Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Cap Times Entry Title: Madison's 'Officer Vic' gives kids a respite from trauma, worries Entry Credit: Nicholas Garton Judge Comment: The lede and story focus is powerful without being over-dramatized.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Green Bay Press-Gazette Entry Title: From chicken to Chili Peppers: Tedford reflects on 45 years of Riverside Ballroom memories Entry Credit: Kendra Meinert Judge Comment: "It's America." The writer conveys it.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Journal Times Entry Title: 'Nature takes time' Entry Credit: L.A. Sklba Judge Comment: Good presentation and explanations on a nonobvious topic.
