Interior

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.

Changes are coming to state plans for a liquefied natural gas pipeline, but the governor and the state’s three pipeline partners aren’t ready to say what those changes will be.

Neff was glowing when he made it to Braeburn in first place, despite only sleeping a couple of hours over the last two and a half days.

“That’s what the F-35 will do to you,” said Carolyn Gleason, as she held up the general who fainted during a press briefing on the high tech new fighter slated for Eielson Air Force Base.

Senate Minority Leader Berta Gardner, an Anchorage Democrat, said her caucus members were disappointed.

Musher Seth Barnes said early Monday that the last 100 miles of trail coming north to Circle “literally was perfect … definitely the best trail I’ve been on all year.” His dogs had trained on gravel most of the winter.