"I'm living the dream," Riah Schrage of Grundy County thought while she was crowned the new Iowa State Fair queen.

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US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, joined by Gov. Kim Reynolds at the Iowa State Fair, announces funding for 19 ...

The weather at the Iowa State Fair Friday was sweltering — but at the Hot Glass Academy, one of the newer attractions at the ...

Iowa State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons shares some deep-fried tidbits about renovations, safety upgrades and that other fair to our north.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Saturday evening, Iowa State Fair held the Queen Coronation at the Anne and Bill Riley Stage, where 102 ...

The fourth day of the 2025 fair is expected to remain cooler but potentially have issues with rain and storms.

Amid the dizzy whirl of rides and the sticky-sweet scent of funnel cake, a different kind of challenge unfolds on the Iowa State Fair midway. Here, behind rows of basketball hoops and balloon-popping ...

Use the Iowa State Fair's food finder to search for your favorites.

This year's fair opened Thursday and runs 11 days through Sunday, Aug. 17. » See all of our Iowa State Fair coverage here.

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Take a virtual ride with Local 5 on the Iowa State Fair's east Sky Glider. Video was taken Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025.