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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 storms dump 3 inches of hail on airport taxiways

A bout of severe storms in Kansas City Tuesday night into Wednesday morning left behind three inches of hail at the downtown airport along with other damage. The… Read More

August 19, 2026
Courts
Former Kansas City deputy charged with child sex abuse

A former sheriff’s deputy from the Kansas City area is facing child sex abuse charges for allegedly violating a child younger than 12. Former Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Andrew… Read More

August 18, 2026
Culture
‘Operation 1,000 Feet’: Nearly 100 sex offenders living too close to schools arrested in Kansas City

Kansas City-area law enforcement arrested about 100 sex offenders last week who were illegally living too close to school buildings. Over 100 officers from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and four other Kansas City-area law enforcement agencies worked… Read More

August 18, 2026
Culture
Kansas City to keep child vaccine mandates despite Trump order; religious exemptions remain an option

Kansas City won’t be changing its vaccination requirements for school children despite President Donald Trump’s executive order this week reducing the recommended vaccines from 17… Read More

August 14, 2026
Politics
The race for Kansas governor shaping up 

Sen. Cindy Holscher won the Democratic nomination for Kansas governor by running well to the left of the party’s usual playbook. Now she faces Republican Ty Masterson, who’s making… Read More

August 13, 2026