DES MOINES, IOWA (August 17, 2019) — "Rosie," the Flemish Giant rabbit, wowed the crowd and tipped the scales at a very impressive 21 pounds to win the Largest Rabbit title at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

The winning rabbit is co-owned by a group hailing from Maquoketa, consisting of Tom and Deona Casel, Mallory and Braelynn Jamison, and Courtney and Mallory Veach.

"Willow" the Flemish Giant shown by Jamie Hora of Tipton, claimed second place at 17.4 pounds.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 17, 2019) — 4-H and FFA judging teams and individuals from across the state competed in the Youth Livestock Judging competition at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

Complete results below:

TEAM

Junior

1) Benton County 1 (Olivia Hanson, Colton Kronneman, William Kronneman, Andrew Pigenbt), La Porte City, Luzerne, Vinton

2) Muscatine (Becca Potter, Emily King, Maddie Fisher), Muscatine

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 15, 2019) — Three talented Senior division acts (ages 13-21) have advanced to the Championship round in Bill Riley's 60th annual Iowa State Fair Talent Search. Each act will perform again on Sunday, August 18. Two Sprout acts were crowned champions.

Seniors

The names, ages, hometowns and routines are:

Cali Wilson, 18, Norwalk, Dance: Lyrical Solo

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 15, 2019) — Senior citizens from all over Iowa brought their talents to the Senior Citizens Division of the Fabric and Threads contest which was judged prior to the start of the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

Additional results below:

SENIOR CITIZENS

Crochet — Baby Afghan

1) Wynona Bohemann, Norwalk

2) Ellie Radcliff, West Des Moines

3) Roseann A Davis, Knoxville

4) Norma Schall, Runnells