Kansas Newspapers
Browse 65 newspapers from Kansas, from major metropolitan dailies to community weeklies.
Pioneer settlement patterns and a pronounced rural-urban divide established the foundation of print journalism across the Sunflower State. The McClatchy-owned Wichita Eagle stands as the primary metropolitan daily serving the southern and central regions. To the northeast, the Topeka Capital-Journal, a Gannett publication, covers the capital region, while the historic Lawrence Journal-World maintains a daily print presence in its university city. The Hutchinson News, historically influential in regional agricultural reporting, operates as another key Gannett property. Serving African-American readers statewide, The Community Voice publishes out of Wichita as a prominent biweekly alternative. Paperboy indexes 65 Kansas newspapers — browse the full directory below.
Ark Valley News
Valley Center, Kansas
Serving the communities of Valley Center and surrounding areas in Kansas, this weekly publication provides hyper-local news coverage, school sports reporting, and community event listings. It is notable for its commitment to chronicling the civic life of the Arkansas River Valley region, operating as a primary source of information for residents and local businesses since its founding.
Arkansas City Traveler
Arkansas City, Kansas
Serving Cowley County since 1870, this publication provides comprehensive local news, community reporting, and sports coverage for the residents of Arkansas City, Kansas. It remains a central source of record for the region, documenting the area's ongoing history and civic developments through both print and digital platforms.
Atchison Daily Globe
Atchison, Kansas
Founded in 1877 by E.W. Howe, the Atchison Daily Globe serves Atchison County, Kansas, and the surrounding Missouri River valley. The publication provides comprehensive local news, sports coverage, and community updates. Currently owned by CherryRoad Media, it remains a primary source of information for the historic Atchison region.
Bird City Times
Bird City, Kansas
The Bird City Times is a weekly newspaper serving Bird City and Cheyenne County in northwest Kansas. It provides local news coverage, including community events, school activities, government reports, and regional sports. Part of the Northwest Kansas Newspapers group, it focuses on the interests and needs of the rural community.
Chanute Tribune
Chanute, Kansas
The Chanute Tribune is a local newspaper serving Chanute, Kansas, and the surrounding Neosho County area. Founded in 1892, it provides coverage of community news, local government, high school sports, and regional events. The publication is issued twice weekly and maintains a focus on local interests and civic life.
Cheney Times Sentinel
Cheney, Kansas
The Times-Sentinel is a community newspaper serving Cheney, Goddard, and surrounding areas in Sedgwick and Kingman counties, Kansas. It provides comprehensive local news coverage, high school sports reporting, and legal notices, maintaining a strong focus on the civic and social life of these growing rural communities.
Chieftain
Bonner Springs, Kansas
The Chieftain is a weekly newspaper serving the communities of Bonner Springs and Basehor in northeast Kansas. It provides comprehensive local coverage including community news, school sports, and government updates. The publication maintains a strong focus on the specific interests of residents in southern Leavenworth and western Wyandotte counties.
Clay Center Dispatch
Clay Center, Kansas
The Clay Center Dispatch is a daily newspaper serving Clay Center and the surrounding areas of Clay County, Kansas. It provides comprehensive local news coverage, including community events, high school sports, and municipal government updates. The publication has remained a locally-owned staple of the community for generations.
Coffey County Republican
Burlington, Kansas
Serving as the oldest continuously published newspaper in Kansas, this local publication provides comprehensive coverage of governmental, educational, and community news for the residents of Burlington and surrounding Coffey County. Its longevity and commitment to hyper-local reporting make it a central pillar of the region's historical record and public discourse.
Colby Free Press
Colby, Kansas
The Colby Free Press is a daily newspaper serving Colby and Thomas County in northwest Kansas. It provides local news, sports, and community events coverage for the High Plains region. Established in 1888, the publication focuses on agricultural reports and regional issues affecting its local readership.
Concordia Blade Empire
Concordia, Kansas
Serving Cloud County and the surrounding Kansas communities, this publication has provided local news and regional coverage since its founding in 1879. It remains a central source of record for the area, documenting the evolving social, agricultural, and political landscape of north-central Kansas for over a century.
De Soto Explorer
De Soto, Kansas
Serving the local community of De Soto, Missouri, this publication provides comprehensive coverage of regional news, government proceedings, and neighborhood events. It remains a primary source of information for area residents by focusing on hyper-local reporting and civic engagement within Jefferson County.
Derby Informer
Derby, Kansas
Serving as the primary source of community news for the city of Derby, Kansas, and the surrounding areas, this publication focuses on hyper-local reporting, school athletics, and municipal government developments. It is distinguished by its long-standing commitment to documenting the town’s regional history and providing a dedicated platform for local events that often go overlooked by larger metropolitan media outlets.
Dodge City Daily Globe
Dodge City, Kansas
Serving southwest Kansas since 1878, the Dodge City Daily Globe provides comprehensive local news, sports, and community events. As the primary news source for Ford County, it covers municipal government, agricultural developments, and regional history, maintaining a digital presence alongside its legacy print editions.
El Dorado Times
El Dorado, Kansas
The El Dorado Times serves as a primary source of local news and sports for El Dorado and Butler County, Kansas. Now part of the Butler County Times-Gazette, it offers comprehensive coverage of community events, local government, and regional high school athletics to residents across the area.
Ellsworth County Independent Reporter
Ellsworth, Kansas
Serving as the primary source of local news for Ellsworth County, Kansas, this publication has provided dedicated community journalism since its founding in 1871. It maintains a strong focus on regional government, agricultural updates, and local interest stories that connect the residents of the central Kansas plains.
Emporia Gazette
Emporia, Kansas
Serving the local community of Lyon County, Kansas, this historic publication gained national recognition for its Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial voice under legendary editor William Allen White. It remains a prominent example of community journalism, focusing on regional news, local politics, and the preservation of small-town civic discourse.
ESU Bulletin
Emporia, Kansas
Serving as the independent student-run newspaper for Emporia State University, this publication provides comprehensive coverage of campus news, athletics, and student life. It is notable for its long-standing role in documenting the university's academic history and offering students practical journalistic experience within the local community.
Eureka Herald
Eureka, Kansas
The Eureka Herald is a local newspaper serving Eureka, Kansas, and the surrounding Greenwood County area. Established in 1868, it provides comprehensive coverage of community news, local government, high school sports, and agricultural interests. The publication serves as a primary source for regional events and historical documentation.
FHSU University Leader
Hays, Kansas
The University Leader is the independent, student-run newspaper serving Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. Established in 1907, the publication provides comprehensive coverage of campus news, sports, and student life. It serves as a laboratory for journalism students while keeping the university community informed and engaged.
Garden City Telegram
Garden City, Kansas
Serving southwest Kansas since 1907, the Garden City Telegram provides comprehensive local news, sports, and community coverage for Finney County and surrounding areas. Now owned by CherryRoad Media, it continues to deliver daily reporting on agricultural developments, local government affairs, and regional high school sports events.
Goodland Star News
Goodland, Kansas
Serving the residents of Sherman County, this publication has provided local news and regional coverage to the high plains of northwest Kansas for over a century. It maintains a community-focused editorial approach, acting as a primary source for civic updates, agricultural reports, and local human interest stories within its rural Kansas audience.
Great Bend Tribune
Great Bend, Kansas
Serving Barton County and the surrounding central Kansas region, this publication has provided local news, sports coverage, and community updates since its founding in 1876. It remains a primary information source for area residents, focusing on regional journalism that documents the daily life and civic developments of the Great Bend community.
Gyp Hill Premiere
Medicine Lodge, Kansas
The Gyp Hill Premiere is a weekly newspaper serving Medicine Lodge and Barber County, Kansas. It provides coverage of local news, high school sports, community events, and government activities. The publication is part of M3 Publishing, which maintains a joint digital presence for several regional Kansas newspapers.
Hays Daily News
Hays, Kansas
The Hays Daily News is a daily newspaper serving Hays, Kansas, and the surrounding Ellis County region. Established in 1929, it provides comprehensive local news, sports coverage, and community announcements. Currently owned by Gannett, the publication remains a primary source of information for north-central and western Kansas residents.
Hesston Record
Hesston, Kansas
The Hillsboro Free Press is a weekly newspaper based in Hillsboro, Kansas, serving Marion County. It provides comprehensive local news coverage, community events, and sports updates. Published by Kansas Publishing Ventures, it maintains a focus on community journalism and holds the largest distribution in the region.
Hillsboro Free Press
Hillsboro, Kansas
Serving the Marion County community since 1989, this weekly publication provides hyper-local news, sports coverage, and community features to residents of Hillsboro and surrounding Kansas towns. It remains a notable source of regional information by maintaining a consistent focus on the people, organizations, and events that define the local civic landscape.
Hillsboro Star Journal
Hillsboro, Kansas
Serving the community of Hillsboro, Kansas, for over a century, this weekly publication provides essential local news, sports coverage, and commentary tailored to the residents of Marion County. It remains a primary source for regional record-keeping and civic engagement, maintaining a long-standing commitment to community journalism in a rural setting.
Holton Recorder
Holton, Kansas
Serving the Jackson County community since 1875, this publication provides comprehensive local news, sports coverage, and legal notices to residents of Holton and the surrounding Kansas region. It is recognized for its commitment to hyper-local journalism, documenting the evolving history and daily affairs of its rural constituency for nearly 150 years.
Hutchinson News
Hutchinson, Kansas
Serving as the primary source of local news for Reno County, Kansas, this publication has provided continuous coverage of the Hutchinson area since its founding in 1872. It is notable for its long-standing commitment to community-focused journalism, offering in-depth reporting on regional politics, high school sports, and local agricultural developments.
Iola Register
Iola, Kansas
Established in 1897, this long-running community publication serves as the primary source of news and civic engagement for residents of Allen County, Kansas. It is widely recognized for its commitment to hyper-local reporting and its persistent focus on holding regional government institutions accountable.
Junction City Daily Union
Junction City, Kansas
Serving Junction City and Fort Riley, Kansas, the Junction City Daily Union provides comprehensive local news, sports, and community events coverage. Established in 1861, it focuses on regional reporting, military news related to the nearby Army post, and local government developments for Geary County residents.
Kansas City Kansan
Kansas City, Kansas
Serving the local community for over a century, this publication provides dedicated coverage of civic affairs, regional news, and public interest stories specific to Wyandotte County. It remains a vital source of information for local residents by prioritizing neighborhood-level reporting and the tracking of municipal government developments.
Kansas City Star
Kansas City, Kansas
The Kansas City Star is a major daily newspaper serving the Kansas City metropolitan area in Missouri and Kansas. Founded in 1880, it has a long history of investigative journalism and regional reporting. Today, it operates as a digital-first publication under the ownership of the McClatchy Company.
Kiowa County Signal
Greensburg, Kansas
The Kiowa County Signal is a weekly newspaper serving Greensburg and the surrounding communities in Kiowa County, Kansas. It provides local news, high school sports coverage, and community events. Now owned by CherryRoad Media, it remains a primary source of information for the rural agricultural region.
KSU Collegian
Manhattan, Kansas
Serving as the independent student-run voice of Kansas State University since 1896, this publication provides comprehensive news, sports, and arts coverage tailored to the campus community and the surrounding Manhattan area. It remains a historic fixture of the university, offering students practical journalistic experience while documenting the evolving landscape of campus life and local affairs.
Lawrence Journal World
Lawrence, Kansas
Owned and operated by the same family for over a century, this publication serves as the primary source of local news, sports, and community coverage for the city of Lawrence and surrounding Douglas County. It is widely recognized for its long-standing commitment to community-focused journalism and its historical role in shaping the civic discourse of the university town it serves.
Leavenworth Times
Leavenworth, Kansas
The Leavenworth Times is a daily newspaper serving Leavenworth County, Kansas. Established in 1857, it is one of the state's oldest publications. It provides comprehensive local news coverage, high school sports reporting, and community event listings for residents of the first city incorporated in Kansas.
Louisburg Herald
Louisburg, Kansas
Serving the community of Louisburg and eastern Miami County, Kansas, the Louisburg Herald covers local government, schools, sports, and community events. It provides essential news and information to residents of this growing suburban and rural area, focusing on the stories that shape daily life in the region.
Manhattan Mercury
Manhattan, Kansas
Serving the Flint Hills region of Kansas since 1894, this publication provides comprehensive local news, sports coverage, and community updates to the Manhattan area. It remains a primary source of information for residents and students, maintaining a long-standing commitment to documenting the developments of both the city and Kansas State University.
Marion County Record
Marion, Kansas
Serving the local community of Marion, Kansas, for over 150 years, this weekly publication gained significant international attention following a controversial 2023 police raid on its offices that sparked widespread debate regarding press freedom. The newspaper remains a prominent example of independent rural journalism, balancing traditional coverage of county affairs with its role as a focal point in modern legal battles over the First Amendment.
Marysville Advocate
Marysville, Kansas
Serving the Marshall County region since 1883, this long-standing publication provides dedicated local news coverage and community reporting for the residents of Marysville, Kansas. It remains a vital source for regional updates, public notices, and historical documentation within its small-town Kansas readership.
McPherson Sentinel
Mcpherson, Kansas
The McPherson Sentinel is a daily newspaper serving McPherson County, Kansas. It provides comprehensive local news coverage, including community events, high school sports, and local government reporting. Established in the late 1880s, the publication remains a primary source of information for residents in the McPherson area.
Miami County Republic
Paola, Kansas
The Miami County Republic is a weekly newspaper serving Paola and the surrounding Miami County area in Kansas. Established in the mid-19th century, it provides comprehensive coverage of local government, high school sports, and community events, maintaining its role as a primary source of local news for residents.
Mirror
Tonganoxie, Kansas
Serving the community of Tonganoxie, Kansas, for over a century, this weekly publication provides essential local coverage of city government, school sports, and neighborhood events. It remains a foundational source of record for Leavenworth County, focusing on hyper-local journalism that fosters civic engagement among area residents.
Newton Kansan
Newton, Kansas
The Newton Kansan is a daily newspaper providing comprehensive local news, sports, and community coverage for Newton and Harvey County, Kansas. Established in 1872, it serves as a primary information source for the region, featuring investigative reporting, lifestyle stories, and advertisements tailored to the local population.
Oberlin Herald
Oberlin, Kansas
The Oberlin Herald is a weekly newspaper serving Oberlin and Decatur County in Northwest Kansas. It provides comprehensive local news coverage, including community events, government proceedings, school sports, and agricultural updates. The publication acts as a primary information source for residents in this rural plains region.
Osage County Herald Chronicle
Osage City, Kansas
Serving the residents of Osage City and the surrounding communities, this weekly publication provides essential local coverage of government, school sports, and regional events. With roots stretching back to the late 19th century, it remains a primary source for keeping the rural population of Osage County connected to community news and public notices.
Osawatomie Graphic
Osawatomie, Kansas
Serving the local community of Osawatomie, Kansas, this weekly publication provides comprehensive coverage of regional news, sports, and civic events. With a legacy spanning over a century, the paper remains a vital source of information for residents seeking to stay connected to the historical and social developments of their town.
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa, Kansas
Serving Franklin County, Kansas, since 1869, the Ottawa Herald provides comprehensive local news, sports coverage, and community updates. Now owned by CherryRoad Media, the publication continues its long-standing tradition of reporting on regional government, education, and civic events for the residents of Ottawa and surrounding areas.
