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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.

Government
Current law lets pregnant workers seek abortion-related accommodations; that could soon change 

Updates to a law protecting pregnant women in the workplace have been in the works for months, yet some news outlets gave the potential changes prominent coverage just before… Read More

November 6, 2026
Courts
Kansas City Chiefs star Rashee Rice files for bankruptcy with more than $3 million in debt 

Kansas City Chiefs star wide receiver Rashee Rice has filed for bankruptcy, reporting more than $3 million in debt, largely due to lawsuits. Rice, 26, filed for… Read More

November 6, 2026
Courts
Missouri representative arrested for death threats after securing reelection 

A Missouri representative has been arrested for trespassing and threatening a couple one day after being reelected. Missouri Rep. Anthony Ealy Jr., 32, of Grandview, was arrested… Read More

November 6, 2026
Politics
Kansas election day drama: Polling station pauses 1 hour after opening; woman charged with stealing Republican mail 

On election day in Kansas, a polling station ran out of paper ballots an hour after opening, and a Kansas woman was accused of stealing hundreds of pieces of… Read More

November 5, 2026
Courts
11 Kansas Citians charged in $400,000 COVID fraud scheme 

Eleven people from the Kansas City area have been indicted in a $400,000 COVID fraud conspiracy involving the Paycheck Protection Program. The alleged fraudsters participated in a… Read More

November 5, 2026