Several southwest Missouri organizations came together to organize a protest march in Springfield Thursday night. It was in response to the killing of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. The gathering started on Park Central Square, then protesters held signs and chanted as they marched to the federal courthouse.

After an evening march on Jan. 8, more people gathered at the Springfield U.S. Courthouse to protest the death of Renee Good.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley didn’t know why federal agents were arriving in Portland, what they planned to do or how long they were going to stay. But the sudden influx Sept. 26 concerned him and, at a hastily organized press conference that night, Merkley ...