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Iditarod 2024 sees first scratch as Minnesota rookie pulls out in Ruby ‘in best interest of team’
RUBY, Alaska (KTUU) - After nearly seven days and close to 500 miles, the first competitor of Iditarod 2024 has scratched, as rookie Erin Altemus pulled out of the race early Sunday morning at the Ruby checkpoint overlooking the Yukon River. It was a remarkable record for a race that...
For Wally Robinson, Iditarod 52 marks return to race after more than two decades
RUBY, Alaska (KTUU) - As teams barrel toward the coast in the 52nd running of the Iditarod, the lead pack has made it to Nulato — around mile 582 — including a musher who found out he would be on the trail not even a month before the start of the race.
Iditarod musher Petit and his dogs chow down in Ruby after arriving first to the Yukon River town
RUBY – Musher Nicolas Petit traded pre-packaged food for a gourmet meal Thursday night, his prize for arriving at this Yukon River town first in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Petit’s decision to take his mandatory 24-hour layover here, about 495 miles into the 1,000-mile race, is rare...
‘Tons can happen’: Iditarod teams mush into race’s second half
RUBY — Iditarod mushers arriving here Friday were taking stock of their sled dog teams, some of which were parked and resting in the sun, before heading out onto the wide and flat Yukon River. This is where the race part of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race really...
Feds Pump $9.5M into River Energy Research for Galena
A research barge at the Tanana River Test Site near Nenana points upstream in 2023. Testing of prototypes at the site helps technology developers create systems that are ready for pilot deployments, like the one being studied for Galena. The UAF Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) and the...
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