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Michael Ryan

Michael Ryan is Executive Editor of The Heartlander. A Kansas City native, he’s been an award-winning reporter, editor and opinion writer at newspapers in Kansas, Missouri, Georgia and Texas.

Politics
North Carolina Republican discovers donations made in his name to Kansas Democrats

A North Carolina man says a left-wing fundraising group appears to have made political donations in his name to Democrats in Kansas – where he has no ties… Read More

December 10, 2025
Congress
Trump officials fighting ‘sabotage’ from deep state bureaucrats in effort to install people’s government, congressman warns

Mark Alford knows a little something about the mammoth task Trump administration officials have in taming the bureaucratic beast in Washington, D.C. The Missouri congressman, after all, couldn’t even get… Read More

December 4, 2025
Kansas City
Releases of felony suspects from Wyandotte County Jail draw media attention, attorney’s concern

At least one other Kansas City media outlet is reporting on what is essentially a revolving door at the Wyandotte County Jail, after previous reports from The Heartlander. Read More

December 3, 2025
Josh Hawley
Hawley calls for transparency on Crooks’ attempted assassination of Trump, predicts Democrat regret for pushing Epstein disclosures

Americans aren’t getting enough transparency on President Trump’s would-be Pennsylvania assassin, while Democrats may live to regret the budding transparency regarding Jeffrey Epstein’s political entanglements. That’s… Read More

November 21, 2025
Kansas City
Sparse crowd greets Kansas City Mayor’s Commission on Reparations, while law may preclude race-based payouts

Turnout at Kansas City’s first race reparations “community conversation” Saturday was modest enough that one of the approximately 30 participants suggested forgoing the scheduled breakout sessions. “We need to do… Read More

November 20, 2025