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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch will no longer print a Monday edition. Beginning November 3, 2025, the paper will publish digital-only on Mondays, while the print newspaper continues Tuesday through Sunday.
The change is designed to match how readers consume news today, with more resources going to real-time coverage, the e-edition, and in-depth digital storytelling.
Executives emphasized that Monday’s digital focus will allow later deadlines and more late-breaking sports and city news to land in readers’ hands first thing Monday.
What Is Changing On Mondays
Starting Nov. 3, subscribers will receive a full Monday e-edition and rolling coverage on stltoday.com instead of a printed paper.
The print schedule (Tuesday–Sunday) remains unchanged.
A later production window on Sunday night means the Monday e-edition can include scores, game recaps, and overnight developments that previously missed print deadlines.
This aligns with strong digital readership patterns that spike around weekends and early in the workweek.
Why The Change Now
The shift follows long-running print circulation declines and rapid digital adoption across local news.
At the Post-Dispatch, weekly print subscriptions have fallen dramatically from mid-2000s peaks, while digital subscriptions have grown by multiples over the last decade.
Parent company Lee Enterprises has steered its portfolio toward audience-first digital models, focusing on subscriber value, newsletters, mobile experiences, and e-editions that mirror the print layout with timely updates.
In January 2025, the Post-Dispatch closed its Maryland Heights press, laid off 72 press employees, and outsourced printing to a facility near Columbia, Missouri—changes that reduced manufacturing costs and reflected the audience shift to digital.
The company also streamlined other local products in 2025 to concentrate reporting resources on core news coverage.
How Readers Will Access Monday News
Existing subscribers keep full access. On Mondays, readers can:
- Open the e-edition for a packaged, newspaper-style experience.
- Follow live updates on stltoday.com and the mobile app for breaking news, investigations, and sports.
- Expect fresher Monday content thanks to later Sunday deadlines and continuous overnight publishing.
This approach prioritizes speed, depth, and convenience without reducing the number of days the newsroom publishes high-impact journalism.
Key Details At A Glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Change | Monday print edition discontinued; digital-only Mondays |
| Effective Date | November 3, 2025 |
| Print Schedule | Tuesday–Sunday print continues |
| Monday Product | E-edition + full website and app coverage |
| Deadline Change | Later Sunday-night deadline to capture late sports and news |
| Business Context | Pivot to digital as print demand falls and online readership grows |
| Operations Update (2025) | Press closed, 72 press roles eliminated, printing outsourced near Columbia, MO |
| Reader Impact | No loss of coverage; faster Monday updates and expanded e-edition features |
What It Means For St. Louis
For the metro area, this is a format change, not a retreat from coverage.
Monday becomes the most digital-forward day of the week, with investigations, enterprise stories, breaking updates, and sports arriving faster and later into the night before.
The print paper remains a six-day staple for readers who prefer ink-on-paper Tuesday through Sunday, while the digital experience on Monday—and every day—continues to add interactive graphics, videos, and newsletters that print cannot.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is adapting to how its community reads the news.
By ending the Monday print edition and embracing digital-only Mondays from Nov. 3, 2025, the paper keeps six days of print tradition while leaning into speed, quality, and convenience online.
For readers, it means more timely Monday updates, a robust e-edition, and the same commitment to essential local journalism that has defined the Post-Dispatch for generations.