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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.

Culture
Kansas City hosts The Berlin Wall. A World Divided.’s North American premier 

An international Cold War exhibit made its North American debut Friday at Kansas City’s Union Station. The Berlin Wall. A World Divided. features… Read More

June 1, 2026
Culture
WATCH: Missouri’s musical Route 66 highway celebrates America’s Mother Road

Route 66, the “Mother Road” stretching more than 2,000 miles across the United States, is becoming a musical highway to celebrate its 100th anniversary and America’s 250th birthday. Musical highways use specially designed rumble… Read More

May 29, 2026
Courts
Freedom of speech restored in Kansas City as conversion therapy ban repealed 

Kansas City, Missouri, has repealed its ban on “conversion therapy” – counseling that encourages a biblical view of sexuality and gender. The city had prohibited the therapy,… Read More

May 28, 2026
Public Education
Ongoing investigation reveals another Kansas professor teaching DEI

A department head at Kansas State University told an undercover journalist that although DEI is restricted under federal and state policies, he will not remove DEI-related content… Read More

May 27, 2026
Culture
Missouri’s Harry S. Truman Museum to offer free admission Memorial Day weekend

The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri, is offering free admission this Memorial Day weekend in honor of America’s 250th birthday. The Kansas City Royals Foundation made free admission… Read More

May 22, 2026