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 ...

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 ...

Butte, Montana had a surprise visitor this week. On April 16, videos on social media showed an elephant roaming the streets after reportedly escaping from the Jordan World Circus. "One of the circus ...

Imagine driving down the road when suddenly you see an elephant coming at you. That was reality for residents in Butte, Montana on Tuesday, April 16th. The circus was in town, and an elephant escaped, ...

KINGSTON — Representatives of PETA and Voice of the Animals will have one clear message for organizers and patrons of this week’s Irem Shrine Circus — “This Place Hurts Animals — Don’t Go In!” That’s ...

SIOUX CITY -- At 103 years old, Alice Anderson, of Elk Point, S.D., may have been the oldest person at the Abu Bekr Shrine Circus today at the Tyson Events Center, but her age didn't stop her from ...