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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.

Local News
Restructuring of classes, college degree offerings at Emporia State University in Kansas sparks panic among some professors over ‘suspended’ tenure

A journalism professor ominously suggests that restructuring and layoffs at Emporia State University may be “a political maneuver to end tenure,” and that “I may be fired for… Read More

October 28, 2022
Crime, Local News
Elderly man allegedly stomped to death in Wyandotte County Courthouse after $400 dispute in small claims court

A 71-year-old man was allegedly beaten and stomped to death inside the Wyandotte County Courthouse earlier this month after a dispute over $400 in small claims court. Read More

October 27, 2022
2022 election
The politics and perils of pot: Even supporters of legal marijuana urge a ‘No’ vote on Missouri Amendment 3

Even supporters of legal marijuana are part of a broad coalition opposing Missouri’s Amendment 3, a Nov. 8 vote on legalizing recreational pot. Read More

October 25, 2022
Public Education
Latest school shooting leaves at least three dead at magnet school in St. Louis

A school shooting at a St. Louis magnet school Monday morning has killed at least three, including the young gunman, while injuring and traumatizing others. Teacher Jean Kuczka, 61, and… Read More

October 24, 2022
2022 election
‘The next healthcare catastrophe’: Medical experts warn Missourians to reject recreational marijuana Nov. 8

Would you have voted in favor of having the COVID-19 pandemic? Of course not, but doctors say Missouri voters may bring on the next big public health crisis… Read More

October 19, 2022