Betsy is a former reporter for The Forum of Fargo (N.D.), the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader and the St. Paul Capitol Report/Politics in Minnesota. She also wrote a pop-culture column and was national copy editor for Internet Broadcasting, and spent several months as an interim managing editor at the Minneapolis Business Journal -- in addition to some jobs not particularly connected to journalism, including process server and test proctor.
Police say Emily Jane Schlichter had dozens of names and personal information belonging to potential identity theft victims when they broke down her door on July 25.
Police say Dale Christopher Steffen inappropriately touched the girl on at least 10 occasions and was arrested when he showed up at Burnsville Center, intending to meet the child for sex.
Police say Leslie Ann Frank picked up a man's Vicodin prescription without authorization, then attempted to have the prescription refilled two weeks later.
Police say Whitney Elizabeth Serie brought her children along when she helped distribute large quantities of cocaine and heroin.
Police say Whitney Elizabeth Serie brought her children along when she helped distribute large quantities of cocaine and heroin.
Police say Joshua Phillip Hamilton of Rosemount and Richard Gene Arellano of Apple Valley jumped another student and fractured his finger.
Police say Ryan Allen Bartyzal showed up early to pick up his son, then threw the child's mother to the ground when she balked at letting him take the child.
Police say Ryan Allen Bartyzal showed up early to pick up his son, then threw the child's mother to the ground when she balked at letting him take the child.
Police say they found Deondra Redmon hiding beneath the woman's bed, with a pair of brass knuckles.
Police say they found Deondra Redmon hiding beneath a bed in a Rosemount house, with a pair of brass knuckles.
Daniel James Trucker is charged with first-degree burglary and car theft after police say he broke into the Lakeville woman's home and refused to leave for more than four hours.
Daniel James Trucker is charged with first-degree burglary and car theft after police say he broke into the victim's home and refused to leave for more than four hours.
Police say Antonio James Jackson robbed the victim in downtown MInneapolis after the man declined to buy drugs from him.
Police say Shelly Jean Brown tried to walk out of the Burnsville Target without paying for 72 items worth $1,150.
Police say Shelly Jean Brown—already facing a criminal charge after police say she chased an Eagan man down the street waving a steak knife—tried to steal more than $1,000 worth of items from the Burnsville Target store.
Police say that when they tracked down Gary Jerrod Phillips to arrest him on an outstanding drug warrant, they found crack cocaine beside him.
Police say a confidential informant told them that Montry Conrad Souvanthong was coming to Minnesota to sell marijuana.
Police say Pedro Eduardo Garcia Solano sold cocaine to a confidential informant three times in Burnsville.
Police say Peter James Trumble was stopped after leaving a Hopkins liquor store, and although he appeared to be drunk, he refused to take a breath, blood or urine test.
Police say Peter James Trumble was stopped after leaving a Hopkins liquor store and that he refused to take a breath, blood or urine test even though he appeared to be drunk.
