Nick Haines shares the upcoming week’s biggest news stories, before they unfold.

Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Back to School, Election Recounts and 816 Day

Nick Haines picks back to school, potential election recounts and 816 Day as leading news items in Kansas City this week.

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Nick’s Picks | Back to School, Big Bill and Abortion Debate

Back to school, a big climate and health care bill and the ongoing abortion debate are at the top of the news forecast for Kansas City this week.

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Nick’s Picks | Buck O’Neil Finally Enters the Hall of Fame

Nick Haines picks Buck O’Neil, COVID, the heat wave and the new Panasonic battery plant as the leading news stories in Kansas City this week.

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Nick’s Picks | Focus Turns to Upcoming Primaries

Primary election campaigns are in full swing in Missouri and Kansas.

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Nick’s Picks | 7 Things to Watch Following the Supreme Court’s Abortion Ruling

The ripple effects of a monumental Supreme Court ruling on abortion will continue to dominate national and local news coverage this week.

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Nick’s Picks | Your Top 10 Stories for the Week Ahead

Here are 10 local and national news stories to pay attention to this week.

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Nick’s Picks | Kansas Congressional Map Goes Before Kansas Supreme Court

The fight over congressional maps moves to the Kansas Supreme Court today. It’s at the top of this week’s news in Kansas City.

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Nick’s Picks | A Hot Week for Weather and News

Abortion, recreational marijuana and plenty of sports news this week in Kansas City.

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Nick’s Picks | Kansas Places a Big Bet on Sports

After years of debate, Kansas is about to become the 34th state in the nation to legalize sports betting. The bill could be used to help attract the Kansas City Chiefs to the state.

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Nick’s Picks | Big News and Big Fun in KC This Week

Nick Haines of Kansas City PBS offers an outlook for the news week ahead.

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Nick’s Picks | Earth Day, Fountain Day and Various Comings and Goings

Rick Smith hangs up his badge this week as Kansas City’s top cop. The police chief’s last day is this Friday. Before he heads out the door, Smith will swing by the Kansas City PBS studios to join me on “Week in Review.”  After five turbulent years, it’s an exit interview you won’t want to…

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Nick’s Picks | A Holy, Taxing Week Ahead in Kansas City

Here’s your look at the news week ahead, before it happens.

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Nick’s Picks | Jayhawks, Royals and Election Day

Kansas City’s week ahead in news includes a championship game for the KU Jayhawks, opening day for the Kansas City Royals, local Election Day and groundbreaking for the KC Streetcar extension.

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Nick’s Picks | The Madness of March in Sports, Politics and Entertainment

The NCAA Basketball Tournament, the Oscars and various political dramas will play out during the coming week in Kansas City.

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Nick’s Picks | Spring Break, St. Patrick’s Day and NCAA Tournament

Spring break, St. Patrick’s Day and the NCAA Basketball Tournament offer plenty of distractions this news week in Kansas City.

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