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In this March 16, 2015, volunteers help raise the Iditarod finishers banner at the burled arch finish line in Nome, Alaska. Nome Mayor John Handeland said the arch collapsed Saturday, April 27, 2024, likely from wood rot. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

Iditarod says new burled arch will be in place for ‘25 race after current finish line arch collapses

By Mark Thiessen - Associated Press

Dallas Seavey poses with his dogs after crossing the finish line to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race race near Willow, Alaska, early Monday, March 15, 2021. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP, Pool)

Dallas Seavey wins Iditarod, matches most wins by a musher

By MARK THIESSEN - Associated Press

Dee Dee Jonrowe, of Willow, mushes during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, Saturday, March 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

Dallas Seavey on the cusp of 5th title with Iditarod lead

By MARK THIESSEN - Associated Press

Pete Kaiser leaves the Ophir, Alaska, checkpoint with his dog team during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday, March 12, 2021. (Zachariah Hughes/Anchorage Daily News via AP, Pool)

Dog illness prompts former Iditarod champion to scratch

By MARK THIESSEN - Associated Press

Coronavirus-positive racer removed from Iditarod race

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Aliy Zirkle, of Two Rivers, greets fans as she passes by at the Iditarod Sled Dog Race start at Deshka Landing in Willow, Alaska, Sunday, March 7, 2021. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

Iditarod musher Zirkle suffers concussion, injuries in fall

By MARK THIESSEN - Associated Press

In this March 3, 2014, file photo, Rick Casillo comes over the last drop as he comes down the Happy River Steps heading to Puntilla Lake, Alaska, during the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The world's most famous sled dog race starts Sunday, March 7, 2021, without its defending champion in a contest that will be as much dominated by unknowns and changes because of the pandemic as mushers are by the Alaska terrain. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News via AP, File) **FILE**

Pandemic forces route change, other precautions for Iditarod

By Mark Thiessen - Associated Press

Fan favorite Iditarod musher Zirkle retiring after ‘21 race

By MARK THIESSEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 18, 2020, file photo, a crowd standing behind ExxonMobile signage watches as Thomas Waerner, of Norway, arrives in Nome, Alaska to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The world's most famous sled dog race has lost another major sponsor as the Iditarod prepares for a scaled-back version of this year's race because of the pandemic, officials said Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. ExxonMobil confirmed to The Associated Press that the oil giant will drop its sponsorship of the race. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP, File)

ExxonMobil becomes latest sponsor to sever Iditarod ties

By MARK THIESSEN - Associated Press

Iditarod mushers could get $500 for veterinary expenses

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FILE - In this March 10, 2007 file photo Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race front runner, four-time Iditarod champion Jeff King of Denali Park, Alaska, drives his dog team through the wind on the Yukon River near the Eagle Island, Alaska. When 57 mushers line up Sunday, March 8, 2020 for the official start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, it will be the second-smallest field in the past two decades. (AP Photo/Al Grillo,File)

Iditarod looks for relevance as race across Alaska starts

By MARK THIESSEN - Associated Press

The Latest: Musher disputes reasons for race entry denial

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The Latest: Leader of animal rights group denounce Iditarod

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Dog that completed Iditarod sled race dies of pneumonia

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Iditarod rookie Richie Beattie greets fans on the trail during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Saturday, March 2, 2019 in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

Oshi, Iditarod dog, dies of pneumonia; musher Richie Beattie withdrawn

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FILE - In this March 3, 2018, file photo, Eagle River, Alaska musher Tom Schonberger's lead dogs trot along Fourth Avenue during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska. The world's foremost sled dog race kicks off its 47th running this weekend on Saturday, March 2, 2019, as organizers and competitors strive to push past a punishing two years for the image of the sport. Some of the drama has been resolved for Alaska's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen, File)

Image issues hound start of Alaska’s Iditarod sled dog race

By RACHEL D'ORO - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 15, 2016, file photo, Dallas Seavey poses with his lead dogs Reef, left, and Tide after finishing the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska. Iditarod officials have cleared a four-time champion of any wrongdoing in a dog-doping scandal that followed the sled dog race last year. Officials for the 1,000-mile (1,610 kilometer) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race issued a statement this week absolving Seavey of any involvement in the drugging of his dogs, the Anchorage Daily News reported. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

Iditarod clears four-time champion in dog-doping scandal

Associated Press

This 2015 photo provided by Rebecca Wilmarth shows her father, Dick Wilmarth, near Georgetown, Alaska. Dick Wilmarth, who was the first-ever winner of the 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 1973, died March 21, 2018, at the age of 75. (Rebecca Wilmarth via AP)

First winner of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race dies at 75

By MARK THIESSEN - Associated Press

The Latest: Iditarod winner to take pay cut

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FILE - In this March 7, 2015, file photo, musher Wade Marrs of Willow, Alaska, leads his team during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska. Marrs, in a statement released by his kennel Tuesday, March 6, 2018, claims the head of the Iditarod's drug testing program, Dr. Morrie Craig, threatened to reveal his dogs tested positive for a banned substance. Marrs felt it was out of retaliation for the musher being vocal about how race officials have handled dog doping. (AP Photo/Rachel D'Oro, File)

Iditarod musher claims race official threatened him

By MARK THIESSEN - Associated Press