Newspapers & Local News
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America’s News provides current and recent news sources in a database searchable by topic, newspaper, location, and more. Accessible with your UCPL card.
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EBSCO Host offers access to a searchable database featuring a wide range of magazines, journals, and digital reference sources. Accessible with your UCPL card.
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Created by the State Historical Society, the Missouri Digital Newspaper Project offers free access to a growing collection of historical newspapers from across Missouri and dating back to the mid-1800s.
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The St. Louis American offers local news and culture articles, with a focus on the Black community.
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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is the St. Louis area’s largest daily newspaper, providing local, state, and national news and culture articles. Post-Dispatch text archives dating back to 1988, as well as full-color image archives dating back to 2020, are available through Newsbank
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St. Louis Public Radio provides local news and culture articles, as well as live and recorded segments, on its website.
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Evaluate News
Use the resources below to help evaluate information you find online, or ask a reference librarian for help. We evaluate every source we use when assisting library users, and we’re happy to share our expertise so you can evaluate sources on your own.
FactCheck.org – This website is run by the nonprofit Annenberg Public Policy Center, and focuses on fact-checking political news.
Politifact – This Pulitzer Prize-winning independent website focuses on fact-checking American politics.
Snopes.com – This fact-checking website covers a wide variety of topics, including current news, politics, and urban legends.