UPDATE: Rodeo clown Mike Hayhurst, in an email to The Tribune on Tuesday morning, issued an apology to people “in the Creston area” for telling a racist joke about first lady Michelle Obama at the ...

A racist joke about First Lady Michelle Obama made by a California rodeo announcer over the PA system on Saturday has sparked considerable controversy. “I was really appalled and the people around me ...

The superintendent of Excelsior Charter School, Michael Hayhurst, has resigned after making an off-color joke while working as a rodeo clown recently in Creston. Hayhurst, who was in his third year as ...

Rodeo clown Justin Rumford jokes with the crowd during the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Friday, July 14, 2017, at the Norris-Penrose Event Center. Photo by James Wooldridge, The Gazette JAMES WOOLDRIDGE ...

The checks will come slow now for Barstow, CA rodeo clown Mike Hayhurst. During Saturday's 17th annual Creston Classic Rodeo, he unleashed an incredibly racist joke about FLOTUS Michelle Obama.

A rodeo clown was shot down by a California audience recently when he made a racist joke about first lady Michelle Obama. On Sept. 15, Mike Hayhurst of Barstow, Calif., jokingly told the attendees at ...

A rodeo clown spurred controversy when he joked about gender identity during an event in Michigan earlier this month. WILX-TV reported Monday the incident happened at the Calhoun County Fair on Aug.