From small animals to life-sized humans, the group carved out in the open grass before earning their place at Expo Hill near ...

To eat local at the fair, visit the Iowa State Fair website, click on the "food" tab and find the Choose Iowa fair food ...

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

As voting for the favorite fair food concludes, top vendors at the state fair are serving thousands of popular treats, with ...

The idea for Thelma’s Ice Cream Sandwiches came not from an idea to market ice cream nationwide at Costco, but rather a way ...

Witness — or participate in — an attempt to simultaneously scratch more lottery tickets than ever before. Your guide to the ...

A fair so nice, we had to put it in our Weekend Guides twice! Head to the fairgrounds for the second weekend of the Iowa ...

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

Backyard chefs gathered at the Iowa State Fair to showcase their culinary skills during the 61st Annual Cookout Contest.

It’s easy to get in your step goal with a day at the fair, and there are other exercises you can complete at the same time.

We're still about fifteen months out from next November's gubernatorial election in Iowa, ten months out from the primaries.Yet, it's state fair season and tha ...