Furry paws and a sleds trails opened the 43rd annual Iditarod this week in Alaska. Known as the "Last Great Race," this year over 80 contestants are attempting to make their way through 1,000 miles of ...

Thirty-three mushers plan to start the world's most famous sled dog race, the Iditarod in Alaska, on March 3. They'll start the race near Fairbanks and run with their teams of sled dogs for about ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The rugged Iditarod started Monday, but a dearth of snow forced the iconic dog sled race to start further north and added a new route that allows mushers to bypass barren land ...

MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) - A Minot native who now lives in Alaska is competing in the Iditarod. It is the annual long-distance sled ...