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

As a precautionary measure to recent protests across the country, on Thursday, Gov. Mike Kehoe activated the Missouri National Guard.In signing Executive Order 25-25, Gov. Kehoe said, "We respect, and will defend,

Mike Kehoe’s order triggers a state of emergency due to civil unrest, even as no evidence existed of riots or other widespread violence in Missouri.