KSTP News media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KSTP News in the centre. We have seen it on 15 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is KSTP News biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KSTP News in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is KSTP News left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KSTP News in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is KSTP News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for KSTP News are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What KSTP News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with KSTP News’s own report linked underneath.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing an impeachment resolution in Congress, largely focused on the war in Iran, with references to actions in Yemen and Venezuela. Hegseth announced he would hold a press conference to discuss the matter.
KSTP News reported it asHegseth calls Iran war necessary and waves off 'the noise' of expected impeachment push (opens KSTP News in a new tab)
More than 34 million Americans have cast early ballots in the current midterm elections. This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.
KSTP News reported it asWhat's behind the final campaign pushes as Election Day nears (opens KSTP News in a new tab)
On Tuesday, Americans vote in the 2026 midterms that will decide whether Republicans keep their narrow House majority and Senate seats. Trump faces low approval ratings, a war with Iran and a costly cost‑of‑living squeeze, while polls show 54% of his base would back him even if he loses.
KSTP News reported it asWhat's behind the final campaign pushes as Election Day nears (opens KSTP News in a new tab)
Federal officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and FBI Director Kash Patel, announced a crackdown on fraud in Minnesota. Multiple law enforcement agencies executed warrants and raided locations across the Twin Cities.
KSTP News reported it asFederal officials make ‘War on Fraud’ announcement in St. Cloud after Minnesota raids (opens KSTP News in a new tab)
The Department of Justice has requested a federal court keep a search warrant for Rep. Ilhan Omar's home sealed. Prosecutors argue that releasing the warrant could jeopardise an ongoing immigration fraud investigation. A coalition of media organisations is petitioning to have the warrant unsealed.
KSTP News reported it asDOJ asks judge to keep Ilhan Omar search warrant records sealed (opens KSTP News in a new tab)
Federal authorities are investigating a series of suspicious letters containing an unidentified white powder sent to election and government officials across the United States. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is leading the inquiry into the connected incidents.
KSTP News reported it asSecretary of State's office, Klobuchar receive 'suspicious' letter with threats, white powder (opens KSTP News in a new tab)
Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle has been asked to resign from her post as US ambassador to Greece. White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia confirmed the request during her inaugural press briefing. The State Department had been investigating complaints about Guilfoyle's management style and use of benefits.
KSTP News reported it asTrump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct (opens KSTP News in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated Kimberly Guilfoyle was not a member of his family and that he did not like the allegations against her. The White House had requested her resignation as US ambassador to Greece.
KSTP News reported it asTrump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct (opens KSTP News in a new tab)
ICE officer Christian Castro has been federally charged with making false statements about the January shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis. Federal authorities had initially accused Sosa-Celis of assaulting an officer, but dropped charges after video evidence emerged.
KSTP News reported it asDOJ charges ICE agent with lying about Minneapolis shooting (opens KSTP News in a new tab)
A federal judge has refused to order Texas to extradite ICE officer Christian Castro to Minnesota, where he faces assault and false reporting charges. Castro is accused of shooting a man in the leg through a home's front door.
KSTP News reported it asJudge denies Minnesota's request to force extradition of ICE agent from Texas (opens KSTP News in a new tab)
Elon Musk posted on X that Derek Chauvin was 'unjustly convicted of murder' and should be freed, aligning with Chauvin's third legal attempt to overturn his 2021 conviction. Chauvin's attorneys allege procedural errors, including Governor Tim Walz's transfer of prosecutorial oversight to state officials.
KSTP News reported it asDerek Chauvin asks Minnesota to overturn George Floyd murder conviction (opens KSTP News in a new tab)
Blaine council member's car vandalised with middle-finger photos ahead of Minnesota House bid
Trust 62A Blaine City Council member and Republican candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives found her car covered in middle-finger photos on Saturday morning. Security footage shows at least four people involved, but police have not determined if the vandalism was politically motivated.
KSTP News reported it as'Unacceptable': Lawmakers speak out after video captures vandals tampering with candidate's car (opens KSTP News in a new tab)
A federal judge cleared the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Somali immigrants, affecting roughly 1,100 people. The decision follows a Supreme Court ruling that narrowed courts' ability to review TPS terminations, and is part of a broader effort to roll back protections for multiple countries.
KSTP News reported it asJudge lifts block on ending Somali Temporary Protected Status in US (opens KSTP News in a new tab)
Scott Jennings, a CNN contributor and former Bush adviser, is the early frontrunner to replace outgoing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, though multiple sources say the selection process remains open. Chief of Staff Susie Wiles met Jennings at a Washington steakhouse, but other names, including Natalie Harp, are also under consideration.
KSTP News reported it asWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, youngest person to hold role, to leave at month's end (opens KSTP News in a new tab)
A 24-year-old gunman opened fire at an In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, killing three people before dying by suicide. The victims were named after a community vigil, while no right-rated outlet reported the incident.
KSTP News reported it asNew video shows gunman shooting victims at Idaho In-N-Out Burger drive-thru (opens KSTP News in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- Hubbard BroadcastingMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 15
- Reports listed
- 15
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 8 August 2026
15 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. KSTP News is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 15 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of KSTP News: its report arrived a median of 15 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 10 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 9 November 2026. Ratings pulled 11 October 2026.
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Publishers carrying the same published leaning as KSTP News, also publishing from United States, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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