Despite their financial contributions, some Iditarod mushers are questioning what two businessmen are doing in Alaska’s Super Bowl of dog mushing.

Students in the IditaRead Challenge move along the trail one mile per minute spent reading.

Alaska's U.S. House member struck a bipartisan tone in his second address to the state Legislature. He barely mentioned President Trump, even as he praised Trump's policies.

If passed by the House, high school students would have to complete a civics course, exam or project to graduate.

The 2026 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race began Saturday in downtown Anchorage, as 37 teams set off on the city's streets and trails for an 11-mile run in front of thousands of cheering fans.

Snow continued to fall Saturday as 37 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race teams mushed through Alaska’s largest city.

The Aleutians East Borough is asking the state to investigate whether a member of the Alaska Board of Fisheries acted ethically during a vote on restrictions to the Area M salmon fishery. Borough Mayor Alvin Osterback and representatives from several tribes in the region say they filed a complaint with the Alaska Department of Law on Feb. 23. They say a member of the Alaska Board of Fisheries had a conflict of interest when he cast a tie-breaking vote last month in favor of restricting the Area M fishery.

The ACLU Alaska is suing the Alaska Department of Corrections on behalf of a man who said he was forcibly medicated with powerful psychotropic medication for most of the past seven years.

After Saturday's ceremonial start in Anchorage, the race clock starts ticking for real with a restart Sunday in Willow, as teams head out on the 1,000-mile trail to Nome, where a first-place finisher is expected in about eight days.

The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the death of a crabber who fell overboard near Dutch Harbor last week.