List of newspapers in Wisconsin

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This is a list of print newspapers in Wisconsin. There were 362 newspapers in Wisconsin at the beginning of 2020.{{cite web|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?state=Wisconsin&county=&city=&year1=2020&year2=2020&terms=&frequency=&language=ðnicity=&labor=&material_type=&lccn=&rows=20&sort=title|title=Wisconsin newspapers in 2020|website=Library of Congress|accessdate=February 9, 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://newslink.org/winews.html|title=List of Wisconsin newspapers|website=Newslink.org|accessdate=February 8, 2020}}

:This is a list of daily newspapers currently published in Wisconsin. For weekly newspapers, see List of newspapers in Wisconsin.

Daily and nondaily newspapers

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data-sort-value="Tribune-Phograph"| The Tribune-Phonograph

| Abbotsford

| TP Printing

Algoma Record-Herald

| Algoma

| Gannett

Buffalo County Journal

| Alma

| Valley Publications

Altoona Star

| Altoona

| Altoona Star, Inc.

Antigo Daily Journal

| Antigo

| Berner Brothers Publishing Company

data-sort-value="Post-Crescent"| The Post-Crescent

| Appleton

| Gannett

Pecatonica Valley Leader

| Argyle

| Reilly family

Ashland Daily Press

| Ashland

| Adams Publishing Group{{cite web|url=https://adamspg.com/about/|title=About Adams Publishing Group|website=AdamsPG.com|accessdate=February 8, 2020}}

Augusta Area News

| Augusta

| Jensen Publishing

Peninsula Pulse.0

| Baileys Harbor

| Peninsula Publishing Co.

County Ledger Press

| Balsam Lake

| Tom Miller

Baraboo News Republic

| Baraboo

| Capital Newspapers/Lee Enterprises{{cite web|url=https://lee.net/markets/|title=Lee Enterprises, Markets|website=Lee.net|accessdate=February 9, 2020}}

data-sort-value="Bay Viewer"| The Bay Viewer

| Bayview

| Gannett

Beaver Dam Daily Citizen

| Beaver Dam

| Capital Newspapers/Lee Enterprises

Beloit Daily News

| Beloit

| Independent

Stateline News

| Beloit

| Adams Publishing Group

data-sort-value="Berlin Journal"| The Berlin Journal

| Berlin

| The Berlin Journal Company, Inc.

News-Sickle-Arrow

| Black Earth

| News Publishing Co.

Banner Journal

| Black River Falls

| News Publishing Co.

data-sort-value="Chronicle"| The Chronicle

| Black River Falls

| River Valley Newspaper Group/Lee Enterprises

data-sort-value="Boscobel Dial"| The Boscobel Dial

| Boscobel

| Morris Multimedia

The Brillion News

|Brodhead

|Zander Press Inc.

Brodhead Free Press

|Brodhead

|Casori Enterprises, LLC

Brookfield News

| Brookfield

| Gannett

Brown Deer Herald

| Brown Deer

| Gannett

Burlington Standard Press

| Burlington

| Southern Lakes Newspapers

data-sort-value="Cadott Sentinel"| The Cadott Sentinel

| Cadott

| Trygg J. Hansen Publications

data-sort-value="Cambridge News"| The Cambridge News{{cite web|url=http://www.hngnews.com/cambridge_deerfield/news/|title=The Cambridge News|website=NHG News}}

| Cambridge

| Hometown News Group

Chetek Alert

| Chetek

| Melodee Eckerman

Chilton Times-Journal

| Chilton

| Calumet Publishing, Inc.

Chippewa Herald

| Chippewa Falls

| Lee Enterprises

Clintonville Chronicle

| Clintonville

| Rose Publications

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| Cochrane-Fountain City Recorder

| Cochrane

| Valley Publications

data-sort-value="Colfax Messenger"| The Colfax Messenger

| Colfax

| Carlton DeWitt

Columbus Journal

| Columbus

| Capital Newspapers/Lee Enterprises

Cornell/Lake Holcombe Courier

| Cornell

| Trygg J. Hansen Publications

Cottage Grove/Monona Herald-Independent

| Cottage Grove

| Hometown News Group

data-sort-value="Forest Republican"| The Forest Republican

| Crandon

| Northern Lakes Publishing/Lee Enterprises

Tri-County Press

| Cuba City

| Morris Multimedia

Cudahy Reminder Enterprise

| Cudahy

| Gannett

Press Times

| De Pere

| Multi Media Channels

Deerfield Independent

| Deerfield

| Hometown News Group

DeForest Times Tribune

| DeForest

| Hoard Communications

Walworth County Sunday

| Delavan

| Adams Publishing Group

data-sort-value="Denmark News"| The Denmark News

| Denmark

| Nelson Media Company: Chris C. Nelson

data-sort-value="Dodgeville Chronicle"| The Dodgeville Chronicle

| Dodgeville

| Reilly family

Kettle Moraine Index

| Dousman

| Gannett

data-sort-value="Durand Courier-Wedge"| The Durand Courier-Wedge

| Durand

| Valley Publications

East Troy News

| East Troy

| Southern Lakes Newspapers

data-sort-value="Big Buck Saver"| The Big Buck Saver

|Eau Claire

| Independent

Leader-Telegram

| Eau Claire

| Eau Claire Press Company

data-sort-value="Spectator"| The Spectator

|Eau Claire

| Independent

Volume One

|Eau Claire

| Independent

data-sort-value="Record Review"| The Record Review

| Edgar

| TP Printing

Edgerton Reporter

| Edgerton

| Diane Everson

Elkhorn Independent

| Elkhorn

| Southern Lakes Newspapers

Walworth County Sunday

| Elkhorn

| Adams Publishing Group

Pierce County Herald

| Ellsworth

| Rivertown Newspaper Group

Elm Grove News-Independent

| Elm Grove

| Elm Grove News-Independent, LLC

Elroy Link

| Elroy

| Independent

data-sort-value="Fennimore Times"| The Fennimore Times

| Fennimore

| Morris Multimedia

Fitchburg Star

| Fitchburg

| United Newspaper Group/Woodward Communications

data-sort-value="Reporter"| The Reporter

| Fond du Lac

| Gannett

Daily Jefferson County Union

| Fort Atkinson

| Adams Publishing Group

data-sort-value="Fox Lake representative"| The Representative

| Fox Lake

| The Berlin Journal Company, Inc.

Fox Point/Bayside/River Hills Herald

| Fox Point

| Gannett

Franklin Hub

| Franklin

| Gannett

Inter-County Leader

| Frederic

| Inter-County Cooperative Publishing Association

Crawford County Independent

| Gays Mills

| Morris Multimedia

Germantown Banner Press

| Germantown

| Gannett

Glendale Herald

| Glendale

| Gannett

data-sort-value="Tribune Press Reporter"| The Tribune Press Reporter

| Glenwood City

| Carlton DeWitt

Burnett County Sentinel

| Grantsburg

| Kanabec Publishing

Green Bay Press-Gazette

| Green Bay

| Gannett

Green Lake County Reporter

| Green Lake

| The Berlin Journal Company, Inc.

Greendale Village Life

| Greendale

| Community Newspapers/Journal Communications

Greenfield Observer

| Greenfield

| Gannett

Hales Corners Village Hub

| Hales Corners

| Gannett

Lake Country Reporter

| Hartland

| Gannett

Hillsboro Sentry-Enterprise

| Hillsboro

| Evans Print Media Group

Holmen Courier

| Holmen

| River Valley Newspaper Group/Lee Enterprises

Hudson Star-Observer

| Hudson

| O’Rourke Media Group

Iron County Miner

| Hurley

| Independent

data-sort-value="Gazette"| The Gazette

| Janesville

| Adams Publishing Group

Janesville Messenger

| Janesville

| Adams Publishing Group

Times Villager

| Kaukauna

| News Publishing Co.

Kenosha News

| Kenosha

|Lee Enterprises

Kewaskum Statesman

| Kewaskum

| Gannett

data-sort-value="Kewaunee"| The Kewaunee Enterprise

| Kewaunee

| Gannett

Tri-County News

| Kiel

| O'Rourke Media Group

La Crosse Tribune

| La Crosse

| Lee Enterprises

data-sort-value="Union Herald"| Union Herald{{cite web|url=https://nonprofitlocator.org/organizations/wi/la-crosse/391399963-union-herald-incorporated/|title=Union Herald|website=unionherald.org}}

| La Crosse

| Independent

Lake Geneva Regional News

| Lake Geneva

|Lee Enterprises

Walworth County Sunday

| Lake Geneva

| Adams Publishing Group

data-sort-value="Lake Mills Leader"| The Lake Mills Leader{{cite web|url=http://www.hngnews.com/lake_mills_leader/news/|title= The Lake Mills Leader|website=HNG News.com}}

| Lake Mills

| Hometown News Group

Grant County Herald Independent

| Lancaster

| Morris Multimedia

data-sort-value="Lodi Enterprise"| The Lodi Enterprise{{cite web|url=http://www.hngnews.com/lodi_enterprise/news/|title=The Lodi Enterprise|website=NGNews.com}}

| Lodi

| Hometown News Group

Enterprise Press

| Luck

| Tom Miller

data-sort-value="Luxemburg News"| The Luxemburg News

| Luxemburg

| Brown County Publishing/Gannett

data-sort-value="Badger Herald"| The Badger Herald

| Madison

| Independent

data-sort-value="Capital Times"| The Capital Times

| Madison

| Capital Newspapers

data-sort-value="Daily Cardinal"| The Daily Cardinal

| Madison

| Independent

Isthmus

| Madison

| Isthmus Publishing Co.

data-sort-value="Madison Misnomer"| The Madison Misnomer

| Madison

| Associated Students of Madison

Wisconsin State Journal

| Madison

| Capital Newspapers/Lee Enterprises

Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter

| Manitowoc

| Gannett

Marinette-Menominee Eagle Herald

| Marinette

| Adams Publishing Group

Markesan Regional Reporter

| Markesan

| The Berlin Journal Company, Inc.

Hub City Times

|Marshfield

| Multi Media Channels, LLC

Marshfield News-Herald

| Marshfield

| Gannett

Juneau County Star-Times

| Mauston

| Capital Newspapers/Lee Enterprises

data-sort-value="McFarland Thistle"| The McFarland Thistle{{cite web|url=http://www.hngnews.com/mcfarland_thistle/news/|title=The McFarland Thistle|website=HNG News.com}}

| McFarland

| Hometown News Group

Star News

| Medford

| TP Printing

Mellen Weekly Record

| Mellen

| XL Publishing

Menomonee Falls News

| Menomonee Falls

| Gannett

data-sort-value="Dunn County News"| The Dunn County News

| Menomonie

| Chippewa Valley Newspapers/Lee Enterprises

Mequon-Thiensville Courant

| Mequon

| Gannett

Merrill Foto News

| Merrill

| Gannett

Middleton Times-Tribune

| Middleton

| News Publishing Co.

Milton Courier

| Milton

| Hometown News Group

El Conquistador Latino Newspaper

| Milwaukee

| Conquistador Communications, LLC

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

| Milwaukee

| Gannett

Shepherd Express

| Milwaukee

| Louis Fortis

Spanish Journal

| Milwaukee

| Spanish Journal, Inc.

UWM Post

| Milwaukee

| The UWM Post, Inc.

data-sort-value="Democrat Tribune"| The Democrat Tribune

| Mineral Point

| Reilly family

Monroe Times

| Monroe

| Morris Multimedia

Monroe County Herald

| Sparta

| Evans Print Media Group

data-sort-value="Marquette County Tribune"| The Marquette County Tribune

| Montello

| News Publishing Co.

Post Messenger

| Monticello

| News Publishing Co.

Mount Horeb Mail

| Mount Horeb

| News Publishing Co.

Mukwonago Chief

| Mukwonago

| Gannett

Muskego Sun

| Muskego

| Gannett

data-sort-value="Clark County Press"| The Clark County Press

| Neillsville

| News Publishing Co.

New Berlin Citizen

| New Berlin

| Gannett

New Glarus Post Messenger Recorder

| New Glarus

| News Publishing Co.

New London Press Star

| New London

| Gannett

Oak Creek Pictorial

| Oak Creek

| Gannett

Oconomowoc Focus

| Oconomowoc

| Gannett

Oconto County Reporter

| Oconto

| Gannett

Omro Herald

| Omro

| The Berlin Journal Company, Inc.

Onalaska Community Life

| Onalaska

| River Valley Newspaper Group/Lee Enterprises

data-sort-value="Oregon Observer"| The Oregon Observer

| Oregon

| United Newspaper Group/Woodward Communications

Country Messenger

| Osceola

| Sentinel Publishing, LLC

data-sort-value="Osceola Sun"| The Osceola Sun

| Osceola

| Sentinel Publishing, LLC

Oshkosh Northwestern

| Oshkosh

| Gannett

Oshkosh Herald

| Oshkosh

| Oshkosh Herald, LLC

Tri-County News

| Osseo

| Jensen Publishing

data-sort-value="Platteville Journal"| The Platteville Journal

| Platteville

| Morris Multimedia

Plymouth Review

| Plymouth

| Barry Johanson

Portage Daily Register

| Portage

| Capital Newspapers/Lee Enterprises

data-sort-value="Poynette Press"| The Poynette Press{{cite web|url=http://www.hngnews.com/poynette_press/news/|title=The Poynette Press|website=HNG News.com}}

| Poynette

| Hoard Communications

Courier Press

| Prairie du Chien

| Howe Printing Co.

Princeton Times-Republic

| Princeton

| The Berlin Journal Company, Inc.

Journal Times

| Racine

| Lee Enterprises

Neighbors

| Randolph

| Capital Newspapers/Lee Enterprises

Reedsburg Independent

| Reedsburg

| News Publishing Co.

Reedsburg Times-Press

| Reedsburg

| Capital Newspapers/Lee Enterprises

data-sort-value="North Star Journal"| The North Star Journal

| Rhinelander

| Journal Community Publishing Group/Journal Communications

Rhinelander Daily News

| Rhinelander

| Northern Lakes Publishing/Lee Enterprises

data-sort-value="Chronotype"| The Chronotype

| Rice Lake

| Chronotype Publishing Company]

data-sort-value="Richland Observer"| The Richland Observer

| Richland Center

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Ripon Commonwealth Press

|Ripon

|O’Rourke Media Group{{Cite web |last=Hunter |first=Julia |date=2019-12-19 |title=Lyke family to sell Ripon Commonwealth Press, Ripon Printers |url=https://wnanews.com/2019/12/19/lyke-family-to-sell-ripon-commonwealth-press/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Wisconsin Newspaper Association |language=en-US}}

River Falls Journal

| River Falls

| Rivertown Newspaper Group

Standard-Press

| St. Croix Falls

| Tom Miller

St. Francis Reminder-Enterprise

| St. Francis

| Gannett

Sauk Prairie Eagle

| Sauk City

| Capital Newspapers/Lee Enterprises

Sauk Prairie Star

| Sauk City

| News Publishing Co.

Seymour Times-Press

| Seymour

| Gannett

Shawano Leader

| Shawano

| Capital Newspapers/Lee Enterprises

Sheboygan Press

| Sheboygan

| Gannett

Washburn County Register

| Shell Lake

| Inter-County Cooperative Publishing Association

Your News In Shiocton

| Shiocton

| Independent

Shorewood Herald

| Shorewood

| Gannett

South Milwaukee Voice Graphic

| South Milwaukee

| Gannett

Stanley Republican

| Stanley

| Stanley Publishing, LLC

Stevens Point City Times{{cite web|title=Stevens Point City Times|url=http://gospnews.com/|website=gospnews.com|accessdate=February 9, 2020}}

|Stevens Point

|Multimedia Channels

Portage County Gazette{{Cite web|url=https://stevenspoint.news/|title=Stevens Point News - Stevens Point, WI Area Local News|website=Stevens Point News}}

| Stevens Point

| Multimedia Channels

Stevens Point Journal

| Stevens Point

| Gannett

Stoughton Courier Hub

| Stoughton

| United Newspaper Group/Woodward Communications

Door County Advocate

| Sturgeon Bay

| Gannett

Sun Prairie Star

| Sun Prairie

| Hometown News Group

Superior Telegram

| Superior

| Murphy McGinnis Media

Sussex Sun

| Sussex

| Gannett

data-sort-value="Tomah Journal"| The Tomah Journal

| Tomah

| River Valley Newspaper Group/Lee Enterprises

Tomah Monitor Herald

| Tomah

| River Valley Newspaper Group/Lee Enterprises

Tomahawk Leader

| Tomahawk

| Independent

data-sort-value="Times"| The Times

| Turtle Lake

| Halco Press, LLC

Westosha Report

| Twin Lakes

| Southern Lakes Newspapers

Westine Report

| Union Grove

| Southern Lakes Newspapers

Valders Journal

| Valders

| Valders Journal, Inc.

data-sort-value="Verona Press"| The Verona Press

| Verona

| United Newspaper Group/Woodward Communications

Vernon County Broadcaster

| Viroqua

| River Valley Newspaper Group/Lee Enterprises

data-sort-value="Walworth Times"| The Times

| Walworth

| Southern Lakes Newspapers

Walworth County Sunday

| Walworth

| Adams Publishing Group

Waterford Post

| Waterford

| Southern Lakes Newspapers

data-sort-value="Courier"| The Courier{{cite web|url=http://www.hngnews.com/waterloo_marshall/news/|title=The Courier|website=HNG News.com}}

| Waterloo

| Hometown News Group

Watertown Daily Times

| Watertown

| Adams Publishing Group

Waukesha Freeman

| Waukesha

| Conley Publishing Group

data-sort-value="Waunakee Tribune"| The Waunakee Tribune{{cite web|url=http://www.hngnews.com/waunakee_tribune/news/|title=The Waunakee Tribune|website=HNG News}}

| Waunakee

| Drake family

City Pages

| Wausau

| Tammy Stezenski

Wausau Daily Herald

| Wausau

| Gannett

Waushara Argus

| Wautoma

| Mary Kunasch

Wauwatosa News Times

| Wauwatosa

| Gannett

West Allis Star

| West Allis

| Gannett

West Bend Daily News

| West Bend

| Conley Publishing Group

data-sort-value="Coulee News"| The Coulee News

| West Salem

| River Valley Newspaper Group/Lee Enterprises

Westby Times

| Westby

| River Valley Newspaper Group/Lee Enterprises

Whitefish Bay Herald

| Whitefish Bay

| Gannett

Whitehall Times

| Whitehall

| Whitehall Times, Inc.

Whitewater Register

| Whitewater

| Southern Lakes Newspapers

Winneconne News

| Winneconne

| Rogers Printing Solutions

Wisconsin Dells Events

| Wisconsin Dells

| Capital Newspapers/Lee Enterprises

Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

| Wisconsin Rapids

| Gannett

Wisconsin Rapids City Times

| Wisconsin Rapids

| Multimedia Channels

Defunct

  • Green Bay News-Chronicle (1972–2005){{cite news |title=About The Green Bay news-chronicle. (Green Bay, Wis.) 1976–current « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)}}
  • La Crosse Democrat{{cite book |last1=Pryor |first1=Elizabeth Brown |title=Six Encounters with Lincoln |date=7 February 2017 |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0670025909 |edition=Kindle |location=1957}}
  • Milwaukee Advertiser
  • Milwaukee Herold
  • Milwaukee Journal (1882-1995){{cite news |title=About The Milwaukee journal. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1890-1995 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)}}
  • Milwaukee Sentinel (1837-1995){{cite news |title=About The Milwaukee sentinel. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1883–1995 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)}}
  • Milwaukee Telegram
  • The Paper for Central Wisconsin (Oshkosh) {{Citation needed|date=April 2017}}
  • Wisconsin News

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