Missouri Local News Coverage
Curbside tracks 6 local news markets, 92 sources, and 118 counties across Missouri.
Coverage Snapshot
118
Total Counties
22
Strong
24
Covered
21
Thin
26
DMA-Only
25
Desert
39% of counties have covered or strong local news coverage. 21% are news deserts.
Local News Markets in Missouri
Counties Needing Coverage
25 of 118 counties in Missouri are news deserts with no dedicated local source.
Atchison County Bollinger County Callaway County Carter County Chariton County Dunklin County Howard County Johnson County
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Coverage by County
Local news coverage detail for 22 counties in Missouri.
Boone County 9 Buchanan County 2 Cape Girardeau County 1 Cass County 0 Christian County 2 Clay County 4 Cole County 5 Franklin County 12 Greene County 5 Jackson County 12 Jasper County 2 Jefferson County 10 Johnson County 0 Lincoln County 2 Newton County 3 Platte County 0 Pulaski County 0 St. Charles County 10 St. Francois County 10 St. Louis city 0 St. Louis County 10 Taney County 2
Strongest Coverage Areas
Franklin County 12 sources
Jackson County 12 sources
Crawford County 10 sources
Gasconade County 10 sources
Iron County 10 sources
Methodology
Coverage tiers are based on tracked Curbside News sources at the county and sub-market level. Strong counties have multiple local sources. Covered counties have at least one local source. Thin counties have minimal coverage. Desert counties have no dedicated local source. Stories link to original publishers. Curbside does not republish full articles.