Friday,  April 27, 2012 • Vol. 12--No. 288 • 28 of 39 •  Other Editions

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AP names Great Plains winners for metro TV

• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- KETV in Omaha nearly swept the 2012 Great Plains News and Photo Contest in the metro TV category. The TV station won nine of 10 award categories.
• Award winners:
• Newscast: 1. News Staff, KETV, Omaha, "KETV NewsWatch 7 at 10:00: Mapleton." 2. News Staff, KETV, Omaha, "KETV NewsWatch 7 at 10:00: Hailstorm." 3. WOWT Staff, WOWT-TV, Omaha, "Newscast Part 1."
• Spot news: 1. NewsWatch Staff, KETV, Omaha, "Mapleton Tornado."2. NewsWatch Staff, KETV, Omaha, "Levee Break." 3. Jake Wasikowski, WOWT-TV, Omaha, "Police Chase 4/20/2011."
• General Reporting: 1. Ryan Luby and Ashley Nodgaard, KETV, Omaha, "Source of the Floods." 2. Jake Wasikowski, WOWT-TV, Omaha, "Jake Dog Bite." 3. Lauren Squires and Christian Champoux, WOWT-TV, Omaha, "Halftime Surprise."
• Series/Documentary: 1. Julie Cornell, Matthew Lathan, and Matthew Brown, KETV, Omaha, "Teen Sex: Lost Childhoods, Lost Generations." 2. Julie Cornell, KETV, Omaha, "Epilepsy Surgery." 3. Brandi Petersen, KETV, Omaha, "Evan's Battle."
• Videography: 1. Ashley Nodgaard and Natalie Glucklich, KETV, Omaha, "Recycling Protest." 2. Ashley Nodgaard and Ryan Luby, KETV, Omaha, "Niobrara Waits." 3. Justin Tatum and Brandi Petersen, KETV, Omaha, "Santa's Visit."
• Feature: 1. Ryan Luby and Justin Riviera, KETV, Omaha, "Donations-Only Clinic." 2. Julie Cornell and Ashley Nodgaard, KETV, Omaha, "Lost Daughters." 3. Lauren Squires, WOWT-TV, Omaha, "Press Box Eyes."
• Sports: 1. Greg Ortiz, WOWT-TV, Omaha, "Sports One Leg Wrestler." 2. Lauren Squires, WOWT-TV, Omaha, "Everybody Loves Jonathan." 3. James P. Carter, Todd Andrews and Vonn Jones, KETV, Omaha, "Losing Streak Ends."
• Enterprise: 1. Brandi Petersen, KETV, Omaha, "Medical Malpractice." 2. Mike McKnight, WOWT-TV, Omaha, "Recycling Hidden Camera." 3. Melissa Fry, KETV, Omaha, "Housing for the Disable."
• Agriculture: 1. Ryan Luby and Justin Tatum, KETV, Omaha, "Reaching Farms by Boat." 2. Michelle Bandur and David Hynek, KETV, Omaha, "Flooded Farmground." 3. Melissa Fry, KETV, Omaha, "Damaged Soil."
• Weathercast: 1. Bill Randby, KETV, Omaha, "KETV Weather, Mapleton." 2. Jim Flowers, WOWT-TV, Omaha, "Weathercast." 3. Bill Randby, KETV, Omaha,

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