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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.

Courts
Missouri elementary SRO sentenced for child pornography

A school resource officer in southwestern Missouri has been sentenced to nine years in prison for trading child pornography. Darrin Marshall Skinner, 52, was arrested in summer 2023 after social media… Read More

May 22, 2026
Public Education
Mother speaks out after sex offender chaperoned Kansas elementary trip

A Goddard, Kansas, mother and city council member released a video on social media alerting the community that a registered sex offender had chaperoned a local third-grade field trip. Read More

May 21, 2026
Culture
Christian high school student wins prestigious robotics leadership award

A Michigan Christian high school student has won a worldwide robotics award as part of the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology robotics competition. Julia Fisk, a student at Calvary Baptist Academy in… Read More

May 20, 2026
Culture
Missouri leaders promote national pride, faith in Jesus during Vance visit

Before Vice President JD Vance spoke to a crowd in Kansas City on Monday, state leaders delivered speeches calling for unity and the return of faith in Jesus Christ… Read More

May 19, 2026
Public Education
Kansas school district refuses to change transgender policies after federal violations

Two of the four Kansas school districts found in violation of federal laws regarding transgenderism by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) last month have announced whether they… Read More

May 19, 2026