Nick’s Picks

Nick Haines dissects the week’s most impactful local news stories, Fridays at 7:30 p.m. on Kansas City PBS.

Nick’s Picks | The Pope, Fountains, Trees, and More …

Remembering Pope Francis It’s going to be a week of mourning as Catholics around the world mark today’s passing of Pope Francis. The Argentinian-born pontiff was 88 years old. Francis’s death triggers a series of rituals and procedures. His papal ring will be destroyed, and his rooms will be sealed. He will lie in state…

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Renderings of the South Loop to cap I-670 downtown show expansive green space.

Nick’s Picks | Taxes, Highways, Holidays, and More …

A Taxing Time Dig out your W2s. It’s Tax Day on Tuesday. You have until midnight tomorrow to submit your returns to the IRS. It may be news to many of us. One in four Americans have yet to file. According to a new Turbo Tax survey, more than half of 18-24-year-olds don’t even know…

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A view of Hazel Grove Elementary School in the Lee’s Summit school district. Local voters will see candidates for the Lee’s Summit school board on their ballot April 8. (Vaughn Wheat/The Beacon)

Nick’s Picks | Ballots, Soccer, Music and More …

Local Election Day is Tuesday Tuesday is local Election Day, and there are a lot of issues on the Missouri side of the state line. Voters are being asked to approve a new Kansas City jail. And Kansas City Public Schools wants voters to say yes to more than $400 million in building and classroom…

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A rendering of an aerial view of the mixed-used project planned west of the new KC Current stadium on the riverfront.

Nick’s Picks | Opening Day, Early Voting, Riverfront Groundbreaking, and More …

Opening Day at the K Baseball is back… Thursday is Opening Day at the K. Is it too early to think World Series? The Royals take on the Cleveland Guardians at 3.10 p.m. Let the Voting Begin Early in-person voting begins Tuesday, ahead of April local elections across the metro. In Kansas City, voters are…

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ast revelers participate in Kansas City's St. Patrick's Day Parade. Beautiful weather blessed the 2025 edition. (Facebook | Kansas City St. Patrick's Day Parade)

Nick’s Picks | St. Pat’s Parade, Transit Woes, Planet Comicon, and More …

Kansas City Turns Green We didn’t get to have a Super Bowl parade this year, but it looked like we were heading for a massive St. Patrick’s Day Parade. With most kids out of school for Spring Break and temperatures in the 70s, organizers were expecting a larger-than-usual crowd for today’s Kansas City St. Patrick’s…

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