FRANKENMUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. A woman running for the Michigan Legislature was bitten by a dog while going door to door. The dog's distressed owner has made amends: Ann Doyle can put a campaign sign on his property.

LANCASTER, Calif. The man who built an eccentric Mojave Desert compound known as Phonehenge West was placed on five years' probation on Friday and ordered to serve 63 days community service, five of them at the county morgue.

BOISE, Idaho Police in southwest Idaho say a man chose briefs over boxers to wear on his head as he held up a coffee shop and stole a safe.

LOGAN, Utah Utah wildlife officials say a moose went on a jaunt through neighborhoods north of Logan and triggered a police chase.

WINDSOR, Ontario Police in Canada say they are waiting for a man accused of stealing a $20,000 diamond and swallowing it to produce the evidence.

SEATTLE Seattle police are scratching their heads about this one.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska Two women face possible charges after authorities say a text message seeking the illegal purchase of alcohol was errantly sent to an Alaska State Trooper.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. A Flagstaff, Ariz., man who is suing the city is now its mayor.

CARPINTERIA, Calif. Maybe he should be named Bob.

ATTLEBORO, Mass. An Attleboro, Mass., woman is praising the city's trash collection company after its workers helped her dig through mountains of stinking garbage to find five valuable rings she inadvertently threw away, including her engagement and wedding bands.

KODIAK, Alaska Dozens of fly swatters bearing logos of collegiate and professional sports teams have been washing up on the beaches of an Alaska island.

RICHMOND, Calif. A man charged in an undercover sting operation in Northern California that ended in gunfire has been ordered released on bond on the condition that he read and write book reports.

WARSAW, Poland Two female giraffes at a zoo in central Poland died after vandals broke into the facility, and officials are trying to find a companion for their last remaining giraffe - a male.

CHENANGO, N.Y. A tractor-trailer crash in upstate New York has sent 18 tons of Greek yogurt spilling alongside a highway.

STOCKHOLM, N.Y. Authorities say a northern New York man had his friend shoot him in the leg with a rifle because he wanted to know what it feels like to be shot.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand A mysterious benefactor in Paris is spreading love, cash and hair appliances along a rugged stretch of New Zealand.

NOGALES, Ariz. Federal authorities say a Mexican man tried to smuggle more than 7 pounds of cocaine into Arizona by hiding it in his wheelchair's seat cushion.

NORWICH, Vt. In case you were wondering, the Vermont-New Hampshire border hasn't changed.

OREM, Utah An 18-year-old Utah man was arrested on suspicion of burglary after police say he left his homework at the crime scene.

NORWICH, Vt. In case you were wondering, the Vermont-New Hampshire border hasn't changed.