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

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

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

When unseasonably warm temperatures left the Iditarod course unusable, organizers were forced to reconfigure a 1,128-mile ...

The Iditarod is a 1,000-mile race held annually in Alaska. Many argue that the race, which starts this weekend, is a form of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

Even as a lack of snow forced organizers to shorten the course to less than 2 miles, the crowds in downtown Anchorage brought ...

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

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