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Black Voices series wins five awards in state newspaper contest Galesburg Register-Mail SPRINGFIELD — The Register-Mail earned five different Illinois Press Association awards for its Black Voices series in 2020. The winners in the annual newspaper contest were announced Thursday. The Register-Mail earned 16 awards, with three of those being first place awards. The newspaper competes against small daily newspapers statewide. The Black Voices series, a 10-part series providing in-depth interviews about race with members of the Black community, was recognized in two categories. The series, wh...

Star Tribune names Kim to lead business news coverage Jackie Crosby, Star Tribune Courtnay Kim, a 20-year veteran of the Star Tribune newsroom, has been named assistant managing editor of business news, taking leadership of coverage of the Minnesota business community digitally and in print. With 17 reporters and editors, the department is one of the largest business-news operations at a newspaper in the country. Kim is the first woman of color to be appointed to the role at the Star Tribune. "Courtnay is a thoughtful, aspirational editor who knows our community well and wants...