Deseret News among winners at Utah-Idaho-Spokane AP contest

Here are the winners of the annual Utah-Idaho-Spokane Associated Press Association contest announced Friday night at the UISAPA convention.

Division A(Newspapers of 50,000 or higher circulation)

William H. Cowles III Memorial Award

Investigative or Hard-edge Reporting: Bill Morlin and Kim Barker, The Spokesman-Review.

Feature Writing: Julie Sullivan, The Spokesman-Review.

Spot News

1, The Idaho Statesman. 2, Standard-Examiner. 3, The Idaho Statesman.

General Reporting

1, Nancy Hobbs, The Salt Lake Tribune. 2, Michelle Cole, The Idaho Statesman. 3, Mark L. Reece and Amy Donaldson, Deseret News, for "Deadly Recipe."

Specialized Reporting

1, Marny Lombard and Carla K. Johnson, The Spokesman-Review. 2, Karl Cates, Deseret News, for "Making of a monument." 3, Elaine Jarvik and Jason Swenson, Deseret News, for "Avalanche."

Cartoons

1, Milt Priggee, The Spokesman-Review. 2, Calvin Grondahl, Standard-Examiner. 3, none.

Editorials

1, Chris Peck, The Spokesman-Review. 2, Lex Hemphill, The Salt Lake Tribune. 3, John Webster, The Spokesman-Review.

Spot Sports

1, Doug Robinson, Deseret News, for "Michael Johnson's history-setting run in the Olyumpic 200." 2, Steven Dodge, The Idaho Statesman. 3, Richard Evans, Doug Robinson, Brad Rock, Loren Jorgensen, Deseret News, for "Jazz lose game 7."

Sports Features

1, Doug Robinson, Deseret News, for "Cougars' Ingle is still chasing his passion." 2, Greg Lee, The Spokesman-Review. 3, Mike Sando, The Spokesman-Review.

Reviews

1, Tom Wharton and Byer Wharton, The Salt Lake Tribune. 2, Jim Kershner, The Spokesman-Review. 3, Nancy Melich, The Salt Lake Tribune.

Personal Columns

1, Doug Clark, The Spokesman-Review. 2, Jim Kershner, The Spokesman-Review. 3, Jerry Johnston, Deseret News.

Sports Columns