Kansas City Star | Local News
Kansas City Star | Local News Summary
Kansas City Star | Local News is a ad-supported, with in-app purchases Android app in News by McClatchy. Released in Dec 2011 (14 years ago). It has about 76K+ installs and 786 ratings with a 2.23★ (poor) average. Based on AppGoblin estimates, it reaches roughly 8K monthly active users and generates around $<10K monthly revenue (28% IAP / 72% ads). Store metadata: updated Jun 25, 2026, version 1683710261.
Recent activity: 18 installs this week (89 over 4 weeks) showing steady growth , and 1.00 new ratings this week View trends →
Advertising: AppGoblin detected 1.00 monetized ad creatives shown inside the app.
Data tracking: SDKs and third-party integrations were last analyzed on Jun 12, 2026. The app's network data flows (API traffic to/from the app and its SDKs) were last crawled on Jun 21, 2025.
Store info: Last updated on Google Play on Jun 25, 2026 (version 1683710261).
SDKs, Trackers & Permissions
Kansas City Star | Local News was last scanned for SDKs 2026-06-12. Below is the overview of third party companies detected in the app. The full list of raw SDKs, app permissions and unknown SDKs is available here.
AppGoblin saw Kansas City Star | Local News uses 4 Business Tools
OneTrust
Comscore
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ApryseAppGoblin saw Kansas City Star | Local News uses 9 Development Tools
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SquareAppGoblin saw Kansas City Star | Local News uses 3 Analytics: Product
Amplitude
Braze
FirebaseAppGoblin saw Kansas City Star | Local News uses 1 Mediation
AdMobAppGoblin saw Kansas City Star | Local News uses 2 Ad Networks
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AppGoblin SDK Scans
2.23★
Ratings: 786
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App Description
Latest local Kansas City breaking news, politics, crime, weather, games & sports
The Kansas City Star local newspaper app is faster and easier to use. Read or watch daily local news coverage, investigative reporting, national headline news, crime, sports, local business, and more from across the Kansas City metro area in Missouri and Kansas.
The Kansas City Star local news app is your trusted source for local, daily journalism serving the Kansas City metropolitan region. Our newsroom reports on local government, public safety, business, education, and community developments affecting residents in Kansas City, Lee’s Summit, Independence, Blue Springs, Belton, Parkville, Gladstone, Liberty, Grandview, Overland Park, Olathe, Lenexa, Prairie Village, and surrounding metro communities, alongside statewide coverage and national headline news.
LOCAL NEWS
• Daily local news and stories from around the Kansas City metro area
• AI generated summaries on all articles reviewed by our newsroom
• The Kansas City Star local newspaper opinions, editorials and columns you love
• Edition, a digital destination for the latest news, features, and insights. Like the printed newspaper, it is intended to be a complete report of the day’s news compiled by our editors overnight
LIVE VIDEO
• Watch live video of local news stories and national news coverage
• View stunning photos and videos of local news and community events
LOCAL SPORTS
• Full coverage reporting on local, pro and college sports teams
• Stay connected to your favorite teams and favorite sports writers
PERSONALIZATION
• Stay informed on the topics and articles that matter to you
• Favorite topics to get personalized feeds.
• Search for news articles, videos, games and more
• Bookmark news articles to read later
• Read articles your way with full support for dark mode and light mode
Other Features
• Browse articles by category
• Share articles on Facebook, X Twitter or by email
• Comment on news articles
• Access and download previous issues of our newspaper
• Recharge and unwind with our puzzles and games
GET DAILY NEWS AND MORE WITH THE KANSAS CITY STAR LOCAL NEWSPAPER
Download ourThe Kansas City Star local newspaper app today to stay informed on local daily news, crime, sports, national headlines, and more.
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