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.
Donald Ray Gillman, who had been sought since February, is accused of strangling a Burnsville woman last December, then stealing her car.
Police say Alicia Ann Mansfield sold 50 counterfeit Krugerrands to a Burnsville gold dealer in April.
Police responded to a number of domestic incidents and two hit-and-run accidents in the same block on the same day, according to police reports for June 28 through July 1.
Police say Beverly Anne Greenagel was responsible for the death of 3-month-old Dane Ableidinger in August 2011.
Police say Beverly Anne Greenagel was responsible for the death of 3-month-old Dane Ableidinger in August 2011.
Police say Beverly Anne Greenagel was responsible for the death of 3-month-old Dane Ableidinger in August 2011.
Police say Eagan day care provider Beverly Anne Greenagel was responsible for the death of 3-month-old Dane Ableidinger in August 2011.
The man – who was convicted of criminal sexual conduct in 1991, 1997 and 1999 – is required to register as a level three sex offender.
Robin John Peterson, one of two men charged with burglary, false imprisonment and assault with a dangerous weapon in the Burnsville case, was arrested Wednesday in Ramsey County.
If you get a call from someone claiming that President Obama will pay your utility bills, beware: It's not true.
Steven Roger Jones, whose criminal record includes three convictions for criminal sexual conduct, was supposed to be living in Shakopee when he was arrested last week in Burnsville, police say.
Police say Erin Anthony Neals became angry when he thought the Eagan woman was hiding his shoes so he couldn't leave the apartment.
Police say Maria Elena Case had a blood-alcohol content more than three times the legal limit when she rear-ended a car in Burnsville on July 7, seriously injuring another motorist.
Police say Maria Elena Case had a blood-alcohol content more than three times the legal limit when she rear-ended a driver in Burnsville last weekend.
Police say Germaine Marquis Swingler of Richfield and Deon Cameron Watkins of St. Paul were involved in a gang-related altercation in north Minneapolis July 5.
Police say Bernard Edward Stone strangled a woman at a motel in Mendota Heights, then strangled a man who was in the room with them.
Police say Dennis Javier Chavarria-Diaz punched one officer and kicked another one in the face during an altercation July 5 in Richfield.
Former state legislator Mike Obermueller's campaign raised more than $250,000 in May and June.
Jasen Boyd Johnson is charged with domestic assault by strangulation in the July 8 incident.
If you get a call from someone claiming that President Obama will pay your utility bills, beware: It's a scam.