Husky News

The dogs barking is the first sound you hear. And then you see Chad Schouweiler and his sled. Read the rest of this entry »

After 16 years of losses, John Baker was solely focused on winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race. Read the rest of this entry »

Forty seven teams from all around Alaska have been announced as the official participants of the 2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, marked as “The Last Great Race on Earth.” Read the rest of this entry »

Fears are growing for an experienced dog racer who has been missing for over a week – leaving her beloved animals behind. Read the rest of this entry »

Kotzebue musher sets race record in first victory.
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Martin Buser left Takotna at about 10 p.m. Wednesday, the first to take to the trail after completing his 24-hour layover. Read the rest of this entry »

Melissa Owens has dropped out of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race at 2 a.m. Tuesday at the Rainy Pass checkpoint. Read the rest of this entry »

Two of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race’s most accomplished mushers are defending the race that is now under renewed attack by animal rights activists after 100 sled dogs were killed at a tour business in Canada in an unrelated event. Read the rest of this entry »

Two mushers have dropped out of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race at the Rainy Pass checkpoint. Read the rest of this entry »

Four-time winner Martin Buser is leading the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race from Anchorage to Nome. Read the rest of this entry »

The Nikolai resident I’m sharing a table with here in the school gymnasium suspects Mackey’s just playing head-games with his rivals, for what it’s worth. Read the rest of this entry »

From Kyle Hopkins in Nikolai … Read the rest of this entry »

Rolling up plastic for his dog sled runners? That’s hard. Lifting his left arm above his chest? That hurts. Read the rest of this entry »

A perennial threat to win the Iditarod says half his team is suffering “kennel cough” and eating poorly. Read the rest of this entry »

Defending champion Lance Mackey dropped three dogs minutes after arriving in this chilly village checkpoint — a move he says dampens his chances of winning a historic fifth-straight Iditarod. Read the rest of this entry »

Iditarod race judge John Anderson flagged down a veterinarian Monday afternoon outside the canvas tent where musher after musher arrived on frozen Puntilla Lake throughout the day. Read the rest of this entry »

Nine of the top 10 finishers in last year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race return this weekend for another shot at the championship. Read the rest of this entry »

Reporters who cover the Iditarod are seeking nominations from the public for the Iditarod Hall of Fame. Read the rest of this entry »

Deep into the cold, dark heart of the Alaska winter, Robert Forto is chasing his dream. It is not an easy pursuit. Read the rest of this entry »