Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Wisconsin State Journal Entry Title: Winter Storm Entry Credit: John Hart Judge Comment: A cutline isn't even necessary for this photograph. Kudos to the photographer who was in the right place at the right time for this telling photo.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Post-Crescent Entry Title: A man runs from police during a standoff in Kaukauna Entry Credit: Bill Glasheen Judge Comment: Clearly Bill Glasheen deserves credit for chasing down this photo in what must have been a tense situation.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Gazette Entry Title: Major vehicle pileup, multiple crashes reported Entry Credit: Anthony Wahl Judge Comment: The impact is evident on traffic flow as well as the photographer's effort to get to the scene to capture the magnitude of this multi-vehicle pile-up.