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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
Kansas city felon-turned-rapper sings of murder, guns, faces prison for illegal weapon possession

A Kansas City rapper who expresses bloodlust and affinity for guns in his music lyrics now faces up to 15 years in prison for an illegal gun possession… Read More

March 17, 2026
Crime
Missouri sex offender pleads guilty to AI generation of hundreds of child abuse images

A Missouri sex offender on supervised release pled guilty last week to promoting AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in social media. Joel Kerbrat, 70, from… Read More

March 17, 2026
DEI
Investigation reveals disguised DEI programs in Kansas education

A Kansas State University employee admitted the university still uses DEI under a different name, which is in violation of state law, a national investigation by Accuracy in Media… Read More

March 16, 2026
Gender Transition
Schools still secretly transitioning students without parents’ knowledge, probe reveals

An investigation by grassroots nonprofit Defending Education shows over 12 million students in the U.S. attend schools with policies that encourage and sometimes require teachers to keep parents in… Read More

March 15, 2026
ICE
ICE detention center approved for Leavenworth despite resident protests

Leavenworth, Kansas approved the reopening of the Midwest Regional Reception Center as a new ICE detention center on Tuesday after a year-long process.  The city commission… Read More

March 12, 2026