Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forty-five years ago, Cora the elephant shared screen time with movie star Burt Reynolds in the popular film, "Smokey and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aging Topeka Zoo elephant Cora, who appeared 45 years ago in a "Smokey and the Bandit" movie, is expected to get a visit June 9 ...

The Smokey and the Bandit Collection is a series of movies about the adventures of the legendary Bandit and his run ins with Sheriff "Smokey" Justice.

The 1977 movie "Smokey and the Bandit" is largely famous for two reasons: the Pontiac Trans Am driven by the titular Bandit, and the performances of the late Jerry Reed and Burt Reynolds as Cledus ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - 18 years ago, fans of the film Smokey and the Bandit met to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the film and to re-enact the drive that Smokey took from Texarkana to Atlanta, ...

CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- Dust off your CB radio and read up on the lingo, a group celebrating Smokey and the Bandit will be revving across Michigan. The Bandit Run is a group celebrating ...

NORTHERN MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) -- With an event so dedicated to American autos, it's hard to believe the Bandit Run, which began in 2007, hasn't been to Michigan. That changed Monday when the group of ...

Burt Reynolds' niece, Nancy Lee Hess, visited Cora the elephant at the Topeka Zoo as part of the "Bandit Run." Cora, now 67, played "Charlotte" in "Smokey and the Bandit II" alongside Reynolds. The ...

Cora, a 66-year-old Asian elephant residing at the Topeka Zoo, starred as "Charlotte" in the 1980 film "Smokey and the Bandit II." Participants in "The Bandit Run," a yearly tribute to the "Smokey and ...