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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.

Kansas City
Olathe voters erupt over anti-ICE social media post tied to school district as it seeks millions in bond election

Voter fury descended this week on the Olathe, Kansas school district during a major school bond election after an anti-ICE social media post allegedly tied to the wife… Read More

February 17, 2026
Kansas City, Local Government
Kansas City mayor’s new budget promises wage increase for officers, inclusivity for those ‘fleeing bigotry’

The Kansas City mayor introduced an increased budget for the coming year in his annual State of the City Address last week.  Mayor Quinton Lucas announced… Read More

February 16, 2026
Illegal Immigration, Kansas
Kansas risks federal lawsuit if aid to illegal aliens continues, AG warns

Kansas could be next in line for a federal lawsuit over benefits for illegal aliens, the state’s attorney general said this week.  Kansas law grants in-state tuition benefits… Read More

February 13, 2026
Charlie Kirk, Kansas
Kansas among the first to recognize Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day

Kansas this week became one of the few states to approve and recognize Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day. The Kansas Legislature overwhelmingly voted in favor of a… Read More

February 12, 2026
Kansas
Kansas Democrat claims not to know whether she’s a ‘girl’ in widely seen video

A Democrat candidate for the Kansas House claims not to know whether she is female, in a stunning moment that’s gone viral. Kristen Schultz, a Democrat candidate… Read More

February 10, 2026