Local 5 nominated for 11 Upper Midwest Emmy Awards

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Local 5 has been nominated for 11 Upper Midwest Emmy Awards for news coverage the past year.

Below is a list of the station's nominees:

Interactive Media 

Death of Mollie Tibbetts: Cristhian Bahena Rivera Murder Trial

—Mario Rossi, Digital Executive Producer 

—Jon Diaz, Reporter 

—Hollie Schlesselman, Digital Producer  

Serious News Feature 

The complexity of wearing blue while being Black 

—Eva Andersen, Reporter/Photojournalist 

—Don Schmith, Photojournalist 

Business/Consumer, News 

Elias Johnson Reports 

—Elias Johnson, Photographer/Writer/Editor 

Education/Schools, News 

The Virtual Learning Curve 

—Elias Johnson, Photographer/Writer/Editor 

RELATED: The education transformation | COVID Cause & Effect, Ep. 2

Weather, News 

The Disaster Divide: Stories of vulnerable Iowans after the derecho storm 

—Eva Andersen, Video Journalist 

—Kelsey Hammer-Parks, Video Journalist 

—Ryan Scott, Associate Producer 

Public Affairs Program 

Conspiracy Theory Casualties 

—Eva Andersen, Producer 

—Zach Sommers, Producer 

—Sarah Beckman, Producer 

—Stephanie Angleson, Anchor 

—Chris Hansen, Photojournalist 

Writer, News 

The Brilliant Baker and Courting during COVID 

—Eva Andersen, Writing  

Editor, News 

QAnon/the insurrection & personal fallout 

—Eva Andersen, Editor 

Photographer, News 

Eric Gooden, Composite 

—Eric Gooden, Photographer 

RELATED: Carving a career out of a hobby: Fort Dodge man masters art of woodworking

Video Journalist, Single Shift 

Eva’s MMJ Day-Turn Work 

—Eva Andersen, Multimedia Journalist 

Video Journalist, No Time Limit 

Derecho recovery/funeral postponement/and COVID romance 

—Eva Andersen, Multimedia Journalist 

The Upper Midwest Emmy Awards ceremony is Saturday, Oct. 9 and will be livestreamed on YouTube.

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