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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.

Congress
Senate Democrats denying 2024 election result by blocking all Trump nominees, Hawley argues

Democrats are essentially trying to deny President Trump’s election by blocking every one of his nominees – and that needs to change, says Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley. Read More

September 4, 2025
Kansas City
Arsonist in fire seriously injuring firefighter granted probation, still fails to show for sentencing

A repeat arsonist who set a fire in which a Kansas City, Kansas firefighter was severely injured was granted probation in Wyandotte County – but nonetheless failed to… Read More

September 3, 2025
President Donald Trump
Trump’s ‘proudest achievement’ in productive start to second term may yet be forthcoming, Gorka says

There aren’t many things that leave the learned Sebastian Gorka searching for words. But one of them is trying to predict what President Donald Trump would say is his proudest… Read More

August 29, 2025
Crime
School shootings linked to online extremism, death website

(The Heartlander) — Two seemingly unrelated school shootings happened within six weeks of each other at the turn of the year. Indeed, one shooter targeted a Christian school in Wisconsin,… Read More

August 28, 2025
Kansas City
Yet another Wyandotte County officer killed by suspect who should’ve been in custody

For the second time in exactly a month a Wyandotte County law enforcement officer was struck down early Tuesday by a suspect who likely should’ve been in custody… Read More

August 26, 2025