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.

Courts
Judge blocks Indiana abortion ban, curiously citing religious freedom to abort

Indiana’s abortion ban can no longer be enforced after a judge issued a final court order Thursday declaring the law violates a heretofore unknown religious freedom… Read More

March 6, 2026
Government
Parents must OK student walkouts under proposed Kansas law

Kansas students would be prohibited from walking out of school to protest without parental permission, if a provision passed by the state Senate survives the legislative budget process. The Senate… Read More

March 5, 2026
Government
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 4, 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