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Five Things You Should Know Today: August 15
Sometimes boring weather is good. Better than unusual weather, anyway. And yes, today will be boring, weatherwise.

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.
Sometimes boring weather is good. Better than unusual weather, anyway. And yes, today will be boring, weatherwise.

Amy Janette Johnson is accused of swindling her former housekeeper out of more than $800,000.
Police arrested Amy Janette Johnson on Friday on a warrant after she failed to appear at a court hearing earlier this month.
Amy Janette Johnson is accused of swindling her ex-housekeeper out of more than $800,000.
Emmanuel Osei will serve 12 years in prison and will be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
Amy Janette Johnson is accused of swindling a Rosemount woman out of more than $800,000.
Allan Leroy Motz Jr. is charged with fleeing a police officer and DWI.
Jordan Michael Rutland of Eden Prairie faces felony drug charges in Dakota County.
Just in time for the weekend: Rain’s in the forecast.
Cedric Andre Griffin Jr. faces two felony charges in the Aug. 6 incident.
A roundup of selected Eagan Police Department calls and arrests.
Police nationwide are seeking James Michael Harrington, accused of inappropriate contact with an 11-year-old girl.
Khomphet Hong is charged with aggravated first-degree robbery.
Jared Algerone Ray, Maxwell Dleon Smith and Corday Garrett Stamps were charged July 27, 2011.
Scott Campbell Rettke laughed at the idea that an officer would ticket him for the offense, according to the police report.
Randall James Thole faces two felony charges of second-degree assault.
A roundup of selected Eagan Police Department calls and arrests.
Temps will inch up a bit today, but we can still bask in pleasant weather without the impossible humidity.
Andre Charles Oliver and Nicholas Charles Ritter are charged with aggravated forgery.
Scott Campbell Rettke laughed at the idea that an officer would ticket him for the offense, according to the police report.