Iditarod champions get the glory, but the entire field of competition is stacked in this year's race. Musher Michelle Phillips' goal is to crack the top 10, though her best finish came in 2012, when she placed 16th. She was running 12th into Shaktoolik A snowmobiler who said he was driving “blackout drunk" when he … Read more
As top Iditarod teams reached the checkpoint at Galena, several were trying to account for their spots at the top of the pack. Alaska Public Media's Zachariah Hughes spoke with three mushers surprised for one reason or another with their place in the ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Mushers pressed their dog sled teams closer to the … Read more
WASILLA — Knik's Ryan Redington was forced to scratch from the 2016 Iditarod due to a lack of lead dogs, according to a statement issued by race officials. Redington made the decision to pull out of the race at 3 p.m. after reaching the checkpoint in ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A man on a snowmobile … Read more
A 26-year-old man has been taken into custody on suspicion of crashing his snowmobile into two Iditarod mushers early Saturday morning. Alaska State Troopers say Arnold Demoski of Nulato (noo-LAH-toh) is being held on two counts of assault, reckless Iditarod officials at first reported King had been injured. But the four-time champion said later the … Read more