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Fairgoers may be dodging heavy thunderstorms at the Iowa State Fair this weekend. Des Moines is under a severe thunderstorm ...
A Register reporter attended opening day of the 2025 Iowa State Fair and rode 10 rides to find out which were the most ...
Fairgoers packed the Iowa State Fairgrounds for the first Friday of the fair. The first Friday of the fair is unofficially ...
Forrest Frank makes Iowa State Fair history with first-ever Christian music Grandstand sellout, fresh after recovering from a ...
Tony Cu loves to try new foods. He's gone to Ho Ho Gourmet, a Chinese restaurant in St. Paul, to try the chicken wings. At ...
Brian Britt takes top honors in the Big Boar competition after setting the state fair record in 2024, while Abby Willson wins ...
Sunday morning brings an end to the rainfall. A cold front passes and our temperatures drop to a more seasonal level for a ...
The 2025 Iowa State Fair marks the 171st year of the state's biggest event. It's a summer tradition that draws more than 1 ...
Usually, folks at the fair are competing for the title of “best.” But sometimes, they’re competing for the opposite, KCCI ...
East Side Night brings residents from Des Moines together to reminisce, reunite and celebrate their East Side pride.
There's hundreds of new novelties at the Iowa State Fair to eat and drink this year. We tried the ones that stood out most.
The 2025 fair attendance totals for Day 1 are in. See how many people attended the fair and its Grandstand shows.