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 beginning of 2020, there were over 500 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 2022, 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.

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

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 (Saint Paul, Minnesota) (1889-19??)
 * Bemidji Daily Pioneer (1904–1971)
 * Echo de l'Ouest (Minneapolis) (1883–1929)
 * Der fortschritt (New Ulm) (1891–1915)
 * Gnistan, 1891–1892, Minneapolis, a Swedish-language radical, Socialist-Unitarian newspaper
 * Katolik (Winona) (1893–1895)
 * Minneapolis Evening Journal
 * Minneapolis Star (1947–1982)
 * Minneapolis-Tidende
 * Minneapolis Times
 * Minneapolis Tribune
 * Minnesota Posten
 * New Ulm Post (New Ulm) (1864–1933)
 * Northwest Commercial Bulletin (Saint Paul)
 * Der Nordstern (St. Cloud) (1874–1931)
 * The Progress (White Earth) (1886–1889)
 * Red Lake News (Red Lake) (1912–1921)
 * Staats-Zeitung (Saint Paul) (1858–1877)
 * St. Paul Dispatch (1868–1984)
 * The Tomahawk (White Earth) (1903-192?)
 * Twin City Commercial Bulletin
 * Vinland (Minneota) (1902–1908)
 * Western Appeal, then The Appeal, (Saint Paul, Minnesota) 1885–1923, St. Paul. Weekly, African-American readership
 * Wiarus (Winona) (1895–1919)

College newspapers

 * Augsburg University – The Echo
 * Bemidji State University – Northern Student
 * Bethel University – The Clarion
 * Carleton College – The Carletonian
 * College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University – The Record
 * Concordia College – The Concordian
 * 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
 * North Central University – The Northerner
 * St. Catherine – The St. Catherine Wheel
 * St. Cloud State University – University Chronicle
 * St. Olaf College – The Manitou Messenger
 * St. Thomas – The Aquin, TommieMedia
 * University of Minnesota, Duluth – The Statesman
 * University of Minnesota Morris – The University Register
 * University of Minnesota, Twin Cities – Minnesota Daily, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Hennepin, founded 1900, Daily (Mon. thru Thurs. during academic year)
 * Winona State University – The Winonan

External lists

 * Minnesota Newspaper Directory - directory of Minnesota newspapers