The last-minute change follows pushback from mushers over the weekend who called a stretch of trail unsafe.
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Yamaha will stop selling snowmachines in North America
The company said it aimed to grow its business through more environmentally friendly motors
Hale brothers make history at the Iron Dog
On Saturday, Israel Hale became the first disabled competitor to ever finish the full 2,600-mile Iron Dog race.
Wielechowski, Kastner fight for votes in East Anchorage
Wielechowski has been in the news this year for filing a lawsuit to keep Permanent Fund dividends whole.
2016 Iron Dog race expected to be faster, riskier
Despite winter’s below-average snowfall, the Iron Dog’s trail appears to be snow-covered for almost all of its 2,000-mile length from Big Lake to Fairbanks via Nome.