Mesabi Tribune

See also: List of newspapers in Minnesota

The Mesabi Tribune is a daily newspaper^[2] published in Virginia, Minnesota. It is one of the oldest surviving businesses in the city.

Mesabi Tribune

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Print, Digital
Owner(s)	Adams Publishing Group
Publisher	Chris Knight
Editor	Jerry Burnes
Founded	1893
Ceased publication	2020
Headquarters	704 7th Avenue Virginia, MN 55792
Circulation	7,582 (as of 2024)[1]
ISSN	1930-9465
OCLC number	1607656
Website	mesabitribune.com

History

The newspaper was founded in 1893 as the Virginia Enterprise and switched names to Mesabi Daily News in 1945. The very first editor of the paper was named R. McGarry, who was succeeded by D. A. Cuppernoll in 1895.^[3]

In 2014, Adams Publishing group acquired 34 papers, including the Daily News, from American Consolidated Media.^[4]

In 2020, the newspaper was combined with the Hibbing Daily Tribune to create the Mesabi Tribune.^[5]