Police blotter

A hot air balloon caught fire early Saturday near the city of Lockhart, TX. At least 16 people are feared dead after the incident, according to officials.

The body of a 2-year-old Nebraska boy who was snatched off a Disney World beach by an alligator and dragged underwater was recovered Wednesday, police report.

A gunman who opened fire and took hostages in an Amarillo, Texas Wal-Mart Tuesday was shot dead by police a little over an hour into the incident.

A gunman opened fire inside a gay nightclub in Florida over the weekend, killing fifty people in what is called the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck was put on lockdown for about an hour Sunday after reports of gunshots nearby.

Police have filed a number of charges in the alleged assault of a woman carrying a 2-year-old child in a Bismarck mall.

The Fargo Police Department is in mourning. A 6 year veteran from the department who was shot over night during a stand off died early Thursday afternoon.

A Bismarck burglary suspect was hospitalized over the weekend after being shot by two police officers.

A McKenzie Country Sheriff's Deputy was injured in a crash Wednesday morning around 10:30 near the town of Cartwright.

More vandals hit more cars over the weekend in Mandan, not only breaking into cars, but spray painting some also.