The Iowa Songwriters Festival in Iowa City will feature a three-day music festival and conference focused on the craft of songwriting. The event includes performances by dozens of artists across ...

Jeremy Parsons, who dreamed of being the Iowa State Fair CEO since childhood, landed his dream job in 2023. Parsons worked at the fair throughout his youth and chose a career in education to keep ...

It's deep in the fabric of our state,” he says. “It's lifelong memories of showing livestock, or in the campgrounds, or a fair food.” So that's what we’re building here, he adds, we’re building ...

On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Andrew Gillis discuss the most interesting things observed and heard at Ohio State’s second June 2025 recruiting camp. The two discuss OSU’s two 2027 ...

Blue Mounds State Park in Luverne stands as living proof that the Land of 10,000 Lakes still has the capacity to completely surprise you.

The Iowa State Fair and ChildServe are partnering to better accommodate fairgoers with sensory sensitivities. Here's what to ...

President Donald Trump will return to Iowa in August on Day 1 of the Iowa State Fair, according to a report from CBS News.

Thirty years after the first Toy Story movie came out, the iconic franchise will be celebrated in butter this summer at the ...

The iconic Iowa State Fair butter cow will share its cooler with some beloved animated characters celebrating their 30th ...

The Iowa State Fair is known for unique fried foods and its biggest livestock competitions, but, there are a number of ways to win a famous blue ribbon. The Iowa State Fair kicks off Aug. 7 and ...

The 1.18 million people who attended the recently concluded 2024 Iowa State Fair set an all-time attendance mark in the event’s 170-year history.