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2021 Page One Awards — Newspapers (Less than 50k circulation)
| Category | Placement | News Outlet | Entry Title (headline, broadcast title, etc): | Journalist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breaking News Coverage | First Place | Mankato Free Press | Man Dies in River Shooting | Mark Fischenich |
| Breaking News Coverage | Second Place | Grand Forks Herald | Gunfire Kills Two in GF | Adam Kurtz, Hannah Shirley, Korrie Wenzel and Eric Hylden |
| Breaking News Coverage | Third Place | Pine Knot News | Fond du Lac Grieves Mother Son | Jana Peterson |
| Deadline News Coverage | First Place | Mankato Free Press | Mankato Schools Closed | Brian Arola |
| Deadline News Coverage | Second Place | Grand Forks Herald | Holte willing to run toward danger; Grand Forks Public Health warns of looming crisis | Hannah Shirley |
| Deadline News Coverage | Third Place | Duluth News Tribune | School Resource Officers | Adelle Whitefoot |
| Feature Writing | First Place | Mankato Free Press | Grain Bin Safety Becomes a Top Priority | Trey Mewes |
| Feature Writing | Second Place | Southwest Journal | Features stories | Zac Farber |
| Feature Writing | Third Place | North News | Dedicated group keeps hockey off thin ice; Violence is met by a tireless soldier of peace; Just a comedian? Local commedian Ashli Henderson discovered a side of herself that is feeing a community in crisis | David Pierini |
| Enterprise/In-Depth (Single story) | First Place | Duluth News Tribune | Who Duluth's lynching left behind | Melinda Lavine and Kelly Busche |
| Enterprise/In-Depth (Single story) | Second Place | Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal | A matter of degree...and dollars | Taryn Phaneuf and Matt Haesly |
| Enterprise/In-Depth (Single story) | Third Place | Mankato Free Press | Benefits on a diet | Brian Arola |
| Enterprise/In-Depth (Series) | First Place | Grand Forks Herald | COVID in jails | Hannah Shirley and Joe Bowen |
| Enterprise/In-Depth (Series) | Second Place | Duluth News Tribune | Graduating during a pandemic | Adelle Whitefoot and Tyler Schank |
| Enterprise/In-Depth (Series) | Third Place | Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal | Restaurant industry pandemic coverage | Dylan Thomas |
| Investigative | First Place | NRHEG Star Eagle | CARES Act money mishandled | Eli Lutgens |
| Investigative | Second Place | Mankato Free Press | Hagedorn, DJ deal could draw FEC inquiry | Trey Mewes |
| Investigative | Third Place | Community Reporter | No Confidence: As UFM residents look to move program, patients flee a clinic adrift | David Lamb |
| Business News Coverage | First Place | Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal | The Battle for Bremer | Patrick Rehkamp |
| Business News Coverage | Second Place | Southwest Journal | Business Stories | Zac Farber |
| Business News Coverage | Third Place | Grand Forks Herald | Changes and Rumors: What's Next for Altru? | Sam Easter |
| Sports News Coverage | First Place | Grand Forks Herald | Hunter Pinke series: UND football player injured in skiing accident | Tom Miller |
| Sports News Coverage | Second Place | Grand Forks Herald | Inside the bubble: NCHC pod in Omaha | Brad E. Schlossman |
| Sports News Coverage | Third Place | Minnesota/St.Paul Business Journal | Covid: Good for Golf | Pat Rehkamp and Matt Haesly |
| Sports Feature Writing | First Place | Duluth News Tribune | Former Bulldog crafts hockey sticks into walking canes | Jon Nowacki |
| Sports Feature Writing | Second Place | Grand Forks Herald | Hunter Pinke: Glad I've got a glass | Tom Miller |
| Sports Feature Writing | Third Place | Mankato Free Press | Downs syndrome bball player - Kevin Dudley | Kevin Dudley |
| Sports Columns | First Place | Grand Forks Herald | How Should UND Recognize This Hockey Season? | Brad E. Schlossman |
| Sports Columns | Second Place | Mankato Free Press | Chad Courrier Columns | Chad Courrier |
| Sports Columns | Third Place | Grand Forks Herald | It Was an Entertaining Night at the Old Ralph for a Virgil Hill Fight | Wayne Nelson |
| Arts & Entertainment Coverage | First Place | Duluth News Tribune | Anonymous UMD student's Instagram-based campus bathroom critiques offer dry-humored commentary | Christa Lawler |
| Arts & Entertainment Coverage | Second Place | Grand Forks Herald | Music during Covid; Mural in downtown Grand Forks; White House decorator Sadie Gardner | Pamela Knudson |
| Arts & Entertainment Coverage | Third Place | Southwest Journal | Arts writing | Zac Farber |
| Arts Criticism/Reviews | First Place | Duluth News Tribune | Cats' might have a second shot at life | Christa Lawler |
| Columns | First Place | Mankato Free Press | Tim Krohn columns | Tim Krohn |
| Columns | Second Place | Mankato Free Press | Columns by Diana Rojo-Garcia | Diana Rojo-Garcia |
| Columns | Third Place | Rochester Post Bulletin | Jennifer Koski | Jennifer Koski |
| Editorial and Commentary | First Place | Duluth News Tribune | Our Views | Chuck Frederick |
| Editorial and Commentary | Second Place | Crookston Times | Chandra Bozelko | Chandra Bozelko |
| Editorial and Commentary | Third Place | Yankton County Observer | Behind the Mask: Concern for Others | Brian Hunhoff |
| Page Design | First Place | North News | Boundless Waters | David Pierini, Thomas Toley and Harry Colbert |
| Headlines | First Place | Mankato Free Press | Three headlines Kathy Vos | Kathy Vos |
| Headlines | Second Place | Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal | Headlines | Mark Reilly |
| Best Issue | First Place | Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal | June 5, 2020, The Aftermath | Dirk DeYoung |
| Best Issue | Second Place | Mankato Free Press | 3/22/2020 Issue | Staff |
| Best Issue | Third Place | Pine Knott News | Everything has changed | Mike Creger, Jana Peterson and staff |