4th Of July

Learn about Iowa's journey to statehood and the vital role July 4th played in shaping its history.

The fireworks show that was planned for July 4th at Valleyfair in Minnesota has been cancelled due to flooding.

In honor of the 4th of July holiday, Google Trends has released a bunch of 4th of July-related questions and searches from the past few weeks. Obviously, a lot of those questions have to do with food!

You can buy all sorts of different fireworks to celebrate our nation's independence on the 4th of July, right? But which ones are actually legal here in Minnesota?

See the full list of 2024 4th of July fireworks and Independence Day celebrations around Southeast Minnesota.

There are quite a few fireworks displays happening here in Eastern Iowa this summer!

There will be three big fireworks displays in Cedar Rapids over the holiday weekend. Two of the three will be shot off over the Cedar River.

Farmers now have better hybrids of corn, capability to efficiently plant more crops, and can even deal with pests on a whole new level, so this previous measurement is no longer accurate. Now, officials from the Iowa Corn Growers Association say that with the right conditions your corn crop could be about 8 feet tall by early to mid July.

Iowans are proud to be Americans.

Another summer event is off the calendar.