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Kaylee Obisesan

Kaylee Obisesan is a Heartlander staff reporter based in Kansas City, Missouri. A Miami University graduate, she has also reported for news outlets in Indiana and Ohio.

Crime, Illegal Immigration
‘I just don’t wanna die;’ Missouri teen’s alleged killer revealed as illegal alien who came under Obama

A suspect in the murder case of 15-year-old Miles Young from Springfield, Missouri is being held on an ICE detainer as an illegal alien. “I just don’t wanna die.” These… Read More

April 8, 2026
Drugs
Wichita drug trafficker receives triple the average prison sentence

A Kansas woman was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison for the possession over 100,000 fentanyl pills, which she intended to sell. In spring 2023 Mana Elena Reyes,… Read More

April 7, 2026
Schools
It is  the parents’ business: Missouri AG announces lawsuit settlement in Wentzville school district’s secret transgender meeting

A lawsuit against a Missouri school district that disregarded parental rights in secretly discussing transgender bathroom policies reached a resolution Monday. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced a settlement with… Read More

April 7, 2026
Kansas City
New black-owned Kansas City bar cancelled after public outrage over supposed racist name

Crushing public uproar over an alleged racist name – for a black-owned business, oddly enough – cancelled a pending lounge in Kansas City just days after it was announced. Sundown… Read More

April 7, 2026
Border, Crime
Kansas City criminal sentenced after delivering child pornography to U.S. from Mexico, stealing firearms

A Kansas City-area man was sentenced Thursday to over eight years in prison for stealing firearms and transporting child pornography to the U.S. from Mexico. Olathe resident Frank Guereca, 24,… Read More

April 6, 2026