Zirkle first to Iditarod checkpoint as trailing front-pack mushers come off of Takotna 24s
A little before 8 p.m. last night, Iditarod mushers started to come off their 24-hour mandatory rests.
‘We got us a dog race’: Iditarod neck-and-neck-and-neck as leaders push toward finish
The Iditarod’s five top mushers were running within two hours of each other Saturday as they started their last push to the finish line, with Aaron Burmeister of Nome seizing the lead in search of his first victory.
The race is on: Iditarod teams hit the trail in Willow under clear skies
Some mushers worried about the heat for their dogs as warm temperatures heated the snow.
Sherlock, just a big doofus
Sherlock doesn’t live up to his name. “He would not be a very good detective," says Olson.
Raymond Alexie wins Bogus Creek 150 Sled Dog Race
The 20-year-old crossed the finish line in Bethel early Sunday, winning the 150-mile race for the second year in a row.
Reigning Iditarod champ Brent Sass drops out of race over health concerns
Sass said he had been sick the entire race with a bad cold and also had three cracked teeth.
Sunday Morning Iditarod Update
Photos by  Ellen Lockyer, KSKA - Anchorage and Tim Bodony, APRN
Dogs take a nap in Galena on Saturday.
Hugh Neff and Hans Gatt joined Lance...
Iditapod: Mission Iditarod, COVID Protocol
The 2021 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is going to look a lot different, one year into a global COVID-19 pandemic. (The Iditapod’s going to be pretty different this year, too, as we'll explain). The ceremonial start is canceled, so the race begins Sunday in Willow under strict COVID-19 protocols, with a shortened trail that doubles back on itself, a challenge to sled dog teams to cross the Alaska Range not once, but twice, plus coronavirus testing along the way and less access to indoor spaces at checkpoints... This Iditarod is certainly going to be unique.
Iditapod: Home, home in the Alaska Range
With plenty of snow on the Iditarod Trail this year, some of the more technical runs have not been as difficult as years past. But the Happy River steps and the Dalzell Gorge are always a challenge, and Alaska Public Media's Tegan Hanlon joins Iditapod host Casey Grove to discuss why we call both of those sections "technical."
3 Iditarod mushers rescued by helicopter outside of Nome
The mushers and dogs are in good health, Iditarod officials say.
Iditarod punishes 3 mushers for sheltering dogs in windstorm
Mille Porsild of Denmark, Michelle Phillips of Canada and Riley Dyche of Fairbanks were penalized for taking dogs inside shelter cabins to ride out the storm with winds so strong, they whipped up white-out conditions.
River Running, Good Dog Care Allows Iditarod Mushers To Keep Larger Teams Later In The Race
Mushers are allowed to start the Iditarod with a maximum of 16 dogs. More than a third of way into the race, many teams are still that large because of a combination of easy-going river miles, good dog care and support from fellow mushers.
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Jeff King First To Leave Koyuk
Less than 170 miles separate Jeff King from Nome, as he left the Koyuk checkpoint just six minutes after checking in at 8:16 a.m. Monday.
Three Iditarod champions vie for another victory
Dallas Seavey is gunning for a record-breaking sixth victory, while Pete Kaiser and Ryan Redington are both hoping to notch a second win.
Mushers Looking Forward to Scenery, Time With the Dogs
Video by Josh Edge, APRN - Anchorage
Mushers took some time away from prepping for their ceremonial start to talk with us about what they...
LISTEN: Iditarod front-runner Jessie Royer tells the story of how her sled caught fire
Jessie Royer has been running at the front of the pack in this year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, even with a sled fire.
Zirkle Overtakes Buser in Iditarod
Aliy Zirkle, hoping to end her streak of second-place finishes, was the first out of Kaltag early Saturday morning. She left about 3:18 with 11 dogs in her team. She spent just a few minutes at the checkpoint before darting off for Unalakleet.
Summer View of the Iditarod Checkpoint
Iditarod, the namesake of the dogsled race to Nome, doesn't get a lot of visitors, and there is very little left standing that alludes to the gold rush-era importance the town once had, but it was once a bustling hub on the Historic Iditarod Trail that many prospectors journeyed through as they searched for the riches Alaska had to offer, In the summer of 2011, APRN's Josh Edge and KSKA's Kristin Spack had a chance to go out to the ghost towns of Iditarod and Flat, located about 10 miles apart, with Kevin Keeler, from the Bureau of Land Management. Here's a sneak peak inside Iditarod and once of it's focal points, the N.C. Store.
Teams work out the kinks in the Iditarod’s early stages
It was busy overnight in Skwentna as teams passed through the second checkpoint on the Iditarod Trail and made their way into the Alaska Range. Teams are shaking out the kinks early as they settle into race mode.
Neff first out of Rainy Pass, takes lead
After arriving to Rainy Pass in third, Hugh Neff wasted no time in getting back on the trail.