Nieman FoundationJim Schaefer and
M.L. Elrick and their Free Press colleagues win the $20,000 award for their "A Mayor in Crisis" series, which chronicled the lies, false testimony and insider dealings that led to the downfall of Detroit Mayor
Kwame Kilpatrick. Honorable mention goes to the Seattle Times'
Ken Armstrong and
Nick Perry. || Freep's
story on the award.