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North Minneapolis neighborhood newspaper quietly shuts down after 50 years

Podcast: Minnesota Now
Published: Aug 31, 2026
Duration seconds: 240
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You’ve likely seen this headline before: local newspaper shuts down. This time, it’s a neighborhood monthly that for the past 50 years has covered just one zip code in north Minneapolis. Alanna Elder reported on the Camden Community News’ final issue published this weekend.