Yet, 582 miles and nearly seven days into the 1,000-plus-mile Iditarod across Alaska, the Duluth woman was the top rookie in ...

Duluthian Emily Ford is currently the top rookie racing in the 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. As of Tuesday morning, Ford ...

Veteran mushers expressed varying takeaways about the rookie makeup of the race. Willow’s Matthew Failor, who has compiled a ...

When rookie musher Brenda Mackey scratched in Tanana last Wednesday, Iditarod officials released a now-retracted statement ...

Hello from Alaska, and thanks for supporting us, everybody from northern Minnesota and Wisconsin, and we’re carrying you all ...

Yes, sled dog racing is pricey. This year only 33 teams are making the Iditarod work. That number is tied with a record low ...

Editor’s note: This story will be updated as the mushers advance in the 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Check back for ...

A Northland musher will begin her first Iditarod race Monday afternoon. Emily Ford, who is from Duluth, and her partner ...

Here are 25 of our favorite photos from the day: Musher Jason Mackey and his dog team dash down Cordova Street as the crowd ...

Hundreds of dogs, 33 mushers, and thousands of onlookers are gathering along the trail of the 53rd Iditarod this year.Watch a ...

Rookie Emily Ford said her dog team cannot wait to get into some snow. “I think they're gonna be so stoked and be like — ...

Thanks to a lack of snow, this year’s edition of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race needed a new route across the Alaska ...