With the 61st annual Cookout Contest underway at the Iowa State Fair, some contestants had an early start. Teodora Mitov ...

With the 61st annual Cookout Contest underway at the Iowa State Fair, some contestants had an early start. Teodora Mitov ...

The 2025 butter sculptures at the Iowa State Fair are now fully complete, and there’s a story behind the four displays. This ...

One of the newest attractions at the Iowa State Fair is the Blue Ribbon Bar and Eatery, and it comes from a long fair legacy.

With the 61st annual Cookout Contest underway at the Iowa State Fair, some contestants start as early as 1 a.m. Teodora Mitov ...

Snakes Alive displays over 40 different reptiles and offers the opportunity to take a picture while holding a boa constrictor.

DES MOINES, Iowa ( KCCI) - The Iowa State Fair has implemented new mobile barricades at its main entrances to prevent ...

Winn & Sara’s Kitchen blends family tradition and flavor with Iowa’s most beloved egg rolls at the Iowa State Fair and beyond ...

Precipitation, heaviest in the western third of the State, limited producers to 4.7 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending August 10, 2025.

Weighing 98 pounds, standing about 15.5 inches tall and stretching 21 inches long, the new Floyd of Rosedale trophy became ...

Everyone sees the sweat and hard work exhibitors pour into their entries at the county and state fairs, but not everyone knows what goes on behind the scenes in the life of an exhibition judge at the ...

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 ...