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Monday, August 20, 2012  Sunday evening five people were people were injured at the Missouri State Fair.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  A Palmyra woman is now state royalty.

Monday, August 13, 2012  Governor Pat Quinn signed four veterans-related bills Sunday in honor of the Illinois State Fair's Veterans Day.

Friday, August 10, 2012  Jonathan McMichael, 15, of Wever, Iowa is being recognized as one of Iowa's 2012 Lifesaving Award Honorees Friday at the Iowa State Fair.

Monday, August 06, 2012  KHQA's Kristen Aguirre met a local man who isn't horsing around when it comes to winning at the state fair's horse show.

Friday, May 04, 2012  Some big names are coming to the Illinois State Fair this year.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012  Report: Stage collapse report will cite stagehands union; attorney says union unfairly blamed

Sunday, August 14, 2011  Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels addressed the media Sunday morning describing what took place Saturday as a “freakish accident.”

Sunday, August 14, 2011  Watch video of the stage collapasing. Sugarland vocalist Jennifer Nettles: Duo is 'heartbroken' after fatal stage collapse in Indiana.

Tuesday, August 09, 2011  The C-Span 2012 campaign bus tour kicks off in Burlington and is heading across the U.S. wanting to hear from voters.

Sunday, August 07, 2011  The return of the tractors puts the farm back in the Illinois State Fair.

Thursday, September 23, 2010  Visitors to the 2011 Iowa State Fair should expect to see more police officers and security cameras at the fairgrounds.

Saturday, September 04, 2010  Each time a new wave of people exited, the young Minneapolis residents — who hadn't eaten all day — tried to press into their hands a small, glossy card that read "Islam Explained" on one side.

Thursday, August 26, 2010  Des Moines police say fights that broke out near the Iowa State Fair apparently were not racially motivated or connected.

Monday, August 23, 2010  Illinoisans braved hot and humid August weather to attend the Illinois State Fair, where attendance was an estimated 5 percent higher than last year.