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"Kansas City Week in Review" host Nick Haines.

Nick’s Picks | Holiday Shopping and Other News

By Nick Haines | November 27, 2023

It’s Cyber Monday, the year’s biggest holiday shopping day. This week’s news also includes a first lady funeral, a new American Royal and abortion in Missouri.

Nick’s Picks | Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Royals Ballpark

By Nick Haines | October 2, 2023

Kansas City continues to attract top pop culture talent. First Taylor Swift. Now Beyoncé. If only the Royals would decide where to build a ballpark.

Nick’s Picks | Hotter Politics, Cooler Weather and Chiefs

By Nick Haines | August 7, 2023

Presidential candidate Ron DeSantis visits Kansas City, as the weather cools and students head back to school. And the Chiefs play their first preseason game.

Nick’s Picks | Kansas City Braces for ‘Extreme Heat Warning’

By Nick Haines | July 24, 2023

The National Weather Service has issued an “extreme heat warning for Kansas City. Expect as many as five 100-degree days over the next week.

Monument sign for the Herzog Foundation in Smithville.

Smithville Nonprofit Seeks to Become ‘Epicenter of the School-Choice Movement’

By Annelise Hanshaw, Missouri Independent | July 10, 2023

Before his death, Stanley Herzog’s largesse bankrolled a generation of GOP candidates. His fortune is now focused on expanding ‘Christ-centered K-12 education.’

Attendees of the Kansans for Constitutional Freedom watch party celebrate after primary election results verify Kansans voted to keep abortion a constitutional right.

Positive Polling Doesn’t Guarantee Victory for Abortion Rights

By Scott S. Greenberger, Missouri Independent | July 5, 2023

Polls show that most Americans, even in red states, oppose the strict abortion bans Republican state lawmakers have enacted in the year since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.

A participant in a KC Tenants Power political rally uses a megaphone to fire up the crowd.

Endorsements Shift Kansas City’s Political Landscape

By Josh Merchant, The Beacon, Mary Sanchez | June 22, 2023

Even as the old guard of Kansas City politics made endorsements, newer groups like KC Tenants Power and Northland Strong shaped the 2023 City Council election.