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.

Government
Kansas governor’s veto of bill protecting pregnancy centers overridden in victory for pro-life care

Kansas legislators wasted no time Friday in overriding the governor’s veto of a key pro-life bill. Governor Laura Kelly Friday vetoed the “Pregnancy Center Autonomy and Rights of Expression… Read More

March 30, 2026
Courts
Once-deported illegal convicted of child sex abuse found in Kansas City; fraudulent visa ring exposed

Multiple Kansas City-area residents pled guilty in federal court on Tuesday to crimes concerning illegal immigration. Mexican national Jose Luis Morales Salgado, 37, ran a conspiracy ring in… Read More

March 27, 2026
Culture
Repeat offender accused of stabbing teacher at Kansas City park

A career criminal is facing an attempted first-degree murder charge after allegedly stabbing a woman at a Kansas City park on Thursday. Kwan Trezvant, 27, is accused of stabbing… Read More

March 24, 2026
Culture
KCI employee arrested after months of allegedly recording individuals in gender-neutral bathroom

A former Kansas City International Airport restaurant employee was arrested on Friday for allegedly recording over 60 unsuspecting people in one of the airport’s gender-neutral bathrooms. On March 9,… Read More

March 23, 2026
Culture
Man charged after opening fire outside Kansas Planned Parenthood, allegedly pressured woman to get an abortion

A man has been arrested on felony charges after firing a gun outside a Kansas Planned Parenthood where he was allegedly forcing a woman to get an abortion. Dmarieon Matthews drove a woman and two children to Overland Park’s Planned Parenthood in Johnson County on… Read More

March 23, 2026