Mushers in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race started arriving on the Yukon River overnight into Thursday, making a shift in this year’s modified route with an early leg headed west out of Fairbanks. adn.com/outdoors-adven…

As Iditarod teams trickled into the Galena checkpoint here throughout the day Thursday, many said they were worn out after slogging through miles of soft snow and warmer weather. via Alaska Public Media News adn.com/outdoors-adven…

Iditarod rookie Brenda Mackey said that she scratched from the race because one of her dogs needed “immediate veterinary care” — which appears to conflict with initial reports that all her dogs were in good health. adn.com/outdoors-adven…

Iditarod teams at the head of the pack were wrapping up their mandatory 24-hour breaks at checkpoints along the trail Friday, with mushers at Galena looking visibly weary. via Alaska Public Media News adn.com/outdoors-adven…

A 4-year-old sled dog on Iditarod rookie Daniel Klein’s team died today, collapsing along the trail a few miles outside the Galena checkpoint, according to race officials. adn.com/outdoors-adven…

Two more Iditarod mushers scratched this evening — race veteran Jeff Deeter in Galena, and rookie Mike Parker in Ruby. adn.com/outdoors-adven…

A necropsy revealed that the dog that collapsed along the Iditarod trail outside Galena and died Friday was pregnant, race officials said today. 4-year-old Ventana was on rookie Daniel Klein's team and was borrowed from fellow competitor Wade Marrs. adn.com/outdoors-adven…

Top Iditarod teams were retracing their steps Monday, doubling back northward up the Yukon River in this year’s modified route. By most accounts, conditions on the way down were abysmal. adn.com/outdoors-adven…

Jessie Holmes was narrowly leading the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Tuesday as mushers pushed toward Unalakleet and the event began shifting into its competitive final leg. adn.com/outdoors-adven…

Veteran Iditarod musher Jessie Holmes is maintaining a slight but consistent lead over his two closest competitors as the three-team group pushes up the Bering Sea coast on their way to White Mountain. adn.com/outdoors-adven…

Jessie Holmes arrived first to the White Mountain checkpoint at 8:39 a.m. Thursday, putting him on the cusp of his first career Iditarod title. adn.com/outdoors-adven…

UPDATED: Jessie Holmes was the first musher to depart from the White Mountain checkpoint Thursday, leaving shortly before 5 p.m., and was on track to win his first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. adn.com/outdoors-adven…

Jessie Holmes, a 43-year-old Alabamian who came to Alaska more than 20 years ago, has earned his first win in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. adn.com/outdoors-adven…

For a few March nights, the only surviving structure from the 1925 Serum Run — the Tolovana Roadhouse — once again hosted mushers and provided a place of rest during a journey across the width of Alaska, writes Ned Rozell. adn.com/outdoors-adven…

With the last two mushers crossing under the burled arch in Nome early this morning, the 2025 Iditarod has come to an end with 22 finishers, the fewest since the first race in 1973. adn.com/outdoors-adven…

Czech skiers Jan and Petra Francke celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary while they raced 350 miles to McGrath in this year's Iditarod Trail Invitational. adn.com/outdoors-adven…

A musher was cut from the Iditarod for being too far behind. He went to Nome anyway. adn.com/outdoors-adven…

Dan Seavey, who took third place in the first-ever running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and sat atop one of Alaska mushing’s dynastic families, died last week at the age of 87. adn.com/outdoors-adven…

‘We need to innovate and evolve’: Norwegian billionaire joins Iditarod field as part of expedition mushing program adn.com/outdoors-adven…