Kansas City area, No Kings protests and Trump
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This story will provide live updates, photos, and videos from the “No Kings Day” protests that are scheduled across the Kansas City metro Saturday.7:00 p.m. - Crowds dwindle in Overland Park, but protesters remain into the evening.
Organizers across the country named the mobilization “No Kings.” The rallies were organized in opposition to a military parade in Washington, D.C. on the president’s 79th birthday Saturday. The parade is happening on Flag Day, which also marks the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary this year.
A nationwide movement, these protests are set to coincide with a Flag Day military-style parade in Washington, D.C.
Protests were held across Kansas City on Saturday. The largest, at Mill Creek Park in KCMO, drew thousands. KSHB 41’s Fe Silva filed this report.
Learn the law for protesters in Kansas and Missouri. Can you wear a mask to a protest in the Kansas City area? There are no statewide mask bans on the books in Missouri or Kansas,
There are 15 protests planned throughout Kansas on June 14 to counter a military parade President Donald Trump will attend.
The Kansas City Police Department adopted the policy in April 2021, nearly a year after the death of George Floyd.
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