Hundreds of people gathered outside Pioneer Hall at the Iowa State Fair for the annual cow chip throwing contest. After it was canceled in 2024 due to weather, the classic State Fair event made its ...
PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. (WKOW) -- As part of an annual Labor Day celebration, Prairie du Sac hosted Wisconsin's State Cow Chip Throw at Marion Park. Thousands of people arrived for an afternoon parade, ...
PRAIRIE DU SAC – The air was hot and the sun was beating down as Mike Krebs stepped up to the line. In his hand, he held a brown, dried, crumpled disc. The slight scent of cow manure wafted over the ...
Live in DM tm kcci 8 news INL. A fan favorite tradition was back at the fair today. The cow chip throwing contest draws in giant crowds every year. Each contestant has one shot to launch the chip as ...
SAUK CITY, Wis. (AP) – It’s very seldom someone talks about the quality and amount of cow dung, but in one southern Wisconsin city that’s all they’ve been talking about lately. The drought has caused ...
Although it has yet to be nominated as an Olympic event, cow-chip tossing nonetheless has mushroomed in popularity in the past 30 years, worming its way onto the schedule of nearly every county and ...
See contestants toss cow poop for distance during the Cow Chip Throwing contest at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 13, 2025.
The Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw and Sauk Prairie's few minutes of national television exposure were the victim of last-minute cuts by the Travel Channel. Andrew Zimmern, host of "Bizarre Foods" and ...
CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) -- Every year, folks gather at the Chatham Jaycees Sweet Corn Festival to enjoy good food, music, arts and crafts, and games for the kids. And toss some cow dung around. That's ...