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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.

Kansas
Kansas governor takes ‘phony victory lap,’ stops stalling on SNAP data release

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly belatedly agreed to release federally requested SNAP data in a “victory” announcement Friday after seven months of refusal.  The U.S. Department of… Read More

March 4, 2026
Education
Hard-hitting Kansas bill would publicly track school staff guilty of professional, criminal misconduct

A bold Kansas bill would create an education inspector general and require schools to report teacher misconduct and those responsible for the misdeeds to be listed on a statewide… Read More

March 3, 2026
Kansas City
Kansas City funeral hit by drive-by shooting

Three people were injured Friday morning during a Kansas City funeral service for a homicide victim.  Officers responded to shots being fired around 11:15 a.m. Friday… Read More

February 27, 2026
Culture
Don’t Miss: Parade of six planets viewable this weekend, total lunar eclipse Tuesday

Six planets will come together and align in a planetary parade in celestial event that peaks Saturday, followed by a total lunar eclipse on Tuesday. Mercury, Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter… Read More

February 27, 2026
Public Education
Payment for ‘nonexistent services’ leads North Kansas City school district to update policies

(Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify that the district itself is not under investigation.) North Kansas City School District is scrambling after an audit showed over half… Read More

February 27, 2026