2+ hour, 49+ min ago  (196+ words) 780 AM 96. 1 FM Ahead of this year's race, KNOM rebroadcasted its coverage of the first-ever Iditarod Sled Dog Race in 1973. It took champion Dick Wilmarth 20 days to make it from Anchorage to Nome. Soon after re-airing, his daughter, Rebecca, reached out…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (149+ words) 780 AM 96. 1 FM Bailey Vitello finished first in the inaugural Nome-Golovin 200 Sled Dog Race on March 27, completing the nearly 200-mile Nome-Golovin round trip in one day, five hours, and 35 minutes on the trail with a team of 12 dogs." Hosted for the…...

4+ week, 2+ hour ago  (891+ words) 780 AM 96. 1 FM In April, the border between Nome's sandy beaches and the Bering Sea is invisible, covered by feet of frozen water and snow. Throughout the day, crabbers can be spotted darting across the ice on snowmachines, plopping giant metal…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1206+ words) 780 AM 96. 1 FM Story by Alaska Public Media's Ava White, Casey Grove and KNOM's Ben Townsend The snow is back for the 2026 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. A little over a half-foot of snow blanketed Anchorage for the Iditarod's ceremonial kickoff…...