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 ...

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 ...

Elephants would still perform at Minneapolis circuses, but the kiddies would no longer get to ride or touch them under a proposed ordinance headed for a City Council vote Friday. If that happens, 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 ...

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 ...