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

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

Candidates for governor, U.S. Senate and more are participating in the state’s time-honored tradition of greeting Iowans at the State Fair ...

Keokuk native Kirk Brandenberger now owns two fiddlers' contest titles — one in 1973 as an under-18 participant, and one in 2025.

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 ...

The 2025 fair attendance totals for Day 1 are in. See how many people attended the fair and its Grandstand shows.

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 ...

Free stage headliners: Creed Fisher at the Susan Knapp Amphitheater, 8 p.m.; The Holy Rocka Rollaz at the Anne and Bill Riley ...