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2021 Page One Awards — Newspapers (50k+ circulation)
| Category | Placement | News Outlet | Entry Title (headline, broadcast title, etc): | Journalist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breaking News Coverage | First Place | Star Tribune | The Killing of George Floyd | Libor Jany, Paul Walsh and Ryan Faircloth |
| Breaking News Coverage | Second Place | Pioneer Press | 'I Am Completely Terrified,' Apple Valley woman tells authorities | Nick Ferraro |
| Deadline News Coverage | First Place | Star Tribune | Coverage of Deady toll of COVID-19 in Minnesota's nursing homes | Chris Serres and Glenn Howatt |
| Deadline News Coverage | Second Place | Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal | Rebuilding These Blocks | Carrigan Miller and Nick Halter |
| Deadline News Coverage | Third Place | Pioneer Press | Vikings Stun Saints | Chris Tomasson |
| Feature Writing | First Place | Minnesota Reformer / MinnPost | Stories post-George Floyd | Deena Winter |
| Feature Writing | Second Place | Star Tribune | Three Profiles | Laurie Hertzel |
| Feature Writing | Third Place | StarTribune | Lives, On the Line | Reid Forgrave |
| Enterprise/In-Depth (Single story) | First Place | Minnesota Reformer | Congressman spent tax dollars on vendor owned by a member of his staff | Daniel Newhauser |
| Enterprise/In-Depth (Single story) | Second Place | Star Tribune | "Our People are Scared": As deaths mount, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe charts its own path fighting COVID-19 | Chris Serres |
| Enterprise/In-Depth (Single story) | Third Place | Star Tribune | How Minneapolis policing changed during a historic summer of turmoil | Jeff Hargarten and Kim Hyatt |
| Enterprise/In-Depth (Series) | First Place | Minnesota Reformer | 38th and Chicago | Deena Winter and Jared Goyette |
| Enterprise/In-Depth (Series) | Second Place | MinnPost | Great Lakes series | Walker Orenstein |
| Enterprise/In-Depth (Series) | Third Place | Star Tribune | Young voters | Zoe Jackson |
| Investigative | First Place | Star Tribune | Desperate at Death Ridge: How a Minnesota nursing home descended into a coronavirus black hole | Chris Serres and Glenn Howatt |
| Investigative | Second Place | Minnesota Reformer | Congressman spent tax dollars on vendor owned by a member of his staff and follow up stories | Daniel Newhauser |
| Investigative | Third Place | City Pages | The Boy They Called Wolf | Susan Du |
| Business News Coverage | First Place | Star Tribune | 3M's complicated road to enough N95 capacity took many hands | Dee DePass |
| Business News Coverage | Second Place | City Pages | Storm Chasers: Doctors Race from One Epidemic to Another | Susan Du |
| Business News Coverage | Third Place | Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal | Minnesota hospitals stare down almost $3B in losses | Carrigan Miller |
| Sports News Coverage | First Place | Star Tribune | Coverage of the Minnesota Vikings | Ben Goessling |
| Sports News Coverage | Second Place | Star Tribune | How Does the Story End for the Minnesota State Mankato men's hockey team? The Mavericks will never know | Randy Johnson |
| Sports News Coverage | Third Place | Star Tribune | Minnesota Gophers-Auburn Gamer | Megan Ryan |
| Sports Feature Writing | First Place | Star Tribune | Deven Eastern feature, Coney Durr profile, Seth Green human interest | Megan Ryan |
| Sports Feature Writing | Second Place | Pioneer Press | They played in one game for the Vikings; Former Gopher Andy Thompson paved the way; Jim McMahon broke his neck playing for Vikings | Chris Tomasson |
| Sports Feature Writing | Third Place | Star Tribune | Chris Hine NBA feature coverage | Chris Hine |
| Sports Columns | First Place | MinnPost | Pat Borzi Sports Column | Pat Borzi |
| Arts & Entertainment Coverage | First Place | Star Tribune | 3 arts & entertainment stories by Jon Bream | Jon Bream |
| Arts & Entertainment Coverage | Second Place | Star Tribune | A&E coverage stories | Neal Justin |
| Arts & Entertainment Coverage | Third Place | Pioneer Press | After fellow guard's murder, Stillwater corrections officer brings inmate artwork to St. Paul Creators Space | Frederick Melo |
| Arts Criticism/Reviews | First Place | Star Tribune | Book Coverage | Laurie Hertzel |
| Arts Criticism/Reviews | Second Place | Star Tribune | Reviews by Jon Bream | Jon Bream |
| Arts Criticism/Reviews | Third Place | MinnPost | Artscape Reviews | Pamela Espeland |
| Columns | First Place | St. Paul Pioneer Press | Ruben Rosario | Ruben Rosario |
| Columns | Second Place | Minnesota Reformer | Columns by Deena Winter | Deena Winter |
| Columns | Third Place | Minnesota Reformer | Aaron Brown | Aaron Brown |
| Editorial and Commentary | First Place | Minnesota Reformer | Opinion columns | J. Patrick Coolican |
| Editorial and Commentary | Second Place | Star Tribune | COVID editorials | Jill Burcum |
| Editorial and Commentary | Third Place | Star Tribune | Profiles in fealty: MN GOP delegation fails to defend democracy | John Rash |
| Graphics/Art and Illustration | First Place | Star Tribune | State Fair Illustrations | Nuri Ducassi |
| Graphics/Art and Illustration | Second Place | Star Tribune | Election Graphics | Staff |
| Page Design | First Place | Star Tribune | Happy 100th Birthday, Sid Hartman | Mike Rice and Gus Morais |
| Page Design | Second Place | Star Tribune | 1,000 Minnesotans We've Lost to COVID | Josh Jones |
| Headlines | First Place | Star Tribune | Headlines, staff | Catherine Preus, Bob Reichman and Brian Wicker |
| Headlines | Second Place | Star Tribune | Thinking outside the box; Rescuing Black history; a bone to pick with winter. | Maren Longbella |
| Headlines | Third Place | Star Tribune | headline (Some Assembly Required) | Lisa Legge |