Kansas City Star

Kansas City, Missouri, United StatesEnglish

The Kansas City Star is a major daily newspaper based in Kansas City, Missouri. Established in 1880, it serves the metropolitan area with comprehensive local news, investigative reporting, and sports coverage. Owned by McClatchy, it has won multiple Pulitzer Prizes for its editorial excellence and community impact.

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TOTAL CIRCULATION

189,283

MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN KANSAS CITY

Anchoring this Midwestern media market is a historic single dominant daily publication that has covered the region for over a century. The Kansas City Star, a McClatchy-owned broadsheet with a circulation of 189,283, serves as the primary paper of record. Beyond this prominent daily, the local press includes specialized weeklies like The Pitch, which operates as the alternative newsweekly, and the Kansas City Business Journal, focusing on corporate and economic reporting. Paperboy lists 5 newspapers in Kansas City.