News Reporting: Single Story
First Place: Nat Stein of the Colorado Springs Independent with Residents make do, but don’t make peace, with their contaminated water
Second Place: J. Adrian Stanley of the Colorado Springs Independent with The house on Misty Drive
Third Place: Angela K. Evans of the Boulder Weekly with Hazardous Consequences
News Feature
First Place: Kasey Cordell of 5280 with Final Post
Second Place: Robert Sanchez of 5280 with How One Colorado Man Disappeared While Hunting For Hidden Treasure
Investigative/Enterprise Reporting
First Place: Quentin Young of 5280 with Rogue Agent
Second Place: Angela K. Evans of Boulder Weekly with Opposite of America
Third Place: Mark Shenefelt, Cathy McKitrick and Benjamin Zack of Standard-Examiner with Box Elder man’s death in jail sparks questions about inmate treatment in N. Utah
Public Service
First Place: Paige Blankenbuehler, Matt Hildner, J.R. Logan, Staci Matlock, Wheeler Cowperthwaite, Ariel Carmona Jr., Andrew Martinez, Jennifer Garcia, Mary Charlotte Domandi, Zelie Pollon, Cody Hooks, Ellen Berkovitch, Lyndsey Gilpin, Kate Schimel, John Kalef, Lucia Duncan, Leah Todd and Ben Goldfarb of Solutions Journalism Network with Small Towns, Big Change
Second Place: Natasha Gardner of 5280 with Our Children, Ourselves
Third Place: Chris Outcalt of 5280 with Still Life
General Reporting: Series or Package
First Place: J. Adrian Stanley of the Colorado Springs Independent with Psychedelic miracle
Second Place: Pam Zubeck of the Colorado Springs Independent with Southern Delivery System
Third Place: Jeff Proctor of New Mexico In Depth Inc. with Affidavit: ABQ police have illegally deleted, altered videos of shootings
Education: General Reporting
First Place: Claire Woodcock of the Boulder Weekly with PCBs in Colorado public schools
Second Place: Nicholas Garcia of Chalkbeat with Why Aurora Public Schools wants to kick this online charter school out
Third Place: Spencer Campbell of 5280 with The State of Education in Colorado
Education: Enterprise Reporting
First Place: Leah Todd, Kate Schimel, Lyndsey Gilpin, Megan Kamerick, Sarah Gustavus, Lucia Duncan, Andrew Martinez, Cody Hooks and Ben Goldfarb of Solutions Journalism Network with Big steps for small schools
Second Place: Matt Cortina of the Boulder Weekly with The politics of ESSA
Third Place: Melanie Asmar of Chalkbeat Colorado with For a longtime Denver charter school, one more chance at rebirth
Politics: General Reporting
First Place: J. Adrian Stanley of the Colorado Springs Independent with Shari Zabel
Second Place: Peter Roper, Anthony Mestas, Gayle Perez, Jon Pompia and Ryan Severance of the Pueblo Chieftain with Marijuana in Pueblo: Yes or no
Third Place: Joel Dyer of the Boulder Weekly with Back to the Future
Politics: Enterprise Reporting
First Place: Pam Zubeck of the Colorado Springs Independent with Shooting star – Darryl Glenn
Second Place: Nicholas Garcia of Chalkbeat Colorado with State board met illegally with Commissioner
Third Place: Joel Dyer of the Boulder Weekly with The new harvest of rage
Business: General Reporting
First Place: Chloe Aiello, Megan Arellano, Kevin J. Beaty, Dave Burdick, Ashley Dean, Adrian D. Garcia, Christian Clark, Erica Meltzer, Stephanie Snyder and Andrew Kenney of Denverite with 16th Street Mall summer coverage
Second Place: Pam Zubeck of the Colorado Springs Independent with The real deal – St. Francis Hospital
Third Place: Chris Outcalt of 5280 with What Does It Take to Open a Craft Brewery in Denver?
Business: Enterprise Reporting
First Place: Pam Zubeck of the Colorado Springs Independent with Philip Anschutz’s influence knows no bounds
Second Place: Samantha Wright of Shelter Magazine with A Grand Re-Awakening The Second Coming of Silverton’s Historic Hotel
Third Place: Christi Turner of the Boulder Weekly with A compelling reason to ride
Legal: General Reporting
First Place: Steve Knopper and Erik Lundegaard of Super Lawyers with The Bridge
Second Place: Jim Walsh and Erik Lundegaard of Super Lawyers with Bring Me Your Poor, Your Tired, Your Electrical Engineers
Third Place: Mark Shenefelt and Loretta Park of the Standard-Examiner with Tanis Ukena and the anatomy of an investigation
Legal: Enterprise Reporting
First Place: Pam Zubeck of the Colorado Springs Independent with Betrayal of trust
Second Place: Sarah Haas of the Boulder Weekly with Crossing the threshold
Third Place: Angela K. Evans of the Boulder Weekly with Time to revisit Boulder’s controversial camping ban
Science: General Reporting
First Place: Max Heidt of the Boulder Weekly with Gimme the cold shoulder
Second Place: Willow Belden of Out There with From the Horns of Beetles
Third Place: Angela K. Evans of the Boulder Weekly with Our last moment to act
Science: Enterprise Reporting
First Place: Travis Metcalfe of the Boulder Weekly with Lab Note series
Second Place: Amanda Moutinho of the Boulder Weekly with The science of justice
Health: General Reporting
First Place: Leah Todd of the Solutions Journalism Network with Room to Recover
Second Place: Chloe Aiello of Denverite with No one is really sure what pot does to a developing fetus
Third Place: Lindsey Koehler of 5280 with The Dark Side of Fitness
Health: Enterprise Reporting
First Place: Paige Blankenbuehler, J.R. Logan, John Kalef, Megan Kamerick, Sarah Gustavus, Leah Todd, Ben Goldfarb and Matt Hildner of the Solutions Journalism Network with Beating Addiction
Second Place: Angela K. Evans of the Boulder Weekly with What went wrong with Colorado health co-op
Third Place: Nat Stein of the Colorado Springs Independent with Inside vets’ fight for medical cannabis amid Reefer Madness politics
Environment: Enterprise Reporting
First Place: J.R. Logan, Paige Blankenbuehler, Ben Goldfarb, Leah Todd and Matt Hildner of Solutions Journalism Network with Life Begins With Land
Second Place: Matt Cortina of the Boulder Weekly with Colorado’s role in California’s Porter Ranch disaster
Third Place: Angela K. Evans of the Boulder Weekly with Paying the price
A&E: Single Story
First Place: Amanda Moutinho of the Boulder Weekly with Erasing creation
Second Place: Andrew Kenney of Denverite with Fifteen teenage girls and I went to the mall to meet Diegosaurs, the greatest streaming star Colorado Springs has ever produced
Third Place: J. Adrian Stanley of the Colorado Springs Independent with Death, through a youthful lens
A&E: Enterprise Reporting
First Place: Ashley Dean, Erica Meltzer and Megan Arellano of Denverite with Denver arts spaces face sudden changes
Second Place: Amanda Moutinho of the Boulder Weekly with ‘We’re all freaks, together’
Third Place: Griffin Swartzell of the Colorado Springs Independent with A pathless land
A&E: Criticism
First Place: Dave Kirby of the Boulder Weekly with Music criticism
Second Place: Amanda Moutinho of the Boulder Weekly with Theater criticism
Third Place: Griffin Swartzell of the Colorado Springs Independent with Appetite
Sports: General Reporting
First Place: Luke Lyons of the Pueblo Chieftain with Second chance of a lifetime
Second Place: Christi Turner of the Boulder Weekly with Outliving it
Third Place: Christian Clark of Denverite with Former Colorado football star Rashaan Salaam was somebody you wanted to be around
Sports: Enterprise Reporting
First Place: Amanda Moutinho of the Boulder Weekly with Two-wheeled revolution
Second Place: Betsy Welch of the Boulder Weekly with Still on the trail
Third Place: Caitlin Rockett of the Boulder Weekly with Born again runner
Sports: Columns
First Place: Tom Winter of the Boulder Weekly with Ski columns
Second Place: Emma Murray of the Boulder Weekly with Climbing columns
Third Place: Joe Cervi of the Pueblo Chieftain with Coaches, QBs, fans, lend me your ears/jump; Saluting coaches on day for dads/ jump; Unsung hero/jump
Breaking News Story
First Place: Ann Elise Taylor, Anna Burleson, Benjamin Zack and Mitch Shaw of the Standard-Examiner with Tornado touches down in Washington Terrace, Utah
Second Place: Caitlin Rockett and Amanda Moutinho of the Boulder Weekly with Fire blazes through Nederland, neighbors open doors
Editorials
First Place: Dan Vukelich and Will Ferguson of the ABQ Free Press with Dan Vukelich Editorial
Second Place: Greg Halling of the Standard-Examiner with Best Editorials 2016
News Column
First Place: Joel Dyer of the Boulder Weekly with DyerTimes
Second Place: Ralph Routon of the Colorado Springs Independent with Between the Lines
Third Place: Dennis Domrzalski of the ABQ Free Press with Dennis Domrzalski Columns
Front Page Design
First Place: Eli Akerstein, Jennifer Ho and Erika Liberato of Yellow Scene Magazine with November Joy Cover
Second Place: Dustin Glatz of the Colorado Springs Independent with Colorado Springs Independent
Third Place: Erika Liberato of Yellow Scene Magazine with October Halloween Election Cover
Feature Page Design
First Place: Dustin Glatz of the Colorado Springs Independent with The Things They Carry
Second Place: Dustin Glatz of the Colorado Springs Independent with Probe
Third Place: Shira Kaminsky, MT Elliot and Erika Liberat of Yellow Scene Magazine with August E-Nostalgia Feature
Info Graphic
First Place: Dustin Glatz of the Colorado Springs Independent with ReLeaf – By the Numbers
Special Section
First Place: Joel Dyer, Angela K. Evans, Caitlin Rockett, Amanda Moutinho and Matt Cortina of the Boulder Weekly with Celebrating 22 by celebrating you
Second Place: Katherine Weadley and Kate Homme of Yellow Scene Magazine with March Super Kids!
Third Place: Joel Dyer, Angela K. Evans, Caitlin Rockett, Amanda Moutinho and Matt Cortina of the Boulder Weekly with Conference on World Affairs coverage
Headline Writing
First Place: Mike Bialas of the Pueblo Chieftain with Clinton embraces herstory; Faith, hope and clarity; On the eve of disruption
Second Place: Jim Carson of Bam, slam, thank you, ma’am; Few solve Cyclones’ Maize; A little Dabo does it for West
Third Place: Osweilercized; Sunny’s days shine again; Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Spot News Photography
First Place: Benjamin Zack of the Standard-Examiner with Tornado aftermath
Second Place: Bryan Kelsen of the Pueblo Chieftain with Beulah Fire Slurry
Third Place: Bryan Kelsen of the Pueblo Chieftain with Fire Dog
News Photography
First Place: John Jaques of the Pueblo Chieftain with Trinidad Train Tragedy
Second Place: Joel Dyer of the Boulder Weekly with Dispatches from Standing Rock
Third Place: Chris McLean of the Pueblo Chieftain with Fireworks light sky
Feature Photography
First Place: Benjamin Rasmussen of 5280 with Living Off the Land
Second Place: Susan France of the Boulder Weekly with Ain’t too hard for me to jam
Third Place: Bryan Kelsen of the Pueblo Chieftain with Baby Walk
Sports Photography
First Place: Matt Herp of the Standard-Examiner with Hold On Tight
Second Place: John Jacques of the Pueblo Chieftain with CSUP score 2016
Third Place: Bryan Kelsen of the Pueblo Chieftain with CSU v. Morningside Dive
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