In their lawsuit the Justice Department and four whistleblowers claim Mayo billed the federal government for thousands of lab tests that were never done. The suit contends Mayo routinely billed Medicare and Medicaid for two sets of pathology tests, even though only one was conducted.

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.

Brunswick Corp. and Lund Boat Co. have agreed to pay $295,000 in back wages and interest to nearly 200 female job applicants who were rejected for entry-level positions at a Minnesota manufacturing plant. The settlement comes after a lawsuit was filed by the U.S. Department of Labor last year alleging hiring discrimination.

Hazel Lafler says she had no flood insurance for her home on Hunter Lake and does not plan to rebuild. She's philosophical about the loss, saying there's nothing she can do about it. "It's like spilling milk; you can't pick it up," she says.

Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan claimed on a nationally syndicated radio show that he had run marathons. His personal best time? Under three hours, the Wisconsin congressman said. But he only ran one marathon – Grandma's Marathon in Duluth in 1990 – in 4 hours, 1 minute. Ryan says he just misspoke. Runners howled. “No one confuses a 4:01 with a sub-3. No one,” said one comment on Runner's World magazine.

The daughter of former vice president and senator Walter Mondale made her mark on radio and television as a correspondent and host. She died Sept. 17. The memorial is at St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in downtown Minneapolis.