It's an hour before showtime and Rob Gann is running late. He has to get his makeup on, climb into his costume, and build a flash-bang firework that will provide the big noisy finish for his act.

Fargo - The question was as simplistic as it was outrageous. What's it like getting hit by a bull? "You ever get in a washing machine when it's on and roll it down a flight of stairs?" 12-year rodeo ...

SILOAM SPRINGS -- New this year to the Siloam Springs Rodeo is contract act Allan Dessel of Paulina, Iowa. Not to be confused with a bullfighter, Dessel is a barrelman, he said. Barrelmen and ...

Adel, Iowa - Staring into the eyes of an impatient 1,500-pound bull while attempting to entertain a crowd is no easy feat. One Iowa Army National Guard Soldier calls that his hobby and passion. He is ...