Nick Haines
Executive Producer of Public Affairs at Kansas City PBS
Nick Haines leads KCPBS' news and public affairs television division and is the executive producer and host of Kansas City Week in Review.
Stories by Nick Haines
Nick’s Picks | MLK Boulevard, COVID Vaccine Incentives and KC Police Budget Fight
As you move around Kansas City this week, you may notice a big change. There’s no more Swope Parkway, Blue Parkway and Volker Boulevard. Over the weekend, public works crews installed 42 new street signs along that five-mile stretch of roadway. It is now Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The Kansas City Parks Board…
Nick’s Picks | KCPD Budget Fight, Anniversary of George Floyd’s Death Top This Week’s News
The Kansas City Police Department budget fight and the anniversary of George Floyd's Death top the news in the week leading into Memorial Day.
Nick’s Picks | A Peek at The Week Ahead
The week ahead in Kansas City news features local policing, COVID-19 vaccine developments and graduation ceremonies across the region.
Nick’s Picks | COVID Cases Rise As We Strive For New Normal
Kansas City area COVID cases are increasing as people try to move toward post-pandemic life in time for Cinco de Mayo and Mother's Day.
Nick’s Picks | Mask Mandates, Vaccine Supplies and Medicaid Expansion
Nick Haines provides an early look at the news for the upcoming week in Kansas City.
Nick’s Picks | Snow Day, Earth Day and the Rest of the Week’s News
Nick Haines' weekly news forecast includes a snow day, Earth Day, the Academy Awards and preparations for any protests in the wake of the Derek Chauvin trial.
Nick’s Picks | Former Chiefs Coach, Medicaid Expansion and Property Appraisals
Nick Haines shares the news outlook for this week in Kansas City.
Nick’s Picks | Vaccination Free-for-All, Earnings Tax Vote and Medicaid Expansion
Nick Haines gives you a look at the week ahead in Kansas City.
Nick’s Picks | Pandemic Recovery, Medicaid Fight and Baseball Returns
Nick Haines provides an update on COVID pandemic developments, the fight over Medicaid expansion in Missouri and other news affecting Kansas City this week.
Nick’s Picks | Vaccine Expansion and NCAA Basketball
Kansas is opening up the vaccination floodgates this week. Starting today, more than 600,000 Kansas residents are eligible to receive the COVID vaccine. For the first time, Kansans under the age of 65 with critical medical conditions like cancer, heart problems, obesity, diabetes and asthma will be able to get the shot. And Kansas is…