On the morning of Aug. 27, 2025, students and faculty of a Catholic school were gathered for a special Mass at the Church of the Annunciation in Minneapolis when an armed shooter fired dozens of rounds into the church. Two children — Fletcher Merkel and Harper Moyski — died. So did the perpetrator. The Minnesota Star Tribune staff on Monday was named the winner of this year’s award in Breaking News Reporting for its coverage of the mass shooting, which also left 17 wounded. Marjorie Miller, administrator of the Pulitzers, described the coverage as “powerful stories marked by thoroughness and compassion.” “We’re really honored and humble d. This was a story that hit literally close to home for some reporters,” Kathleen Hennessey, editor and senior vice president of The Star Tribune, told Poynter after the announcement.…