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June 2, 2020

• Chiefs players, Royals players, Sporting, other teams share #BlackoutTuesday posts
• ‘When will we start to matter?’: George Floyd protests continue Monday in Kansas City
• Facing pandemic and civil unrest, wary Kansas City voters head to polls Tuesday
• Cooped up by COVID-19, residents of this Johnson County city want backyard chickens
• Parson vows to use ‘whatever forces I have’ to combat violent protests in Missouri
• Kansas City mayor says he won’t issue curfew Tuesday while protests continue at Plaza
• Will George Floyd’s death spur police reform? Here are the changes KCPD should make
• KC Mayor Quinton Lucas has met this moment. Will Police Chief Rick Smith join him there?
• They’re the good guys: KC-area police are facing down destructive rioters in the Plaza
• Pandemic, police killings pose greatest black crisis since Jim Crow era, Cleaver says
• Hours after peaceful protest starts Tuesday, police presence increases on KC Plaza
• KC man charged after making Facebook event to loot Raytown Walmart, prosecutors say
• 5th night of protests at KC Plaza off to peaceful start as temps hold near 90 degrees
• Police reform, body cameras and local control: Protesters demand change in KCPD
• What does tear gas feel like? Protesters, medical expert describe the experience
• Looted businesses struggle as George Floyd protests continue. ‘All I could do was watch’
• Monday protest in Kansas City: More tear gas, at least 20 arrests follow mayor’s march
• Severe thunderstorms possible as hot, humid weather builds into the Kansas City area
• When she heard a longtime preschool was closing, this educator had courage to buy it
• Longtime Truman basketball coach Billy Guinnee dies after playing hoops with his kids
• Kansas City police officer pepper sprays Plaza protester in the face in viral photo
• Peaceful protesters march the streets of state capitals in Missouri and Kansas
• Indiana city says it plans to sue Minneapolis over cost of George Floyd protests
• Letters to the editor: Where’s the protest outrage over black community killings?
• Country Club Plaza to remain closed Tuesday in wake of 4 days of protests
• KC police chief says changes coming to ‘set a different tone’ in handling protests
• Kansas City police said Plaza protesters were from out of town. Records show otherwise
• Bottled water, cash and coronavirus: How to stay safe while protesting in Kansas City
• National brands flood social media with statements in support of Black Lives Matter
• Minneapolis PD charged with years of civil rights violations after George Floyd death
• Seven more deaths recorded in KC metro as number of coronavirus cases jumps by 164
• Ex-Kansas City police officer pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in 2018 wreck
• Kansas City police announce unity march, are met with sharp criticism on social media
• Big 12 men’s hoop coaches use teamwork to issue anti-racism statement via video
• SportsBeat KC: Standing at the intersection of sports and protests
• Chiefs’ Damien Williams had no doubt his go-ahead touchdown in Super Bowl would stand
• Former Chargers running back Melvin Gordon notes the team doesn’t have many fans
• After KC mayor’s march and speech at Plaza, police deploy tear gas Monday night
• Lucas marches, chants with group on fourth night of KC protests: ‘Keep making noise’
• Kansas City Chiefs score big win as Missouri high court sides with team in tax case
• Report: No St. Joseph for Chiefs as NFL tells teams to hold training camps at home
• After 15-year delay, Mission Gateway in Johnson County on hold again due to financing
• U.S. senators from Kansas and Missouri push for contract extension to save 1,000 jobs
• KU basketball players could be on campus July 6, coach Self says, after lengthy absence
• Royals say they ‘stand in solidarity and peaceful protest’ with black community
• It’s showy and easy to grow. What’s not to love about the smooth hydrangea?