Ames Tribune

The Ames Tribune is a newspaper published Sunday, Wednesday and Friday and is based in Ames, Iowa. The newspaper is owned by USA Today [Co.]

History

In 1986, the Tribune was bought by Michael Gartner and Gary Gerlach, two former executives at The [Des Moines Register]. Gartner won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for [Editorial Writing] at the Tribune. The Omaha World-Herald Company bought the Ames Tribune in 1999 from Gartner, Gerlach, and the estate of David Belin. Stephens Media purchased the Tribune from the Omaha World-Herald Company in 2010. In 2015, the Stephens Media newspapers were sold to New Media Investment Group. New Media acquired Gannett Company in 2019, making the Tribune a sibling publication to The Des Moines Register.