A Register reporter attended opening day of the 2025 Iowa State Fair and rode 10 rides to find out which were the most ...

Iowa US Senator Chuck Grassley is at the Iowa state fair and said he's continuing to hit the same spots he has been since ...

U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona visited the Iowa State Fair's famous butter cow, grilled pork and ate an egg on a stick.

Welcome to our 2025 deep-fried series! We're sampling some of the most delicious (and brave the weirdest) of the 68 new Iowa ...

This year's fair opened Thursday and runs 11 days through Sunday, Aug. 17. » See all of our Iowa State Fair coverage here.

Tony Cu loves to try new foods. He's gone to Ho Ho Gourmet, a Chinese restaurant in St. Paul, to try the chicken wings. At ...

MasterChef' Grant Gillon and his son Grady rate Iowa State Fair foods from pickle lemonade to lobster corn dogs. See their ...

This year, the iconic Iowa State Fair butter cow will share the spotlight with sculptures of beloved "Toy Story" characters.

Here's your guide to the most exciting food and drink experiences at this year’s fair.

Three retired journalists compared the Iowa and Minnesota state fairs. While the Iowa State Fair boasts impressive butter sculptures, the Minnesota State Fair features unique crop art. Each fair ...

Find the butter cow and its companions inside the John Deere Agriculture Building at the Iowa State Fair, Aug. 7-17.

When representatives from the Smithsonian of American Art visited the Iowa State Fair butter cow artist Sarah Pratt, she was overjoyed to just show them a few of her sculpting tools. When she realized ...