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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.

Legislature
Kansas law would require civics exams in schools, lessons on dangers of communism

A proposed Kansas law requiring a civics test to graduate high school awaits a final verdict from the House later this week. Middle and high school students in public, private… Read More

April 6, 2026
Kansas
Kansas governor sides with trans activist as he enters women’s bathroom: ‘I am very sorry that you and others are being put in this situation’

A transgender Colorado man has yet to face legal consequences after breaking Kansas law by entering a women’s restroom at the Statehouse on Tuesday. “Samantha” Boucher,… Read More

April 2, 2026
Local News
Strength in numbers: Smithville community unites after devastating fire

Residents of Smithville, Missouri, are leaning on each other after a catastrophic fire raged through and demolished a beloved collection of small businesses Monday. Smithville Plaza… Read More

April 1, 2026
Crime
Update: Kansas City rolling shooting victim, mother of four, appeals for help

New details surrounding the March 22 rolling shooting in Kansas City reveal the victim was a mother of four riding in an Uber. … Read More

March 31, 2026
Pro-Life
Kansas governor’s veto of bill protecting pregnancy centers overridden in victory for pro-life care

Kansas legislators wasted no time Friday in overriding  the governor’s veto of a key pro-life bill.  Governor Laura Kelly Friday vetoed the “Pregnancy Center Autonomy and… Read More

March 30, 2026