'S LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM. PREDICTIONS ARE ALMOST CERTAIN THAT GUSTAV WILL MORPH INTO A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE -- THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE AND DEVASTATING OF STORMS -- BEFORE IT HITS THE GULF COAST. NEW MEXICO DISASTER TEAMS SAY THEY'LL LIKELY BE CALLED ON TO HELP WHEN THE STORM HITS. THE NEW MEXICO DISASTER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TEAM WAS THERE IN THE AFTERMATH OF KATRINA HELPING OUT IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE WITH THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THOUSANDS OF EVACUEES. TODAY THE TEAM OF 30 LANDED IN DALLAS WAITING TO HEAR WHAT THEIR MISSION WILL ENCOMPASS. THEY COULD BE SETTING UP FIELD HOSPITALS ONCE THE STORM HITS, EVACUATING PATIENTS TO SAFER GROUND, OR HELPING OUT HOSPITALS OVERWHELMED WITH MEDICAL NEEDS. THE TEAM SAYS WITH GUSTAV GROWING STRONGER BY THE MINUTE THEY'RE ANXIOUS TO FIND OUT WHAT THEIR DUTIES WILL BE: 'I think everyone now has changed their expectations to we will in fact be providing some type of service here and now it's just a matter of waiting to see what the mission will be.' THE TEAM WILL BE DEPLOYED FOR 14 DAYS BUT COULD SERVE MORE TIME BASED ON NEED ONCE THE HURRICANE MAKES LANDFALL. REPORTING LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM....VC..EW N 4. EVEN IF GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY FOUR STORM -- ANOTHER HIT ON NEW ORLEANS WOULD BE DEVASTATING TO THE CITY THAT'S STILL TRYING TO REBUILD FROM KATRINA IN 2005. JAY GRAY REPORTS FROM NEW ORLEANS... WHERE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS ARE ALREADY MOVING OUT. THE CORE OF THE CITY HAS BEEN LOCKED DOWN.. 'It's simply too dangerous a storm.' AS GUSTAV INTENSIFIES .. : ) SO DOES THE EFFORT TO MOVE HUNDREDS-OF- THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO HIGHER GROUND. 133157 'Today is about, Get out, we strongly, strongly encourage it. Tourists definitely get out. The next time you hear us, it's going to be get the heck out.' FOR MANY.. A SECOND WARNING WON'T BE NECESSARY.. THOUSANDS HAVE GRABBED WHATEVER THEY CAN.. LOADED A SUITCASE.. AND WALKED TO THE BUS OR TRAIN STATION.. WHERE FEMA.. AND THE CITY PROVIDED A RIDE FOR THOSE WHO COULD NOT LEAVE ON THEIR OWN. 'I think FEMA stepped up to the plate this time.'THE LINES ARE LONG.. EMOTIONS RUNNING HIGH .. BUT THERE IS FOOD.. AND WATER.. 'its been relatively smooth, given the situation...' :49: - :52) EARLY ON.. IT SEEMS THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM KATRINA ARE PAYING OFF THREE YEARS LATER. 'we just have to deal with it.. it's better this way then trying to rush out the city.. their slowly giving us a head start.' IT IS A SLOW GO.. THE ROADS LEADING OUT OF NEW ORLEANS HAVE BEEN PACKED ALL DAY.. AND FOR SOME.. THIS WILL BE A ONE WAY TRIP.. 'this time, i' m not coming back. It's too stressful.' A STRESS.. THAT JUST LIKE GUSTAV.. CONTINUES TO BUILD.. AND TAKE AIM AT SOUTH LOUISIANA. JAY GRAY.. NBC NEWS.. NEW ORLEANS GUSTAV HAS

Nashville English First' filed lawsuit to get charter amendment declaring, 'English', official language on the ballot.

Residents, tourists and oil workers fled as Gustav swamped Jamaica on Thursday, leaving 59 people dead in its wake. Louisiana and Texas put their national guards on standby, and New Orleans said a mandatory evacuation might be necessary. (Aug. 28)

Money Alert: Message raising awareness of predatory lending

NASCAR champion and El Cajon native Jimmie Johnson is helping build homes in El Cajon with the help of Habitat for Humanity.

The tropical storm that seemingly wouldn't give up, finally has. Fay has been downgraded to a tropical depression, but cities along the Gulf Coast could still be in for a lot of rain. (Aug. 24)

Lack of money in Morrow County could cause the jail to close in the next couple of weeks.

Tampa police officers began going door to door to make sure people were out of their homes.

Harrison Police Chief David Hall wants to force Supervisor Joan Walsh to produce a list of written complaints filed against the department after her claim that the it was rife with problems. (7/23/08)

Here's the latest news for Friday, July 11: Wildfires force residents to flee again; Woman suing Washington airport authority for $10M; Teen accused of handing out drug-laced cookies cleared; Dallas considers new plan to combat rising gas prices.

Four of North Dakota's state colleges and universities have new presidents. Today all eleven presidents gather in Bismarck to meet with new Chancellor Bill Goetz. Dr. Robert Kelley is one of the new presidents. He started at the University of North Dakota a week ago. Kelley says there are a number of issues the presidents are addressing. Dr. Kelley:Looking at the vision for the state's university system. Trying to understand how the universities can cooperate for the educational benefits of our citizens. Very heavy emphasis on economic development, the role the universities play in the economies of our state and for preparing the workforce for that economy. The other new presidents include Dr. Richard McCallum at Dickinson State, Steven Shirley of Valley City State, Dr. Mike Bower at Lake Region State College. Dr. Gary Hagen of Mayville State University and John Richman of North Dakota State College of Science were hired in 2007.

ð WASHINGTON D.C. TO MEET THE PRESIDENT AND PLAY YOUR FAVORITE SPORT ON THE WHITE HOUSE LAWN. FOR A LITTLE ALBUQUERQUE TEE- BALLER ... ALL OF THAT WILL COME TRUE LATER THIS MONTH. SHELTON DODSON IS HERE WITH HIS STORY... SHELTON: IT'S FITTING THAT ON THIS INDEPENDENCE DAY WE HAVE A STORY ABOUT OUR NATION'S CAPITAL AND OUR NATIONAL PASS TIME -- BASEBALL. AND FOR FIVE YEAR OLD JAYDEN FERRAN -- HE'S ABOUT TO ROLL IT ALL INTO ONE WHEN HE GETS TO PLAY TEE-BALL ON THE WHITE HOUSE SOUTH LAWN: FIVE YEAR OLD JAYDEN FERRAN IS NOT MUCH FOR INTERVIEWS BUT PUT HIM ON A BASEBALL DIAMOND AND HIS HEAD SPINS. : : : ALONG WITH THE REST OF HIS BODY. JAYDEN'S FIRST DAY OF BASEBALL GOT OFF TO A BAD START... WHEN A BALL BLOODIED HIS NOSE. : 'Most kids would be done at that point, I was a little scared, and he just -- within five minutes of the blood coming out we were able to clean up and he was back out like nothing ever happened.' AND -- AS YOU'LL SEE -- SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE. : 'Oh, not another nose bleed'BUT ONE PITCH LATER, JAYDEN GOT EVEN. : JAYDEN'S LITTLE LEAGUE COACH WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH HIM THAT HE WROTE A LETTER RECOMMENDING THAT JAYDEN PLAY HERE... ON THE SOUTH LAWN OF THE WHITE HOUSE IN FRONT OF PRESIDENT BUSH. WHEN BRENDA RECEIVED AN E-MAIL TELLING HER THAT HER SON HAD BEEN SELECTED ...SHE COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. : 'I had to read it a couple of times before it set in and I was excited.'AS FOR JAYDEN... HE HAD OTHER CONCERNS ABOUT MEETING THE PRESIDENT. : 'Afterwards he kind of... the White House, the President, does he have toys .' BRENDA SAYS IT'S BOTH EXCITING AND HUMBLING THAT HER SON WILL REPRESENT NEW MEXICO AT THE WHITE HOUSE. MAKING THIS ONE TRIP THAT WILL BRING HOME A LIFETIME MEMORY FOR BOTH MOTHER AND SON. : 'Just the excitement of him doing this...the opportunity of a lifetime.' JAYDEN'S GRANDFATHER HAS SPENT A LOT OF TIME TEACHING HIS GRANDSON THE GAME. HE WILL BE JOINING BRENDA AND JAYDEN IN WASHINGTON D.C. FOR THE GAME ON JULY 16TH.

Heading to the polls might have something to do with your genes

A LOOMING ACTORS STRIKE HAS PEOPLE HERE IN NEW MEXICO KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON EVENTS IN L.A. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR OUR STATES ECONOMY COULD BE EFFECTED IF ACTORS WALK OUT ON MONDAY. CRIS ORNELAS SPOKE TO STATE OFFICIALS ABOUT THE IMPACT... CRIS SHOWS LIKE IN PLAIN SIGHT THAT ARE SHOT HERE IN THE STATE ... WILL HAVE TO STOP PRODUCTION IF MEMBERS OF THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD GO ON STRIKE. RIGHT NOW EVERYONE IS HOLDING THEIR BREATH AND HOPING THAT doesn't HAPPEN. JUST LIKE THE OTHER RECENT LABOR DISPUTES IN HOLLYWOOD ... THIS ONE IS ABOUT HOW TO SHARE PROFITS FROM WEB BASED ENTERTAINMENT. EVERYONE WANTS THEIR SHARE OF THE CASH AND SCREEN ACTOR GUILD MEMBERS ARE WILLING TO STRIKE TO GET THEIRS. 5:00 'it doesn't just effect production companies and the writers and the actors but also all the support businesses the hotels the dry cleaners everybody that participates in this business is effected when there is an interruption like that' IN THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY HAS DUMPED 135 MILLION DOLLARS INTO ALBUQUERQUE'S ECONOMY ALONE. AND AFTER A A LONG AND COSTLY WRITERS STRIKE... NO ONE WANTS TO SEE A REPEAT. 4:46- 4:50 'they saw what happened with the writers strike its in everybody's interest including sag members' SOME PRODUCTION COMPANIES ARE ALREADY BRACING FOR A STRIKE ... BUT SO FAR NO ONE HAS SHUTDOWN. 4:20-4:35 'i've heard that they are holding on making permanent commitments to say housing, bringing people in from out of state, hiring people on a long term basis here but they are still in preparations to my knowledge nobody has actually shut down'THE STATE FILM OFFICE SAYS EVEN IF THERE IS A STRIKE NEW MEXICO'S ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY WILL BOUNCE BACK IMMEDIATELY WHEN ITS OVER. HE SAYS IF HE'D BE SURPRISED IF THERE IS A STRIKE... AND SHOCKED IF IT LASTS MORE THAN A WEEK. NEW MEXICO IS IN THE SPOTLIGHT IN

Columbus administrators plan to eliminate six schools.

A grease fire that got out of hand destroyed the Kansas City Barbecue Restaurant made famous in the movie 'Top Gun.'

Animal Shelter see big rise in owners dropping off their pets due to high gas and food prices.

It's a battle that will have more than one winner. 'Battle of the Badges' will pit area fire and emergency services against area law enforcement agencies in a blood drive battle. For two days next week, area fire and police personnel will work to get as many people out to donate blood. It is not designed only for them however they want you to donate and pick a side your unit of blood will count toward. United Blood Services director Rich Larcombe says similar programs in Bismarck and Fargo were extremely successful in getting a large amount of blood donated...and he hopes for near 200 units to come in next week in Minot. (Rich Larcombe - United Blood Services) These are the heroes in Minot. When the fire starts they run at it. When there is trouble on the street, they run toward it. These are the local heroes and we hope the people come out and donate blood in their name. It is a friendly competition between the local police and the fire department. 'Battle of the Badges' starts Monday and runs through Tuesday at Dakota Square Mall in the old B Dalton Bookstore location. Hours both days are eleven to seven. To set up a time to donate and help your side win, give United Blood Services a call at 852-2161.