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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
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North Dakota Monitor journalists recognized for investigative reporting
North Dakota Monitor reporters Mary Steurer, right, and Jacob Orledge display their A-Mark Prizes for Investigative Journalism on May 13, 2025, in Bismarck. The first- and third-place awards were part of the North Dakota Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) FARGO – North Dakota Monitor journalists received top honors for investigative reporting at the North Dakota Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest Friday in Fargo. Reporter Mary Steurer received a first place A-Mark Prize for a series of stories related to ethics and lawmaker conflicts of interest. Judges called the reporting 'powerful and well-researched.' Reporter Jacob Orledge received a third place A-Mark Prize for the story 'North Dakota's likely next governor would regulate his own industry, testing ethics guardrails.' The story was produced in collaboration with ProPublica. 'The story did a fantastic job of explaining the conflicts of interest, and also further exposing the weaknesses in North Dakota's disclosure requirements,' judges wrote. The A-Mark Prize recognizes excellence in investigative journalism. This year was the first the prize was awarded in North Dakota. It was also the first year the North Dakota Monitor was eligible to participate in the association's contest. The Monitor team also received three first place awards: Best online coverage of breaking news for election night coverage Best website Best special news section for the 2024 voter guide Jeff Beach, Monitor deputy editor, was recognized for his coverage of the Agridime Ponzi scheme with third place in agricultural reporting and honorable mention for agricultural photo. He also received third place in business news reporting for the story 'Corn price connection to carbon capture hard to pin down.' Steurer also received third place breaking news coverage for a story on the verdict in a lawmaker's trial for a misdemeanor conflict-of-interest crime. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Sport
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100 students to face off in North Dakota Spelling Bee
Mar. 6—BISMARCK — Accomplished spellers will soon gather in Bismarck for the 2025 North Dakota State Spelling Bee. One hundred students representing 50 of the state's 53 counties will take part in the event Monday, March 17, at the Bismarck Event Center, with a chance at qualifying for the national competition in the nation's capital. Spellers begin the day with a written test of 50 spelling words and 20 vocabulary questions, according to a news release from the North Dakota Newspaper Association, an event sponsor. Once tests are scored, 25 finalists advance to the oral spelldown session in the afternoon, which continues until a champion is declared. The state champion travels to Washington, D.C., for the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, held May 27-29. It will be the 100th anniversary of the competition. Hotel, airfare and other travel expenses for the champion and a guest are the grand prize of the North Dakota State Spelling Bee. The program administrator and host of the state competition is the North Dakota Association of County Superintendents. "This year's competitors range from fourth through eighth grade, with 24 of them returning for at least their second appearance at the State Bee, said Miranda Streifel, NDACS Spelling Bee director.
