OMAHA, NE -- A brave girl from Nebraska whose scalp was ripped off after her hair got caught in a carnival ride hopes to help protect kids from getting hurt on rides in the future. In May, 11-year-old ...

In Indiana, 13 safety inspectors scramble to keep up with the between 800 and 1,000 carnival rides that enter the state each year -- usually with only enough time for one inspection per ride. In ...

The Ohio Department of Agriculture -- which is responsible for inspecting amusement rides statewide -- began the inspection process for Top Thrill 2 earlier this week on April 28. “ODA’s ride ...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — You may have always wondered who inspects all the carnival rides you get on every year. The Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing is in charge of that.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) – A popular roller coaster at the Worlds of Fun amusement park in Kansas City, Missouri, reopened last week after it was temporary shut down to address an issue with its lap ...

State amusement ride inspectors dispatched to a Universal Orlando theme park following a roller coaster rider’s death did not ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - In some parts of the U.S., the thrill rides that hurl kids upside down, whirl them around or send them shooting down slides are checked out by state inspectors before customers ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Thousands of elevators and boilers in Missouri have never been inspected by state safety officials, according to a new state audit. State Auditor Claire McCaskill's office found ...

Archivist’s note: Sept. 24 and 25, 2003, stories that referred to this story resulted in the following correction: Wednesday and Thursday Tulsa World stories reported that 10 Murphy Brothers carnival ...