The world’s most famous sled dog race is longer than ever this year thanks to a lack of snow. This year’s Iditarod race, which began on Monday, March 3, will last a record distance of 1,128 miles, ...

A 4-year-old female dog died Friday during the Iditarod, the famous long-distance sled dog race held in Alaska. The dog, named Ventana, collapsed eight miles outside a race checkpoint in Galena, a ...

Mar. 8—A dog that collapsed and died Friday during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race turned out to be pregnant, race officials said. Race marshal Warren Palfrey said in a statement Friday that Ventana, ...

Racers and their dogs from around the world hit Wisconsin's trails for a fast, snowless take on traditional sled dog racing. Katie Thoresen from member station WXPR reports.