The Lawrence Journal-World news and advertising divisions Thursday won 26 Kansas Press Association Awards of Excellence.

First-place awards include:

Best Ad Series: Dignified Doggies by Janella Williams.

Best Automotive Ad: Laird Noller Automotive by Cheryl Batrez.

Best House Ad: Lawrence Give Back by Randy Erickson.

Best Online Ad: River City Heating & Cooling by John Van Sickel.

Best Specialty Ad: Jewelry by Julie by Williams.

Most Adaptable Promotion: KUsports.com Holiday Wrapping Paper by Scott Oswalt.

Best Online Video (Feature): Exonerated, But Still Not Free by Shaun Hittle, Kevin Anderson and Alex Parker.

Best Special Section: KUsports.com Men’s 2011-12 Basketball Preseason Magazine by the News, Creative Imaging and Advertising Sales departments.

Best Newspaper Website: News staff.

Second-place awards:

Agricultural Story: Farm Aid by Sarah Henning.

Automotive Ad: Laird Noller Automotive by Batrez.

Fashion Ad: Weaver’s Department Store by Terrance Brown.

Grocery Ad: Checkers by Brown.

Online Ad (Motion): KUsports.com Gear Giveaway by Erickson.

Online Video (Feature): The Bullfighters by Nick Krug.

Design and Layout Excellence: News staff.

Investigative Story: Purple Heart Veterans Foundation Investigation by Hittle

News and Writing Excellence by the news staff.

News Story: The Boy in the Attic by Hittle.

Sports Feature Story: Asia’s Adversity by Jesse Newell.

Third-place awards:

Online Ad (Motion): Lawrence Laundromat by Van Sickel.

Most Adaptable Promotion: March to the Championship Bracket Wrapper by Williams.

Online Video (Feature): Snow Scenes Downtown by Mike Yoder.

Photo Package: Fall by Krug.

Editorial Writing: Ann Gardner.

Sports Story: Thin Line Can Separate Bullying from Coaching by Mark Fagan.

The Journal-World competed in a four-newspaper category that included the Wichita Eagle, the Kansas City Star and the Topeka Capital-Journal. The awards will be presented during KPA’s annual meeting April 20 and 21 at the Doubletree Hotel in Overland Park.