The State Journal (Kentucky)

The State Journal is a midsize daily broadsheet newspaper mainly serving Frankfort, the capital of Kentucky, and Franklin County.

[3] Due to financial stresses during the COVID-19 pandemic, the newspaper reduced their print schedule to twice a week and beefed up their online delivery and services.

In 1900, John Meloan established The Kentucky State Journal, an eight-page, six-column Democratic morning daily.

[7] In 1911, both papers united to become The Frankfort News-Journal and was renamed The State Journal in 1912.

[3] At that time, the paper was purchased by Frankfort Newsmedia LLC, an affiliate of Boone Newspapers Inc.[8] The newspaper was co-owned by Boone Newsmedia, former publisher Steve Stewart and Carpenter Media Group until Carpenter acquired full ownership in June 2024.