Charmed by survivalist grit of ‘The Last Great Race’? Then let’s get real about it.

Hundreds of dogs, 33 mushers, and thousands of onlookers are gathering in Anchorage and Fairbanks this weekend and early next ...

Yes, sled dog racing is pricey. This year only 33 teams are making the Iditarod work. That number is tied with a record low ...

Editor’s note: This story will be updated as the mushers advance in the 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Check back for ...

Dane Baker in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Ala. on March 1, 2025 The world’s most famous sled dog race is ...

The Iditarod has begun and promises to be like none before. Mushers began the world’s most famous sled dog race Monday, but ...

The News-Miner will be providing daily checkpoint-by-checkpoint updates of the 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, which ...

Thanks to a lack of snow, this year’s edition of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race needed a new route across the Alaska ...

A last-minute plan to change the route went off without a hitch despite significant changes to the original trail.

The race is meant to commemorate and celebrate the history of Alaska and the critical part that sled dogs have played in the ...

Rookie Emily Ford said her dog team cannot wait to get into some snow. “I think they're gonna be so stoked and be like — ...

This year’s 1,128-mile sled-dog race follows a novel route through Interior Alaska with a loop on the Yukon River. “We are ...