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Faith, music and a full house, Forrest Frank makes Iowa State Fair history

Forrest Frank makes Iowa State Fair history with first-ever Christian music Grandstand sellout, fresh after recovering from a ...

At Hot Glass Academy, fairgoers watch as artists form glass into cows, pigs and vases

The weather at the Iowa State Fair Friday was sweltering — but at the Hot Glass Academy, one of the newer attractions at the ...

Final touches being made in preparation for Iowa State Fair

The countdown to the Iowa State Fair is almost over. The gates open Thursday morning at 8 a.m., but before then, organizers ...

Your guide to Sunday, Aug. 10 at the Iowa State Fair: Weather, contests and more

There is a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms on Sunday, Aug. 10. New rainfall could amount to a quarter or a half inch, ...

'Good money': Big numbers at the Iowa State Fair mean big business for neighbors parking cars on their lawns

» See all of our Iowa State Fair coverage here. “It’s good money. I spend it on the fair whenever I get it,” said Drew Byers, ...
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Grandstand tickets: 3 artists tie for most tickets sold at Iowa State Fair

An Iowa State Fair official told KCCI tickets for Forrest Frank's concert are being sold on third-party sites for between $5,000 and $9,000. She said it has been reported that some of those ...