Columbus, Wisconsin votes to remove statue of Christopher Columbus

A statue of Christopher Columbus that had stood for more than 30 years in his namesake Wisconsin city is coming down.

THE CITY OF COLUMBUSWISCONSIN IS OFFICIALLYREMOVING ITS CHRISTOPHERCOLUMBUS STATUE.THE CITYCOUNCIL VOTED LAST NIGHT TOTRANSFER THE MONUMENT INTOSTORAGE.

STATUES AND MONUMENTSHAVE BEEN UNDER SIEGE... SOMEDEFACED AND TOPPLED... SINCEPROTESTS ERUPTED ACROSS THECOUNTRY IN THE WAKE OF THEPOLICE KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYDIN MINNEAPOLIS.