HDN journalist wins investigative award

Havre Daily News reporter Tim Leeds has won a first-place award from Inland Press Association.

Leeds won the top prize in the investigative journalism category for newspapers with a daily circulation of 10,000 or less.

His award was for the story "National media focuses on Montana Legislature," which was about how national news programs, newspapers and late-night talk shows were discussing the activities of the 2011 legislative session.

Leeds' award was announced at the IPA's annual meeting in Chicago this morning.

"It was an interesting topic to cover. It was interesting trying to get people'...