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June 2, 2020

• Chiefs players, Royals players, Sporting, other teams share #BlackoutTuesday posts
• 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
• Voters shake up Independence politics, reject second City Council incumbent in 2020
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Amid protests, Kansas City mayor asks for federal money to get police body cameras
• 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
• 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
• Lee’s Summit elects its first black school board member, and she leads the pack
• KC police say at least 4 arrests, no spray or gas used at protest as sun sets Tuesday
• ‘We’re all humans’: Hundreds march through KC streets Tuesday as protest continues
• ‘Major spike’: 200 employees at Kansas City firm have COVID-19, health officials say
• Kansas City voters approve $315M sales tax increase to fund Fire Department needs
• 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
• U.S. senators from Kansas and Missouri push for contract extension to save 1,000 jobs
• After 15-year delay, Mission Gateway in Johnson County on hold again due to financing