RTDNA announces 2025 Region 4 Edward R. Murrow Award winners

Today, the Radio Television Digital News Association announced Region 4 winners of the Edward R. Murrow Awards. Region 4 comprises Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. 

Regional winners automatically advance to the national competition, winners of which will be announced in August. 

Congratulations to this year's winners! Learn how to promote your win here.

Breaking News Coverage

Madison School Shooting
WISN-TV
Milwaukee, WI

Continuing Coverage

KARE 11 Investigates: Recovery Inc.
KARE 11
Minneapolis, MN

Digital

WISN 12 Digital - Leading The Way
WISN-TV
Milwaukee, WI

Excellence in Innovation

Fast Facts
KARE 11
Minneapolis, MN

Excellence in Video

Leave the Light On
KARE 11
Minneapolis, MN

Excellence in Writing

Carl Deffenbaugh
WITI FOX6
Milwaukee, WI

Feature Reporting

The Gift
KARE 11
Minneapolis, MN

Hard News

Glock Switch
KARE 11
Minneapolis, MN

Investigative Reporting

KARE 11 Investigates: Gaps, Gags, Murder & Fraud
KARE 11
Minneapolis, MN

News Documentary

KARE 11 Investigates: Recovery Inc. - The Evergreen Files
KARE 11
Minneapolis, MN

News Series

D-Day 80th Anniversary: World War II veterans return to Normandy
WCCO-TV
Minneapolis, MN

Newscast

Police shooting during RNC
WISN-TV
Milwaukee, WI

Sports Reporting

Mud Ducks
KARE 11
Minneapolis, MN

Overall Excellence

WISN 12
WISN-TV
Milwaukee, WI

Breaking News Coverage

Mourning in Madison: Abundant Life Christian School Shooting
WMTV 15 News
Madison, WI

Continuing Coverage

Continuing Coverage: The Search for Elijah Vue
WLUK
Green Bay, WI

Digital

Missing Wisconsin kayaker believed to have faked his own death
WMTV 15 News
Madison, WI

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

America's forgotten people - Praying for justice, safety and running water
KELOLAND Media Group
Sioux Falls, SD

Excellence in Innovation

Battleground Wisconsin: The Swing Vote
WMTV 15 News, WEAU, and WSAW
Madison, WI

Excellence in Video

Through the Ice
KBJR-TV, Northern News Now
Duluth, MN

Excellence in Writing

Mae's Travels: A salute to a centenarian
WMTV 15 News
Madison, WI

Feature Reporting

Life Lessons with Ms. B
WMTV 15 News
Madison, WI

Hard News

Accelerated Dangers
WMTV 15 News
Madison, WI

News Documentary

Emergency & Hope on Pine Ridge
KELOLAND Media Group
Sioux Falls, SD

News Series

Crisis Averted
WMTV 15 News
Madison, WI

Newscast

WMTV 15 News at 6: Mourning in Madison
WMTV 15 News
Madison, WI

Podcast

Forgotten Wisconsin Cold Cases: Who killed Deidre Week?
WSAW-TV
Wasau, WI

Sports Reporting

A League of their Own
KELOLAND Media Group
Sioux Falls, SD

Overall Excellence

WMTV 15 News
WMTV 15 News
Madison, WI

Breaking News Coverage

Burnsville first responders shot
WCCO Radio
Minneapolis, MN

Continuing Coverage

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz becomes the Democrat's choice for Vice President
WCCO Radio
Minneapolis, MN

Digital

2024 Election Coverage
WUWM
Milwaukee, WI

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Finding Manoomin: A search for the spirit of wild rice
MPR News
Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN

Excellence in Sound

Oswald Bank Heist: A Reflection
620 WTMJ
Milwaukee, WI

Excellence in Writing

How Minnesota shaped the 'freewheelin' Bob Dylan
WCCO Radio
Minneapolis, MN

Feature Reporting

How Minnesota shaped the 'freewheelin' Bob Dylan
WCCO Radio
Minneapolis, MN

Hard News

In the Boundary Waters, tragedy highlights work of all-volunteer rescue squad
MPR News
Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN

News Documentary

The Breakthrough of ’48: When civil rights won the White House
MPR News
Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN

News Series

Trouble by the water: Minnesota's vanishing natural lakeshores
MPR News
Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN

Newscast

All Things Considered on MPR News on Dec. 12, 2024
MPR News
Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN

Podcast

Swing State of the Union
WUWM
Milwaukee, WI

Overall Excellence

WCCO Radio
WCCO Radio
Minneapolis, MN

Breaking News Coverage

Structure fire destroys historic Lutsen resort
WTIP North Shore Community Radio
Grand Marais, MN

Digital

KAXE.org Multimedia News Coverage
KAXE / KBXE Northern Community Radio
Grand Rapids-Bemidji, MN

Excellence in Writing

Owls’ Silent Flight
WTIP North Shore Community Radio
Grand Marais, MN

Feature Reporting

How Dickinson State University lost the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library
Prairie Public Broadcasting
Bismarck, ND

Podcast

Short Walk
SDPB
Sioux Falls, SD