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.
+ Current daily newspapers in Minnesota Title City County Year est. Frequency Owner Weekday Circulation Ref.Finance & CommerceMinneapolisHennepin1887Tue-SatUSA Today Co.1,336 Free Press, TheMankato Blue Earth1887Tue-SatCNHI12,705 Journal, TheNew UlmBrown1898Tue-SatOgden Newspapers4,680Marshall IndependentMarshallLyon1873Tue-SatOgden Newspapers3,540 Mesabi TribuneVirginiaSaint Louis1893Tue-SatAdams Publishing Group7,952 Minnesota Star Tribune, TheMinneapolisHennepin1867Sun-SatStar Tribune Media Company LLC /Glen Taylor54,800 Sentinel FairmontMartin1885Mon-SatOgden Newspapers2,939 St. Cloud TimesSt. CloudStearns1861Sun-FriUSA Today Co.8,598 St. Paul Pioneer PressSaint PaulRamsey1849Sun-SatDigital First Media15,700
Online only newspapers The following newspapers are published online and do not have print circulation:
+ Current online-only newspapers in Minnesota Title City County Year est. Update Freq. OwnerNewsletter Subscribers Ref.Alpha NewsMinneapolisHennepin2016DailyMember supportedAsian American PressSt. PaulRamsey1982Weekly until 2014, Digital thereafterAsian Business & Community Pub.Axios Twin Cities2021DailyCox Enterprises70,000Carver County Local NewsChaskaCarver2024Daily501(c)(3) Nonprofit1,207Duluth Shipping NewsDuluthSaint Louis1995 print, 2015 digital onlyDailyKenneth NewhamsEden Prairie Local NewsEden PrairieHennepin2020Daily501(c)(3) Nonprofit3,700The Minnesota DailyMinneapolisHennepin1900Daily501(c)(3) Nonprofit70,345Minnesota Reformer (States Newsroom)2020DailyMember supported7,500MinnPostMinneapolisHennepin2007DailyMember supported20,000Prior Lake News CompassPrior LakeScott2024Weekly501(c)(3) Nonprofit1,525RacketMinneapolisHennepin2021DailyMember supported4,462Sahan Journal2019DailyMember supported14,000Sun ThisWeekApple ValleyDakota1979Weekly (free)Adams Publishing GroupTwin Cities Arts ReaderBryn MawrHennepin2014Twin Cities Daily PlanetMinneapolis-St. PaulRamsey2006Ceased in 2019Twin Cities Media AllianceWoodbury News NetWoodburyWashington2024Weekly501(c)(3) Nonprofit2,951
Special interest newspapers
+ Special interest newspapers in Minnesota Title Interest City County Year est. Frequency Owner Circulation Ref.Access PressDisability advocacySt. PaulRamseyMonthly (10th)Tim Benjamin11000American Jewish WorldJewishMinneapolis, St. Paul1912Bi-WeeklyAfricaPaper AfricaBrooklyn ParkHennepinMonthlyAfrica Institute for International Reporting10000AgriNewsAgribusinessRochesterOlmsted1976Weekly (Thurs.)Forum Communications15435Asian PagesAsian AmericanSt. PaulRamseySemi-Monthly (1st, 15th)25000Catholic Spirit, TheCatholicSt. PaulRamsey1911Weekly (Thurs.)Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis60000China InsightChina–United States relationsMinnetonkaHennepinMonthly (12th)10000Circle, TheNative American News and Art MinneapolisHennepinMonthly (1st)Cat Whipple13000City BusinessBusinessMinneapolisHennepinWeekly (Fri.)16727FeedstuffsAgribusinessMinnetonkaHennepinWeeklyGente de MinnesotaHispanicMinneapolisHennepinWeekly (Thurs.)10000Heraldo PagesHispanicSauk CentreStearnsSemi-Monthly (2nd and 4th Wed.)Hmong PagesHmong peopleSt. PaulRamsey2010MonthlyCheu LeeHmong TimesHmong peopleSt. PaulRamsey1998Varies15,000Hmong TodayHmong peopleSt. PaulRamsey2004BiweeklyInsight NewsNews, Business, ArtsMinneapolisHennepinWeekly (Mon.-Northside, Tue.-St. Paul, Wed.-Southside)35000Job DigJobsSt. Louis ParkHennepinWeekly (weekends)150000Korean QuarterlyKorean newsSt. PaulRamseyJan., Apr., Jul., Oct.9500Kurier PolskiPolishRosevilleRamseyMonthlyLabor ReviewLabor issuesMinneapolisHennepinMonthly60000La Prensa de MinnesotaHispanicMinneapolisHennepinWeekly (Mon.)14,200The LandRural LifeMankatoBlue EarthWeekly (Fri.)20789Latino Midwest NewsHispanicRobbinsdaleHennepinSemi-Monthly (1st, 3rd Thurs.)20000La Matraca MagazineMinneapolis-St. Paul (Spanish)HennepinHispanic2007Weekly (Thurs.)Longfellow WhateverLongfellow communityMinneapolisHennepin2024VariesMCCL NewsMinnesota Citizens Concerned for LifeMinneapolisHennepinMonthly33000Minneapolis Labor ReviewLaborDuluthSaint LouisBi-Weekly (Wed.)16,600Minnesota Christian ChronicleChristianMinneapolisHennepinMonthlyMinnesota ExplorerTourismSt. PaulRamseyMinnesota Good AgeSenior citizensMinneapolisHennepinMonthly (1st)70000Minnesota LawyerLegal professionMinneapolisHennepinWeekly (Mon.)2715Minnesota LegionnaireAmerican LegionSt. PaulRamseyMonthly107311Minnesota ParentParentingMinneapolisHennepinMonthly70000Minnesota Real Estate JournalRealtorsBloomingtonHennepinBi-Weekly (Mon.)3579Minnesota Spokesman-RecorderAfrican-AmericanMinneapolisHennepin County, Minnesota1934Weekly (Thu.)Tracey Williams-Dillard9800Minnesota's Women's PressWomen's issuesSt. PaulRamseyBi-Weekly (Wed.)40000Native American Press/Ojibwe NewsNative AmericanBemidjiBemidjiCeased publication in 2009NatureScape NewsNatureMcGregorAitkin16 issues per yearMay no longer existOne Nation NewsMinority news perspectiveMinneapolisHennepinWeekly (Wed.)Black Heart, Inc.20,000Outdoor NewsOutdoor recreationMinneapolisHennepinWeekly (Wed.)57,053Phoenix SpiritRecovery, renewal, growthPlymouthHennepinBi-Monthly15,000 Pro-Family NewsFamily valuesMinneapolisHennepinMonthly12,000Senior PerspectiveSeniorsGlenwoodPopeMonthly (27th)60,000St. Cloud VisitorCatholicsSt. CloudStearns45,500St. Paul Legal LedgerPublic policySt. PaulRamseyWeekly (Mon., Thurs.)750Zerkalo – Minnesota NewsRussian AmericansTwin CitiesHennepinMonthly (10th, 25th)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.