//The Latest: Virus changes Iditarod, now 140 miles shorter

The Latest: Virus changes Iditarod, now 140 miles shorter

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The 2021 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will be about 140 miles shorter than normal as a result of complications stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.

Race officials announced Friday that teams will no longer embark on a 1,000-mile journey to Nome but instead will take a roughly