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.

Finance & Commerce reports the California-based Tower Investments owes more than $740,000 in back property taxes and fines. For the past six years, Tower has been pushing a major biobusiness park on a former elk farm in southeast Minnesota, but nothing has happened on the site since 2010. Tower's senior vice president claims the taxes aren't paid because Tower is in the midst of appealing its property taxes with Olmsted County.

The county's charter commission is holding the first of two public hearings on whether voters should get to approve a sales tax for the stadium.

The Minnesota Department of Revenue claims Drink Inc., a bar and restaurant in Minneapolis that closed earlier this year, failed to pay sales taxes between March 2003 and January 2007. The defunct business still owes the state more than $126,000. A new pub has opened in the former Drink location in downtown Minneapolis.

Some Ramsey County residents could see dramatic increases in their property taxes despite the county's plan to cut spending. Hundreds of taxpayers turned out at a hearing to plead with leaders to lessen the tax burden, but many people had equally passionate pleas to preserve public services.

A former city councilmember in the south-central town of Danube admits to stealing rent checks written to the city. Sharon Lothert was also president of the city’s Economic Development Agency. She pleaded guilty to taking almost 22-thousand dollars over almost a year and a half.

The Ramsey County Charter Commission voted late Tuesday to reject a countywide vote on a proposed half-cent sales tax that would help build a new home for the team. The move went against the wishes of many county residents, but leaders say it would have held up the project and raised its price tag.