A-Mark Prizes for Investigative Reporting

First Place

Kyle Hopkins, “Hundreds of people charged with domestic violence, child abuse or DUIs are walking free in Anchorage,” Anchorage Daily News

Second Place

Claire Stremple, “False citations show Alaska education official relied on generative AI, raising broader questions,” Alaska Beacon

Third Place

Nat Herz, “This oil platform stopped pumping 30 years ago. Alaska still won’t make the owner tear it down.,” Alaska Public Media

First Place

Carrie Teegardin and Danny Robbins, “Hidden Homicides: Violence, chaos and secrecy inside the Georgia prison system,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (PDF)

Second Place

Katherine Landergan and Stephanie Lamm, “Left on Hold: Metro 911 callers are often left waiting,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (PDF)

Third Place

Justin Gray and Justin Crate, “Squatters in Georgia,” WSB-TV

First Place

Lisa Schencker and Emily Hoerner, “Medical Malpractice Series,” Chicago Tribune
Part 1 (PDF); Part 2 (PDF); Part 3 (PDF)

Second Place

Reema Amin and Mina Bloom, “Lost In Translation: Migrant Kids Struggle In Segregated Chicago Schools,” Chalkbeat Chicago and Block Club Chicago

Third Place

Madison Hopkins and Joe Mahr, “Many cameras. Little focus. Blurry results.,” Illinois Answers Project and Chicago Tribune

First Place

Mary Claire Molloy and Jenna Watson, “Out of Options,” Mirror Indy (Links: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Second Place

Hayleigh Colombo, James Briggs, Tony Cook, and Kayla Dwyer, “Sexual Harassment in Indiana Politics,” IndyStar (Links: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Third Place

Emily Hopkins, Tyler Fenwick, and Jenna Watson, “Broken Housing,” Mirror Indy (Links: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

First Place

Josh Wood, Krista Johnson, and Rob Byers, “The Cost of Empire” (PDF of series), The Courier Journal (Links: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Second Place

Stephanie Kuzydym and Rob Byers, “Silence & Secrets: an investigation into child sex abuse by Kentucky’s coaches” (PDF of series), The Courier Journal (Links: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

Third Place

Not awarded at the judge’s discretion

First Place

Chris Dunker and Andrew Wegley, “Pillen’s Plan Saves Him $1 Million in Taxes,” (PDF) Lincoln Journal Star

Second Place

Sara Gentzler and Alex Richards, “Ricketts’ Riches: How a wealthy governor and his family changed Nebraska politics,” Flatwater Free Press (Links: 1, 2, 3)

Third Place

Molly Ashford, “Why Didn’t Anyone Do Something,” (PDF) Omaha World-Herald

First Place

Emilie Munson, Chris Hippensteel, Brendan Lyons, Taylor Johnston, and Alexandra Harris, “Serious police car crashes are spiking in New York, causing injuries and deaths” (PDF of series),Times Union (Links: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

Second Place

Adam Stone, “Corporate Care Series,” The Examiner News

Third Place

Anna Bradley-Smith, “Court Allows Partition Sale of Bed Stuy Home in Family for 75 Years,” Park Slope Courier

First Place

Danae King, Max Filby, and Barbara Perenic, “Vanished,” The Columbus Dispatch

Second Place

Dan Horn and Amber Hunt, “Cincinnati homicide cases unravel after deals with informants,” The Cincinnati Enquirer

Third Place

Isabel Cleary, “On the Dark Web: Uncovering the City Hack,” NBC4 WCMH

First Place

Garrett Yalch and Clifton Adcock, “Fields of green: Oklahoma’s medical marijuana black market,” The Frontier

Second Place

Andy Dossett, “Crypto kings and broken promises: Bartlesville’s iconic Price Tower,” Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise

Third Place

Ruby Topalian, “Pay or your son dies: Oklahoma inmates’ families extorted by inside gangs,” Oklahoma Watch

First Place

David Weissman, “CCU is hiding investigation of failed donor. Could FL college been spared embarrassment?,” (PDF) The Sun News

Second Place

Cynthia Beasley, “Columbia Municipal Court overcharged drivers more than $22,000 for blinker violations,” WIS News 10

Third Place

Zak Koeske, “They oversee SC charter schools. Why are Charter Institute’s leaders planning schools in TN?,” (PDF) The State

First Place

Ted McDermott, “Deadly Pattern: Police kill Native Americans at a rate five times that of whites and three times of Blacks. Why?,” Rapid City Journal

Second Place

Lee Strubinger, “Short Walk,” South Dakota Public Broadcasting

Third Place

Joe Sneve, Austin Goss and Jonathan Ellis, “Spotlighting government scandal: A year of public corruption in South Dakota,” The Dakota Scout

First Place

Kelli Arseneau, Drake Bentley, Ashley Luthern, Laura Schulte, and Vanessa Swales, “Wisconsin Prison Crisis,” (PDF) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Second Place

Cleo Krejci, “The Gray Zone,” (PDF) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Third Place

Bill Schanen IV and Kristyn Halbig-Ziehm, “Microchip Plant,” (PDF) The Ozaukee Press