First place, Spot News (Over 80,000) - Michael Keating / FreelanceCincinnati Police and a Hamilton County Depuity Sheriff close in on an anti-abortion protestor in an act of "civil disobedience".
Second place, Spot News (Over 80,000) - Eamon Queeney / The Columbus DispatchSmoke rises as fire still burns in the debris of a derailed 98 car train just south of the Ohio State Exposition Center as fire crews begin to extinguish the fire, Wednesday afternoon, July 11, 2012. Eleven to 13 cars, many of which were tankers carrying 3,000 gallons of ethanol each, train derailed around 2 am, caught fire and exploded. Officials are still unsure as to the cause of the crash and have evacuated about 100 residents within a 1-mile radius. Two onlookers were injured as they came to inspect the scene.
Third place, Spot News (Over 80,000) - Marvin Fong / The Plain DealerParents pick up their children after shootings took place at nearby Chardon High School. Three students were killed and three others were injured.
Award of Excellence, Spot News (Over 80,000) - Fred Squillante / The Columbus DispatchStacey Wallace, top, comforts Pamela Boozer, bottom, after they found out that Columbus SWAT officers shot and killed Boozer's brother, Kevin Scott Boozer, who had a knife and was holding his girlfriend hostage.
Award of Excellence, Spot News (Over 80,000) - Kyle Robertson / The Columbus DispatchTwo young women hold each other after learning the names from a double homicide near the Northland Arms complex north of Morse Road in Columbus, May 14, 2012. The two women both dated one of the two men that were killed.
