Photos: Crews remove Confederate monument in KC

Crews were prepared to remove the Confederate monument at 55th and Ward Parkway before dawn Friday morning. Representatives from the United Daughters of Confederacy reportedly want the monument moved to prevent further vandalism. A contractor was scheduled to arrive with a crane shortly after sunrise to remove the 8,000-pound stone monument in smaller pieces. The crew will take the pieces to storage until the local UDC chapter decides what it wants to do with them.