The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Welcome to the Fun Facts series-finale. Twenty tidbits. Share them with your family, friends and fellow ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Is including Caitlin Clark in the Indiana-Iowa Fun Facts a lazy way to try to attract eyeballs? That ...

The Iowa State Fair has been one of the biggest state traditions for more than 100 years. It draws tens of thousands of people every year from all over the world to ride on the midway to see the ...

Iowan, I delight in Iowa trivia and the relaying of impressive and surprising Iowa facts that challenge perceptions of a so-called flyover state. To me, these bits of […] ...

If you ask outsiders about Iowa, they might think that the Hawkeye State is a humdrum “flyover state” – but residents know better. Iowa has a rich history full of records, firsts, inventions, notable ...

Cancer touches nearly every family in Iowa. More than one in twenty Iowans has received a cancer diagnosis, and our state has one of the highest rates of new cancer cases in the nation. Those numbers ...