Kansas City Star

After the Mexican military killed cartel leader El Mencho, chaos in Puerto Vallarta upended travel plans for Kansas City Star columnist Vahe Gregorian and his wife. Though shaken up by the resulting violence, the couple says they have not felt in immediate danger as they work to find a way back home.

The Kansas City Library and Kansas City Star have collaborated to release The Star's historical photo archives, which features hundreds of thousands of photos spanning much of the 20th century.

A new three-part investigative series from The Kansas City Star highlights the rise of the drug 7-OH — a highly concentrated opioid-like substance derived from kratom — and the role of a Kansas City company in its growing popularity.

Millions of Americans could do little more than take in the news of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. More than 1,000 miles away from New York City, Kansas City reporters helped inform readers of victims from the region, and how the fallout affected our local Muslim population.

Former Kansas City Star photographer Raymond Corey captured behind-the-scenes images and everyday rural life in the Midwest for decades. A new exhibition of his work highlights 50,000 negatives donated to the State Historical Society of Missouri by his family.

After 45 years in television and print journalism, Dave Helling has retired. The former political reporter shares how the city has evolved during his tenure.

Teachout, a Missouri native and former critic with the Kansas City Star, has died at the age of 65. He wrote acclaimed biographies of such arts figures as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and George Balanchine.

After 21 years of covering sports for The Kansas City Star, Mellinger will become vice president of communications for the Royals.

Known for extreme cost-cutting measures, the New York City investment firm moves to acquire Lee Enterprises.

McClatchy Co. accepted a request from newsroom employees to recognize the Kansas City News Guild, which will cover more than 40 employees.

About 40 members of the newsroom at the Star are looking to align with NewsGuild-CWA, the latest additions to a growing union push across media.

The Paycheck Protection Program, designed to help the most vulnerable during the pandemic, fell short in Kansas City.