St. Paul Pioneer Press

The St. Paul Pioneer Press traces its history back to both the Minnesota Pioneer, Minnesota's first daily newspaper (which was founded in 1849), and the St. Paul Dispatch (which was launched in 1868). Ridder Publications acquired the Minnesota Pioneer and the Dispatch in 1927. The two papers were operated as separate morning and evening papers. The papers merged into an all-day publication in 1985 as the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch and made the transition to morning-only newspaper in 1990, when they dropped the word "Dispatch". The paper is owned by Knight Ridder.

Related Topics:
Minnesota - 1849 - 1868 - 1927 - 1985 - 1990 - Knight Ridder

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In 1952, the Dispatch began sponsoring a treasure hunt as part of the St. Paul Winter Carnival. Clues to finding a medallion are printed in the paper, and the first person to find it wins a sum of money. The prize started off at $1,000, but has risen to $10,000 as of 2004.

Related Topics:
1952 - Treasure hunt - St. Paul Winter Carnival - Medallion - 2004

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The Pioneer Press has won three Pulitzer Prizes: one in each of the years 1986, 1988, and 2000.

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Pulitzer Prize - 1986 - 1988 - 2000

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The Pioneer Press' primary circulation area includes the East Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro region of Ramsey, Dakota, and Washington counties, along with western Wisconsin, eastern Minnesota and Anoka County, Minnesota.

Related Topics:
Minneapolis-St. Paul - Ramsey - Dakota - Washington - Wisconsin - Anoka County, Minnesota

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Circulation for the Pioneer Press reaches 190,939 daily, and 251,765 Sundays. It primarily competes with the Star Tribune, Newspaper of the Twin Cities.

Related Topics:
Sundays - Star Tribune

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