Daily Iowan Television won 14 awards from the Iowa Broadcast News Association, including three first place finishes.

The awards ceremony took place April 30 in Des Moines.

Daily Iowan TV took the top spot in political coverage as well as "overall excellence in weather coverage" by Ashleigh Coran and the farm and agribusiness category for a "Pumpkin Shortage" piece by Leandra Verink.

The news staff placed second in Overall Excellence, and Shannon McDonald won second prize for Overall Excellence in Reporting. Photographer Christy Aumer also won second place for her online feature "Boogie Woogie Pianist."

Staffers placed in the top three places in spot news coverage, news photography, political coverage, newscasting, and general reporting.

— by Nina Earnest