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FILE - In this March 12, 2012 file photo, musher Brent Sass speaks to reporters after completing the nearly 1,000 mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska. Sass, coming off back-to-back wins in another long-distance sled dog race, was the first to reach the halfway point of this year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The native of Minnesota living near the Alaska community of Eureka arrived late Wednesday night, March 11, 2020 with 13 dogs in harness at the checkpoint in Cripple, where Sass said he planned to take his mandatory 24-hour rest period. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

FILE - In this March 12, 2012 file photo, musher Brent Sass speaks to reporters after completing the nearly 1,000 mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska. Sass, coming off back-to-back wins in another long-distance sled dog race, was the first to reach the halfway point of this year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The native of Minnesota living near the Alaska community of Eureka arrived late Wednesday night, March 11, 2020 with 13 dogs in harness at the checkpoint…

March 12, 2020

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Virus worries prompt some post-race changes for the Iditarod
March 12, 2020 9:04 p.m.

Virus worries prompt some post-race changes for the Iditarod

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials with the world’s most famous sled dog race announced Thursday they have postponed post-race events in Nome in response to the new coronavirus.