Minneapolis' attempt to protect circus animals may run them out of town. A new ordinance would allow elephants in circuses, but kids would no longer be able to ride or touch them. If that happens, the ...

A circus touting elephant rides and other performances no longer allowed in New Jersey is being called out by the state attorney general’s office, four days before the first of 11 scheduled shows in ...

There’s a move in the Iowa Senate to change the definition of a circus. Last year, the elephant rides at the Mississippi Valley Fair in Davenport were cancelled. It’s against the law. The bill would ...

BUTTE, Mont. — On Thursday, the Butte Civic Center board of directors met for the first time since the great elephant escape a few weeks ago. Just before noon on April 16, a few hours before the ...

The golden age of the circus is long past, and gone are the days when bombastic advertisements would draw thousands of clamoring fans eager to see the exotic spectacles they promised. While that may ...

About a block into her amble up St. Francois Street in Florissant Thursday, Viola decided she'd had enough. Turning around in the middle of a procession of onlookers and police cars with flashing ...