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(AP) The superintendent of Minnesota's largest school district is clarifying a statement he made more than a year ago about a string of student suicides and apologizing to those he might have offended. Six students in the Anoka-Hennepin School District committed suicide in less than two years. Family members and gay advocacy groups said some were bullied. In December 2010, Superintendent Dennis Carlson said there was no evidence bullying played a role in any of the deaths. In a new statement on the district's website, Carlson says no one can be sure about events leading up to a suicide, but bullying can be a factor. He also apologized to those who felt his 2010 statement was insensitive. Carlson's new statement did not confirm that bullying contributed to the Anoka suicides.

Could be another month before La Crosse's city council votes on new garbage rule proposals.   The council put a vote off on the new garbage regulations for a month earlier a couple weeks ago.  The city's Neighborhood Revitalization Commission was supposed to weigh in on the rules.  And the idea was to get something on the books before college move-out in the spring. And Commission chair, council member Sara Sullivan says she understands the rush

But Sullivan also thinks she'll need another month to make the best recommendations on the garbage rules that were widely criticized by landlords as being too heavy-handed. 

A local effort to help troubled veterans could be expanding.
State Senator Jennifer Shilling and State Representatives Steve Doyle and Jill Billings want to expand the La Crosse County Veterans Court to include surrounding counties. And the bi partisan interest is growing.

The court takes veterans who have had run ins with the law and puts them in a program that can handle specific veterans needs.

Three Minnesota state senators unveiled a Vikings stadium funding plan Thursday morning. Roger Chamberlain, David Hann and Pam Wolf, all Republicans, introduced a plan that would generate some of the funding for a new Minneapolis stadium through ticket surcharges. We talked with one of their colleagues, Winona Republican Senator, Jeremy Miller about the plan. He says it's starting to get confusing.

Meanwhile on Wednesday, Republican Rod Hamilton of Mountain Lake introduced a bill calling for a roofed stadium to be built at the Vikings' first location choice, in Arden Hills, with funding coming from electronic bingo and pull tabs. The Vikings have not yet offered any comment on Hamilton's stadium plan.