This paper was founded in 1872, owned by the McClatchy Company and is the largest newspaper in Wichita and the surrounding area. It’s an online publication, now known as Kansas.com, founded in 1996 with the name WichitaOnline. With just $1.99 you can start with your access to the online publication.

The Salina Journal is a daily morning newspaper that was founded in 1871.  It was purchased by Hutchinson in 1949. In November 2016, GateHouse Media purchased the Journal. The Journal’s editorial page has a 333 Line feature where people can call in their comments which are recorded. Some of these comments are verbatim on the editorial page. In 2004, the Salina Public Library conducted a poll that suggests that 333 line is a controversial subject for some members of the community.

This daily newspaper began when Houston Whiteside, a young lawyer, published the first paper on July 4, 1872. The modern Hutchinson News dates back to October 10, 1895, when W.Y Morgan purchased The News. In 1920, The News was in a daily battle with The Hutchinson Gazette. In 1924, Morgan purchased the Gazette and renamed it the Herald, where he published two papers; The Herald in the morning and The News at night. Later on, the papers were sold to Hutchinson Publishing Co. A Sunday paper was started in 1937 and the two papers were consolidated into The Hutchinson News-Herald in 1942. The publication was awarded the 1965 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for its courageous and constructive campaign in 1964.

Though the Journal-World title came into existence in 1911, the paper dates itself to 1858. The Lawrence World was first issued by Wilford Collings Simons on March 2, 1892. The World acquired the Lawrence Journal in 1905 and merged the Journal and World in 1911. In October 2010, the World Company, which owns the Lawrence Journal-World, sold some of its news media business Knology, an Internet and cable provider, for $165 million. The on-site printing of the newspaper ended in 2014. The Simons family announced in June 2016, the sale of the Journal-World to another family-owned company, Ogden Newspapers of Wheeling, West Virginia. The front page of the Journal-World announced on May 16, 2020 that the newspaper would cease publication of all Monday print editions as of May 25.

This paper was formed with a series of mergers which includes the Topeka Daily Capital and Topeka State Journal and numerous name changes. Kansas State Recorded started publishing in 1858 while the Topeka Blade was founded in 1873 by J. Clarke Swayze. In 1879, George W. Reed bought the Topeka Blade and changed its name to Kansas State Journal. The Topeka Daily Capital was founded in 1879 by Major J.K Hudson as an evening paper but in 1881 it became a morning paper. In the year 1885, Frank P. MacLennan bought the Kansas State Journal and renamed it to the Topeka State Journal. Later in 1888 The Topeka Capital absorbed the Commonwealth, owned by Floyd Perry Baker, which bought the Kansas State Record. In 1901, Arthur Capper purchased The Topeka Capital and eventually became the sole owner in 1904. The Topeka State Journal was bought by Oscar S. Stauffer in 1940. When Capper died, The Topeka Capital became employee owned, but in 1956, Stauffer Communications purchased Capper Publications which included The Topeka Capital. Stauffer Communications published the papers into The Capital-Journal in 1981 and was distributed in the morning. In 1994, Stauffer Communications merged with Morris Communications but in 2017, Morris Communications sold its newspapers to GateHouse Media.

The paper reported a circulation of 9, 644 subscribers in 2011. Harris Enterprises purchased the Daily News in 1970. However, in November 2016 GateHouse Media bought the Daily News and the other Harris properties for $20 million. With $1.00 for 6 months, you can now have unlimited digital access to The Hays Daily News.

This local newspaper has a circulation of nearly 8,000 and is published six days a week. In 1953, The Telegram was bought by Hutchinson, Kansas-based Harris Enterprises. GateHouse Media purchased the Telegram in November 2016 and five other Harris newspapers. The Garden City Telegram offers unlimited digital access which costs $1.00 for six months, while Tuesday-Saturday home delivery plus unlimited digital access which costs $13.00 for up to 1 month.

The Manhattan Mercury was founded on May 9, 1884, as a weekly publication. On February 8, 1909, it became a daily publication. In 1915, the newspaper was bought by Fay N. Seaton, the founder of the Seaton publishing group, which still owns the paper. During Seaton’s time as a publisher, The Manhattan Mercury bought all of its in-town rivals like the Morning Chronicle. In 1926, Seaton also purchased the oldest newspaper in Manhattan dating back to 1859.

In 1895, William Allen White purchased the Emporia Gazette for $3,000. He also became an iconic figure in American journalism. Through his editorship, the paper rose to national prominence and influence. The editorial “To an Anxious Friend” won him the 1923 Pulitzer Prize, after he was arrested for a free speech violation of a newly enacted law. The Emporia Gazette is still published by the White Family until now.

This newspaper claims to be the oldest daily newspaper in the state of Kansas. The Leavenworth Times was founded in 1856 by future United States Senator at that time, Robert Crozier. The paper was eventually purchased by Daniel R. Anthony in 1871 and remained in the Anthony Family until the 1960s. In 1966, The Thompson Corporation bought the Leavenworth Times, selling it in 1955 to American Publishing Company. Later on, The Times was bought by the Liberty Publishing (later called GateHouse Media) in 1999.