# Defunct newspapers of Minnesota

Many of the newspapers founded in the area that is now the state of Minnesota became Defunct newspapers of Minnesota when they ceased to be published for a variety of reasons. The earliest known newspaper, The Minnesota Weekly Democrat, was founded while the area was part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. 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, which was founded in 1858. These include newspapers in English, German, Swedish, Russian and other languages, as well as Native American newspapers. There were approximately 500 newspapers in Minnesota at the beginning of 2020.

## Defunct newspapers

The following are some of the notable defunct newspapers:
| City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks |
| St. Paul | Western Appeal (also The Appeal) | 1885 | 1923 | Weekly | LCCN 2013254362, sn86058058, sn83016811, sn83016810 OCLC 10153837 | African American newspaper |
| Minneapolis | Svenska Amerikanska Posten (Swedish American Press) | 1885 | 1940 | Weekly | LCCN sn83045737 OCLC 9611349 | Swedish newspaper |
| Minneapolis | Folkebladet (People Magazine) | 1877 | 1952 | Monthly | LCCN sn90060597 OCLC 1569570 | Norwegian newspaper. Digitized version available at 'https://archives.augsburg.edu/folkebladet-decadeFolkebladet' |
| St. Paul | Minnesota Weekly Democrat | 1803 (Oct) | 1850 (after) | Weekly | LCCN sn92055286 OCLC 27140411 | owned by J.L. MacDonald |
| Red Lake | Red Lake News | 1912 | 1921 | Monthly | ISSN 2168-0108 LCCN sn90059061 OCLC 1763572 | English language, Ojibwe newspaper |
| Minneapolis | Echo de l'Ouest (Echo of the West) | 1883 | 1929 | Weekly | ISSN 1049-6998 LCCN sn83045239 OCLC 1567316 | French language, French-Canadian influence publisher: Jean Gosselin |
| New Ulm | Der fortschritt (Progress) | 1891 | 1915 | Weekly | ISSN 2374-8613 LCCN sn89064940 OCLC 1759988 | German language |
| Minneapolis | Minneapolis Evening Journal | 1878 | 1939 | | | Merged with the Minneapolis Daily Star to form the Star-Journal Predecessor of the Star Tribune |
| Minneapolis | Minneapolis Star | 1887 | 1887 | Daily (except Sun.) | LCCN sn90060389 OCLC 22656113 | Became Minneapolis Evening Star in 1887 |
| Winona | Katolik (Catholic) | 1893 | 1895 | Weekly | ISSN 2576-9006 LCCN sn90060821 OCLC 22701345 | Polish Catholic became Wiarus in 1895 |
| Minneapolis | Minneapolis-Tidende (Minneapolis Times) | 1895 | 1935 | Weekly | ISSN 2640-6039 LCCN sn83045534 OCLC 9509933 | Norwegen Publisher: Thorvald Guldbrandsen |
| New Ulm | New Ulm Post | 1864 | 1933 | Weekly | ISSN 2572-0422 LCCN sn85025556, 2017218607 OCLC 974041763 | German language |
| Red Wing | Minnesota Posten | 1857 | 1858 | Twice monthly | ISSN 2640-6071 OCLC 1076491323 LCCN 2018270582, sn89064413 | 1st Swedish language newspaper in Minnesota, publisher: Eric Norelius |
| St. Paul | Northwest Commercial Bulletin | 1919 | | Weekly | | For clothing dealers |
| St. Cloud | Der Nordstern (The North Star) | 1874 | 1931 | Weekly | LCCN sn83045350 | German language |
| White Earth | The Tomahawk | 1903 | 192? | Weekly | ISSN 2163-7318 LCCN sn89064695 OCLC 2254669 | English language, Ojibwe newspaper |
| White Earth | The Progress | 1886 | 1889 | Weekly | LCCN sn83016853 | |
| St. Paul | Minnesota Staats-Zeitung (Minnesota German Newspaper) | 1858 | 1877 | Weekly | ISSN 2372-8647 LCCN sn84031595 OCLC 1713829 | German language |
| St. Paul | Saint Paul Dispatch | 1868 | 1985 | Daily | | Became Saint Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch in 1985 |
| St. Paul | Twin City Commercial Bulletin | | 1919 | Weekly | | For clothing dealers |
| Minneota | Vinland | 1902 | 1908 | Monthly | ISSN 2576-9049 LCCN sn90060662 OCLC 1757709 | Only Icelandic language newspaper in the U.S. |
| Winona | Wiarus (Veteran Defender) | 1895 | 1919 | Semi-weekly | LCCN sn90060824 | Polish Catholic news Successor to Katolik |
| St. Paul, Minnesota Territory | Minnesota Pioneer | 1849 | 1855 | Daily | LCCN sn83025241 OCLC 9342230 | 1st Daily newspaper in Minnesota |
| Girard, Kansas, Minneapolis | Gaa Paa! (Go on!) | 1903 | 1918 | Weekly | LCCN sn84029206 OCLC 10828806 | Norwegian language socialist |
| Minneapolis | Hundred Flowers | 1970 | 1972 | Weekly | LCCN sn90059949 OCLC 1752409 | Underground press |
| Duluth | Industrialisti | 1917 | 1975 | Weekly | LCCN sn83016461 OCLC 9832033 | Finnish language linked to Industrial Workers of the World |
| Duluth | The Duluth Ripsaw | 1917 | 1926 | Bi-weekly | LCCN sn90059142 OCLC 1567064 | Founder: John L. Morrison Against alcohol, gambling and prostitution |
| Minneapolis | The Saturday Press | 1927 | 1936 | Weekly | LCCN sn90060332 OCLC 22368852 | Shut down by Gag law |
| Minneapolis | Twin Cities Reader | 1977 | 1997 | Weekly | OCLC 5165132 | Alternative newspaper Previously The Entertainer, 1976-1977 |
| Minneapolis | City Pages | 1979 | 2020 | Weekly | OCLC 1097154849 | Alternative newspaper Owned by Star Tribune Media Co. |

## Selected defunct newspaper covers

* Gaa paa!, 1917
* Der Nordstern, 1918
* Svenska Amerikanska Posten, 1903
* Western Appeal, June 13, 1885