Iditarod

The veteran musher arrived at the famed Burled Arch in Nome 9 days, 10 hours, 37 minutes and 47 seconds after starting the race, to become the third Norwegian ever to win the Last Great Race on Earth.

Tomas Waerner is your champion but their's more racing still to be done.DeeDee Jonrowe knows just how big a deal it can be to finish second at the Iditarod and she took a deeper look at the budding race for that spot.

For Norwegian musher Thomas Waerner, being a part of the Iditarod is a childhood dream come true.

After a break down in 2016, Eureka musher Brent Sass is closing in on his fourth Iditarod finish with a new mantra tattooed on his forearm: "Run your own race."

Norwegian Thomas Waerner cruised to the Iditarod crown early Wednesday after opening a gap between his team and the rest of the pack earlier in the week.

Veteran Iditarod mushers Anna Berington and Kristy Berington have both scratched at the Unalakleet checkpoint.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles confirmed Monday that the Anchorage Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership in Anchorage will no longer sponsor the race.

As the teams near White Mountain in this final stretch of the last great race the excitement is building, in this DeeDee dispatch, she breaks down just what it's like the run to the famed checkpoint.

Our special correspondent and veteran musher DeeDee Jonrowe explains how mushers heading up the coast to Nome are facing some tricky snow conditions.

Daugherty had 13 dogs in harness at the time he made the decision to scratch.

Veteran musher Jeremy Keller arrived safe and sound to his home in Knik Monday after scratching from the 48th running of the Iditarod and announcing late last week that he would mush his team home.

Veteran Iditarod musher Aaron Peck, wearing bib no. 36 scratched at the Shaktoolik checkpoint Monday afternoon.

Of the hundreds of dogs strategically chosen to run in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race each year, some will be randomly selected for urine tests.

For locals in the coastal Alaskan village of Unalakleet, this year's Iditarod feels different. It's the first race since Middy Johnson, a community leader whose vision was to make the town more hospitable and fun during the Last Great Race died unexpectedly in December.

Aniak's Richie Diehl, wearing bib no. 16, scratched at the Unalakleet checkpoint Monday.

The next official checkpoint is Koyuk.

Channel 2's Patrick Enslow was in Unalakleet Sunday where he filed this report.

Veteran musher DeeDee Jonrowe is back with us to give her opinion as this race nears the final stages.

DeeDee shares her thoughts on the effort by the community of Shaktoolik to prepare a cabin for mushers two miles outside of the community, despite earlier this week making the decision to bypass the original checkpoint over concerns of coronavirus.

At the Unalakleet checkpoint, Channel 2 special correspondent DeeDee JonroAt the Unalakleet checkpoint, Channel 2 special correspondent DeeDee Jonrowe got a good look at Thomas Waerner's team. we got a good look at Thomas Waerner's team.

The coastal of community of Shaktoolik has prepared a cabin for mushers two miles outside of the community, despite earlier this week making the decision to bypass the original checkpoint over concerns of Coronavirus.

The coronavirus impacts are being felt along the trail with adjustments to checkpoints and cancellation of public events surrounding the race.

Norwegian musher Thomas Waerner arrived first into Unalakleet at 10:08 a.m. Sunday morning.

Between snow, terrain, and mandatory rests that still have to take place among the leaders, plenty of challenges lie ahead on the trail between the Yukon and the coast.

Veteran Iditarod musher Linwood Fiedler and rookie musher Martin Massicotte scratched at the Galena checkpoint.

KTUU Special Correspondent DeeDee Jonrowe breaks down what mushers can expect once they reach the checkpoint at Kaltag.

A musher based out of Big Lake is finding the Iditarod Trail restorative after sustaining serious injuries in January.

Jessie Royer is the first musher to reach the Kaltag checkpoint and won the Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish First Award.

Concerns over the novel coronavirus have led to changes on the Iditarod trail to ensure safety at checkpoints along the trail.

As mushers travel to Nome, some racers are making their way down the Iditarod Trail by bike and foot.