Kaylee Obisesan

Kaylee Obisesan is a Heartlander News reporter based in Kansas City, Missouri. A Miami University graduate, she has also reported for news outlets in Indiana and Ohio.

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… Read More

February 27, 2026
Culture
Missouri police chase convict for 9 hours; suspect, 2 deputies killed

A Missouri sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot at a traffic stop on Monday and another died early Tuesday morning during a shootout with the suspect. Richard Dean Bird, 45,… Read More

February 26, 2026
Public Education
‘They protested the wrong people’: Out-of-control Kansas high school protest highlights risks in growing student ICE walkouts

An anti-ICE walkout in Kansas City Friday that turned violent and criminal only sheds light on rising student walkouts against immigration enforcement. The protest at Olathe Northwest… Read More

February 25, 2026