By SALINA POST
An overpass rally in support of multiple causes is gaining momentum.
Saturday morning, 70-80 people showed up to the rally on the Magnolia Road overpass on Interstate 135 in support of police, the United States flag, and President Donald Trump.
The rallies began three weeks ago by a group of grandmothers known as the Granny Brigade, said Jerry Hinrikus, co-host of KINA's weekday morning show Coffee Talk. The Granny Brigade told Hinrikus that they started the rallies because they had had enough of negative news and were going to do something about it. Coffee Talk has since joined in the promotion of the weekly event from 10-11 a.m. on Saturdays.
Hinrikus said the group plans to continue the rallies each Saturday morning until the general election.
The idea behind the rallies is to "prove that there is a silent majority out there that supports our police, the American flag, and Trump. Many are now calling in to the radio show from other communities saying they are going to do the same thing along the interstate at the same time and date," Hinrikus explained.
"They want to let people know traveling on the interstate that we support these causes and people," he noted.
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