1420 pounds! 2024 Iowa State Fair’s ‘big boar’ sets weighty record
This year’s “Big Boar” at the Iowa State Fair is the biggest — ever. The crowd at the “Big Boar” competition roared as this year’s winner weighed in and Swine […]
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Twins and more in Iowa State Fair competition
There are “multiple” sightings at the Iowa State Fair today. Hundreds of twins and triplets of all ages have entered in the annual competition. Twenty-six-year Macey Mitchell and her twin […]
Raiders GPAC Volleyball Favorite
After playing in the national championship match last winter, the Northwestern College volleyball team has been picked to repeat as league champion this season by the Great Plains Athletic Conference […]
$25 million project to restore Iowa State Fair livestock barns
A 25 million dollar project to restore the historic livestock barns Iowa State Fairgrounds is being celebrated on the first day of this year’s fair. Peter Cownie, executive director of […]
Herd of rare Mustangs to be temporarily corralled in Iowa
Hundreds of rare horses from all over the U.S. will be racing into central Iowa this weekend, but it has nothing to do with the livestock shows at the Iowa […]
Testing in northwest Iowa for natural hydrogen trapped underground
A Colorado-based company will soon begin testing in Carroll County as it searches for hydrogen trapped underground. Scientists say natural hydrogen could be a source of clean energy. Chris Justice, […]
‘Festival of Ideas’ planned for Des Moines this weekend
A century ago, Iowans in the know attended events called “chautauquas,” summer festivals filled with food, culture and interesting speakers on topics like history, art, and philosophy. The second annual […]
Take a hike through history at the Iowa State Fairgrounds
The gates of the Iowa State Fair will open at 8 o’clock this morning and early birds are encouraged to join the 10th annual Iowa State Fair Historical Walking Tour. […]