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Michael Ryan

Michael Ryan is an award-winning reporter, editor and opinion writer at newspapers in Kansas, Missouri, Georgia and Texas. He was executive editor of Heartlander News from 2022 to 2026.

Crime, Local News
Elderly man allegedly stomped to death in Wyandotte County Courthouse after $400 dispute in small claims court

A 71-year-old man was allegedly beaten and stomped to death inside the Wyandotte County Courthouse earlier this month after a dispute over $400 in small claims court. The… Read More

October 27, 2022
2022 election
The politics and perils of pot: Even supporters of legal marijuana urge a ‘No’ vote on Missouri Amendment 3

Even supporters of legal marijuana are part of a broad coalition opposing Missouri’s Amendment 3, a Nov. 8 vote on legalizing recreational pot. They warn the amendment… Read More

October 25, 2022
Public Education
Latest school shooting leaves at least three dead at magnet school in St. Louis

A school shooting at a St. Louis magnet school Monday morning has killed at least three, including the young gunman, while injuring and traumatizing others.Teacher Jean Kuczka, 61,… Read More

October 24, 2022
2022 election
‘The next healthcare catastrophe’: Medical experts warn Missourians to reject recreational marijuana Nov. 8

Would you have voted in favor of having the COVID-19 pandemic? Of course not, but doctors say Missouri voters may bring on the next big public health crisis if… Read More

October 19, 2022
Education
Kansas mom finds joy-of-sex book for kids in her public library, which refuses to move it from children’s section

Addie Thompson and her 4-year-old son were scanning their local public library’s children’s section for a book on airplanes. What the young mother found on the shelf right above… Read More

October 18, 2022