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 Andre Williams assaulted the sergeant when he and a patrol officer tried to arrest him in September at a Lakeville hotel.
Police say Jonathan Wayne Durbin had sexual contact with the victim beginning when she was 10 years old, and continuing until this past summer, when she was 17.
Brenda Lee Lysholm, charged earlier this month with continuing to operate her home day-care facility after the state suspended her license, was arrested Monday evening for DUI.
Police say Ryan Michael Hansen of Rosemount led them on a chase that reached 80 mph before he crashed into a tree.
Police say Navin Ramadhar was legally drunk when he drove to a Burnsville gas station and choked the woman riding in his car.
Police say Abdulkadir Sheikh Mahmoud kicked over a baby chair in which his 6-month-old daughter was sitting.
Police say Cassandra Aleshea Dalton stole the victim's purse and punched her repeatedly after confronting her about her relationship with Dalton's ex-boyfriend.
Police say Juan Carlos Dorsonville stole a car out of a woman's garage and threatened to kill her if she had anything to do with other men.
Robin Maldonado is charged with second-degree burglary after police say he injured himself breaking into his neighbor's apartment, then tried to clean up the blood so she wouldn't be frightened.
Jacquie Autumn Unger of Savage is charged with malicious punishment of a child after police say she hit a 10-year-old boy repeatedly in the head.
Brandon James Fraher is charged with malicious punishment of a child after police say he hit the toddler hard enough to leave bruises.
Police say Dwayne Washington choked the victim, threatened to kill her and kept a gun in the closet which had its serial number illegally scratched off.
Police say Jancy Yanire Lalime almost hit a squad car in Rosemount, then told an officer that she had been drinking beer to get rid of a hangover.
Police say Rachael Marie Morey used a forged check to buy gift cards at an Apple Valley store, and that she had methamphetamine and stolen credit cards and Social Security cards in her purse when she was arrested.
Police say Lisa Marie Paz intercepted almost $7,700 in student loan checks meant for her niece, forged her niece's signature and then withdrew the money at casinos.
Police say Kris Laymar Ewing—already facing robbery charges—assaulted another inmate when the man stepped in to separate Ewing and a third inmate during an argument about a brown-bag meal.
Police say Sammie Lee Burch became angry when the victim asked him to move out and punched her repeatedly, causing blood to splatter onto her 2-month-old child.
Police say Ernest Henry Chouinard inappropriately touched the girl while staying at her home in Rosemount.
Kenneth Junior Pitchford Jr. is charged with receiving stolen property and car theft after deputies say they arrested him driving the stolen car on Sept. 22.
Police say Timothy Lee Myers refused to put his hands above his head when ordered to do so. When an officer pointed a gun at him, Myers grabbed the child and held her in front of him.
