The 2024 Iowa State Fair was the biggest in the fair's 170-year history. According to fair officials, total attendance of ...

Parker Schulz and his friends are selling water bottles for $1. Each dollar supports paying for their wrestling tournaments.

The Iowa State Fair and other events are drawing large crowds to central Iowa, providing an economic boost before the school ...

The Iowa State Fair is taking extra precautions to keep fairgoers safe as temperatures soar into the triple digits on the ...

The 2025 Iowa State Fair Grandstand saw record-breaking crowds, fair leadership announced.In the first 10 days of the fair, the Grandstand recorded 131,616 concertgoers, surpassing the previous record ...

The Iowa Lottery — and more than 1,300 participants — were victorious in their efforts to secure a Guinness World Record title for the most tickets scratched simultaneously.

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) - ‘Meeting on a Stick’ at the Iowa State Fair provides a safe space for those in alcohol recovery, ...

Hundreds gathered at Pioneer Hall at the Iowa State Fair for the Cow Chip Throwing contest Wednesday. The event was canceled ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) - An Iowa State Fair vendor is selling cookies to support breast cancer patients, KCCI reports. Donna O’Brien is a breast cancer survivor herself, and is making it her mission ...

(KCCI) - Birthdays become more special each year. Especially for a woman in Winterset, Iowa, who celebrated her 108th ...

"A lobster roll at the Iowa State Fair doesn't make sense. But you know, that's what we're trying to change," said the owner.