"Big" was the word of the day Thursday as the Iowa State Fair opened with the annual naming of the livestock champions for sheer size: Super Bull, Big Boar and Big Ram. The biggest weigh-in of all is ...

No one’s quite sure why Big Joe wasn’t put on the harvest truck. Most likely there wasn’t enough room. But the Theobalds are pretty sure a dash of destiny was involved, too. Because — as his name tips ...

Bryan Britt of Monticello with Finnegan, the Iowa State Fair's 'Big Boar' (RI photo) This year’s “Big Boar” at the Iowa State Fair is the biggest — ever. The crowd at the “Big Boar” competition roared ...

The 11-day reign of a big pig from northeast Iowa will end this Sunday. Sasquatch, this year’s Big Boar at the Iowa State Fair, weighed in at just over a thousand pounds. Wilbur Kehrli of Manchester ...

The swagger was there and so was the weight as roly-poly Duke took the title of Big Boar at the Iowa State Fair on Thursday in front of a standing-room-only crowd. While Duke's girth was enough to ...