List of newspapers in Minnesota
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. At the end of 2025, there were over 200 newspapers in publication in Minnesota. The earliest paper was the Minnesota Weekly Democrat in St. Paul in 1803 well before statehood in 1858. 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
According to the Minnesota Newspaper Association in 2020, there were 24 daily newspapers in print in Minnesota. 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.
| Title | City | County | Year est. | Frequency | Owner | Weekday Circulation | Ref. |
| Finance & Commerce | Minneapolis | Hennepin | 1887 | Tue-Sat | USA Today Co. | 1,336 | |
| Free Press, The | Mankato | Blue Earth | 1887 | Tue-Sun | CNHI | 12,705 | |
| Journal, The | New Ulm | Brown | 1898 | Tue-Sat | Ogden Newspapers | 4,680 | |
| Marshall Independent | Marshall | Lyon | 1873 | Tue-Sat | Ogden Newspapers | 3,540 | |
| Mesabi Tribune | Virginia | Saint Louis | 1893 | Tue-Sat | Adams Publishing Group | 7,952 | |
| Minnesota Star Tribune, The | Minneapolis | Hennepin | 1867 | Sun-Sat | Star Tribune Media Company LLC | 71,000 | |
| Sentinel | Fairmont | Martin | 1885 | Mon-Sat | Ogden Newspapers | 2,939 | |
| St. Cloud Times | St. Cloud | Stearns | 1861 | Sun-Fri | USA Today Co. | 8,598 | |
| St. Paul Pioneer Press | Saint Paul | Ramsey | 1849 | Sun-Sat | Digital First Media | 15,300 |
Online only newspapers
The following newspapers are published online and do not have print circulation:| 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. | ||
| Axios Twin Cities | 2021 | Daily | Cox Enterprises | 70,000 | |||
| Chaska | Carver | 2024 | Daily | 501 Nonprofit | 1,207 | ||
| Duluth Shipping News | Duluth | Saint Louis | 1995 print, 2015 digital only | Daily | Kenneth Newhams | ||
| Eden Prairie | Hennepin | 2020 | Daily | 501 Nonprofit | 3,700 | - | |
| The Minnesota Daily | Minneapolis | Hennepin | 1900 | Daily | 501 Nonprofit | 70,345 | |
| Minnesota Reformer | 2020 | Daily | Member supported | 7,500 | |||
| MinnPost | Minneapolis | Hennepin | 2007 | Daily | Member supported | 20,000 | |
| Prior Lake | Scott | 2024 | Weekly | 501 Nonprofit | 1,525 | ||
| Racket | Minneapolis | Hennepin | 2021 | Daily | Member supported | 4,462 | |
| Sahan Journal | 2019 | Daily | Member supported | 14,000 | |||
| Sun ThisWeek | Apple Valley | Dakota | 1979 | Weekly | Adams Publishing Group | ||
| Twin Cities Arts Reader | Bryn Mawr | Hennepin | 2014 | ||||
| Twin Cities Daily Planet | Minneapolis-St. Paul | Ramsey | 2006 | Ceased in 2019 | Twin Cities Media Alliance | ||
| Woodbury | Washington | 2024 | Weekly | 501 Nonprofit | 2,951 |
Special interest newspapers
| Title | Interest | City | County | Year est. | Frequency | Owner | Circulation | Ref. |
| Access Press | Disability advocacy | St. Paul | Ramsey | Monthly | Tim Benjamin | 11000 | ||
| American Jewish World | Jewish | Minneapolis, St. Paul | 1912 | Bi-Weekly | ||||
| AfricaPaper | Africa | Brooklyn Park | Hennepin | Monthly | Africa Institute for International Reporting | 10000 | ||
| AgriNews | Agribusiness | Rochester | Olmstead | 1976 | Weekly | Forum Communications | 15435 | |
| Asian Pages | Asian American | St. Paul | Ramsey | Semi-Monthly | 25000 | |||
| The [Catholic Spirit|Catholic Spirit, The] | Catholic | St. Paul | Ramsey | 1911 | Weekly | Saint Paul and Minneapolis">Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul and Minneapolis | 60000 | |
| China Insight | China–United States relations | Minnetonka | Hennepin | Monthly | 10000 | |||
| Circle, The | Native American News and Art | Minneapolis | Hennepin | Monthly | Cat Whipple | 13000 | ||
| City Business | Business | Minneapolis | Henepin | Weekly | 16727 | |||
| Feedstuffs | Agribusiness | Minnetonka | Hennepin | Weekly | ||||
| Gente de Minnesota | Hispanic | Minneapolis | Hennepin | Weekly | 10000 | |||
| Heraldo Pages | Hispanic | Sauk Centre | Stearns | Semi-Monthly | ||||
| Hmong Pages | Hmong people | St. Paul | Ramsey | 2010 | Monthly | Cheu Lee | ||
| Hmong Times | Hmong people | St. Paul | Ramsey | 1998 | Varies | 15,000 | ||
| Hmong Today | Hmong people | St. Paul | Ramsey | 2004 | Biweekly | |||
| Insight News | News, Business, Arts | Minneapolis | Hennepin | Weekly | 35000 | |||
| Job Dig | Jobs | St. Louis Park | Hennepin | Weekly | 150000 | |||
| Korean Quarterly | Korean news | St. Paul | Ramsey | Jan., Apr., Jul., Oct. | 9500 | |||
| Kurier Polski | Polish | Roseville | Ramsey | Monthly | ||||
| Labor Review | Labor issues | Minneapolis | Hennepin | Monthly | 60000 | |||
| La Prensa de Minnesota | Hispanic | Minneapolis | Hennepin | Weekly | 14,200 | |||
| The Land | Rural Life | Mankato | Blue Earth | Weekly | 20789 | |||
| Latino Midwest News | Hispanic | Robbinsdale | Hennepin | Semi-Monthly | 20000 | |||
| La Matraca Magazine | Minneapolis-St. Paul | Hennepin | Hispanic | 2007 | Weekly | |||
| MCCL News | Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life | Minneapolis | Hennepin | Monthly | 33000 | |||
| Minneapolis Labor Review | Labor | Duluth | Saint Louis | Bi-Weekly | 16,600 | |||
| Minnesota Christian Chronicle | Christian | Minneapolis | Hennepin | Monthly | ||||
| Minnesota Explorer | Tourism | St. Paul | Ramsey | |||||
| Minnesota Good Age | Senior citizens | Minneapolis | Hennepin | Monthly | 70000 | |||
| Minnesota Lawyer | Legal profession | Minneapolis | Hennepin | Weekly | 2715 | |||
| Minnesota Legionnaire | American Legion | St. Paul | Ramsey | Monthly | 107311 | |||
| Minnesota Parent | Parenting | Minneapolis | Hennepin | Monthly | 70000 | |||
| Minnesota Real Estate Journal | Realtors | Bloomington | Hennepin | Bi-Weekly | 3579 | |||
| Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder | African-American | Minneapolis | Hennepin County, Minnesota | 1934 | Weekly | Tracey Williams-Dillard | 9800 | |
| Minnesota's Women's Press | Women's issues | St. Paul | Ramsey | Bi-Weekly | 40000 | |||
| Native American Press/Ojibwe News | Native American | Beimidji | Beimidji | Ceased publication in 2009 | ||||
| NatureScape News | Nature | McGregor | Aitkin | 16 issues per year | May no longer exist | |||
| One Nation News | Minority news perspective | Minneapolis | Hennepin | Weekly | Black Heart, Inc. | 20,000 | ||
| Outdoor News | Outdoor recreation | Minneapolis | Hennepin | Weekly | 57,053 | |||
| Phoenix Spirit | Recovery, renewal, growth | Plymouth | Hennepin | Bi-Monthly | 15,000 | |||
| Pro-Family News | Family values | Minneapolis | Hennepin | Monthly | 12,000 | |||
| Senior Perspective | Seniors | Glenwood | Pope | Monthly | 60,000 | |||
| St. Cloud Visitor | Catholics | St. Cloud | Stearns | 45,500 | ||||
| St. Paul Legal Ledger | Public policy | St. Paul | Ramsey | Weekly | 750 | |||
| Zerkalo – Minnesota News | Russian Americans | Twin Cities | Heenepin | Monthly | 4,500 |
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.Defunct newspapers
- The Appeal
- Bemidji Daily Pioneer
- Echo de l'Ouest
- Der fortschritt
- Gnistan, 1891–1892, Minneapolis, a Swedish-language radical, Socialist-Unitarian newspaper
- Katolik
- Minneapolis Evening Journal
- Minneapolis Star
- Minneapolis-Tidende
- Minneapolis Times
- Minneapolis Tribune
- Minnesota Posten
- New Ulm Post
- Northwest Commercial Bulletin
- Der Nordstern
- The Progress
- Red Lake News
- Minnesota Staats-Zeitung
- St. Paul Dispatch
- The Tomahawk
- Twin City Commercial Bulletin
- Vinland
- Western Appeal, then The Appeal, 1885–1923, St. Paul. Weekly, African-American readership
- ''Wiarus''
College newspapers
- Augsburg University –
- Bemidji State University – Northern Student
- Bethany Lutheran College - The Scroll
- Bethel University – The Clarion
- Carleton College – The Carletonian
- College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University – The Record
- Concordia College – The Concordian
- Concordia University, St. Paul - The Sword
- Gustavus Adolphus College – The Gustavian Weekly
- Hamline University – The Oracle
- Luther Seminary – The Concord
- Macalester College – The Mac Weekly
- Minnesota State University, Mankato – The Reporter
- Minnesota State University Moorhead - The Advocate
- North Central University – The Northerner
- Southwest Minnesota State University - The Spur
- St. Catherine University – The St. Catherine Wheel
- St. Cloud State University – University Chronicle
- St. Mary's University of Minnesota - The Cardinal Online
- St. Olaf College – The Manitou Messenger
- University of Minnesota Crookston - The Torch
- University of Minnesota Duluth – The Statesman
- University of Minnesota Morris – The University Register
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities – Minnesota Daily
- University of Northwestern - St. Paul - The Northwestern Examiner
- University of St. Thomas – The Aquin, TommieMedia
- Winona State University – ''The Winonan''
External lists
- - directory of Minnesota newspapers
Newspapers
Category:Lists of newspapers published in [the United States by state|Minnesota]