Winners in Minnesota AP broadcast contest

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Winners in the 2015 Minnesota Associated Press Broadcasters news contest. Awards will be presented Friday night at the annual AP banquet at the Midwest Journalism Conference in Bloomington.

Radio I

Spot/Hard News

First Place: KTOE, Mankato, “Minnesota River Rescue,” by Wendy Wilde

Honorable Mention: KVSC, St. Cloud, “Kidnapping in Melrose,’ by Korina Borash

Feature

First Place: WTIP, Grand Marais, “The Lake Superior Project: 50 Years on Mic Mac Lake,” by Martha Marnocha

Honorable Mention: WTIP, Grand Marais, “The Lake Superior Project: From Bayfield to Baikal,” by Martha Marnocha

Honorable Mention: WTIP, Grand Marais, “Rock Collecting Along the North Shore,” by Joe Friedrichs

Series/Special

First Place: WTIP, Grand Marais, “Local Music Project: Gordon Thorne and the Fingerstyle Masters Weekend,” by Will Moore

Honorable Mention: WTIP, Grand Marais, “The Lake Superior Project: Lake Superior Herring Decline Linked to Variety of Factors,” By Joe Friedrichs

Honorable Mention: WTIP, Grand Marais, “Wolf Reinstatement Leaves Some Without Predator Control Options,” by Joe Friedrichs

Documentary/Investigative

First Place: KTOE, Mankato, “Governor’s Pheasant Opener 2015,” by Wendy Wilde

Honorable Mention: WTIP, Grand Marais, “The Lake Superior Project: The Toxic Legacy of the Former Finland Air Force Base,” by Martha Marnocha

Sports Reporting

First Place: KVSC, St. Cloud, “Huskies Sports Friday,” by Declan Goff, Daniel Papp, Jeremiah Graves

Honorable Mention: WTIP, Grand Marais, “Fishing Women,” by Joe Friedrichs

Writing

First Place: WTIP, Grand Marais, “Gus’ Wild Side: Unruly Pond Hockey,” by Dennis Kaleta, Martha Marnocha

Honorable Mention: WTIP, Grand Marais, “Sunny’s Back Yard: Adopting Two Huskies,” by Nancy Steinhauser, Martha Marnocha

Best Newscast

First Place: KTOE, Mankato, “KTOE Newscast - Noon News September 15, 2015,” by Wendy Wilde

Sports Play by Play

First Place: KVSC, St. Cloud, “SCSU Women’s Basketball vs. MN-Crookston,” by Daniel Papp, Gabe Anderson

Honorable Mention: KVSC, St. Cloud, “Huskies Baseball,” by Declan Goff, Jeremy Klein

Best in Show

WTIP, Grand Marais, “The Lake Superior Project: 50 Years on Mic Mac Lake,” by Martha Marnocha

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Radio II

Spot/Hard News

First Place: WCCO, Minneapolis, “Black Lives Matter Protesters Evicted,” by Steve Simpson, Susie Jones, Dave Lee, Edgar Linares, John Williams, Adam Carter, Laura Oakes

Honorable Mention: KFGO, Fargo, “Hunter Homicides,” by Don Haney, Bonnie Amistadi

Honorable Mention: WCCO, Minneapolis, “Manhunt in Minnesota,” by Laura Oakes, Edgar Linares

Feature

First Place: MPR, St. Paul, “Would You Like Prayers With That?” by Elizabeth Baier, Kate Smith

Honorable Mention: KFGO, Fargo, “Foster Grandma,” by Jim Monk

Honorable Mention: WCCO, Minneapolis, “Drum Corps Tour,” by Edgar Linares

Series/Special

First Place: WCCO, Minneapolis, “Tracking Danger: Minnesota’s Crude Reality,” by Adam Carter, Susie Jones, Jennifer Lewerenz, Edgar Linares, Laura Oakes, Al Schoch

Honorable Mention: MPR, St. Paul, “Forty Years of Hmong Migration,” by Tom Weber, Julie Siple, Sasha Aslanian, Laura McCallum, Steven John, Jayne Solinger

Honorable Mention: WCCO, Minneapolis, “Home Grown: The Somali-American Struggle,” by Susie Jones, Jennifer Lewerenz, Edgar Linares, Al Schoch, Steve Simpson

Documentary/Investigative

First Place: MPR, St. Paul, “Amid ISIS Terror Concerns, a Minnesota Man Is Scrutinized But Not Charged,” by Laura Yuen, Mukhtar Ibrahim, Laura McCallum

Honorable Mention: WCCO, Minneapolis, “Tracking Danger: Minnesota’s Crude Reality,” by Adam Carter, Steve Simpson, Susie Jones, Laura Oakes, Edgar Linares, Jennifer Lewerenz

Honorable Mention: WCCO, Minneapolis, “Home Grown: The Somali-American Struggle,” by Adam Carter, Susie Jones, Laura Oakes, Steve Simpson, Al Schoch, Jennifer Lewerenz

Sports Reporting

First Place: MPR, St. Paul, “At St. Scholastica, the Kicking Coach Wears a Habit,” by Dan Kraker, Bill Wareham

Honorable Mention: WCCO, Minneapolis, “Univ of MN Football Coach Jerry Kill Retires,” by Sid Hartman, Dave Lee, Mike Max, Chad Hartman

Honorable Mention: KFGO, Fargo, “Jones X 2,” by Jack Michaels

Writing

First Place: MPR, St. Paul, “Feeling Scars at Red Lake, 10 Years Later,” by John Enger, Dan Gunderson , Kate Smith

Best Newscast

First Place: WCCO, Minneapolis, “WCCO Afternoon Roundup 6 p.m. April 16, 2015,” by Adam Carter, Laura Oakes, Edgar Linares, Susie Jones, Al Schoch, Steve Simpson

Honorable Mention: MPR, St. Paul, “Morning Edition 7 a.m. newscast April 16, 2015,” by Cathy Wurzer, Jim Bickal, Eugene Cha, Perry Finelli, Jennifer Ehrlich

Sports Play by Play

First Place: WCCO, Minneapolis, “St Thomas National Championship Game,” by Dave Lee, Eric Nelson

Honorable Mention: KFGO, Fargo, “NDSU vs Gonzaga,” by Jack Michaels

Best Website

MPR, St. Paul, www.MPRNews.org

Best in Show

MPR, St. Paul, “Amid ISIS Terror Concerns, a Minnesota Man Is Scrutinized But Not Charged,” by Laura Yuen, Mukhtar Ibrahim, Laura McCallum

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Television

Spot/Hard News

First Place: KTTC, Rochester, “Runaway Truck,” by Devin Bartolotta, Chuck Sibley

Honorable Mention: WDIO, Duluth, “Watch for the Arm,” by Julie Kruse, Kyle Aune

Honorable Mention: KAAL, Austin, “Rochester Bomb Scare,” by Erin Pellet , Peter Leuthardt, Betsy Singer, Megan Stewart, Ben Henry, Chad Corey, Vincente Guerrea, Javier Gil, Carl Raymond

Feature

First Place: WDIO, Duluth, “A Dog’s Life,” by Briggs LeSavage, Carl Sauer

Honorable Mention: WDIO, Duluth, “To Nome and Back,” by Carl Sauer

Honorable Mention: KTTC, Rochester, “Climbing the Bluffs,” by Devin Bartolotta

Series/Special

First Place: KTTC, Rochester, “Women on Target,” by Devin Bartolotta, Chuck Sibley

Honorable Mention: WDIO, Duluth, “The Aware Campaign,” by Renee Passal, John Whaley

Honorable Mention: WDIO, Duluth, “Mental Health: Where are the Beds?” by Renee Passal, Glenn Kellahan

Documentary/ Investigate

First Place: WDIO, Duluth, “The War Within,” by Heidi Enninga, Kyle Aune

Honorable Mention: WDIO, Duluth, “Playground or Dangerground?” by Heidi Enninga, Glenn Kellahan

Honorable Mention: WDIO, Duluth, “Mental Health: Where Are the Beds?” by Renee Passal, Glenn Kellahan

Sports Reporting

First Place: WDIO, Duluth, “Up North: Curling,” by Alec Ausmus, Kyle Aune

Honorable Mention: WDIO, Duluth, “Facing Off with Father Time,” by Dan Williamson, Kyle Aune

Honorable Mention: WDIO, Duluth, “Summer Dreams, Hometown Heroes,” by Alec Ausmus, Kyle Aune

Writing

First Place: KAAL, Austin, “Meghan Reistad Writing Composite,” by Meghan Reistad

Honorable Mention: KAAL, Austin, “Karsen Forsman Writing Composite,” by Karsen Forsman

Best Newscast

First Place: KTTC, Rochester, “KTTC NewsCenter at 10 p.m., May 6, 2015,” by Noel Sederstrom, Stephen Rydberg, Krista Corrigan, Tom Overlie, Robin Wolfram, Randy Brock, Pat Lund, Mike Sullivan, Taj Simmons, Ali Killam, Alanna Martella, Jonelle Glende, Chuck Sibley, Shannon Bolte, Donnie Forti, Tim Strauss, Lori Sam, John Wilcox

Honorable Mention: WDIO, Duluth, “Eyewitness News at Ten - May 6, 2015,” by Steve Goodspeed, Jon Ellis, Zach Hammer, Darren Danielson, Justin Liles, Dan Williamson, Dan Romano, Briggs LeSavage, John Whaley, Carl Sauer, Glenn Kellahan, Kyle Aune, Manny Villanueva

Honorable Mention: KAAL, Austin, “ABC 6 News: November 5, 2015 - 6 p.m.,” by Breanna Levine, Peter Leuthardt , Hiyas Quelle, James Wilcox, Laura Lee , Megan Stewart , Ben Henry , Chris Kuball , Karsen Forsman , Jeanna Radz, Sean Tehan , Chad Corey, Vincente Guerra , Dan Conradt

Best Website

KELO, Sioux Falls, KELOLAND.com

Best in Show

WDIO, Duluth, “The War Within,” by Heidi Enninga, Kyle Aune

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This story has been corrected to correct website name in Radio II Best Website category from mpr.org to MPRNews.org, last name ’Golf’ to ’Goff’ in Radio I Sports Reporting first place and ’Desten Johnson’ to ’Kyle Aune’ in Television Spot/Hard News honorable mention.