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Peter Kaiser Takes First In Iditarod — Marking A Win For Alaskan Natives

4:49pm March 16, 2019

Kaiser is the first musher of Yup'ik descent to win the Iditarod sled dog race. His win is a significant point of pride for Alaska's indigenous people.

Rookie musher Blair Braverman and her dogs will compete in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, traveling more than 900 miles across Alaska from Anchorage to Nome and facing subzero temperatures and challenging trails.

Blair Braverman And Her 'Ugly Dogs' Prepare For Her First Iditarod

7:04pm March 01, 2019

The rookie musher and her team of rock-star racers, with their own social media following, face heavy snow, subzero temperatures and 938 miles of Alaskan wilderness.

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Four-time and defending champion Dallas Seavey mushes during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, on March 4. Seavey has faced recent accusations of doping, which he denies, and animal cruelty, which local officia

Investigators Say No Sign Of Cruelty In Kennel Of Former Iditarod Champ

5:11pm November 02, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Matanuska-Susitna Borough says there is no evidence that animals were mistreated at a kennel owned by Dallas Seavey. Seavey faced allegations of cruelty, after also being accused of doping.

Dallas Seavey poses with his lead dogs Reef (left) and Tide after finishing the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska, in March 2016. Seavey denies he administered banned drugs to his dogs in this year's race and has withdrawn from the 2018 race in

Iditarod Names Four-Time Champ Dallas Seavey In Dog Doping Scandal

3:26pm October 24, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Under pressure from competitors, the race committee said the 30-year-old musher is under suspicion of giving his dogs the drug tramadol in this year's race. Seavey has denied any wrongdoing.

After the 45th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in March, the race board says, several dogs from a single team tested positive for a banned substance.

Iditarod Sled Dogs Test Positive For Banned Substance

11:46am October 19, 2017

by Scott Neuman

At the end of this year's annual run to Nome, Alaska, several dogs from a single team tested positive for a banned painkiller, the race board says.

Mitch Seavey poses with his lead dogs Pilot, left, and Crisp under the Burled Arch after winning the 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, in Nome, Alaska, on Tuesday. Seavey won his third Iditarod, becoming the fastest and oldest champion at age 57.

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Mitch Seavey Wins Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Sets 2 Records

3:21pm March 15, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

Seavey, who previously won the Iditarod in 2013 and 2004, became the fastest and the oldest musher to win the race. He also beat his son, defending champion Dallas Seavey.

The dogs that race in the Iditarod are well-trained and competitive. And, you know, sometimes they're a bit derpy looking.

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NPR News Nuggets: This One's For The Dogs

8:03am March 11, 2017

by Wynne Davis

Here's a quick roundup of some of the mini-moments you may have missed on this week's Morning Edition.

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For the fourth time in five years, Dallas Seavey won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska. Here, he's seen at the ceremonial start of the 1,000-mile race in Anchorage.

Dallas Seavey Wins Fourth Iditarod Championship In Five Years

7:04am March 15, 2016

by Bill Chappell

For the third year in a row, Dallas Seavey is the first musher to reach Nome, Alaska, winning his fourth Iditarod championship overall.

Aliy Zirkle handles her dogs during a rest in Galena along the Yukon River, her last stop before heading towards Nulato. Late in the night, as she approached Nulato, Zirkle was attacked by a snowmobiler a few miles outside the small community.

Snowmobiler Kills Dog Competing In Iditarod; Attack Apparently Intentional

7:22pm March 12, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Multiple dogs were injured Saturday morning after a snowmobiler repeatedly drove towards Aliy Zirkle, Jeff King and their teams. Nash, a 3-year-old male on King's team, was killed in the attack.

Volunteers help raise the Iditarod finishers banner at the burled arch finish line on Monday. Dallas Seavey won the race Wednesday morning.

Dallas Seavey Wins 3rd Iditarod In 4 Years

2:59pm March 31, 2015

by Miles Parks

The 28-year-old Seavey finished the race early Wednesday. He completed the 1,100-mile sled dog race in eight days, 18 hours, 13 minutes and six seconds.