Here is a list of some of the news sites that are widely read in the Kansas City area, along with information about how they rank in terms of readership.

I will show the results from one site measurement system, through Alexa.com (owned by Amazon.com).  I will emphasize that you should consider these to be unscientific estimates.  

If you're interested, you can also check out Quantcast.com.  On Quantcast.com where one sees the label "Quantified" can it be considered scientific ("Quantified" merely means that the news site's owners have voluntarily installed a tracking code from Quantcast).

For both tracking systems, a #1 is the best rank, and the ranking includes all Web sites around the world (Web sites of all kinds and not limited to the topic of news).

                                                                       Alexa ranking                               

1. DrudgeReport.com                                                 423
2. TheOnion.com                                                      1,733
3. KansasCity.com (Kansas City Star)                 3,479
4. RedState.com                                                       9,417
5. KMBC.com                                                           36,046
6. Pitch.com                                                             36,169
7. Inkkc.com                                                             81,861
8. Fox4kc.com                                                          82,682
9. RedCounty.com (all nation-wide sections)   82,984
10. Watchdog.org (all nation-wide sections)     246,729
11. KansasCityKansan.com                                 251,540
12. Kansan.com (Wichita Eagle)                         280,242
13. Clubforgrowth.org                                            347,475
14. GardnerEdge.com                                           405,899
15. TonysKansasCity.com                                    506,827
16. Cashill.com (Jack Cashill)                             916,965
17. KCFreePress.com                                        1,032,242
18. SunPublications.com                                   1,283,439
19. Wolffiles.blogspot.com (Milton Wolf)         1,719,636
20. IngramsOnline.com                                      3,031,853
21. KansasMeadowlark.com                             5,605,025

If you'd like to check the ranking of your favorite site, it's as easy as typing in the Web address at Alexa.com and hitting "Enter."

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