Lex Treinen

Lauro Eklund said he hopes what happened to him results in change.

From frosty dogs to frosty mushers.

Amanda Otto, a former semi-pro soccer player, surprised the field of top mushers to finish in second place.

The once-iconic 1,000-mile race has splintered into separate, shorter races on the Alaska and Canadian sides of the border.

A joint investigation between Alaska Public Media's Lex Treinen and American Public Media's Curtis Gilbert found that Joe Gerace misrepresented his military, medical and educational background to get a job leading Anchorage's health department.

As one race fan put it, the Iditarod felt back to "normal-ish."

Craig Campbell has served in several roles in the Bronson Administration, most recently as Policy and Programs Director.