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3 Alaska Native mushers lead the charge to Iditarod finish line
It’s a close race between Ryan Redington, Richie Diehl and Pete Kaiser.
Jessie Holmes wins Iditarod’s First Musher to the Yukon Award
His award included a five-course gourmet meal prepared by the executive chef at Marx Bros. Cafe, Jack Amon.
The race is on: What to know about the 2023 Iditarod
How are Iditarod trail conditions? Why so few mushers this year? We answer those questions and more.
What do you want to ask Anchorage Assembly and school board candidates?
What issues matter most to you? Help us create our candidate questionnaires.
Dunleavy says state taking stock of damage as historic storm moves north along Alaska’s coastline
Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Saturday night that this weekend’s historic storm has impacted almost 1,000 miles of Alaska’s coastline.
Bird flu concerns mean there will be no chickens, turkey, geese or ducks at the Alaska State Fair
Fair organizers say they’re concerned about the spread of bird flu.
East Anchorage wildfire no longer growing, investigation into its cause continues
Nearby roads are reopened.
Meet 12 Iditarod dogs from Steve, who’s kind of a jerk, to Nala, the peppy cheerleader
We’ve been publishing a “dog of the day” during the Iditarod. Here’s a round-up of who we’ve met so far.
The Iditarod has a new champion: Brent Sass arrives first to Nome
The 42-year-old musher took command of this year’s race around the halfway point and never gave it up.
‘Kind of a dream’: Brent Sass races to Nome, poised to win his first Iditarod
Brent Sass and his 11-dog team dashed out of the White Mountain checkpoint at 7:05 p.m., with just 77 miles to the finish line.
Chevelle, who loves to bark
“If the team slows down too much, then she starts barking to get them to go faster,” said Paige Drobny.
Brent Sass and his 12 dogs race out of Kaltag, holding onto Iditarod lead
Iditarod musher Brent Sass and his dog team raced out of Kaltag at 10:36 a.m. Saturday.
Aaron Burmeister and his 13-dog team are first to McGrath
For his first-place arrival, Burmeister won a pair of locally-made musher mitts and a musher hat.
Our favorite 30 photos from the snowy 2022 Iditarod ceremonial start
As one race fan put it, the Iditarod felt back to "normal-ish."
The 2022 Iditarod starts this weekend. Here’s what to know.
The race, in some ways, is back to normal: Mushers are again dashing 1,000 miles to Nome.
Anchorage and Mat-Su schools close as forecast calls for more rain and snow
The Hatcher Pass Avalanche Center is also warning of “very dangerous avalanche conditions.”
The K300 starts Friday and it will look a bit different this year. Here’s what to know.
“It’s going to be a fast trail, that’s for sure, at least in the lower part of the river,” said the race manager.
Strong winds hammer Mat-Su, leading to widespread damage and power outages
The winds, reaching up to 91 mph Sunday near Palmer, flipped small planes, overturned semitrucks, toppled trees, tore off roofs and closed Mat-Su schools for at least two days.
Miss Alaska, Emma Broyles, is crowned Miss America
Alaskans across the state are celebrating the news that Emma Broyles, from Anchorage, was crowned Miss America Thursday night. She’s the first Miss Alaska to win the Miss America competition.
Alaskans we’ve lost to COVID: Teresa Maria Pope, Chida-mom
More than 800 Alaskans have died of COVID-19 since early 2020. We asked readers and listeners to tell us about the lives of some of those people and they responded.