Where can you see people eat pies at high speeds and yodel in the same space? At the Iowa State Fair, of course.

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

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 ...

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 ...

His smoked rump ribs stood out among more than 50 contestants, winning him $1,000, a trophy, and the champion's crown.

An attic in a home caught fire along Southwest 14th near Park in Des Moines. Crews were on the scene in the early morning hours Wednesday to fight the fire. Investigators say no one was hurt, and ...

The red and black barstools at the West Methodist Church stand have seen decades worth of fairgoers enjoying their breakfast ...

An eye spy table, handmade bench and beautiful wreath are just a few of the projects created by Jasper County 4-H members on ...

Spencer Rush, 22, loved the fair up until his life was cut short in a motorcycle crash last year. Now, his family is honoring ...

In the mid-19th century leading up to the westward expansion, people traveled by covered wagon to attend the first Iowa State Fair in 1854 on a six-acre tract in Fairfield. Today, more than a million ...