Former Sentinel reporter Gerald Shields shares his memories about an Orlando-bound train for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus that detailed in 1994, killing two people.

Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Jared Daughenbaugh gets help from his son, Brodie, 3, laying the wreath at the 130 year anniversary of the Walter L. Main circus train wreck in Vail on Wednesday ...

In honor of spooky season, the Ledger-Enquirer is exploring some of Columbus’ most unsettling true-life stories and some of them are scarier than fiction. These stories are (mostly) true and are as ...

A memorial service for the five people killed in the Walter L. Main Circus Train Wreck of 1893 will be held next week. The service marking the 130th anniversary of the derailment will be held at 10 ...

Editor's note: This the first in a three-part series on the history of the circus in North Dakota. For 140 years, the circus has provided entertainment for residents of North Dakota. During the early ...

This week marks the 100th anniversary of the horrific Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus train wreck, one of the deadliest in U.S. history. On June 22, 1918, outside of Hammond, Ind., a Michigan Central ...

You can feel like a kid again at the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Visitors are welcomed to a sprawling 64 acre experience that includes shows under the big top, musical performances and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Performers for The Greatest Show On Earth were center stage recently at the Library of Congress, where historic items from the ...

Indiana's circus back story is front and center at "The Circus City" exhibit through June 8, 2024, at the Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center. "Resiliency" powers this new exhibit culled ...