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 ...

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will host three award ceremonies this week celebrating and commemorating Iowa agriculture as part of the 2025 Iowa State ...

The 2025 fair attendance totals for Day 4 are in. See how many people attended the fair and its Grandstand shows.

The COVID-19 pandemic may have pressed an existential pause button on normal life, but for Def Leppard, it helped spark a ...

Eddie Andrews, a state lawmaker from Johnston, said he came into the campaign knowing he would face some logistical ...

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

The Iowa State Fair has already seen rain and a heat advisory, but that isn't keeping people from getting to the fairgrounds.

Country star Parker McCollum lit up East Side Night at the Iowa State Fair with hits like “Pretty Heart” and “Burn It Down” ...

Folks at the Iowa State Fair are usually competing for the title of "best." But sometimes, they compete for the opposite.

Day two of the Iowa State Fair brought the heat, but that’s nothing new to Iowans in August. Still, organizers and officials ...

Forrest Frank makes Iowa State Fair history with first-ever Christian music Grandstand sellout, fresh after recovering from a ...

Whether you're attending this year's fair for the first time or returning for your second day, Local 5 has the details to ...