Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Des Moines - Iowa Capital Dispatch Entry Title: Town’s drinking water contamination returns after testing ends Entry Credit: Jared Strong Judge Comment: I can't imagine the time put into this piece. Excellent work.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Cedar Rapids - The Gazette Entry Title: As patient-on-staff violence increases, Iowa hospitals look for solutions, up security Entry Credit: Vanessa Miller Judge Comment: With everything that's happened in health care recently, this is a topic people have forgotten, Great job bringing it to light.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Dubuque - Telegraph Herald Entry Title: Developers and city Entry Credit: John Kruse Judge Comment: Great use of open records.
