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| H. Multiday: 7,001 and over | Awards to Individuals | 22. Human Interest Story | 3rd Place | A moving portrayal of loss and community healing, told with restraint and respect. The piece demonstrates emotional dept More ... | Grand Forks Herald | Holte's widow grateful for support | 052425 Kelly, Holte's widow grateful for support.pdf |
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| F. Multiday: up to 3,000 | Awards to Individuals | 22. Human Interest Story | 3rd Place | Call me crazy but the Hallmark approach to the writing worked. It was sweet and romantic. I did want to know their ages, More ... | Park Rapids Enterprise | "An 'unlikely' match finds love in small-town Minnesota" | UnlikelyMatchinSmallTownMinnesota1Jan2025.pdf |
https://www.parkrapidsenterprise.com/news/local/an-unlikely-match-finds-love-in-smalltown-minnesota
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| C. Non-multiday: 1,501 to 3,000 | Awards to Individuals | 26. Sports Story | 1st Place | A solid, well-crafted story requiring no correction. | Buffalo - Wright County Journal-Press | "Gone with the Wind" Sports Story | WCJ_20241024_A_013.pdfWCJ_20241024_A_015.pdf |
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| F. Multiday: up to 3,000 | Awards to Individuals | 24. Human Interest Story - News Feature | 1st Place | Great lede. Good story. The writer did an excellent job of folding necessary details into the story without taking reade More ... | Park Rapids Enterprise | "Itasca State Park was at 98% capacity during weekend storm" | 28June2025Itasca at 98% Capacity .pdf |
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| E. Non-multiday: 7,001 and over | Special Awards | 57. Lynn Smith Community Leadership Award | 2nd Place | A piece that is vitally important these days, done in a clear and concise manner, and made available to the audience it More ... | Minneapolis - Minnesota Womens Press | "Know Your Rights" special issue for immigrants: MN Womens Press | 41-4.5-Special-issue.pdf |
https://www.womenspress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/41-4.5-Special-issue.pdf
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| F. Multiday: up to 3,000 | Awards to Individuals | 23. Human Interest Story - Personality Feature/Profile | 3rd Place | Good lead. Good information. Multiple voices made this a well-rounded story. | Park Rapids Enterprise | "Menahga drag racer wins national trophies" | MenahgaDragRacerWinsNationalTrophies23Oct2024.pdf |
https://www.parkrapidsenterprise.com/news/local/menahga-drag-racer-wins-national-trophies
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| F. Multiday: up to 3,000 | Awards to Individuals | 24. Human Interest Story - News Feature | 2nd Place | Great lede and a solid story. It was a close call between this entry and the first place winner. Ultimately, it came dow More ... | Park Rapids Enterprise | "Nevis twins help hunters stranded in sunken boat" | Nevis twins rescue stranded boaters PRE 113024.pdf |
https://www.parkrapidsenterprise.com/news/local/nevis-twins-help-hunters-stranded-in-sunken-boat
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| C. Non-multiday: 1,501 to 3,000 | Awards to Individuals | 31. Local Breaking News Coverage | 1st Place | Serious public threat, statewide political implications, immediate arrest update, strong sourcing. This is high-stakes, More ... | Anoka County Union Herald | 'DEVASTATED, HEARTBROKEN' | DEVASTATED, HEARTBROKEN.pdf | |||
| B. Non-multiday: 1,001 to 1,500 | Awards to Individuals | 27. Sports Feature Story | 1st Place | Cambridge/North Branch-County News Review | 'Full Court Fight' supports C-I grad with cancer diagnosis | 'Full Court Fight' supports C-I grad with cancer diagnosis.pdf |
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| D. Non-multiday: 3,001 to 7,000 | Awards to Individuals | 22. Human Interest Story | 2nd Place | A look at how one family is dealing with grief, something not alot of people talk about or write about. Great job. | Blooming Prairie - Steele County Times | 'He was a Beautiful Little Boy' | SCT_A01_04_30_merged.pdf |
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| F. Multiday: up to 3,000 | Awards to Individuals | 33. Hard News - Coverage of Court/Crime | 1st Place | Good job getting into the thoughts and feelings of attendees in court, and an interesting juxtaposition of the centerpie More ... | Winona Daily News | 'Justice for Maddi' | 'Justice for Maddi'.pdf |
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| F. Multiday: up to 3,000 | Awards to Individuals | 23. Human Interest Story - Personality Feature/Profile | 1st Place | Uplifting story that highlights youth accomplishments. Good job of telling the community about and explaining the studen More ... | Austin Daily Herald | 'We can truly do something about this' | FoodSecurity.pdf |
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| F. Multiday: up to 3,000 | Awards to Individuals | 33. Hard News - Coverage of Court/Crime | 3rd Place |
Good explanation of the entire process and solid detail. |
Fergus Falls - The Daily Journal | 'You're the monster in society' | FergusFallsDailyJournal_05.10.2025 (dragged).pdf |
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| A. Non-multiday: up to 1,000 | Awards to Individuals | 28. Business Story | 2nd Place | Excellent story of the ups and downs of this cinema, and the industry in general. Brava! | St. Michael/Albertville - Crow River News | 10 years of ups and downs for St. Michael Cinema | Business Profile - 2.pdf |
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| H. Multiday: 7,001 and over | Awards to Individuals | 18. Self-promotion or House Ad | 2nd Place | Nice clean layout. Use of historic front pages and photos catches attention. Like the way the design transitions from th More ... | Rochester - Post Bulletin | 100 years | 18-393741.pdf |
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| G. Multiday: 3,001 to 7,000 | Awards to Individuals | 20. Best Advertisement | 1st Place | Clean, fresh, kept thinking about this ad as reviewing others. Good job! | Brainerd Dispatch | 343166 - Eagles Landing Golf Club - Best Of 2024 | Eagles Landing Best of 2024.pdfBest Of 2024.pdf |
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| G. Multiday: 3,001 to 7,000 | Awards to Individuals | 25. Social Issues Story | 2nd Place | Great job getting into both legal and human impact of what could be a dry funding dispute, explaining how people are suf More ... | Brainerd Dispatch | 48-hour rule: Local law enforcement calls on state to do more | ts-june11-2025-48-hour-o.pdf |
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| H. Multiday: 7,001 and over | Awards to Individuals | 22. Human Interest Story | 2nd Place | A compelling and well-researched feature that brings history to life through personal narrative. The story effectively i More ... | Rochester - Post Bulletin | 50 years ago, the first Vietnamese refugee family arrived in Rochester: Here is where they are today |
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| C. Non-multiday: 1,501 to 3,000 | Awards to Individuals | 35. Columnist | 1st Place | These columns address the major concerns our society is facing in this electronic age. Well researched and well-written, More ... | Elbow Lake /Herman/Hoffman - Grant Cty Herald | A Drop of Ink | Reed Anfinson - GCH 2-26-2025.pdfReed Anfinson - GCH 5-14-2025.pdfReed Anfinson GCH 8-6-2025.pdf |
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| C. Non-multiday: 1,501 to 3,000 | Awards to Individuals | 39. Photography Photo Story | 3rd Place | I feel like I attended! Food, classic cars, parades, costumes, food, kids, animals and pure fun. What more could you a More ... | Cloquet - Pine Knot News | A Fourth of July bonanza | 2PKNCloquetFourth.pdf |
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