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This list of newspapers in Minnesota shows newspapers that are published currently in the state of Minnesota in the United States of America. According to records of the Library of Congress, there have been throughout its history almost 4,000 newspaper titles in the current area of the state of Minnesota.[1] At the end of 2025, there were over 200 newspapers in publication in Minnesota.[2] The earliest paper was the Minnesota Weekly Democrat in St. Paul in 1803 well before statehood in 1858.[3] There are three newspapers that trace their roots back to before Minnesota statehood in 1858. The oldest, continually published newspaper is the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Daily newspapers

Star Tribune

According to the Minnesota Newspaper Association in 2020, there were 24 daily newspapers in print in Minnesota.[4] As of 2025, The Star Tribune has the largest print circulation in the state. The table below lists these daily newspapers that are printed at least five days a week. Many also have on-line and Facebook sites for interacting with readers and disseminating news. The cities and counties listed are the locations of the newspaper's headquarters. Circulation numbers are the 2022 data in the Minnesota Newspaper Association directory.[5]

More information Title, City ...
Current daily newspapers in Minnesota
Title City County Year est. Frequency Owner Weekday Circulation Ref.
Finance & Commerce Minneapolis Hennepin 1887 Tue-Sat USA Today Co. 1,336 [4][6]
Free Press, The Mankato Blue Earth 1887 Tue-Sat[7] CNHI 12,705 [4][8]
Journal, The New Ulm Brown 1898 Tue-Sat[9] Ogden Newspapers 4,680 [4][10]
Marshall Independent Marshall[note 1] Lyon 1873 Tue-Sat[11] Ogden Newspapers 3,540 [4][12]
Mesabi Tribune Virginia Saint Louis 1893 Tue-Sat[13] Adams Publishing Group 7,952 [4][14]
Minnesota Star Tribune, The Minneapolis Hennepin 1867 Sun-Sat Star Tribune Media Company LLC /Glen Taylor 54,800 [4][15][16]
Sentinel Fairmont Martin 1885 Mon-Sat Ogden Newspapers 2,939 [4][17]
St. Cloud Times St. Cloud Stearns 1861 Sun-Fri USA Today Co. 8,598 [4][18]
St. Paul Pioneer Press Saint Paul Ramsey 1849 Sun-Sat Digital First Media 15,700 [4][19][20]
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Online only newspapers

The following newspapers are published online and do not have print circulation:

More information Title, City ...
Current online-only newspapers in Minnesota
Title City County Year est. Update Freq. Owner Newsletter Subscribers Ref.
Alpha News Minneapolis Hennepin 2016 Daily Member supported
Asian American Press St. Paul Ramsey 1982 Weekly until 2014, Digital thereafter Asian Business & Community Pub. [21][22]
Axios Twin Cities 2021 Daily Cox Enterprises 70,000[23] [24]
Carver County Local News Chaska Carver 2024 Daily 501(c)(3) Nonprofit 1,207[25]
Duluth Shipping News Duluth Saint Louis 1995 print, 2015 digital only Daily Kenneth Newhams [26][27]
Eden Prairie Local News Eden Prairie Hennepin 2020 Daily 501(c)(3) Nonprofit 3,700
The Minnesota Daily Minneapolis Hennepin 1900 Daily 501(c)(3) Nonprofit 70,345
Minnesota Reformer (States Newsroom) 2020 Daily Member supported 7,500[28]
MinnPost Minneapolis Hennepin 2007 Daily Member supported 20,000[28] [29]
Prior Lake News Compass Prior Lake Scott 2024 Weekly 501(c)(3) Nonprofit 1,525
Racket Minneapolis Hennepin 2021 Daily Member supported 4,462[30]
Sahan Journal 2019 Daily Member supported 14,000[28]
Sun ThisWeek[31] Apple Valley Dakota 1979 Weekly (free) Adams Publishing Group [32]
Twin Cities Arts Reader Bryn Mawr Hennepin 2014 [33]
Twin Cities Daily Planet Minneapolis-St. Paul Ramsey 2006 Ceased in 2019 Twin Cities Media Alliance [34][35]
Woodbury News Net Woodbury Washington 2024 Weekly 501(c)(3) Nonprofit 2,951
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Special interest newspapers

See also: List of African-American newspapers in Minnesota
More information Title, Interest ...
Special interest newspapers in Minnesota
Title Interest City County Year est. Frequency Owner Circulation Ref.
Access Press Disability advocacy St. Paul Ramsey Monthly (10th) Tim Benjamin 11000 [26]
American Jewish World Jewish Minneapolis, St. Paul 1912 Bi-Weekly [36]
AfricaPaper[note 2] Africa Brooklyn Park Hennepin Monthly Africa Institute for International Reporting 10000 [26][37]
AgriNews Agribusiness Rochester Olmsted 1976 Weekly (Thurs.) Forum Communications 15435 [26][38]
Asian Pages Asian American St. Paul Ramsey Semi-Monthly (1st, 15th) 25000 [26]
Catholic Spirit, The Catholic St. Paul Ramsey 1911 Weekly (Thurs.) Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis 60000 [39]
China Insight China–United States relations Minnetonka Hennepin Monthly (12th) 10000 [26]
Circle, The Native American News and Art Minneapolis Hennepin Monthly (1st) Cat Whipple 13000 [40]
City Business Business Minneapolis Hennepin Weekly (Fri.) 16727 [26]
Feedstuffs Agribusiness Minnetonka Hennepin Weekly [26]
Gente de Minnesota Hispanic Minneapolis Hennepin Weekly (Thurs.) 10000 [26]
Heraldo Pages Hispanic Sauk Centre Stearns Semi-Monthly (2nd and 4th Wed.) [26]
Hmong Pages Hmong people St. Paul Ramsey 2010 Monthly Cheu Lee [41]
Hmong Times Hmong people St. Paul Ramsey 1998 Varies 15,000 [41]
Hmong Today Hmong people St. Paul Ramsey 2004 Biweekly
Insight News News, Business, Arts Minneapolis Hennepin Weekly (Mon.-Northside, Tue.-St. Paul, Wed.-Southside) 35000 [26]
Job Dig Jobs St. Louis Park Hennepin Weekly (weekends) 150000 [26]
Korean Quarterly Korean news St. Paul Ramsey Jan., Apr., Jul., Oct. 9500 [26]
Kurier Polski Polish Roseville Ramsey Monthly [26]
Labor Review Labor issues Minneapolis Hennepin Monthly 60000 [26]
La Prensa de Minnesota Hispanic Minneapolis Hennepin Weekly (Mon.) 14,200 [26]
The Land Rural Life Mankato Blue Earth Weekly (Fri.) 20789 [26]
Latino Midwest News Hispanic Robbinsdale Hennepin Semi-Monthly (1st, 3rd Thurs.) 20000 [26]
La Matraca Magazine Minneapolis-St. Paul (Spanish) Hennepin Hispanic 2007 Weekly (Thurs.) [42][43]
Longfellow Whatever Longfellow community Minneapolis Hennepin 2024 Varies [44]
MCCL News Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life Minneapolis Hennepin Monthly 33000 [26]
Minneapolis Labor Review Labor Duluth Saint Louis Bi-Weekly (Wed.) 16,600 [26]
Minnesota Christian Chronicle Christian Minneapolis Hennepin Monthly [26]
Minnesota Explorer Tourism St. Paul Ramsey [26]
Minnesota Good Age Senior citizens Minneapolis Hennepin Monthly (1st) 70000 [26]
Minnesota Lawyer Legal profession Minneapolis Hennepin Weekly (Mon.) 2715 [26]
Minnesota Legionnaire American Legion St. Paul Ramsey Monthly 107311 [26]
Minnesota Parent Parenting Minneapolis Hennepin Monthly 70000 [26]
Minnesota Real Estate Journal Realtors Bloomington Hennepin Bi-Weekly (Mon.) 3579 [26]
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder African-American Minneapolis Hennepin County, Minnesota 1934 Weekly (Thu.) Tracey Williams-Dillard 9800 [40][45]
Minnesota's Women's Press Women's issues St. Paul Ramsey Bi-Weekly (Wed.) 40000 [26]
Native American Press/Ojibwe News Native American Bemidji Bemidji Ceased publication in 2009 [26][46]
NatureScape News Nature McGregor Aitkin 16 issues per year May no longer exist [26]
One Nation News Minority news perspective Minneapolis Hennepin Weekly (Wed.) Black Heart, Inc. 20,000 [26]
Outdoor News Outdoor recreation Minneapolis Hennepin Weekly (Wed.) 57,053 [26]
Phoenix Spirit Recovery, renewal, growth Plymouth Hennepin Bi-Monthly 15,000 [26]
Pro-Family News Family values Minneapolis Hennepin Monthly 12,000 [26]
Senior Perspective Seniors Glenwood Pope Monthly (27th) 60,000 [26]
St. Cloud Visitor Catholics St. Cloud Stearns 45,500 [26]
St. Paul Legal Ledger Public policy St. Paul Ramsey Weekly (Mon., Thurs.) 750 [26]
Zerkalo – Minnesota News Russian Americans Twin Cities Hennepin Monthly (10th, 25th) 4,500 [26]
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Non-daily print newspapers

The following newspapers are published in the state of Minnesota, as of 2019, with a print frequency of less than five days a week.

More information Title Northeaster, City. Minneapolis, St Anthony, Columbia Heights, Hilltop ...
Current Non-Daily Newspapers in Minnesota
Title Northeaster City. Minneapolis, St Anthony, Columbia Heights, Hilltop County Hennepin, Anoka and Ramsey Year est. 1978 Frequency twice monthly Owner Circulation 32,000 Ref.
Access Press St Paul Ramsey Monthly (10th) Tim Benjamin 13,600 [40]
Aitkin Independent Age Aitkin Aitkin 1883 Weekly (Wed.) Adams Publishing Group 2,461 [40][32]
Albert Lea Tribune Albert Lea Freeborn 1897 Wed / Sat Boone Newspapers 3,367 [4][47]
Anoka County Union Herald Coon Rapids Anoka Weekly Adams Publishing Group 2,405 [40][32]
Arrowhead Leader Moose Lake Carlton Weekly (Mon.) Ruth Hanson 1,414 [48]
Askov American Askov Pine Weekly (Thurs.) Franklin Newspapers 1,353 [40]
Austin Daily Herald Austin Mower 1891 Wed / Sat Boone Newspapers 2,263 [4][49]
Barnesville Record-Review Barnesville Clay 1886 Weekly (Mon.) Prim Group (Eugene Prim) 1,414 [40]
Becker County Record[note 3] Detroit Lakes Becker Weekly (Wed.) Forum Communications 13,608 [40]
Benton County News Foley Benton Weekly (Tue.) Star Publications (newspapers) 1,342 [50]
Blaine, Spring Lake Park, Columbia Heights, Fridley Life Coon Rapids Anoka Weekly (Fri.) Adams Publishing Group 8,421 [32][40]
Brainerd Dispatch Brainerd Crow Wing 1881 Wed / Sat Forum Communications 6,742 [4][51]
Carver County News Watertown Carver Weekly Adams Publishing Group [32]
The Caledonia Argus Caledonia Houston Weekly (Wed.) Adams Publishing Group 1,600 [40][32]
The Cannon Falls Beacon Cannon Falls Goodhue Weekly (Thurs.) O'Rourke Media Group 2,569 [40]
Champlin-Dayton Press Osseo Hennepin Weekly (Thurs.) Adams Publishing Group 1,157 [40][32]
Chaska Herald Chaska Carver Weekly (Thurs.) Digital First Media 6,903 [40][52]
Chisholm Tribune-Press Chisholm Saint Louis Weekly Adams Publishing Group 733 [32][40]
Chisago County Press Lindstrom Chisago Weekly (Thurs.) Matt Silver 3,413 [40]
Clay County Union Ulen Clay Weekly (Mon.) Prim Group (Eugene Prim) 992 [40]
Cook County News-Herald Grand Marais Cook Weekly (Sat.) CherryRoad Media 2,667 [40]
Cottonwood County Citizen Windom Cottonwood Weekly (Wed.) Citizen Publishing 2,210 [40]
County News Review Cambridge, North Branch Chisago, Isanti 2019 Weekly (Thurs.) Adams Publishing Group 1,443 [53][4][32]
Crookston Daily Times Crookston Polk 1891 Semi-Weekly (Mon, Wed) CherryRoad Media 733 [54]
Crow River News Osseo Wright Weekly (Thurs.) Adams Publishing Group 1,099 [40][32]
Daily Journal, The Fergus Falls Otter Tail 1873 Wed / Sat Wick Communications 2,641 [4][55]
Daily News Breckenridge, Minnesota, Wahpeton, North Dakota Wilkin 1971 Tue / Thu / Sat Wick Communications 1,832 [4][56]
Dakota County Tribune Apple Valley Dakota Weekly (Fri.) Adams Publishing Group 9,128 [40][32]
Dawson Sentinel Dawson Lac qui Parle 1898 Weekly (Wed.) Dave Hickey 1550 [40][57][58]
Detroit Lakes Tribune Detroit Lakes Becker Semi-Weekly (Sun, Wed) Forum Communications 2,629 [40]
Duluth News Tribune Duluth Saint Louis 1869 Wed / Sat Forum Communications 16,589 [4][59]
East Side Review St. Paul Ramsey Weekly (Sun.) Lillie Suburban Newspapers, Inc. Defunct [40]
Echo Press Alexandria Douglas Semi-Weekly (Wed, Fri) Forum Communications 5,551 [40]
Ely Echo Ely Saint Louis Weekly (Sat.) Wognum Group 3.200 [40]
Faribault County Register Blue Earth Faribault Weekly (Mon.) Ogden Newspapers 2,428 [40]
Faribault Daily News Faribault Rice 1948 Tue-Thu, Sat Adams Publishing Group 2,542 [4][60]
Forum, The Moorhead[note 4] Clay 1891 Wed / Sat Forum Communications 19,860 [4][61]
Frazee Vergas Forum Frazee Becker Weekly (Tue.) Henning Publications 1,295 [40]
The Globe Worthington Nobles 1886 Weekly (Wed.) Forum Communications 3,507 [40][62]
Grand Forks Herald[note 5] East Grand Forks, Grand Forks, North Dakota Polk, Grand Forks County, North Dakota 1879 Wed / Sat Forum Communications 13,390 [4]
Grand Rapids Herald-Review Grand Rapids Itasca Semi-Weekly (Sun, Wed) Adams Publishing Group 4,521 [40][32]
Granite Falls Advocate Tribune Granite Falls Yellow Medicine Weekly (Wed.) CherryRoad Media 1,491 [40]
Hastings Star Gazette Hastings Dakota 1857 Weekly (Thurs.) Forum Communications Defunct [40]
The Hawley Herald Hawley Clay Weekly (Mon.) Prim Group (Eugene Prim) 1,626 [40]
Hibbing Daily Tribune Hibbing Saint Louis 1893 Ceased in 2020 Adams Publishing Group 0 [4][63]
Hinckley News Hinckley Pine Weekly (Thurs.) Franklin Newspapers 1,081 [40]
The Kenyon Leader Kenyon Goodhue Weekly (Wed) Adams Publishing Group 635 [40][32]
The Kerkhoven Banner Kerkhoven Swift Weekly (Wed.) Village Ink 928 [40]
Lake Park Journal Hawley Becker Weekly (Mon.) Prim Group (Eugene Prim) 1,626 [40]
Lakeshore Weekly News Wayzata Hennepin Weekly (Thurs.) Digital First Media 8,000 [40]
Le Center Leader Le Center Le Sueur Weekly Adams Publishing Group [32]
Monitor St. Paul Ramsey 1978 Monthly TMC Publications 25,000 [64]
Montevideo American-News Montevideo Chippewa Weekly (Wed.) CherryRoad Media 1,563 [40]
Montgomery Messenger Montgomery Le Sueur Weekly (Thurs.) Suel Printing Company 957 [40]
Moose Lake Star-Gazette Moose Lake Carlton Weekly (Thurs.) Northstar Media. Inc. 1,168 [40]
North News Minneapolis Hennepin Monthly (last Fri.) Pillsbury United Communities & Kenzie O’Keefe 28,300 [40]
The New Babbitt Weekly News Babbitt Saint Louis Weekly (Fri.) Wognum Group 833 [40]
New York Mills Dispatch New York Mills Otter Tail Weekly (Wed.) Henning Publications 746 [40]
News-Record Zumbrota Goodhue Weekly (Wed.) Peter Grimsrud 2,786 [40]
Norman County Index Ada Norman 1883 Weekly (Tue.) Ross Pfund 1,427 [40][65]
Northfield News Northfield Rice Weekly (Wed.) Adams Publishing Group 2,343 [40][32]
Ortonville Independent Ortonville Big Stone Weekly (Tue.) Kaercher Group 1,500 [40]
Osseo-Maple Grove Press Osseo Hennepin Weekly (Thurs.) Adams Publishing Group 1,157 [40][32]
Owatonna People's Press Owatonna Steele 1874 Tue-Thu, Sat Adams Publishing Group 2,962 [4][66]
Park Rapids Enterprise Park Rapids Hubbard Weekly (Wed., Sat.) Forum Communications 2,634 [40]
Pelican Rapids Press Pelican Rapids Otter Tail 1897 Weekly (Thurs.) Jeff & Julie Meyer 1,837
Pine County Courier Sandstone Pine Weekly (Thurs.) Franklin Newspapers 1,308 [40]
Pine City Pioneer Pine City Pine 1897 Weekly (Thurs.) Northstar Media Group 1,862 [40]
The Pine Journal Cloquet Carlton Weekly (Thurs.) Forum Communications 1,623 [40]
The Pioneer Bemidji Beltrami 1896 Semi-Weekly (Wed., Sat.) Forum Communications 3,850 [4][67]
Post-Bulletin Rochester Olmsted 1872 Tue / Sat Forum Communications 13,250 [4][68]
Red Wing Republican Eagle Red Wing Goodhue 1857 Semi-Weekly (Wed., Sat.) O’Rourke Media Group 3,440 [69]
Redwood Falls Gazette Redwood Falls Redwood Weekly (Mon. Thurs.) CherryRoad Media 1,480 [40]
Rock County Star Herald Luverne Rock Weekly (Thurs.) Tollefson Group 2,050 [40]
Sartell-St.Stephen Newsleader Saint Cloud Stearns Weekly (Fri.) Von Meyer Publishing Inc. 9,108 [40]
Sauk Centre Herald Sauk Centre Stearns Weekly (Thurs.) Star Publications (newspapers) 1,819 [40]
Sauk Rapids Herald Sauk Rapids Benton Weekly (Sat.) Star Publications (newspapers) 5,306 [40]
Patriot Becker Sherburne Weekly (Sat.) Morgan, Meyer, Hanson, Nelson Group 16,992 [40]
The Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch Sleepy Eye Brown Weekly (Thurs.) CherryRoad Media 996 [40]
Southwest Journal Minneapolis, Minnesota Hennepin 1990 Bi-Weekly (Thurs.) Minnesota Premier Publications Defunct [40]
Staples World Staples Todd Weekly (Wed.) Richard Gail 1,105 [40]
Star Post Sauk Centre Stearns Weekly (Wed.) Star Publications 2,674 [40]
Star News Elk River Sherburne Weekly (Sat.) Adams Publishing Group 19,968 [40][32]
The Timberjay Tower Saint Louis Weekly (Fri.) Helmberger Group 3,091 [40]
St. James Plaindealer St. James Watonwan Weekly (Thurs.) CherryRoad Media 930 [40]
St. Joseph Newsleader St. Joseph Stearns Weekly (Fri.) Von Meyer Publishing Inc 3,841 [40]
St. Peter Herald St. Peter Nicollet Weekly (Thurs.) Adams Publishing Group 1,009 [40][32]
Le Sueur County News Le Sueur Le Sueur Weekly (Wed.) Adams Publishing Group 784 [40][32]
South Central News Keister Fairbault 2019 Weekly (Th.) Heather Goldman, Nicole Swanson 1,599 [70]
Stevens County Times Morris Stevens 1882 Weekly (Sat.) Forum Communications 1,807 [40]
Stewartville Star Stewartville Olmsted 1891 Weekly (Tue.) Stewartville Star & Print Shop 2,170 [71][72]
Sun Current Eden Prairie Hennepin Weekly (Thurs.) Adams Publishing Group 14,148 [32][40]
Sun Focus Fridley Anoka Weekly Adams Publishing Group [32]
Sun-Post Eden Prairie Hennepin Weekly (Thurs.) Adams Publishing Group 5,574 [40][32]
Sun Sailor (Hopkins, Minnetonka) Eden Prairie Hennepin Weekly (Thurs.) Adams Publishing Group 9,318 [32][40]
Sun Sailor (Plymouth, Wayzata) Eden Prairie Hennepin Weekly (Thurs.) Adams Publishing Group 9,318 [4][32]
Union-Times[note 6] Princeton Mille Lacs Weekly (Thurs.) Adams Publishing Group 1,703 [40][32]
Villager[note 7] St. Paul Ramsey 1953 Semi-Monthly (twice) Villager Communications Inc. 60,000 [73]
Voyageur Press McGregor Aitkin Weekly (Tue.) Voyageur Press of McGregor Inc. 1,000 [40]
Waseca County News Waseca Waseca Weekly (Fri.) Adams Publishing Group 1,289 [40][32]
West Central Tribune Willmar Kandiyohi 1895 Wed / Sat Forum Communications 5,055 [4][74]
The Western Itasca Review Deer River Itasca 1924 Weekly R.J. Spadafore [75]
Whittier Globe Whittier Hennepin 197? Monthly Citizens of Whittier unknown [40][76]
Winona Daily News Winona Winona 1855 Tue / Thu / Sat [77] Lee Enterprises 2,540 [4][78][79]
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Defunct newspapers

Further information on the comprehensive list: Defunct newspapers of Minnesota

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Local newspapers
  • Aitkin Independent Age
    Aitkin Independent Age
  • Willmar Tribune
    Willmar Tribune
  • Pine City Pioneer
    Pine City Pioneer
  • Hinckley News
    Hinckley News
  • The Timberjay
    The Timberjay
  • Mille Lacs County Times, now the Union-Times
    Mille Lacs County Times, now the Union-Times
  • Cook County News-Herald
    Cook County News-Herald
  • Sun ThisWeek and Dakota County Times
    Sun ThisWeek and Dakota County Times

College newspapers

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Notes

  1. [1]
    The Independent traces its roots back to 1873 when The Prairie Schooner was founded.
  2. [2]
    The Africa Paper was also known as the African Journal
  3. [3]
    The Becker County Record and Detroit Lakes Tribune share a common online website with separate weekly print publications.
  4. [4]
    The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead is printed in Fargo, North Dakota. It covers content from Moorhead and the region
  5. [5]
    Grand Forks, North Dakota borders Minnesota and the Grand Forks newspaper has readers in East Grand Forks, Minnesota.
  6. [6]
    The Union-Times was formerly called the Mille Lacs County Times.
  7. [7]
    The Village was formerly known as the Highland Villager

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