Marquette
LATEST NEWS
Iowa State Fair brings thousands to Des Moines, breaking records
(The Center Square) - The Iowa State Fair set attendance records for three of its first seven days as Iowans and out-of-state residents enjoy the annual August event in Des Moines. Tuesday was the latest record-setting day with 101,244 people, according to the fair's website. The previous record was 102,953 attendees, set in 2019. Attendance records were also broken on Saturday with 118,286 and on Sunday with 114,937, according to the fair. ...
Over two dozen southeast Iowa historical family farms honored at State Fair
DES MOINES, Iowa — 25 Southeast Iowa Century or Heritage Farms, owned by the same families for at least 100 or 150 years, were honored at the Iowa State Fair on Wednesday. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, in collaboration with the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, recognized these families and their contributions.
Storm chances to increase after midnight
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - As mentioned in an earlier update, the extensive cloudiness that we saw Thursday greatly dampened the threat for severe weather in and around the Stateline thus far. While things have been quiet thus far, we’re not entirely out of the woods. The atmosphere is beginning to...
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.