A write-in candidate for House district 7B in Duluth is being accused of abandoning his daughter 18 years ago. His estranged daughter reached out to the local newspaper claiming his actions are no better than those made by Rep. Kerry Gauthier. Gauthier recently dropped his bid for reelection after admitting to engaging in sexual activity with a 17-year-old boy at a Duluth rest stop.

The last time Leah Prudhomme went for a swim in Island Lake she was attacked by a possibly rabid otter. But she's determined not to let the 25 bites she sustained - or the rabies shots she's getting - keep her from competing in this weekend's triathlon.

Michele Bachmann tells Fox News her presidential campaign will replace New Hampshire staff members who quit last week. She says she has focused more time on Iowa because its presidential caucuses precede the New Hampshire primary.

Stephanie Cannon of Fridley believes she's the victim of discrimination – fired from a hospital receptionist job because she smelled like cigarette smoke, KSTP reports. She said she did all she could to avoid smelling like smoke. She claims her employer suggested she shower at work and also avoid her cigarette-smoking husband before coming to the job.

A onetime Mayo Clinic employee has admitted that suspicions that her live-in boyfriend was cheating on her left her unable to resist illegally accessing another woman's medical records. She uncovered information about a pregnancy, and ultimately, lost her job and was sentenced to probation and community service.

World Cup champion skier Lindsey Vonn reportedly owes the IRS $1.7 million in delinquent federal taxes. According to the Detroit News, a tax lien was filed against Vonn and her husband Thomas in Nevada on April 2. In an e-mail, Vonn vows she'll pay it all back.