DES MOINES, Iowa — With the 2026 Iowa State Fair in the rearview mirror, work is underway on the largest renovation project ...

The 2025 Iowa State Fair drew 1,160,121 attendees over its 11-day run. Here's how many people attended the 2026 Iowa State ...

The 2026 Iowa State Fair is barely over, but the fair is ready to debut its new theme and logo for 2027. See the '90s-inspired look.

The 2026 Iowa State Fair has made history. After 10 days of big crowds, four daily attendance records and a new all-time single-day high, the fair needed fewer than 68,000 people through the gates ...

A 12-year-old Ankeny harmonica player won his fourth straight Iowa State Fair youth title after finally getting competition from three newcomers.

The 2026 Iowa State Fair marks the 172nd year of the state's biggest event. It's a summer tradition that draws more than 1 million people to the east Des Moines fairgrounds. This year's fair runs 11 ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) - With rain expected Friday afternoon in Des Moines, vendors and campers were out on the Iowa State Fairgrounds setting up on Thursday. Rain on Wednesday also threw a wrench ...

Winn & Sara's Kitchen, Destination Grille and Minneapple Pie competed for the Iowa State Fair honor. See which dish won best new fair food.

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly said the battle for control of Congress runs through Iowa in 2026 — but he declined to weigh in on whether Iowa should be one of the early nominating states in 2028. Kelly spent ...

After being arrested in Texas, BigXthaPlug hustled directly from jail to Des Moines, where he played the Iowa State Fair.