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Kaylee Obisesan

Kaylee Obisesan is a Heartlander News staff reporter based in Kansas City, Missouri. A Miami University graduate, she has also reported for news outlets in Indiana and Ohio.

Kansas City, Taxes
Trump official and congressman pay visit to Kansas City restaurant as tax refunds pour in

One of President Donald Trump’s cabinet members and a Missouri congressman visited a beloved family restaurant in Kansas City Monday to talk about how recent tax cuts have impacted small businesses. Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler and Republican Congressman Mark Alford, who represents Missouri's 4th district, visited Cupini’s – a family-owned Italian… Read More

April 14, 2026
Crime
Sex offender gets 10 more years after child porn found during treatment center stay

A previously convicted child pornographer was sentenced to an additional 10 years in prison after a Kansas sex offender treatment center discovered child sexual abuse material in his possession. Read More

April 10, 2026
Kansas, Legislature
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly racks up double-digit vetoes, including bills on abortion, school choice

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed 21 bills this week, but they could still be overridden as the legislative session winds down for the year.  The Legislature that passed the… Read More

April 9, 2026
Crime, Illegal Immigration
‘I just don’t wanna die;’ Missouri teen’s alleged killer revealed as illegal alien who came under Obama

A suspect in the murder case of 15-year-old Miles Young from Springfield, Missouri is being held on an ICE detainer as an illegal alien.“I just don’t wanna die.”… Read More

April 8, 2026
Drugs
Wichita drug trafficker receives triple the average prison sentence

A Kansas woman was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison for the possession over 100,000 fentanyl pills, which she intended to sell. In spring 2023 Mana… Read More

April 7, 2026