Kansas congressional candidate who ran the Iditarod is having his honesty challenged
Steve Watkins applied 11 times for the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend and hadn’t lived in Kansas for years.
President of the Iditarod board steps down
Andy Baker, the brother of 2011 Iditarod champion, served on the sled dog race’s governing board for eight years.
Iditarod adds fifth new board member
The new Iditarod board represents a shift from a board made up largely of current and former Iditarod competitors, and family of those competitors.
After series of controversies, Iditarod adds four new board members
The new board members include a former Olympian and advertising executive.
Iditarod drug testing official quits after being accused of threat
Dr. Morrie Craig resigned after more than 25 years leading the canine drug testing program, which he started.
28 mushers enter 2019 Iditarod, the smallest first-day signup this century
First-day signups were by far the lowest in more than a decade. Three-time champion Mitch Seavey is among those who held off signing up, as is his son, four-time champion Dallas.
Jack Daniel’s maker cuts ties with Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
The maker of Jack Daniel's whiskey says it's dropping its long-running sponsorship of the 1,000-mile race across Alaska.
Review board upholds Yukon Quest ban of two-time champ from 2019 race
A necropsy on one of Hugh Neff's dogs revealed just how sick the animal was when it died during this year's race.
The Iditarod just made some big changes to the rules. Among them: A musher may be out of the race if a dog dies.
The changes, less than a month before the start of sign-ups for next year’s race, also include reducing the maximum number of dogs mushers can start the race with from 16 to 14.
Banned from Yukon Quest over dog care concerns, Hugh Neff says he is being unfairly targeted
Neff has refused to be interviewed but broke his silence with a video statement Thursday.
Yukon Quest bans 2-time champ from 2019 race after examination of dead dog
Tests revealed that Hugh Neff’s dog Boppy suffered from preventable health issues before the 2018 race.
Iditarod reports no positive dog drug tests in 2018 race
The report to the Iditarod Trail Committee Board of Directors came after a year of controversy for the annual sled dog race, much of it centering on drug testing.
‘Truly a legend’: Champion of first Iditarod dies at 75
Dick Wilmarth's daughter described the mushing gold miner as a hardworking and humble man who sought “spontaneous adventure.”
From best checkpoint to rookie of the year, here are the Iditarod special award winners for 2018
The 2018 special awards were presented at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race awards banquet in Nome Sunday.
‘A sinking feeling in my throat’: Iditarod mushers recount hours lost and freezing along the trail
Jim Lanier, the oldest musher in this year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, was already feeling weak. Then he lost the trail.
Watch: From start to finish, fly along the 1,000-mile Iditarod trail
Experience the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race from above as we take you from Anchorage to Nome, checkpoint to checkpoint.
Race updates: Last Iditarod musher finishes, Dallas Seavey places 3rd in Norway race
Magnus Kaltenborn was the final musher to cross the finish line in Nome, claiming the Red Lantern award.
An Iditarod musher was ‘starting to freeze.’ Another helped him instead of finishing the race.
Jim Lanier and Scott Janssen both scratched at the Safety checkpoint. Janssen hung back to help Lanier, officials said.
Iditarod withdraws pair of last-place teams for lagging too far behind
Steve Watkins and Tara Cicatello, who were vying for the Red Lantern award when they reached Unalakleet on Thursday, were 90 miles behind the race's next-slowest mushers.
Necropsy shows pneumonia was cause of death for Iditarod dog
The 5-year-old dog from Katherine Keith's team was being treated for signs of pneumonia, race officials said.