Nick Sloan
Assignment Editor, Digital Content Producer and Opps
Kansas City
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Nick was born and raised in Kansas City, KS. His journalism career began in college when he started reporting on education, city matters and high school sports for The Kansas City Kansan newspaper. He took over the paper's online version in 2008 and grew it to over one million readers in 2014. He has been in TV news since 2015, serving as an assignment editor, digital producer and managing live opps at KCTV5 News. He attended Sumner Academy in KCK and Washburn University.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2023 at 4:22 PM CST
|By Nick Sloan
After missing the second quarterback of Saturday’s playoff game against Jacksonville, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes return to the game in the third quarter.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 8:41 PM CST
|By Nick Sloan
Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has interviewed for the Indianapolis Colts head coaching position.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2023 at 7:34 PM CST
|By Nick Sloan
There may be plenty of time left for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2022 season.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2023 at 4:52 PM CST
|By Nick Sloan
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes continues to make history.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 6:36 PM CST
|By Nick Sloan
The City of Indianapolis has reportedly turned down the opportunity to play host to the AFC Championship game.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2022 at 3:15 PM CST
|By Nick Sloan and The Associated Press
Bryce Young passed for 321 yards and five touchdowns in a game that other top NFL prospects might have skipped, and No. 5 Alabama responded to an early two-score deficit with 35 straight points to defeat 11th-ranked Kansas State 45-20 in the Sugar Bowl on Saturday.
Updated: Dec. 24, 2022 at 5:16 PM CST
|By Nick Sloan
The Kansas City Chiefs gave head coach Andy Reid two early Christmas presents.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2022 at 4:03 PM CST
|By Nick Sloan
Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce is now just one of five tight ends in NFL history to reach 10,000 career receiving yards.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2022 at 4:00 PM CST
|By Nick Sloan
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback has built quite the highlight reel in his short career.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2022 at 8:03 PM CST
|By Nick Sloan
The renewal of the Border War did not end after the last second ticked off the clock in Saturday’s Kansas Jayhawks 95-67 win over the Missouri Tigers.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2022 at 6:51 PM CST
|By Nick Sloan and The Associated Press
Jalen Wilson had 24 points and 10 rebounds, KJ Adams scored a career-high 19 and sixth-ranked Kansas routed Missouri 95-67 on Saturday in the Jayhawks’ first visit to their old Big 12 rival in more than a decade.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2022 at 2:29 PM CST
|By Nick Sloan
Prior to the United States’ game against the Netherlands in the World Cup, the team received a gift from Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 11:47 AM CST
|By Gabe Swartz and Nick Sloan
While Missouri and Kansas have already renewed their rivalry on the basketball court, it appears fans of the Border War will have to wait a few more years before the two universities reunite on the gridiron.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2022 at 7:14 PM CST
|By Nick Sloan and Jared Koller
In an event months in the making, actor Henry Winkler met Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes before Sunday night’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2022 at 5:39 PM CST
|By Nick Sloan
Jacksonville Jaguars safety Andre Cisco has been fined $6,612 for a hit that resulted in Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster’s injury.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2022 at 8:26 PM CST
|By Nick Sloan
The Chiefs will be wearing a patch commemorating the 50th anniversary of Operation Linebacker I & II, a military operation conducted during the Vietnam War.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2022 at 7:17 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
Call it the Mecole Hardman game.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2022 at 9:17 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
Sunday’s Super Bowl rematch with the San Francisco 49ers is expected to be a little more challenging for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2022 at 3:37 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones was not fined this week by the NFL for a hit on Raiders quarterback Derek Carr that drew a controversial penalty.
Updated: Oct. 8, 2022 at 5:17 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
The investigation into an Excelsior Springs crime scene continued Saturday, but no additional developments were announced.
Updated: Oct. 8, 2022 at 2:22 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker will miss his fourth straight game.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2022 at 9:17 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
Patrick Mahomes is the fastest quarterback to reach 20,000 career passing yards.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2022 at 3:37 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones was fined $10,609 for unsportsmanlike conduct last week, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2022 at 4:02 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is questionable to return after a left ankle injury.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2022 at 6:43 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. made some history on Saturday night.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 1:34 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan and Debra Worley
Criniere was a middle school teacher who was spoken highly of and is described as an inspiration to others.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2022 at 8:44 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
Once again, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce made the NFL Network’s Top 100 Players list.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2022 at 5:57 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
Funeral services for former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson are set for Friday, Sept. 16.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2022 at 9:01 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
For Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, there were two reasons to celebrate.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 5:07 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
A man wanted in connection to the murder of four Ohio residents was arrested in Lawrence on Saturday night.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2022 at 8:15 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
Missouri Task Force 1 has been activated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help with the emergency response to deadly flooding this week in Kentucky.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2022 at 7:23 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
The Kansas City Royals selected Virginia Tech outfielder Gavin Cross with the ninth overall pick of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2022 at 5:08 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
After this weekend, Missourians will have at least a third choice in this year’s U.S. Senate race.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2022 at 9:03 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes will be one of four athletes to appear on ESPN’s “My Wish” series this week.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2022 at 8:01 PM CDT
|By Morgan Mobley and Nick Sloan
It was a noisy Saturday outside Kauffman Stadium. However, it wasn't the crack of the bat that could be heard.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 8:49 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
A Missouri resident suffering from a ‘brain-eating amoeba’ has died, the state confirmed on Friday night.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 7:46 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan, Jared Koller, Neal Jones and Adam Orduna
One of the biggest stories this season for the Kansas City Royals doesn’t involve the present or the team’s on the field performance.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 6:16 AM CDT
|By Nick Sloan and Gray News staff
The five remaining victims are expected to survive the shooting, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2022 at 5:21 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan and Shain Bergan
The family who had two pit bulls stolen from them in a strong-armed robbery outside of a Harrisonville gas station have been reunited with their dogs.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2022 at 4:44 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan and Jared Koller
Kansas City Royals outfielder Andrew Benintendi is now a Major League All-Star.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2022 at 8:47 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
Former President Donald Trump has not made an endorsement yet in the Republican Party’s primary in the 2022 U.S. Senate race in Missouri.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 6:32 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
Former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Otis Taylor and former head coach Marty Schottenheimer are among 54 semifinalists for the 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 9:07 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
A new poll released Friday night by the Trafalgar Group has the three leading candidates in the Missouri U.S. Senate Republican primary separated by about one point.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 4:28 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
On Thursday, the Kansas City Council approved an ordinance that could pay city workers to travel across the state if they need to get an abortion.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 9:40 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
A Missouri farmer earlier this month warned of potential danger in the area of where Monday’s train derailment occurred in Chariton County.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 8:30 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
The site of Monday’s train derailment in Missouri was listed on a statewide report for safety improvements, state records show.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2022 at 3:15 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his wife Brittany Mahomes revealed Sunday morning that they will be welcoming a baby boy to the family.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2022 at 9:17 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
Former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith revealed Saturday that his youngest child is recovering from emergency brain surgery.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2022 at 6:13 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
The Kansas City Health Department and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services have confirmed a single ‘probable’ monkeypox case in Kansas City.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2022 at 9:09 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan
It was quite the night to be outside in Kansas City.
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