Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Fargo/Moorhead - The Forum Entry Title: 'Shop dogs' are four-legged ambassadors in F-M Entry Credit: Helmut Schmidt Judge Comment: Nice approach to a business story - not all numbers and comparisons.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Grand Forks Herald Entry Title: Ardoch, N.D. sisters' project brings home the bacon Entry Credit: Ann Bailey Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Grand Forks Herald Entry Title: Safari Market suffers after search and seizure Entry Credit: Hannah Shirley Judge Comment: Great job going to the source here - this story could easily have been dropped with an initial report - but this shows a great deal of effort to go that extra mile for the rest of the story.