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MPR News Update PM Edition for August 18, 2017
Friday, August 18, 2017
Good afternoon. Steve Bannon is out of the White House. The Trump administration described the chief strategist's departure as a mutual agreement between Bannon and John Kelly, the chief of staff. | Full story
- East metro I-94 ramp closures top Twin Cities weekend road woes
Road work shouldn't cause too many problems this weekend. But take a deep breath: On Monday, MnDOT begins its massive four-year downtown-to-crosstown project on Interstate 35W. - 3 challenges to test Arradondo as he takes over Minneapolis cops
Medaria Arradondo will be tested almost immediately after he takes over Friday as the city's next police chief. But those who've watched his rise through the department say he's ready for the enormous task ahead. - Xcel Energy says solar eclipse won't affect operations
Xcel says it is planning for Monday's solar eclipse the same way it does for a storm or cloud cover, but it's actually easier to prepare for the eclipse since the timing is known. - Finnish police shoot man who stabs several people in Turku
A man stabbed several people in Finland's western city of Turku before police shot him in a leg and detained him Friday, police said, adding that authorities were looking for more potential suspects. - Hamline picked to open racial healing center
The goal of the center is to make higher education institutions a place to take on issues of structural racism, racial hierarchy and white privilege. - Spain manhunt deepens as Barcelona insists 'I am not afraid'
Catalan police say they have arrested a fourth person in connection with the attacks in Barcelona and the resort of Cambrils that have killed at least 14 people. - Colleges brace for more violence amid rash of hate on campus
At college campuses, far-right extremist groups have found fertile ground to spread their messages and attract new followers. - Mpls. daycare loses license after video shows kids hit with stick
The Department of Human Services revoked the license of Kingdom Kare Learning Center last week.
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