Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: St. Cloud Times Entry Title: Benton County elected official may have not lived in county, as required by law Entry Credit: Becca Most Judge Comment: Persistent. Thorough. Series tracks the situation from initial allegations to settlement. Great details. Good job of explaining the legal filings in the story.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Brainerd Dispatch Entry Title: Caucus fracas Entry Credit: Chelsey Perkins Judge Comment: Important story in these times. Good job of showing various positions and perspectives and sticking with it, even when people wouldn't talk to you.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Brainerd Dispatch Entry Title: School officials say there are no litter boxes in bathrooms Entry Credit: Theresa Bourke Judge Comment: Nice job of sorting through different facets of the story. Variety of sources and perspectives.
