National Edward R. Murrow Awards

2021, Small Market Radio

• Investigative Reporting

Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

2021

• Continuing Coverage
• Excellence in Video (with Krystal Schoenbauer)
• Hard News
• Investigative Reporting

New York Press Club Journalism Awards

• Contributed the South Dakota research and news story to the Center for Public Integrity’s State Integrity Investigation, which won the 2016 Political Coverage award from the New York Press Club.

Lee Enterprises

2015

• President's Award for News Excellence (shared with Executive Editor Bart Pfankuch and Photo Editor Chris Huber)

South Dakota Newspaper Association Better Newspapers Contest (Large Dailies Division)

2015

• First, Best Feature Series
• Third, Best News Story
• Second, Best Freedom of Information Project (among all daily newspapers)

2016

• First, News Series
• First, Feature Story
• Second, Public Service Project (shared with Assistant Managing Editor Chris Huber)
• Second, News Series (shared with reporter John McLaughlin)
• Third, Freedom of Information Project

2017

• First, Public Service (shared with reporter Mike Anderson)
• Second, Freedom of Information Project

2018

• First, Best News Story

Public Notice Resource Center

2014

• National Public Notice Journalism Award

South Dakota Newspaper Association Better Newspapers Contest (Small Dailies Division)

2004

• Second, news story
• Honorable mention, feature

2006

• First, news story
• Second, news series
• Third, feature series

2007

• Outstanding Young Journalist (all daily newspapers)

2008

• First, news series
• Second, news story
• Second, public service project (with staff, all daily newspapers)
• Third, freedom of information project (with Korrie Wenzel, all daily and weekly newspapers)

2009

• First place, news story
• First place, feature series (with four other series writers)
• Third place, freedom of information project (with editor and publisher)

2010

• Third, Best News Story
• Second, Best Feature Story
• Second, Best Feature Series
• Third, Best Feature Photo
• Third, Best Freedom of Information Project (shared with editor)

2011

• Third, Best Typography and Design (shared with publisher)
• Second, Best Special Issue (shared with staff)
• Third, Best News Story
• Third, Best Editorial Writing
• First, General Excellence (shared with publisher)

2012

• Third, Best Local Humorous Column
• Third, Best Editorial Writing
• Third, Best Special Issue (shared with staff)
• First, General Excellence (shared with publisher)

2013

• First, Best Freedom of Information Project (shared with publisher)
• Second, Best Feature Series (shared with two other writers)
• Second, Best Editorial Writing
• Second, Best Typography and Design (shared with publisher)
• First, General Excellence (shared with publisher)
• Sweepstakes Award (for the paper that accumulated the most points in the contest; shared with publisher)

2014

• First, Best Editorial Writing
• Third, Best Headline Writing
• First, General Excellence (shared with publisher)
• First, Best Typography and Design (shared with publisher)
• Sweepstakes Award (for the paper that accumulated the most points in the contest; shared with publisher)
• Best Freedom of Information Project (shared with publisher, all newspapers)

Associated Press Managing Editors Great Plains News and Photo Contest (North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska combined, medium-size dailies division)

2011

• Third, enterprise

2012

• First, personal column

2013

• First, spot news
• Second, headlines

2014

• First, editorial

2016

• First, general news
• Second, enterprise (shared with Assistant Managing Editor Chris Huber)

2017

• Second, enterprise

2018

• Second, enterprise
• Third, enterprise

North and South Dakota Associated Press Managing Editors News and Photo Contest (Daily division, 6,001-16,000 circulation)

2005

• First, spot news

2006

• First, general news
• Second, spot news
• Honorable mention, feature
• Honorable mention, feature
• Honorable mention, spot news

2008

• First, general news
• Second, general news
• Third, general news

2009

• First, spot news
• First, general news
• Second, general news
• First, feature photography

South Dakota Associated Press Managing Editors News and Photo Contest (Daily division, 6,001-16,000 circulation)

2002-2003

• First, feature
• Second, feature
• Third, general news
• Honorable mention, spot news

2003-2004

• Sweepstake (best story, all divisions and categories)
• Second, feature
• Third, spot news
• Honorable mention, feature
• Honorable mention, spot news

Minnesota Associated Press Sports Association, Division I

2002

• First, spot news
• Third, enterprise

College Fraternity Editors Association

2001-02

• First place, profile article content