Kansas City Star: Historical and Current Collection

Image Edition

View a digital image copy of the daily Kansas City Star newspaper. All issues 2013 to present are available.

Historical Edition

Search and read page-image versions of Star issues, covering the years 1880-1990.

Kansas City Times

Eventually merged with the Star, The Kansas City Times published from 1884 to 1990 and is available for reading as a separate resource.

Weekly Edition

Published from 1921 to 1961

Text Edition

Read full, text-only articles from the Kansas City Star newspaper. All issues 1991 to present are available.

The Blogs

Read archives of Star blog posts from 2005 to present.

Videos & Transcripts

Read transcripts and watch videos from 2019 to present.

Library card is required