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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.

ICE
‘They protested the wrong people’: Out-of-control Olathe protest highlights risks in growing student ICE walkouts

An anti-ICE walkout in Kansas City Friday that turned violent and criminal only sheds light on rising student walkouts against immigration enforcement. The protest at Olathe Northwest… Read More

February 24, 2026
Banks
Senior citizen serial bank robber strikes again in Columbia, Missouri

A 71-year-old serial bank robber whose career stretches over 55 years struck again in a Columbia, Missouri bank robbery on Valentine’s Day. Basil Jacob Kyles allegedly entered… Read More

February 23, 2026
Abortion
Kansas House passes three pro-life measures advocating for women’s rights

Three pro-life bills passed on the Kansas House floor on Wednesday.  House Bills 2727, 2729 and 2635 are all on their way to the Senate after a… Read More

February 20, 2026
Kansas City
Suspect in Kansas City nightclub murders charged previously in state, federal courts

A man arrested in the shooting deaths of two women and the wounding of two others at a Kansas City nightclub early Sunday has faced both state and federal… Read More

February 19, 2026
Eric Schmitt
Schmitt blasts Democrats for engaging in a ‘war with common sense”

Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt is bluntly calling out Democrats for having reached a level of “absurdity” while  engaging in a “war with common sense.” In recent social media… Read More

February 18, 2026