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“Nice to be in Eskimo country!” said Iñupiaq musher Ryan Redington. He said his mother was born and raised in Unalakleet, and it’s been nice to visit with the community.

“Who would’ve predicted that in 2020, overall income to Alaskans, even on a per capita basis, increased?" state economist Neal Fried said. "And why was because of all these transfer payments that people were receiving.”

Alaska Public Media's Lex Treinen caught up - just in the nick of time - with Brent Sass, who mushed into White Mountain and a mandatory eight-hour rest in the lead, in a great position to win his first Iditarod.

“If the team slows down too much, then she starts barking to get them to go faster,” said Paige Drobny.

Sass pulled in at 11:05 a.m. Monday. He can race on at 7:05 p.m.

Chatanika musher Kaduce says it’s a combination of luck and good dog care habits that have helped him surge to the front of the pack,

In this extended interview from before the 2022 Iditarod, 22-year-old Norwegian musher Hanna Lyrek told Alaska Public Media's Lex Treinen about competing in Norway's biggest sled dog race, the Finnmarksløpet, how she got her dog team to Alaska, her goals for the Iditarod and... about her dogs, of course!

A lot can go wrong on 1,000 miles of trail.

Seavey talked to reporters during his pause in Unalakleet early Sunday. Listen to the interview.

While she’s a newbie to the Iditarod, Lyrek has already proven her mettle in long-distance dog mushing. At age 19, she won the 2019 600-kilometer Finnmarksløpet, one of the biggest races in Europe.