Stations cited for Red River flood coverage
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Several broadcasters have won Minnesota Associated Press awards for their coverage of last year's Red River flooding.
KFGO-AM and KVRR-TV, both of Fargo, N.D., and Minnesota Public Radio all won first-place awards for their floor coverage.
KVSC-FM of St. Cloud also won first for a story about students volunteering to fight the flood in Fargo.
KARE-TV won first place for its coverage of the surprise tornado that skipped through Minneapolis last summer.
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In other categories, MPR was cited for its coverage of Minnesota's drawn-out U.S. Senate battle between Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken, and WCCO-AM of Minneapolis won a best-in-show for its coverage of the Minnesota Twins winning the AL Central.
The awards will be presented next Friday in Bloomington.
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