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Protesters hold signs in Downtown Bemidji, part of the "No Kings" protest in Bemidji on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
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'No Kings' rallies draw thousands in Northern MN

Despite warnings about mass gatherings in light of Rep. Melissa Hortman's assassination, thousands gathered on Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Bemidji, Grand Rapids and Brainerd.

Protesters hold signs in Downtown Bemidji part of the No Kings Day protest in Bemidji on Saturday, June 14, 2025.jpg
Protesters hold signs in Downtown Bemidji, part of the "No Kings" protest in Bemidji on Saturday, June 14, 2025.  (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
A protester surrounded by signs along Bemidji Avenue North at the No Kings Day protest in Bemidji on June 14, 2025.jpg
A protester surrounded by signs along Bemidji Avenue North at the "No Kings" protest in Bemidji on June 14, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
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Protesters along Bemidji Avenue North at the "No Kings" protest in Bemidji on June 14, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
A protesters with a Free to Protest Not Paid sign on her shirt along Northwest Fourth Street at the No Kings Day protest in Grand Rapids on June 14, 2025.jpg
A protester with "Free to Protest Not Paid" written on her shirt along Northwest Fourth Street at the "No Kings" protest in Grand Rapids on June 14, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
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Protesters along Northwest Fourth Street at the "No Kings" protest in Grand Rapids on June 14, 2025.  (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
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Protesters line Northwest Fourth Street at the "No Kings" in Grand Rapids on June 14, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
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Protesters along Northwest Fourth Street at the "No Kings" in Grand Rapids on June 14, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
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Protesters line Northwest Fourth Street at the "No Kings" protest in Grand Rapids on June 14, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
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Protesters line Northwest Fourth Street at the "No Kings" protest in Grand Rapids on June 14, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
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Protesters line Northwest Fourth Street at the "No Kings" protest in Grand Rapids on June 14, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
Audrey Brandt Loer of Wadena holds a US flag and No King sign at the No Kings Day protest in Bemidji on June 14, 2025.jpg
Audrey Brandt Loer of Wadena holds a US flag and "No King" sign at the "No Kings" protest in Bemidji on June 14, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
Protesters in front of Old Central School along Northwest Fourth Street and Pokegama Avenue at the No Kings protest in Grand Rapids on June 14, 2025.jpg
Protesters in front of Old Central School along Northwest Fourth Street and Pokegama Avenue at the "No Kings" protest in Grand Rapids on June 14, 2025. Crowd size was estimated to be over 1000 people. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
A protester holds a We Shall Overcome sign along Bemidji Avenue North at the No Kings protest in Bemidji on June 14, 2025.jpg
A protester holds a "We Shall Overcome" sign along Bemidji Avenue North at the "No Kings" protest in Bemidji on June 14, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
Protesters hold Hands Off signs along Bemidji Avenue North at the No Kings protest in Bemidji on June 14, 2025.jpg
Protesters hold "Hands Off" signs along Bemidji Avenue North at the "No Kings" protest in Bemidji on June 14, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
A protester holds a Save Our Free Press sign along Bemidji Avenue North at the No Kings Day protest in Bemidji on June 14, 2025.jpg
A protester holds a "Save Our Free Press" sign along Bemidji Avenue North at the "No Kings" protest in Bemidji on June 14, 2025.  (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
A protester holds a D-Throne Don sign along Bemidji Avenue North at the No Kings Day protest in Bemidji on June 14, 2025.jpg
A protester holds a "D-Throne Don" sign along Bemidji Avenue North at the "No Kings" protest in Bemidji on June 14, 2025.  (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
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Protesters line Northwest Fourth Street at the "No Kings" protest in Grand Rapids on June 14, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
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Protesters line Northwest Fourth Street at the "No Kings" protest in Grand Rapids on June 14, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
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Protesters hold signs along Northwest Fourth Street at the "No Kings" protest in Grand Rapids on June 14, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
Christian Paquette of Bemidji holds a Resist Tyranny Defeat Fascism sign at the No Kings Day protest in Bemidji.jpg
Christian Paquette of Bemidji holds a "Resist Tyranny Defeat Fascism" sign at the "No Kings" protest in Bemidji. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
Protesters cross Northwest Fourth Street at the No Kings Day protest in Grand Rapids on June 14, 2025.jpg
Protesters cross Northwest Fourth Street at the 'No Kings" protest in Grand Rapids on June 14, 2025. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)
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