“Stryder likes the fried ice cream,” she said of one of her sons. “Rhyatt has to go see the animals. He’s the animal lover so ...

With nearly 600 exhibitors and concessionaires, hundreds of displays and one of the world's largest livestock shows, the Iowa State Fair is ... The iconic Sky Glider, a ride that allows people ...

Eilert — a State Fair mainstay on par with the chainsaw carvers and the 4-H stage volunteers — died March 22, 2025, on her “beloved farm,” according to her obituary. She was 96.

YEAH. BONNIE SWALWELL, EILERT’S INCREDIBLE HUSBAND CALLING PERFORMANCE AT THE IOWA STATE FAIR EARNED HER WORLDWIDE ATTENTION. BONNIE DIED LAST MONTH. KCCI BEAU BOWMAN TELLS US ABOUT THE LIVES ...

Grab yours now, while supplies last!" Iowa State Fair 2025 adds toad shows The Iowa State Fair is known for a lot of quirky contests. So it was almost believable when organizers announced toad ...

After only two years, Peachey's Baking Company is calling it quits on the Iowa State Fair. In those two years, the vendor known for its homemade donuts and light blue trailer. Long lines weren't ...

A commissioning ceremony will be held at a Connecticut shipyard as the first submarine to bear the USS Iowa name becomes an ...

Peachey's Baking Company is calling it quits on the Iowa State Fair. In those two years, the vendor known for its homemade donuts and light blue trailer. Long lines weren't uncommon as Iowans waited ...

A coalition of Iowa State University students and Ames community members held a makeshift funeral Wednesday for Iowa State's LGBTQIA+ center. About 50 people gathered in front of Parks Library around ...

The No. 11 seed Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team lost in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament to No. 6 Michigan, 80-74. It marked the second time in the last three seasons that ...