MINNEAPOLIS, Mn. (AP) - Hopes of finding any survivors in the Mississippi River in Minneapolis are dimming following yesterday's collapse of the interstate 35W bridge. Minneapolis Fire Chief Jim Clack says it's a recovery operation, meaning "we move slower and more deliberately." Divers have been searching the river for bodies among the submerged cars and twisted steel.

CAPITOL HILL (AP) - Donald Rumsfeld says "the system" failed after the friendly fire death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman in Afghanistan. But neither he nor other retired Pentagon brass would take the blame.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mn. (AP) -- An interstate bridge jammed with rush-hour traffic suddenly broke into huge sections and collapsed into the Mississippi River Wednesday, pitching dozens of cars 60 feet into the water and killing at least seven people.

With the anniversary of the levee breaks coming up in August, the passage of the 8/29 Commission Investigation would be a positive and caring message for our nation's Congress to send the people of New Orleans and south Louisiana..."

The state Bond Commission on Thursday refused to target $10 million in future state sales tax revenue toward the development of a regional retail center south of Covington, leaving the fate of the $230 million.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ Nike says it has suspended its contract with Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and will pull goods with his name off the shelves at stores the company owns.

Meanwhile, Reebok says it will stop selling Vick's replica jersey at retail stores and through its Web site.

NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Hornets Owner George Shinn announced today that he has agreed to sell a 25 percent share of his NBA franchise to Galliano, La., native and businessman Gary Chouest.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - President Bush wants Congress to finish up a Defense Department spending bill, before it heads out on August recess. During a speech in Philadelphia, the president urged members of Congress to "exercise their responsibility'' and send the bill to his desk. The month-long break starts in about two weeks. 

Three-year starting defensive tackle Brian Young of the New Orleans Saints is recovering from a fractured bone in his right foot incurred earlier this month after stepping on a rock while jogging in Florida.

New Orleans, LA (WGSO) - Ken Trahan - WGSO has learned that Buzz Williams has resigned after just one season on the job as the head basketball coach at UNO. Williams is leaving to become an assistant coach at Marquette University under Tom Crean.

SLIDELL (WGSO) - The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) will defend the City Of Slidell in it's battle against the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

St. Tammany, LA (ABC26News) Meredith Mendez - A Pearl River man accused of sex crimes against two young girls is in the St. Tammany Jail tonight and deputies are worried there could be more victims. Sheriff Jack Strain said a tip led investigators to James Griffin's house on Highway 41.

New Orleans, LA - (WGSO) Ken Trahan- WGSO 990 AM has learned that Loyola Head Baseball Coach Doc Beeman has resigned his position to accept the job as Head Baseball Coach at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. A source within the Loyola University administration has confirmed this a short time ago.