The ''Springfield News-Leader'' is the predominant
newspaper
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for the city of
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the List of cities in Missouri, third most populous city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County, Missouri, Greene County. The city's population was 169,176 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 censu ...
, and covers the
Ozarks
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. The ''News-Leader'' has a daily circulation of 32,363 and a Sunday circulation of 51,402 as of September 2013.
Sunday single copy costs $2.00 in the metro area and $3.00 in the state area. The cost is $2.00 other days of the week. Digital and print subscriptions are available.
History
The ''Springfield Leader'' began circulation in 1867 and merged with the ''Springfield Daily News'' in 1933 to become the ''Springfield Leader & Press'', an afternoon paper. The morning paper was the ''News & Leader''. The newspapers moved to their present site on Boonville Avenue in 1933. That same year, a new press, capable of printing 36,000 sixty-four page papers per hour, was installed.
The plant was destroyed by fire in 1947, but with the help of local printing firms, a four-page newspaper was on the street within a few hours. While the plant was rebuilt, the newspaper was published for several months in Tulsa, Oklahoma and trucked to Springfield.
The newspaper was purchased by
Gannett
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It owns the national newspaper ''USA Today'', as well as several ...
in 1977. Morning and afternoon editions were consolidated to become the ''Springfield News-Leader'' in 1987.
Sections
Daily sections:
* Local News (A)
* USA TODAY (B)
* Nation/World & Business (C)
* Voices (D)
* Life (E)
* Sports (F)
Additional Sunday sections:
* Business and Tech (G)
* Home (H)
* Classified (I)
* Comics (J)
* Careerbuilder (K)
* USA Today Life Sunday (U)
References
External links
''Springfield News-Leader'' Web site Official mobile website
Gannett publications
Newspapers published in Missouri
Mass media in Springfield, Missouri
1867 establishments in Missouri
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