Even more than 50 years after her historic ride, Mary Shields was still inspiring the next generation of female mushers. Shields, the first woman to finish the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, died ...

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

NOME, Alaska — Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday, celebrating with fist pumps to a cheering crowd and posing for photos ...

NOME, Alaska — Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday, celebrating with fist pumps to a cheering crowd and posing for photos ...

The Iditarod is now the largest and most prominent sled dog race in the world, attracting international competitors and world-wide media attention. Jon and Jona Van Zyle are both artists who live ...

Following Saturday’s opening day of registration for the 2026 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, 22 mushers are signed up for the race, which begins March 7.

Mary Shields, the first woman to complete the Iditarod, has died at 80, according to family. Fellow musher Rod Perry raced alongside her during her first run in 1974. He told Alaska’s News Source that ...

Mary Shields, the first woman to complete the Iditarod in 1974, passed away this week at 80. Known for her trailblazing ...

Mushers, and a few of their four-legged athletes, congregated around the Joe Redington Sr. statue at the Iditarod headquarters in Wasilla Saturday to sign up for the 2026 Iditarod. As of Saturday ...

Open & Shut is an ongoing series looking at the comings and goings of businesses in Southcentral Alaska. If you know of a business opening or closing in the area, send a note to reporter Alex DeMarban ...

Twenty mushers and 150 dogs took turns carrying a 20-pound package of life-saving serum. Here’s how they completed this impossible relay known as the Great Race of Mercy, racing along what became the ...