The 2025 Iditarod starts on Saturday. Here’s what to know
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race looks a lot different this year due to historically scarce snow. The competition kicks
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Iditarod start moves to Fairbanks due to lack of snow
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will now start in Fairbanks, not Willow, due to a lack of snow, race
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Alaska needs a state dinosaur, lawmaker says, but top dino scientist not sure on pick
A Fairbanks legislator wants the state to have an official dinosaur, and he’s suggesting that it be a type of
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With U.S. climate drama behind them, can the Arctic Council turn the page in Reykjavik?
The foreign ministers of all eight Arctic countries are gathering in Reykjavik for the Arctic Council ministerial on May 20,
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Yukon Quest sled dog race cancelled in Canada this winter
There will be no Yukon Quest international sled dog race in Yukon this winter, organizers announced on Wednesday. In a
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What kind of spending is expected in Alaska’s construction industry this year?
Construction industry spending in Alaska is projected to increase by 10% this year compared to 2018. If the forecast holds
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Alaska’s Brent Sass wins Yukon Quest sled dog race
Alaskan musher Brent Sass has claimed victory in the Yukon Quest, four years after he last won the grueling, 1,600-kilometre
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Alaska shelter helps homeless promptly find work, home and stability
When Linda Baker moved from Minto to Fairbanks (central Alaska) a few months ago, she didn’t expect to end up
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Alaskans greet North Korean missile test with a shrug not a shriek
The news on Tuesday of a successful intercontinental ballistic missile test by North Korea has world leaders calling for restraint.
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Trump administration sought last-minute changes to soften Arctic Council climate-change commitment
When foreign ministers from all eight Arctic nations signed a declaration this month committing their countries to fighting climate change,
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Establishment of Álgu Fund marks new beginning in Arctic Council, indigenous peoples say
The financial instrument is to help indigenous groups raise resources for involvement in decision-making and participation in the Arctic Council.
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Russia’s foreign minister visits Lend-Lease Monument in Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS — Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, visited a monument to cooperation between the United States and the former Soviet Union
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Arctic Council 2017 – How to watch & who to follow
The United States turns over the two-year rotating chairmanship of the Arctic Council to Finland this week in Fairbanks, Alaska. Over
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Iditarod sled dog race teams head out into Alaska’s big chill
FAIRBANKS — Off to Nome. At 11 a.m. Monday, 71 teams in the 45th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race started
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Mushers reach halfway point of Yukon Quest sled dog race
One of the world’s great Arctic events and races is now at the halfway point in -27 Celsius weather. Mushers
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