The demonstrations — which organizers estimate drew up to 20,000 people — concluded mostly peacefully just hours after a death threat made against state lawmakers scheduled to attend the protest prom...

Protests in nearly 2,000 places are scheduled across the country, from city blocks to small towns, urban areas to rural areas, from courthouse steps to parks to sidewalks to service roads.

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe on Thursday declared a State of Emergency and activated the Missouri National Guard in anticipation of protests across the state.