Subscribe

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 area to celebrate festivals, Hallmarket this weekend 

With fall right around the corner, the Kansas City area is going to be packed with free festivals and celebrations this weekend. Kansas City Day of Hope… Read More

September 18, 2026
Government
Gov. Kehoe signs executive order to protect Missourians while still equipping law enforcement 

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has become the first governor in the U.S. to implement Flock camera safeguards to protect citizen privacy while still allowing law enforcement to use them. Read More

September 18, 2026
Public Education
Multiple Kansas City-area schools at risk of closure amid declining enrollment 

Several Kansas City-area schools are facing the chopping block as school districts decide how to combat a drop in students. One former elementary school has been sold to the… Read More

September 17, 2026
Courts
Missouri man confesses to feigned military career, chronic illness to defraud VA

A Missouri man has pleaded guilty to pretending to be a Vietnam War veteran to defraud more than $100,000 from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). James… Read More

September 17, 2026
(Photo credit: Screenshot/ Facebook/ Travis Kelce)
Culture
Travis Kelce named victim in multimillion-dollar fraud case run by illegal immigrant 

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has been named one of the victims of a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme run by an illegal immigrant from India.  Siddharth Jawahar, 38, who… Read More

September 16, 2026