circus acts

POLK CITY, Fla. (AP) -- The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will phase out the show's iconic elephants from its performances by 2018, telling The Associated Press exclusively that growing public concern about how the animals are treated led to the decision.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus misused a key rigging component in a hair-hanging stunt, causing a fall that seriously injured eight acrobats, federal workplace safety regulators said Tuesday.

Every so often a topic will engage a heated debate and bring out a lot of great comments. Judi Franco’s 10 am hour today (8/7) was one of them, if for nothing else than for a comment that a caller attempted to make to her today.