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Dred Scott Monument Will Be Unveiled in St. Louis in September

2 years 6 months ago
Dred Scott's great-great-great granddaughter says she's raised the money and is ready to unveil a monument to her famous ancestor later this month. Lynne Jackson set up a GoFundMe three years ago, seeking to raise money to install a  memorial at Calvary Cemetery in north St. Louis. That's where Scott was buried in 1867, after being moved from his original, unmarked grave near what's today Saint Louis University.
Sarah Fenske

Layoffs loom as United Auto Workers strike continues

2 years 6 months ago
United Auto Workers International President Shawn Fain was on "Face The Nation" on Sunday. He said members are "fed up with falling behind." In Wentzville, KSDK learned that this strategic strike plan could cause temporary layoffs to non-striking workers because the Missouri plant is a stamping plant, meaning it helps provide other plants with parts. And with no parts, employees at other plants could soon join their fellow UAW workers on the picket lines. The GM Fairfax assembly plant in Kansas…
Diamond Palmer