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Missouri town divided by move to change its 'Savages' mascot

| August 9, 2020 7:03 AM

SAVANNAH, Mo. (AP) — A nearly all-white northwest Missouri town is divided over an effort to change its high school's “Savages” mascot that depicts a Native American amid a nationwide movement calling for racial justice.

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