The 2025 Upper Midwest Emmy Gala is Saturday, Oct. 18 in Prior Lake, Minnesota.
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Local 5 has been nominated for three 2025 Upper Midwest Emmy Awards for news and features coverage the past year.
The 2025 Upper Midwest Emmy Gala is Saturday, Oct. 18 in Prior Lake, Minnesota.
Below is a list of the station’s nominees:
Newscast — Daytime (Markets 1-75)
“Greenfield Strong: One Year Later”
- Joseph Holloway, Executive Producer
- Dana Searles, Anchor
- Meghan MacPherson, Multimedia Journalist
- Simon Daniels, Producer
- Brielle Tuttle, Producer
- Phil Lemen, Producer
- Rachel Wente, Photojournalist
- Don Schmith, Photojournalist
News Special
“Greenfield Strong: One Year Later”
- Calvin Clark, Producer
- Stephanie Angleson, Anchor
- Chris Kuball, Meteorologist
- Rachel Wente, Photographer
- Laryssa Leone, Reporter
- Don Schmith, Photographer
- Cody Holtgrewe, Editor
- Connor O’Neal, Reporter
- Meghan MacPherson, Reporter
- Dana Searles, Reporter
- Nathan Bentz, Director
- Alexander Fulton, Reporter
Diversity/Equity/Inclusion — News
“Experiencing racism inspires 12-year-old to write a book”
- Alexander Fulton, Multimedia Journalist
