The 2025 Iowa State Fair has officially wrapped up, closing its gates Sunday night at 9 p.m. Despite challenging weather conditions, the fair managed to draw impressive crowds, falling just 20,000 attendees short of breaking the all-time attendance record.

DES MOINES, Iowa — The results of the 2025 Iowa State Fair Straw Poll have been released.

Delivering nothing but hits, T-Pain rocks the Iowa State Fair Grandstand with a career-spanning set to celebrate his 20 years in the music industry.

The pennant commemorates the submarine being placed into active service, which took place in April of this year.

President Donald Trump has taken aim at MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace in a bizarre social media rant. The drama started when 79-year-old Trump kicked off his Sunday morning with a cryptic post on Truth Social. “Bela,” he wrote, leaving his followers to debate the meaning of the word.

The 17-year-old Waterloo native fell short of the title in the 2022 Bill Riley Talent Search finals. After a two-year hiatus, she got it done.

Contestants yodeled, clucked and twerked at some of the competitions held at the 2025 Iowa State Fair.