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(NewsDakota.com) For the third consecutive year, KDDR-AM 1220/95.9 FM and NewsDakota.com have been honored by the Associated Press for excellence in broadcast journalism.

The AP announced Tuesday that KDDR earned First Place honors in the Feature and Sports Categories, and Second Place in the Talk/Public Affairs Category in the Small Market Radio Division of the 2016 AP Great Plains Broadcast Contest; which consists of radio and television stations of similar size from North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska.

In addition, NewsDakota.com was the named the winner in the Website category in the same division.

The 2016 honors bring the total of AP honors earned by KDDR and NewsDakota.com to nine since 2014.