There are three Iowa Democrats in the race to win the party’s nomination for Republican Senator Joni Ernst’s seat. Nathan ...

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 ...

With more than 115,000 tickets sold for the Iowa State Fair Grandstand concerts over the next eleven days, people are packing the parking lots at the fairgrounds and at the properties of homeowners ...

Iowa candidates are out taking part in the Iowa State Fair festivities.Iowa Auditor Rob Sand, whose running to be Iowa's next ...

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

Brian Britt takes top honors in the Big Boar competition after setting the state fair record in 2024, while Abby Willson wins ...

A beer called Yield of Dreams and a number of other vendors at the Iowa State Fair will feature Iowa-grown ingredients.

The Des Moines Register is here to help remind you of the Iowa State Fair's bag policy and what you can bring to the state fair.

It was an all-day, gut-busting, heartburn-inducing quest for the Fisher family, who set out in 2001 to eat a menu item from ...

Visitors can bring any beverage, except alcohol, as well as food items to better accommodate families on a budget and ...