Our Story

The Roseville Reader was launched in September 2024 by Roseville resident and journalist Naomi Krueger. Since Lillie News and its local paper The Roseville Review went out of business in 2019, Roseville, Minnesota has been without a community newspaper. While major news lands in the Pioneer Press or the Minnesota Star Tribune, or statewide television and radio reports, most of the stories and information about what’s happening in our city go underreported. Without independent journalism reporting on Roseville on a regular basis, community members are left without a local news source they can trust. The Roseville Reader is one response to this hole in the heart of our community.

This is intentionally not a traditional newspaper. It's a newsletter-first, reader-supported digital news outlet. No corporate backers. No billionaire investors. The old way of doing local journalism is struggling, but new methods for delivering local news are emerging. It’s exciting to be one of them.

Local news matters. Thanks for being here!