She originally treated it as a ‘leisurely trip’—until she discovered that men were betting she wouldn’t make it, and women ...

PALMER — Veteran Iditarod musher Ramey Smyth was seriously injured in a small-plane crash at the Willow Airport on Tuesday ...

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday recorded its first 2024 dog death. Around 9:46 a.m. Sunday, a 2-year-old dog named Bog running on rookie Isaac Teaford’s team collapsed about 200 feet ...

Another Iditarod musher hoping to return to the top 10 is Cantwell’s Paige Drobny, who finished 7th in both 2019 and 2020 but no higher than 19th since then.

Eight-time Iditarod veteran Jason Mackey held a narrow lead Tuesday, March 4, in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. But past champion Ryan Redington, Inupiaq, was within six miles of Mackey and ...

Iditarod punishes 3 mushers for sheltering dogs despite harsh conditions they say "could lead to death" of animals March 28, 2022 / 12:16 PM EDT / CBS/AP ...

A former model trades high heels for snow boots, embracing life as a sled dog musher in Alaska while rescuing and training ...

With days likely left in the sled dog race, one of the frontrunners has been given a 2-hour time penalty after officials deemed he didn't sufficiently gut a moose that got tangled with his dog team.

Dick Mackey won in 1978. His brother, Rick, became champion in 1983. This year's Iditarod has been marked by poor trail conditions, causing an inordinate numbers of mushers — 21 — to scratch.

The sweat, toil and struggle to finish Iditarod almost pales in comparison with the cost of competing. Mushers have to pay a $4,000 entrance fee, and total costs can reach upward of $100,000.

Iditarod rules say dogs cannot be taken inside shelters except for race veterinarians’ medical examination or treatment. However, cruel or inhumane treatment of dogs is also prohibited during ...

Alaska is so warm this year, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race had to have snow brought in to Anchorage to make the ceremonial opening race happen. The Alaska Railroad is hauling 300 cubic yards of ...