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.
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The experience is evident in the salt that peppers the beard of Chiefs quarterback Chad Henne.
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For the fifth straight year, the Kansas City Chiefs will host the AFC Championship game.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars could not have imagined a better situation than the one they faced late in the first half of their divisional-round playoff game against the mighty Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday.
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Patrick Mahomes pleaded with Chiefs coach Andy Reid to let him stay in the game on Saturday.
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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.
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A 39-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in a fatal shooting that happened Thursday in South Kansas City.
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The Kansas City Chiefs will welcome the Jacksonville Jaguars to Arrowhead Stadium in their pursuit of a fifth straight appearance in the AFC Championship Game.
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Kansas City firefighters worked to put out a large fire of a detached garage in the 4200 block of Jarboe Court.
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Kansas City police are looking for a missing 11-year-old girl.
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If anyone sees a missing child, they should contact the Juvenile Unit at 816-234-5150.
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Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has interviewed for the Indianapolis Colts head coaching position.
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Police are investigating a fatal shooting in Kansas City.
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There may be plenty of time left for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2022 season.
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The Kansas City Chiefs are the top seed and will not play next weekend.
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New Kansas State coach Jerome Tang had a tough time enjoying another big victory for the Wildcats. This one came against one of his closest friends and former team.
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No. 3 Kansas came out of the gate solidly for once in a Big 12 game.
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It’s unknown yet whether the Kansas City Chiefs will play two games this postseason at Arrowhead Stadium.
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes continues to make history.
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Indianapolis has reportedly turned down an NFL request to host this year’s AFC championship game.
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The City of Indianapolis has reportedly turned down the opportunity to play host to the AFC Championship game.
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The regular season finale for the Kansas City Chiefs has been flexed to Saturday afternoon.
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Patrick Mahomes threw for 328 yards and three touchdowns, two of them to Jerick McKinnon, and the Kansas City Chiefs overcame another sloppy start to hold off the Denver Broncos 27-24 on Sunday.
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A man who was shot and killed outside of a gas station in Independence on Sunday afternoon has been identified.
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A 27-year-old man was shot and killed by Olathe police after advancing towards officers with an “edged weapon,” the department said.
No one was injured following a large fight outside of the Winnwood Skate Center in Kansas City.
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The last time Kansas needed to overcome a 15-point halftime deficit was on the biggest stage in college basketball.
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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.
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Police in Kansas City are investigating a deadly shooting.
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Kansas City Streetcar service has been suspended following a large water main break at 17th and Main in Kansas City.
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A mother and associate of an escaped Cass County Jail inmate have been charged with aiding his escape.
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The Atchison City Commission has declared a water emergency for the city due to a record low river levels.
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Spire Energy is lifting its request to conserve energy.
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A child under the age of five was rushed to the hospital after being shot, police say.
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A small fire was caused Saturday in Olathe after an individual attempted to defrost their pipes with a blow torch.
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The Kansas City Chiefs gave head coach Andy Reid two early Christmas presents.
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Patrick Mahomes threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, Kansas City shut down Geno Smith and Seattle’s slumping offense and the Chiefs rolled to a 24-10 victory over the Seahawks on Saturday.
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Sam Hartman completed 23 of 36 passes for 280 yards and three touchdowns in what was expected to be his final game with Wake Forest, a 27-17 win over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl on Friday night.
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The Missouri Tigers are honoring former Mississippi State Bulldogs head coach Mike Leach.
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In preparation for accumulating snow, the City of Overland Park will be treating roads early on Monday.
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Jerick McKinnon had a 26-yard touchdown run in overtime and the Kansas City Chiefs got three touchdowns from Patrick Mahomes in a 30-24 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday that clinched their seventh straight AFC West title.
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The KCK Public Schools District has been considering the idea of adding cameras within their classrooms.
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Two people were killed in a crash near Excelsior Springs and Lawson, Mo. on Saturday afternoon.
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A bill requiring stricter safety rules in response to the 2018 deadly sinking of a tourist boat in Missouri is headed to President Joe Biden for his signature.
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The only thing standing between the Kansas City Chiefs and their seventh straight AFC West title are the lowly Houston Texans.
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L'Jarius Sneed intercepted Broncos backup quarterback Brett Rypien late in the fourth quarter, Patrick Mahomes atoned for a three-interception day by leading Kansas City on a clock-chewing drive, and the Chiefs held on for a 34-28 win on Sunday over Denver, which lost QB Russell Wilson to a concussion.
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Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce is now just one of five tight ends in NFL history to reach 10,000 career receiving yards.
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback has built quite the highlight reel in his short career.
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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.
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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.
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The Clay County Sheriff’s Office and Liberty Police Department are looking for a man who escaped the custody of the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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