Category: 1 Best News Coverage Under Deadline Pressure

Division: 1 Nondailies less than 3,001

Third Place

Amy Hillenburg The Mooresville/Decatur Times

Icy roads hinder travel

Second Place

Sue Carpenter The Garrett Clipper

Garrett fondly remembers victim; Austin crash kills Garrett woman

First Place

Amanda Matlock & Judi Turpen The Times-Post (Pendleton)

MRE bus issue leads to burn

Division: 2 Nondailies more than 3,000

Third Place Andy Heuring & Alden Heuring The Press-Dispatch (Petersburg)

One-man crime wave ends in county

Second Place

Kevin Lilly Brown County Democrat (Nashville)

Never forgotten

First Place

Alan Stewart The Corydon Democrat

Teens charged in murders

Division: 3 Dailies less than 6,000

Third Place

Tim Grimes The Reporter-Times (Martinsville)

Proposal fails to fly by BZA Category: 1 Best News Coverage Under Deadline Pressure

Second Place

January Wetzel & Dan Davis The Tribune (Seymour)

Teen dies in wreck

First Place

Tabitha Waggoner Princeton Daily Clarion

Car crashes into office

Division: 4 Dailies 6,000-13,999

Third Place

Staff The News-Dispatch (Michigan City)

Miracle at Mount Baldy

Second Place Jerod Clapp The News & Tribune (Jeffersonville)

Not guilty

First Place

Kate Knable & Tom Lange Daily Journal (Franklin)

Children Feared Dead

Third Place

Staff The Herald-Times (Bloomington)

Wedding day

Second Place

Staff The Star Press (Muncie)

Tragedy on Daly Avenue

Category: 1 Best News Coverage Under Deadline Pressure Division: 5 Dailies 14,000-34,999

First Place

Staff Journal & Courier (Lafayette)

Purdue shooting

Division: 6 Dailies 35,000 and above,Daily

Third Place

Staff South Bend Tribune

Motive sought in rampage

Second Place

Staff The Indianapolis Star

Officer Rod Bradway

First Place

Gay marriage

Category: 2 Best News Coverage with No Deadline Pressure

Third Place

Amanda Matlock The Times-Post (Pendleton)

Homeward Bound

Second Place

Jeff Jones The Butler Bulletin

Shooting drill opens eyes

First Place

Non-profits sue fundraiser

Category: 2 Best News Coverage with No Deadline Pressure Division: 2 Nondailies more than 3,000

Third Place

No award given

Second Place

Mary Mattingly The Versailles Republican

Co$t of a murder trial

First Place

Stephanie Taylor Ferriell The Salem Democrat

Indiana’s No. 1 ... in meth labs

Third Place

Samm Quinn The Commercial Review (Portland) How much is available?

Second Place

Kelly Lynch The Commercial Review (Portland)

Roadside surprise

First Place

Aubrey Woods The Tribune (Seymour)

Lucky to be alive

Third Place

Matt Koesters The News & Tribune (Jeffersonville)

Bridging the future

Division: 4 Dailies 6,000-13,999 Second Place

Matt Getts The News-Sun (Kendallville)

The faces of poverty

First Place

Maribeth Vaughn Daily Reporter (Greenfield)

The virtual campaign

Third Place

Laura Lane The Herald-Times (Bloomington)

Casualty of war

Second Place

Special Report: Parks and Recreation Category: 2 Best News Coverage with No Deadline Pressure

First Place

Waiting to Exhale

Division: 6 Dailies 35,000 and above

Third Place

Jay M. Young & Thomas B. Langhorne Evansville Courier & Press

Who Owns That?

Second Place

Amanda Gray South Bend Tribune

Abortion

First Place Staff The Indianapolis Star

Day care series

Category: 3 Best Ongoing News Coverage

Third Place

Amanda Matlock, Judi Turpen & Joe Hornaday The Times-Post (Pendleton)

Intersecting Annexations

Second Place

The High-rise

First Place

The Old Town Hall Category: 3 Best Ongoing News Coverage

Third Place

No award given

Second Place

Megan O’Bryan & Ben Skirvin Brown County Democrat (Nashville)

#QUACKSTRONG

First Place

Sara Clifford & Kevin Lilly Brown County Democrat (Nashville)

Courthouse remonstrance

Third Place

Brent Brown Greensburg Daily News

Craig Roberts shooting and aftermath

Second Place

Jack Ronald The Commercial Review (Portland)

Jay School Corporation contract dispute

First Place

Donna Cronk The Courier-Times (New Castle)

Caleb gets a heart

Third Place

Staff The News-Dispatch (Michigan City)

Miracle at Mt Baldy

Category: 3 Best Ongoing News Coverage Division: 4 Dailies 6,000-13,999

Second Place

Staff The News & Tribune (Jeffersonville)

Ohio River Bridges

First Place

Gary Popp The News & Tribune (Jeffersonville)

Clark County Drug Court

Third Place

Seth Slabaugh The Star Press (Muncie)

Science vs. religion controversy at Ball State University

Second Place

Tim Vandenack The Elkhart Truth Sheriff Rogers: Conflict between Nevada rancher, federal government should not be ignored

First Place

Jack Molitor The Herald Bulletin (Anderson)

Sperry-Foutch traffic fatality

Third Place

Jay M. Young, Thomas B. Langhorne & Jessie Higgins Evansville Courier & Press

Who Owns That?

Second Place

Cycle of violence

Category: 3 Best Ongoing News Coverage Division: 6 Dailies 35,000 and above

First Place

Tony Cook & Barb Berggoetz The Indianapolis Star

Eric Turner: Ethics investigation

Category: 4 Best General Commentary

Third Place

Cleoramae Stunkel South Gibson Star-Times (Fort Branch)

Second Place

Kathy Tretter Ferdinand News

First Place

Clayton Doty The Benton Review (Fowler) Category: 4 Best General Commentary

Third Place

Second Place

Kevin Koelling Perry County News (Tell City)

First Place

Sara Clifford Brown County Democrat (Nashville)

Third Place

Donna Cronk The Courier-Times (New Castle) Category: 4 Best General Commentary

Second Place

Matt Getts The Star (Auburn)

First Place

Third Place

Jason Recker The Herald (Jasper)

Second Place

Grace Housholder The News-Sun (Kendallville) Category: 4 Best General Commentary

First Place

Amanda Beam The News & Tribune (Jeffersonville)

Third Place

Dave Bangert Journal & Courier (Lafayette)

Second Place

Rob Burgess Kokomo Tribune

First Place

Thomas St. Myer The Star Press (Muncie)

Third Place

Erika Smith The Indianapolis Star

Second Place

Matthew Tully The Indianapolis Star

First Place

Robert King The Indianapolis Star

Category: 5 Best Editorial Writer

Third Place No Award Given

Second Place

Brian Culp The Mooresville/Decatur Times

First Place

Donald Steen The Spencer County Journal-Democrat (Rockport)

Third Place

Ross Schulz The Corydon Democrat

Second Place Alan Stewart The Corydon Democrat

First Place

Bryce Mayer North Vernon Plain Dealer

Third Place

Nate Smith Washington Times-Herald

Second Place

Mark Miller The News-Banner (Bluffton)

Division: 3 Dailies less than 6,000 First Place

Third Place

Michael Wanbaugh The Goshen News

Second Place

Matt Koesters The News & Tribune (Jeffersonville)

First Place

Roger Schneider The Goshen News

Division: 5 Dailies 14,000-34,999 Third Place

Max Jones Tribune-Star (Terre Haute)

Second Place

Merv Hendricks Tribune-Star (Terre Haute)

First Place

Mark Bennett Tribune-Star (Terre Haute)

Third Place

Alesia Redding South Bend Tribune

Category: 5 Best Editorial Writer Division: 6 Dailies 35,000 and above

Second Place

Karen Francisco The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne)

First Place

Tim Harmon The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne)

Category: 6 Best Business/Economic News Coverage

Third Place

Pre-planning funeral led to monument restoration

Second Place

Lisa Hoppenjans Ferdinand News

Angel cookies are simply divine Category: 6 Best Business/Economic News Coverage

First Place

Zip the line

Third Place

Techshot soars to new heights

Second Place

Ben Skirvin Brown County Democrat (Nashville)

Putting down roots

First Place Ben Skirvin Brown County Democrat (Nashville)

Real estate trends

Third Place

Brian Culp The Reporter-Times (Martinsville)

SCI REMC settling in

Second Place

Lindsey Stevens The Reporter-Times (Martinsville)

Pushing the ‘sound barrier’

First Place

Boris Ladwig Greensburg Daily News

Tax proposal pits local against state/Cities, schools oppose business tax cut proposal/State rep: Tax repeal needs work Category: 6 Best Business/Economic News Coverage

Third Place

Sarah Einselen Pharos-Tribune (Logansport)

Plus-size and proud

Second Place

Jim Mayfield Daily Reporter (Greenfield)

Ag census: Farmers getting older

First Place

Jim Mayfield Daily Reporter (Greenfield)

Common ground

Third Place Mark Webber The Republic (Columbus)

Factory or farm?

Second Place

Scott Smith Kokomo Tribune

All eyes on the price

First Place

Randy McClain & Boris Ladwig The Republic (Columbus)

Cummins/Nissan partnership

Third Place

John Russell & Mark Nichols The Indianapolis Star

How much for a new hip? It depends Category: 6 Best Business/Economic News Coverage

Second Place

Kevin Allen South Bend Tribune

Company’s legacy lives on in South Bend

First Place

Tony Cook The Indianapolis Star

Citizens pay hikes raise concerns

Category: 7 Headline Writing

Third Place

Martha Stoelting The Mail-Journal (Milford)

North Webster council flushes out sewer rates; Webster chamber ‘looks away’ to July’s Dixie Day; Holiday heavenly host hovers near Lake Papakeechie

Division: 1 Nondailies less than 3,001 Second Place

Donald Steen The Spencer County Journal-Democrat (Rockport)

Honoring Lincoln amid snow and ice/Rockport hardwoods to strengthen Lindsey family legacy/Dancing with The Star (Auburn)s and Stripes

First Place

Scott Slade The Times-Post (Pendleton)

Keen scents of cell; Artist group adds greens to its palette; Adhering to a theme

Third Place

Staff Brown County Democrat (Nashville)

Running on empty: Water availability a concern for county fire departments; Slow flow: Infrastructure woes hamper economic development; Brown County Courthouse: Jury’s still out; committee presents pros, cons of options; public gives feedback

Second Place Staff The Corydon Democrat

Kid’s DentisTree takes root from Mortenson; Propane shortage has some fuming; Corydon fit to be ‘Tied Up in Knotts”

First Place

Brian Smith The Corydon Democrat

American got Byrne’d; Tommy gun buries NH; Seitz set on state

Third Place

Staff The Tribune (Seymour)

These little piggies need permits; The hole truth; Students come out in (work) force

Second Place

Val Tsoutsouris The Rochester Sentinel Brit wins Tour de France with Froome to spare; Sharp Cyrus strikes out 6, shuts out Southwood; Wie is the champion: Ex-teen prodigy wins first career major

First Place

Nicole Ott Minier & Christie Barkley Workman Columbia City Post & Mail

Frigid weather put crime rates on ice; Weighing in on weighted grades; Forum pools ideas on future facility

Third Place

Staff Palladium-Item (Richmond)

Artist’s works Framed locally; Students know where the beef is; Not all wounds heal with time

Second Place

Elliot Tompkin & Steve Dickerson The Madison Courier

Aw, Shucks; Tae Kwan Duo; They left the lights on for him at the jail Category: 7 Headline Writing

First Place

Scott Bacon Daily Journal (Franklin)

View to a career; In his element; Glowing with pride

Third Place

Staff The Republic (Columbus)

Misunderstanding & misfire: NRA alert put city on defense; Opposition, indecision leave 2 farm proposals HOG-TIED; He’s the Baum: Sophomore slugger ignites Bull Dogs’ explosive offense

Second Place

Deb Sprong The Elkhart Truth

Fish shtick; Moo lighting; Let’s go in style

Division: 5 Dailies 14,000-34,999 First Place

Emily Carroll Journal & Courier (Lafayette)

Hip, hip, puree; Reborn to be wild; The call behind the curtain

Third Place

Keith Elchert The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne)

After 25 years, it’s spill the same; Cinemamas; HIP replacement

Second Place

Corey McMaken The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne)

Sourdough 101: Starter course; Day cares to bark home about; Bake the season bright

First Place

Staff South Bend Tribune March gladness; These dummies are smarter than they look; Pickup sales picking up

Category: 8 Best Short Feature Story

Third Place

Lisa Hoppenjans Ferdinand News

Reagan’s hairy snowman

Second Place

He was my soulmate’

First Place

Devan Strebing Hendricks County Flyer (Avon)

Cartlidge Barn being raised at fairgrounds

Division: 2 Nondailies more than 3,000 Third Place

Kevin Koelling Perry County News (Tell City)

Braunie’s Bar retains original atmosphere

Second Place

A great guy to work for’

First Place

Sara Clifford & Ben Skirvin Brown County Democrat (Nashville)

Losing faith?

Third Place

Donna Cronk The Courier-Times (New Castle) Shoe on the other foot

Second Place

Lisa Perry The Courier-Times (New Castle)

A day of lasts

First Place

Lindsay Owens Washington Times-Herald

I love you Bro’

Third Place

Noelle Steele & Maribeth Vaughn Daily Reporter (Greenfield)

Almost famous

Ryan Trares Daily Journal (Franklin)

Shared grief new life

First Place

Bill Engle Palladium-Item (Richmond)

If he hadn’t found me, I would have died’

Third Place

Julie McClure The Republic (Columbus)

My fiery valentine

Second Place

Dan Spalding The Elkhart Truth

Elkhart father touched by violence speaks out Category: 8 Best Short Feature Story

First Place

John Carlson The Star Press (Muncie)

CARDED Family’s birthday card gets heavy use

Third Place

Vanessa Renderman The Times (Munster)

In the name of Jake

Second Place

Vic Ryckaert The Indianapolis Star

Winning by losing -- 500 lb. student

First Place Zak Keefer The Indianapolis Star

Loving the game he will never see

Category: 9 Best Profile Feature

Third Place

Stuart Cassidy The Spencer County Journal-Democrat (Rockport)

Florida Georgia Line band member welcomed home to South Spencer

Second Place

We are proud’

First Place

Ronald May The Mooresville/Decatur Times

Let her fly!’ Category: 9 Best Profile Feature

Third Place

‘She’s an angel too soon’

Second Place

Kate Wehlann The Salem Leader

Seeing double: Hedrick twins reach milestone

First Place

Tackling Cancer with Hearts for Trinity

Third Place Ray Cooney The Commercial Review (Portland)

Youthful a-Piehl

Second Place

Amy Oberlin Herald-Republican (Angola)

Pearl Harbor to Heron Hill

First Place

Jenny Peter-McNeece Vincennes Sun-Commercial

Rinehart still cutting hair at 90

Third Place

Mishele Wright Chronicle-Tribune (Marion)

‘Our happiness was now their sadness’

Category: 9 Best Profile Feature Division: 4 Dailies 6,000-13,999

Second Place

Jason Recker The Herald (Jasper)

Letting Sarah soar

First Place

Annie Goeller Daily Journal (Franklin)

A family on edge

Third Place

Laura Lane The Herald-Times (Bloomington)

Gone. Nothing remains of homestead whose 88-year-old owner battled I- 69 until her dying day

Second Place Kelly Lafferty Kokomo Tribune

The flying unicyclist

First Place

Jon Blau The Herald-Times (Bloomington)

Softer side

Third Place

Thomas B. Langhorne Evansville Courier & Press

Back in the classroom

Second Place

Joseph S. Pete The Times (Munster)

Turning trash into treasure

Category: 9 Best Profile Feature Division: 6 Dailies 35,000 and above

First Place

Steve Warden The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne)

Teenager works it out

Category: 10 Best In-Depth Feature/Feature Package

Third Place

It’s dire times two’

Second Place

Ronald May The Mooresville/Decatur Times

Love, war told in diary

First Place

Bonnie Hackmann Ferdinand News

We were college boys’

Third Place

‘59 Chevy reveals love story

Second Place

Megan O’Bryan & Ben Skirvin Brown County Democrat (Nashville)

Brown County Intermediate School

First Place

Thriving with special needs

Category: 10 Best In-Depth Feature/Feature Package Division: 3 Dailies less than 6,000

Third Place

Tabitha Waggoner Princeton Daily Clarion

Surviving suicide

Second Place

Staff The Commercial Review (Portland)

“Postcards” series

First Place

End of an Era: Franklin Electric in Bluffton, Ind.

Third Place

Misty Knisely & Amie Sites Pharos-Tribune (Logansport) Kennedy package

Second Place

Brendan Perkins The Herald (Jasper)

Finding their way

First Place

Martha Rasche The Herald (Jasper)

Who’s going to take care of Paul?

Third Place

John Carlson & Jordan Kartholl The Star Press (Muncie)

Music & Memory

Mark Bennett Tribune-Star (Terre Haute)

500 miles of Wabash

First Place

MaryJane Slaby Journal & Courier (Lafayette)

The death and life of Daniel Kline

Third Place

Joseph S. Pete The Times (Munster)

A Christmas Story’

Second Place

Marc Chase The Times (Munster) What’s killing the region?

First Place

Jessie Higgins Evansville Courier & Press

Homeless in Evansville

Category: 11 Best Sports Event Coverage

Third Place

Mike Battreall The Times-Post (Pendleton)

Capping a career

Second Place

Brent Glasgow Hendricks County Flyer (Avon)

Pagenaud takes wild Indy Grand Prix

Division: 1 Nondailies less than 3,001 First Place

Steve Page The Mooresville/Decatur Times

Hawks? Noble hangs onto ball to win regional game

Third Place

Calvin Johnson Brown County Democrat (Nashville)

Offense not enough; Eagles fall in sectional

Second Place

Flying high

First Place

Eagles, ‘BPN’ rise to top Category: 11 Best Sports Event Coverage

Third Place

Staff Washington Times-Herald

Vikings fall short at state

Second Place

Zach Spicer The Tribune (Seymour)

Crothersville softball team wins emotional season debut

First Place

Val Tsoutsouris The Rochester Sentinel

RHS tops NM in controversial shootout

Third Place David Campbell The Madison Courier

No. 1 Stunned!

Second Place

Joe Jasinski The Herald (Jasper)

End is emotional for ‘special group’ of Patriots

First Place

Joe Jasinski The Herald (Jasper)

Cats find salvation, clear Reitz roadblock

Third Place

Jay Heater The Republic (Columbus)

Champs Category: 11 Best Sports Event Coverage

Second Place

Todd Golden Tribune-Star (Terre Haute)

Guts, sweat, tears

First Place

Jay Heater, Ted Schultz & Brenda Showalter The Republic (Columbus)

Perfect

Third Place

Daniel Allar Evansville Courier & Press

Bulldogs, at the buzzer

Second Place Candace Buckner The Indianapolis Star

Pacer Insider: Paul George

First Place

Phil Richards The Indianapolis Star

Carmel swimming state title

Category: 12 Best Sports News or Feature Coverage

Third Place

Jeff Jones The Butler Bulletin

Eastside girls claim regional crown

Second Place

Jill Heuring South Gibson Star-Times (Fort Branch)

Through his eyes: Sellers makes the play

Category: 12 Best Sports News or Feature Coverage Division: 1 Nondailies less than 3,001

First Place

Sims focused on more than the ring

Third Place

Unheralded to unbelievable

Second Place

The family experience

First Place

Ed Cahill The Press-Dispatch (Petersburg)

One small town, one crazy coach: Story of 1963 Ireland Spuds

Third Place

Nicole Ott Minier Columbia City Post & Mail

The catch of a lifetime’

Second Place

Another shot

First Place

Ray Cooney The Commercial Review (Portland)

A work ethic to envy

Category: 12 Best Sports News or Feature Coverage Division: 4 Dailies 6,000-13,999

Third Place

Mike Beas Daily Journal (Franklin)

Safety at any cost

Second Place

Joe Fanelli The Herald (Jasper)

Fischer becomes force after 50-50 flip

First Place

Joe Fanelli The Herald (Jasper)

Amid sorrow, family learns to heal

Third Place

Jeremy Price The Herald-Times (Bloomington) Rough meadows

Second Place

Mike Miller The Herald-Times (Bloomington)

A team of her own

First Place

Mike Carmin Journal & Courier (Lafayette)

Big Ten revenue

Third Place

Candace Buckner The Indianapolis Star

Doing it his way

Division: 6 Dailies 35,000 and above Second Place

Eric Hansen South Bend Tribune

NIX’s future comes with a big smile

First Place

Zak Keefer The Indianapolis Star

Day that rocked Butler

Category: 13 Best Sports Commentary

Third Place

Clay Cunningham The Spencer County Journal-Democrat (Rockport)

Second Place

Aaron Kirchoff Rushville Republican Category: 13 Best Sports Commentary

First Place

Third Place

No award given.

Second Place

No award given.

First Place

Sharon Hamilton The North Vernon Sun

Category: 13 Best Sports Commentary Division: 3 Dailies less than 6,000

Third Place

Second Place

Val Tsoutsouris The Rochester Sentinel

First Place

Third Place

Brian Harmon Daily Reporter (Greenfield) Category: 13 Best Sports Commentary

Second Place

Greg Keim The Goshen News

First Place

Rick Morwick Daily Journal (Franklin)

Third Place

Bill Beck The Elkhart Truth

Side lines (Bill Beck)

Second Place

George Bremer The Herald Bulletin (Anderson) Category: 13 Best Sports Commentary

First Place

Andy Graham The Herald-Times (Bloomington)

Third Place

Al Lesar South Bend Tribune

Second Place

Stephen Holder The Indianapolis Star

First Place

Bob Kravitz The Indianapolis Star

Category: 14 Best Editorial Cartoonist

Division: 7 Daily

Third Place

No awards given.

Division: 7 Nondaily

Third Place

No awards given.

Division: 7 Daily

Second Place

Gene Herndon Kokomo Tribune

Second Place No awards given.

Division: 7 Daily

First Place

Gary Varvel The Indianapolis Star

First Place

No awards given.

Category: 15 Best Spot News Photo

Third Place

Richard Tretter Spencer County Leader (Dale)

Clayton Doty The Benton Review (Fowler)

First Place

Tim Thone The Paoli News-Republican

Elm Street Fire

Third Place

No award given.

Second Place

Fatality Category: 15 Best Spot News Photo

First Place

Andy Heuring The Press-Dispatch (Petersburg)

River rescue

Third Place

Mike Kenny The Rochester Sentinel

Windy Fire

Second Place

Mike Kenny The Rochester Sentinel

Wreck 14 West

First Place Aaron Piper The Tribune (Seymour)

Muffler

Third Place

Steve Summers Pharos-Tribune (Logansport)

Hogs gone wild

Second Place

Tyler Stewart The News & Tribune (Jeffersonville)

Gay marriage

First Place

Tyler Stewart The News & Tribune (Jeffersonville)

Category: 15 Best Spot News Photo Division: 5 Dailies 14,000-34,999

Third Place

No award given.

Second Place

Jordan Kartholl The Star Press (Muncie)

First Place

Sarah Welliver The Elkhart Truth

Fire 1

Third Place

Robert Franklin South Bend Tribune

Embers Category: 15 Best Spot News Photo

Second Place

Chad Ryan The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne)

First Place

Matt Detrich The Indianapolis Star

Rescue

Category: 16 Best General News Photo

Third Place

Kyle Lewis The Times-Post (Pendleton)

Soulmate

Second Place Richard Tretter Spencer County Leader (Dale)

Grandma

First Place

Damage

Third Place

No award given.

Second Place

Egghunter

Category: 16 Best General News Photo Division: 2 Nondailies more than 3,000

First Place

Andy Heuring The Press-Dispatch (Petersburg)

Speaker

Third Place

Kelly Lynch The Commercial Review (Portland)

Fireworks

Second Place

Michael Caterina Princeton Daily Clarion

Pinewood Derby

First Place

Aaron Piper The Tribune (Seymour)

Science

Third Place

Rachel Mummey The Herald (Jasper)

Memorial

Second Place

Tom Russo Daily Reporter (Greenfield)

Uncertain

First Place

Matt Fritz The LaPorte Herald-Argus

Memorial

Category: 16 Best General News Photo Division: 5 Dailies 14,000-34,999

Third Place

Tim Bath Kokomo Tribune

Clean up

Second Place

Andrew Laker The Republic (Columbus)

Jail Minister

First Place

Mike Heinz Journal & Courier (Lafayette)

Goodbye

Third Place

Charlie Nye The Indianapolis Star Shout down

Second Place

Charlie Nye The Indianapolis Star

Prayers

First Place

Fallen soldier

Category: 17 Best Sports Feature Photo

Third Place

Liz Allen The Times-Post (Pendleton)

Dorian McDaniel Hendricks County Flyer (Avon)

Champs

First Place

Record

Third Place

Chad Fleetwood The Salem Leader

Big Bump

Second Place

Brian Smith The Corydon Democrat Challenger

First Place

Celebration Day

Third Place

The Lift

Second Place

Kelly Overton Washington Times-Herald

Division: 3 Dailies less than 6,000 First Place

Touchdown

Third Place

Bob Wellinski The LaPorte Herald-Argus

Drenched

Second Place

First Place

Steve Summers Pharos-Tribune (Logansport)

Hoops emotion Category: 17 Best Sports Feature Photo

Third Place

Chris Howell The Herald-Times (Bloomington)

Bowling

Second Place

Tim Bath Kokomo Tribune

Champions

First Place

Joseph C. Garza Tribune-Star (Terre Haute)

Third Place Erin McCracken Evansville Courier & Press

USI joy

Second Place

Sectional champs

First Place

Robert Scheer The Indianapolis Star

Category: 18 Best Sports Action Photo

Third Place

Jeff Brown Hendricks County Flyer (Avon)

Slide Category: 18 Best Sports Action Photo

Second Place

Andy Heuring South Gibson Star-Times (Fort Branch)

First Down

First Place

Third Place

Escort

Second Place Chad Fleetwood The Salem Democrat

All Ball

First Place

Reflexes

Third Place

Nicole Minier Columbia City Post & Mail

Second Place

Doug Jordan Connersville News-Examiner

Sarah Schutt GT

Category: 18 Best Sports Action Photo Division: 3 Dailies less than 6,000

First Place

Defense

Third Place

Robb Quinn The News-Dispatch (Michigan City)

Volleyball

Second Place

David Campbell The Madison Courier

Collision

First Place

Josh Smith Palladium-Item (Richmond)

Broken bat

Third Place

Jeremy Hogan The Herald-Times (Bloomington)

Second Place

Double Header

First Place

Helmet

Category: 18 Best Sports Action Photo Division: 6 Dailies 35,000 and above

Third Place

Denny Simmons Evansville Courier & Press

Second Place

Matt Kryger The Indianapolis Star

Eye on ball

First Place

Category: 19 Best Feature Photo

Third Place

Clayton Doty The Benton Review (Fowler) Salute

Second Place

Eric Tretter Ferdinand News

First Place

Brenda Holmes Hendricks County Flyer (Avon)

Apraxia

Third Place

Helper

Division: 2 Nondailies more than 3,000 Second Place

Terrill

First Place

Kate Wehlann The Salem Democrat

Hoo are You?

Third Place

Mason Shreve The Commercial Review (Portland)

Nuzzles

Second Place

Kelly Overton Washington Times-Herald Rainbow

First Place

Sledding

Third Place

Dave Weatherwax The Herald (Jasper)

Second Place

Bob Wellinski The LaPorte Herald-Argus

Third Place

Second Place

Chet Strange The Republic (Columbus)

Fire Breather

First Place

Band Category: 19 Best Feature Photo

Third Place

Santa break

Second Place

Will You

First Place

Hairy ride

Category: 20 Best Multiple Picture Group (MPG)

Third Place Sarah Wright The Mail-Journal (Milford)

Building

Second Place

Brittney Klem Ferdinand News

St. Anthony

First Place

Jake Thompson Hendricks County Flyer (Avon)

Tornado

Third Place

Graduation Category: 20 Best Multiple Picture Group (MPG)

Second Place

Harlem Wizards

First Place

Megan O’Bryan, Kevin Lilly & Sara Clifford Brown County Democrat (Nashville)

Third Place

Aaron Piper The Tribune (Seymour)

Gray profile

Second Place Kelly Overton Washington Times-Herald

First Place

Third Place

Rachel Mummey The Herald (Jasper)

Persistence

Second Place

Sam Householder The Goshen News

Speedway

Category: 20 Best Multiple Picture Group (MPG) Division: 4 Dailies 6,000-13,999

First Place

Ken Ritchie The Madison Courier

Bridge demo

Third Place

Re-enactment

Second Place

Jeremy Hogan The Herald-Times (Bloomington)

First Place

Third Place

Erin McCracken Evansville Courier & Press

Second grade

Second Place

First Place

Funeral

Category: 21 Best Still Photo Story with Audio or Video Story Division: 1 Nondailies less than 3,001

Third Place

No Award Given

Category: 21 Best Still Photo Story with Audio or Video Story

Second Place

No Award Given

First Place

Brenda Holmes Hendricks County Flyer (Avon)

Miracle Network

Third Place

Megan Coombs The Salem Leader

East Washington four-star celebration Category: 21 Best Still Photo Story with Audio or Video Story

Second Place

Operation NASTIER drug bust

First Place

80-year-old Jim Beanblossom rides again

Third Place

Mike Marturello & James Tew Herald-Republican (Angola)

Neighbors: Charlene Kelly

Second Place Brian Glick & James Tew Herald-Republican (Angola)

Flight over Angola

First Place

James Tew The Star (Auburn)

Parade of Classics 2013

Third Place

Seth Grundhoefer, Evan Shields & Ken Ritchie The Madison Courier

Madison-Milton Bridge Boom

Second Place

Staff The News-Sun (Kendallville)

Neighbors: Samantha Williams Category: 21 Best Still Photo Story with Audio or Video Story

First Place

James Tew The News-Sun (Kendallville)

Soldier Santa Surprises Mom

Third Place

Ryan Dorgan The Elkhart Truth

A team bond that had no color

Second Place

Kelly Lafferty Kokomo Tribune

The flying unicyclist

First Place Chris Howell The Herald-Times (Bloomington)

Rachel DiGregorio

Third Place

Chad Ryan The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne)

Wabash Cannonball No. 765

Second Place

Brian Vernellis The Times (Munster)

Pierogi festival

First Place

Robert Scheer The Indianapolis Star

Buck fever

Category: 22 Best Editorial Page Division: 1 Nondailies less than 3,001

Third Place

Staff Ferdinand News

Perspectives

Category: 22 Best Editorial Page

Second Place

Opinion

First Place

Opinion

Third Place

Vincent Luecke Perry County News (Tell City)

Opinion

Second Place

Staff The Corydon Democrat

Opinions

First Place

Opinions

Third Place

Opinion

Category: 22 Best Editorial Page Division: 3 Dailies less than 6,000

Second Place

Jack Ronald, Samm Quinn & Ray Cooney The Commercial Review (Portland)

Opinion

First Place

Grace Housholder, Carol Ernsberger & Mike Marturello Herald-Republican (Angola)

Opinion

Third Place

Grace Housholder, Dennis Nartker & Carol Ernsberger The News-Sun (Kendallville)

Opinion

Second Place

Michael Wanbaugh The Goshen News Opinion

First Place

Shea Van Hoy & Staff The News & Tribune (Jeffersonville)

Opinions

Third Place

Max Jones Tribune-Star (Terre Haute)

Opinion

Second Place

Opinion

Dave Bangert Journal & Courier (Lafayette)

Opinions

Third Place

Doug Ross The Times (Munster)

The Times Opinion

Second Place

Conversations/Forward Indiana

First Place

Staff The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne) Perspective

Category: 23 Best Use of Graphics

Third Place

No Award Given

Second Place

No Award Given

First Place

Banner breakdown; Breaking down breast cancer; Intersecting annexations

Third Place No award given.

Second Place

No award given.

First Place

Leading the pack; Running on empty; Healthy savings

Third Place

Breaking down the numbers; Fort Recovery’s Community Park; Unemployment in Jay County

Category: 23 Best Use of Graphics Division: 3 Dailies less than 6,000

Second Place

Downtown centerpiece; Powerful plans; Cutting funds

First Place

Erin Doucette & Tracey Robideau Herald-Republican (Angola)

Best Movies of 2013; Addiction during the holidays; 12 ways you could save a life

Third Place

Chuck Fetterhoff & Lauren Ziemann Chronicle-Tribune (Marion)

Holy Marion, Batman; Breathing life into history; Mississinewa Community Schools bucks curve on cursive

Second Place Staff Daily Journal (Franklin)

Thought for food; Waiting list; Round and round

First Place

Staff Pharos-Tribune (Logansport)

Let there be lights; No walk in the park; A year in review

Third Place

No award given

Second Place

Thomas Maxfield Journal & Courier (Lafayette)

Tornado outbreak; Types of carp; Jeff High School’s stormwater park

Category: 23 Best Use of Graphics Division: 5 Dailies 14,000-34,999

First Place

Anna Perlich The Republic (Columbus)

3-year traffic study; Flight v. blight; Find your way around Mill Race Park

Third Place

No award given

Second Place

No award given

First Place

Gregg Bender The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne) Thoughts about raising the minimum wage; The really big budget picture; The mad, mad, mad ants

Category: 24 Best Online Site/Web Page

Third Place

Staff The Mooresville/Decatur Times www.mdt-times.com

Second Place

Staff The Times-Post (Pendleton) www.ptlpnews.com

First Place

Jill Albright & Staff The Loogootee Tribune www.loogooteetribune.com

Division: 2 Nondailies more than 3,000 Third Place

Staff The Corydon Democrat www.corydondemocrat.com

Second Place

Staff Perry County News (Tell City) www.perrycountynews.com

First Place

Staff Brown County Democrat (Nashville) www.bcdemocrat.com

Third Place

Staff The Commercial Review (Portland) www.thecr.com

Second Place

Staff Washington Times-Herald www.washtimesherald.com

First Place

Staff The Reporter-Times (Martinsville) www.reporter-times.com

Third Place

James Tew The News-Sun (Kendallville) www.kpcnews.com

Staff The Herald (Jasper) www.duboiscountyherald.com

First Place

Staff Palladium-Item (Richmond) www.pal-item.com

Third Place

Staff The Republic (Columbus) www.therepublic.com

Second Place

Staff The Herald-Times (Bloomington) www.heraldtimesonline.com Category: 24 Best Online Site/Web Page

First Place

Ryan Martin & Damon Null The Elkhart Truth www.elkharttruth.com

Third Place

Staff The Times (Munster) www.nwi.com

Second Place

Staff The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne) www.journalgazette.net

First Place Staff South Bend Tribune www.southbendtribune.com

Category: 25 Best Sports Section

Third Place

Brian Bohne Ferdinand News

Sports • Outdoors

Second Place

Brian Bohne Spencer County Leader (Dale)

Sports • Outdoors

First Place

Sports Category: 25 Best Sports Section

Third Place

Kevin Lilly, Ted Schultz & Staff Brown County Democrat (Nashville)

Sports

Second Place

Sports

First Place

Sports

Third Place Staff Washington Times-Herald

Sports

Second Place

Julie Varnell & Scott Roberts The Reporter-Times (Martinsville)

Sports

First Place

The Tribune Sports

Third Place

Staff The Goshen News

Sports

Category: 25 Best Sports Section Division: 4 Dailies 6,000-13,999

Second Place

Staff Daily Journal (Franklin)

Sports

First Place

Elizabeth Goodman, Greg Mengelt & Kevin Harris The News & Tribune (Jeffersonville)

Sports

Third Place

Sports

Second Place

Staff Tribune-Star (Terre Haute)

Sports

First Place

Sports

Third Place

Staff The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne)

Sports

Second Place

Staff The Times (Munster)

Sports

Category: 25 Best Sports Section Division: 6 Dailies 35,000 and above

First Place

Sports

Category: 26 Best Feature Section/Page(s)

Third Place

Cheri Shelhart Kankakee Valley Post-News (DeMotte)

Community

Second Place

Features

First Place

Kyle Lewis The Times-Post (Pendleton) Schools

Third Place

Second Place

Kevin Lilly & Staff Brown County Democrat (Nashville)

Out There

First Place

Ben Skirvin & Staff Brown County Democrat (Nashville)

Arts & Entertainment

Division: 3 Dailies less than 6,000 Third Place

No award given.

Second Place

Erin Doucette & Mike Marturello Herald-Republican (Angola)

First Place

The Tribune Horizons

Third Place

No award given.

Category: 26 Best Feature Section/Page(s) Division: 4 Dailies 6,000-13,999

Second Place

First Place

Staff The News & Tribune (Jeffersonville)

Southern Indiana Fitness Source

Third Place

No award given

Second Place

Stewart Moon & Marci Creps The Herald-Times (Bloomington) Attractions

First Place

Third Place

Weekender

Second Place

Living

Division: 6 Dailies 35,000 and above First Place

Staff Evansville Courier & Press

Food & Dining

Category: 27 Best Business Section or Page(s)

Third Place

No Award Given

Second Place

Business

First Place

Kyle Lewis & Amanda Matlock The Times-Post (Pendleton)

Business Category: 27 Best Business Section or Page(s)

Third Place

No award given.

Second Place

Local Business

First Place

Ben Skirvin & Staff Brown County Democrat (Nashville)

Business

Third Place

Andrea Howe Princeton Daily Clarion

Business

Second Place

Brian Culp The Reporter-Times (Martinsville)

Business

First Place

Business

Third Place

No award given.

Sarah Einselen Pharos-Tribune (Logansport)

Business

First Place

Roger Schneider The Goshen News

Sunday Business

Third Place

Keith Roysdon The Star Press (Muncie)

Business

Second Place

Staff The Republic (Columbus) Business

First Place

Bill Strother & Carol Kugler The Herald-Times (Bloomington) business

Third Place

Business

Second Place

Ed Semmler South Bend Tribune

Business

Division: 6 Dailies 35,000 and above First Place

Business + jobs

Category: 28 Best Special Section

Third Place

Brian Culp The Mooresville/Decatur Times

Mooresville Tween Times

Second Place

Staff Spencer County Leader (Dale)

Leisure Guide

First Place

Staff Hendricks County Flyer (Avon)

EDGE Category: 28 Best Special Section

Third Place

Pink Purpose

Second Place

Staff The Press-Dispatch (Petersburg)

Backyard Adventures 2014

First Place

Staff Perry County News (Tell City)

Discover Perry County

Third Place Staff Washington Times-Herald

Sailing to state

Second Place

Lois Tomaszewski & Jeff Kenney Pilot News (Plymouth)

“Little Savages” : Filmed in Culver

First Place

Staff The News-Banner (Bluffton)

2014 Who We Are

Third Place

Sarah Emge Chronicle-Tribune (Marion)

Shadows of our town Category: 28 Best Special Section

Second Place

Brave Hearts

First Place

Staff The Herald (Jasper)

Dubois County: A Heritage of Business

Third Place

Staff Kokomo Tribune

Kokomo Strong

Second Place Staff The Herald-Times (Bloomington)

Everyday Heroes

First Place

Pink Purpose

Third Place

High School & College Preview

Second Place

Urban renewal

Category: 28 Best Special Section Division: 6 Dailies 35,000 and above

First Place

NWI Perspectives

Category: 29 Community Service

Third Place

No Award Given

Second Place

No Award Given

First Place

Staff The Times-Post (Pendleton)

PINK POWER Category: 29 Community Service

Third Place

Triple the taxes?

Second Place

The Stellar debate

First Place

Sara Clifford, Kevin Lilly & Ben Skirvin Brown County Democrat (Nashville)

Under Pressure: Water series

Third Place Staff The Tribune (Seymour)

Pink Purpose

Second Place

Amy Oberlin Herald-Republican (Angola)

“Cart with a cause”

First Place

Portland Pool

Third Place

Staff Daily Reporter (Greenfield)

Pink Power

Category: 29 Community Service Division: 4 Dailies 6,000-13,999

Second Place

Kate Knable Daily Journal (Franklin)

Special tax district

First Place

Karla Bowsher & David Penticuff Chronicle-Tribune (Marion)

Financial crisis in the City of Marion government

Third Place

Jack Molitor The Herald Bulletin (Anderson)

Meth: The Menace of Madison County

Second Place

Heartless for the Holidays?

First Place

Turmoil at City Hall

Third Place

Staff & Rebecca Green The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne)

2013 Homicides Section

Second Place

The price of poverty

Category: 29 Community Service Division: 6 Dailies 35,000 and above

First Place

Jay M. Young, Thomas B. Langhorne & Jessie Higgins Evansville Courier & Press

Who Owns That?

Category: 30 Best Newspaper Design

Third Place

Second Place

Bryan Helvie & Debbie Blank The Herald-Tribune (Batesville)

First Place

Dax Lowery & Michael Haynes Hendricks County Flyer (Avon) Category: 30 Best Newspaper Design

Third Place

Vince Luecke Perry County News (Tell City)

Second Place

First Place

Third Place

Staff Princeton Daily Clarion Category: 30 Best Newspaper Design

Second Place

Mike Marturello & Mark Murdock Herald-Republican (Angola)

First Place

Third Place

Second Place

Staff The News-Sun (Kendallville) Category: 30 Best Newspaper Design

First Place

Kyle Lewis Daily Reporter (Greenfield)

Third Place

Patrick Caldwell & Allison Vondrell The Herald Bulletin (Anderson)

Second Place

First Place

Third Place

John Stump & Jen Smith South Bend Tribune

Second Place

First Place

Staff Evansville Courier & Press

Category: 31 General Excellence

Division: 1

Third Place The Mooresville/Decatur Times

Second Place Hendricks County Flyer (Avon) First Place The Times-Post (Pendleton)

Division: 2

Third Place The Press-Dispatch (Petersburg)

Second Place The Corydon Democrat

First Place Brown County Democrat (Nashville)

Division: 3

Third Place Herald-Republican (Angola)

Second Place The Tribune (Seymour)

First Place The Commercial Review (Portland)

Division: 4

Third Place The Herald (Jasper)

Second Place The News & Tribune (Jeffersonville)

First Place Daily Journal (Franklin)

Category: 31 General Excellence Division: 5

Third Place Journal & Courier (Lafayette)

Second Place The Herald-Times (Bloomington)

First Place The Republic (Columbus)

Division: 6

Third Place The Times (Munster)

Second Place The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne)

First Place The Indianapolis Star

Category: Story of the Year FINALIST - N1

First Place

Bonnie Hackmann Ferdinand News

‘We were college boys’

Category: Story of the Year FINALIST - N2

First Place

One mall town, one crazy coach’ story of 1963 Ireland Spuds

Category: Story of the Year FINALIST - D3

First Place

End of an Era: Franklin Electric in Bluffton, Indiana

First Place

Martha Rasche The Herald (Jasper)

Who’s Going To Take Care of Paul?

First Place

Waiting to Exhale

Category: Story of the Year FINALIST - D6 Division: 6 Dailies 35,000 and above

First Place

Day care series

Story of the Year WINNER

The Indianapolis Star

Day care series

Category: Photo of the Year FINALIST

Division: 1

Finalist Dorian McDaniel Hendricks County Flyer (Avon)

Division: 2

Finalist Megan O'Bryan, Kevin Lilly & Sara Clifford Brown County Democrat (Nashville)

Division: 3

Finalist Aaron Piper The Tribune (Seymour)

Division: 4 Finalist Matt Fritz The LaPorte Herald-Argus

Division: 5

Finalist Jordan Kartholl The Star Press (Muncie)

Division: 6

Finalist Matt Detrich The Indianapolis Star

Photo of the Year WINNER

Winner Jordan Kartholl The Star Press (Muncie)

Category: Story of the Year FINALISTS

Division: 1

First Place Bonnie Hackmann Ferdinand News

Division: 2

First Place Ed Cahill The Press-Dispatch (Petersburg)

Division: 3

First Place Mark Miller The News-Banner (Bluffton)

Division: 4 First Place Martha Rasche The Herald (Jasper)

Division: 5

First Place Staff Journal & Courier (Lafayette)

Division: 6

First Place Staff The Indianapolis Star

Category: Story of the Year WINNER

Division: Combined Daily/Nondaily

Winner Staff The Indianapolis Star

Category: Blue Ribbon Newspaper

Third Place The Times (Munster)

Second Place The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne)

First Place The Herald-Times (Bloomington)

Nondaily Third Place The Times-Post (Pendleton)

Second Place Brown County Democrat (Nashville)

First Place Hendricks County Flyer (Avon)