As voting for the favorite fair food concludes, top vendors at the state fair are serving thousands of popular treats, with ...

The idea for Thelma’s Ice Cream Sandwiches came not from an idea to market ice cream nationwide at Costco, but rather a way ...

Witness — or participate in — an attempt to simultaneously scratch more lottery tickets than ever before. Your guide to the ...

We're still about fifteen months out from next November's gubernatorial election in Iowa, ten months out from the primaries.Yet, it's state fair season and tha ...

A fair so nice, we had to put it in our Weekend Guides twice! Head to the fairgrounds for the second weekend of the Iowa ...

The 2025 Iowa State Fair marks the 171st year of the state's biggest event. It's a summer tradition that draws more than 1 ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (WOI) - One family is honoring a crash victim at the Iowa State Fair by hosting a rubber duck hunt, WOI reports. In March 2024, 22-year-old Spencer Rush was killed by a drunk driver ...

It’s easy to get in your step goal with a day at the fair, and there are other exercises you can complete at the same time.

The numbers are in. Here is how many people attended the Iowa State Fair and Rascal Flatts on Tuesday, Aug. 12.

Selected from 102 contestants, Riah Schrage of Grundy County was crowned Iowa State Fair Queen and awarded thousands in ...

Backyard chefs gathered at the Iowa State Fair to showcase their culinary skills during the 61st Annual Cookout Contest.

Aug. 14: Anthems such as “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” “Love Bites” and “Animal” ring from the Grandstand when Def Leppard takes ...