The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race began in 1973 to commemorate a race against time, when sled dogs and drivers teamed up in 1925 to defeat a deadly outbreak of diphtheria in Nome.

Shields, the first woman to finish the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, died earlier this week in Fairbanks at age 80. She was remembered as an amiable Alaskan whose love for her dogs and adventure ...

Samantha LaLonde, 29, a Farmington Hills native and graduate of Harrison High School, was named “Rookie of the Year” in the ...

The Iditarod Sled Dog Race is an extreme sports challenge that tests the skill and endurance of competitors while celebrating Alaska’s sled dog culture and history. Teams of 12 to 16 dogs, primarily ...

Ryan Redington poses with his lead dogs Sven, left, and Ghost, after he won the 2023 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, on March 14, 2023 in Nome, Alaska. AP “It took a lot work, took a lot of patience.

Iditarod winner Brent Sass poses for photos with lead dogs Morello, left, and Slater after winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome on March 15, 2022. (Anne Raup/Anchorage Daily News) ...

Musher Jessie Holmes of Brushkana, Alaska, waves to the crowd during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race’s ceremonial start in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on March 4, 2023.

The Iditarod’s new Expedition Program will allow longtime backer Kjell Inge Røkke to race with outside support – unlike other ...

AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Dozens of mushers and hundreds of dogs in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race are making their way across Alaska. They've been trekking for a week now, competing to be the first ...

Sled dogs mushed by Jeff Deeter (33), of Fairbanks, Alaska, run during the Ceremonial Start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska., Saturday, March 1, 2025. Credit: AP/Amanda Loman ...

A 2-year-old dog in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race collapsed and died Sunday morning, according to race officials. It is the first dog death of the 2024 race.

The Iditarod Sled Dog Race is an extreme sports challenge that tests the skill and endurance of competitors while celebrating Alaska’s sled dog culture and history. Teams of 12 to 16 dogs, primarily ...