Nick Haines

Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks: Your Outlook for the Coming Week

Nick Haines, host of KCPT’s ‘Kansas City Week In Review,’ provides a news roadmap for the coming week.

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McCaskill Debates Hawley, Justus is Running (Again), and Heading to Oz

KCPT’s Nick Haines, executive director of public affairs and Week in Review host, picks out the big stories of the week ahead and the interesting stories you may have missed. Trump and Pence All In 48 Hours  How rare is it for us to get this much national political attention? In the span of 48 hours,…

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Long Lines in Kansas, Sanders’ Pension and Untested Rape Kits

KCPT’s Nick Haines, executive director of public affairs and Week in Review host, picks out the big stories of the week ahead and the interesting stories you may have missed. The First Votes Have Been Cast Election Day may not be until November, but the first ballots have already been cast here at home. Absentee…

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President Trump, The New KCI & Ticker Tape

KCPT’s Nick Haines, executive director of public affairs and Week in Review host, picks out the big stories of the week ahead and the interesting stories you may have missed.  President Trump Back in Missouri President Donald Trump is back in Missouri this week. He is hosting a rally in Springfield on Friday night for…

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Between a Hard Rock & a Senate Race

KCPT’s Nick Haines, executive director of public affairs and Week in Review host, picks out the big stories of the week ahead and the interesting stories you may have missed. Trump Cancels Missouri Trip President Donald Trump canceled a scheduled visit to Missouri this week. The White House cited a potentially catastrophic hurricane on the…

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Laura Kelly Ileft), Kris Kobach (center), and Greg Orman

Sharks, Wizard Wands, and Rental Inspections

KCPT’s Nick Haines, executive director of public affairs and Week in Review host, picks out the big stories of the week ahead and the interesting stories you may have missed. KC Zoo Plans $75 Million Aquarium  In the last decade, the Kansas City Zoo has added a polar bear exhibit and a penguin attraction. Now…

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The Fight Over Tailgating, Power and The Off-Ramp

KCPT’s Nick Haines, executive director of public affairs and Week in Review host, picks out the big stories of the week ahead and the interesting stories you may have missed. Loyalty or Mutiny?  Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer recently promised to support his Republican rival Kris Kobach in the fall campaign. But this week, Colyer’s campaign chair…

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Ginger Rogers and The Kansas Governor’s Race

KCPT’s Nick Haines, executive director of public affairs and Week in Review host, picks out the big stories of the week ahead and the interesting stories you may have missed. Orman Remains on The Ballot Independent candidate for Kansas Governor,Greg Orman will stay on the November ballot after a state board rejected a challenge to his…

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