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"I'm living the dream," Riah Schrage of Grundy County thought while she was crowned the new Iowa State Fair queen.
Fairgoers may be dodging heavy thunderstorms at the Iowa State Fair this weekend. Des Moines is under a severe thunderstorm ...
There is a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms on Sunday, Aug. 10. New rainfall could amount to a quarter or a half inch, ...
US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, joined by Gov. Kim Reynolds at the Iowa State Fair, announces funding for 19 ...
The weather at the Iowa State Fair Friday was sweltering — but at the Hot Glass Academy, one of the newer attractions at the ...
Iowa State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons shares some deep-fried tidbits about renovations, safety upgrades and that other fair to our north.
Amid the dizzy whirl of rides and the sticky-sweet scent of funnel cake, a different kind of challenge unfolds on the Iowa State Fair midway. Here, behind rows of basketball hoops and balloon-popping ...
The Arizona senator appeared at a town hall in Davenport where he slammed the Republican Party's tax and spending plans.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Saturday evening, Iowa State Fair held the Queen Coronation at the Anne and Bill Riley Stage, where 102 ...
The fourth day of the 2025 fair is expected to remain cooler but potentially have issues with rain and storms.
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WELL, U.S. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE BROOKE ROLLINS IS AT THE FAIR TODAY MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT SHE SAYS WILL IMPACT SOME RURAL IOWA COMMUNITIES. IN THIS AFTERNOON AT THE GOVERNOR’S CHARITY SHARE SHOW ...