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.
Patrice Marie Thomas of Minneapolis is accused of stealing from customers' credit cards during two weeks this summer because she was short on money and "had nowhere else to turn."
Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom's office this week charged one Mendota Heights resident.
Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom's office this week charged five Eagan residents with felonies.
Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom's office this week charged three Rosemount residents with felonies.
William Lance Peck is accused of stealing vacuum cleaners from the Lakeville Target three times within the last year.
A roundup of selected Eagan Police Department calls and arrests.
A roundup of selected Eagan Police Department calls and arrests.
Barbara Lee Russell of Farmington faces three felony charges of check forgery.
Police say Joe Willie Towns assaulted a Lakeville woman in July, squeezing her throat and cutting off her breath.
Alexander Charles Askelin is charged with trying to rob an Apple Valley store at knife point last year.
Sean William Flynn is charged with hitting his ex-girlfriend in the head, damaging her car and resisting arrest.
A roundup of selected Rosemount Police Department calls and arrests.
Antonina Demyanov was arrested on a warrant Tuesday after she failed to appear at a hearing in October.
A Dakota County sheriff's deputy arrested Benjamin Casarez Dakins, riding in the same car with his victim.
Police say Brandy Nicole Moore broke into a home in Apple Valley and stole a variety of electronics.
A jury took just three hours to find Jeffrey Arthur Martin guilty of criminal vehicular homicide in the crash that killed a Prior Lake man in 2009.
Rebecca Elaine Deas faces a gross misdemeanor charge of malicious punishment of a child.
Samuel Josiah Benda now is charged with two counts of possession of child pornography, along with one count of criminal sexual conduct.
Things to know today, Oct. 28
Dexter Romondao Jefferson of Apple Valley is charged with three felonies in connection with the incident this week.
