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While it may not have been another record, this year’s big boar at the Iowa State Fair still tipped the scales at a hefty 1,268 pounds. The winning […] ...
On today’s Talk of the Town podcast, our guest is Community Bloodbank Executive Director Ken Versteeg, talking about the need ...
Iowa State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons shares some deep-fried tidbits about renovations, safety upgrades and that other fair to our north.
US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins visited the Iowa State Fair to announce $152 million toward 19 rural development projects across Iowa.
Brian Britt takes top honors in the Big Boar competition after setting the state fair record in 2024, while Abby Willson wins ...
The 4-year-old boar grew up alongside last year's big winner, the 1,420-pound Finnegan. Finnegan not only won last year's ...
Although Iowa’s pumpkins aren’t currently among the largest in the world, with growers in Minnesota and Wisconsin surpassing ...
DES MOINES, Iowa ( KCCI) - For the second year in a row, a Monticello pork producer is taking home the trophy for the Iowa State Fair’s Big Boar contest. Duke, a crossbred boar owned by pork producer ...
Local 5 has compiled a list of all the competition winners from the 2025 Iowa State Fair. DES MOINES, Iowa — The 2025 Iowa ...
While the rain may have made for a soggy first day of the Iowa State Fair, it also made for some happy ducks in Osceola.
DES MOINES, Iowa — "Bud," a massive 3,110-pound Angus bull, claimed the top prize at the Super Bull Contest during the 2025 ...