Sen. Nicole Mitchell took the stand in her own defense in her felony burglary trial Thursday, depicting herself as a concerned stepdaughter who took steps to conduct a welfare check on her stepmother without being seen.

An emotional Sen. Nicole Mitchell testified about her troubled relationship with her stepmother as she took the stand Thursday in her burglary trial. Mitchell was

State Sen. Nicole Mitchell, who is accused of burglarizing her stepmother's Detroit Lakes home, has taken the stand on the third day of testimony.