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.

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.

People gathered by the hundreds in cities across the U.S. on Saturday as part of a nationwide day of protest to coincide with a military parade in Washington celebrating 250 years of the United States Army.

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.

Protesters fill the stairs leading up to the Missouri State Capitol during the “No Kings” protest Saturday in Jefferson City. The protest and march drew over 1,000 attendees, according to event organizers (Michael Baniewicz/Missourian) Thousands turned out in Columbia,

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,

Hundreds of protesters are expected at rallies in the Kansas City region, including several in Johnson County, as part of a nationwide day of action against the Trump administration's policies.

Wichita’s “No Kings” protest was organized by Defend Democracy ICT, which has been hosting regular protests downtown since February. Among the cities in Kansas with protests were Hutchinson, Garden City, Great Bend, Topeka and Ottawa.

The Kansas City Police Department adopted the policy in April 2021, nearly a year after the death of George Floyd.