Fan favorite Aliy Zirkle leads Iditarod at halfway point

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A perennial fan favorite in search of her first win in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is in the lead. Aliy (AL’-ee) Zirkle was the first musher to reach the halfway point of this year’s race, arriving early Thursday at the checkpoint in the ghost town of Iditarod. She picks […]