The Latest Breaking News from Kansas

Kansas authorities find ‘pantyhose ligature’ in new search of BTK killer’s former home

Dennis Rader may have buried ‘trophies’ in his former Park City home, law enforcement believe

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

‘Get out of my house!’ Video shows 98-year-old mother of Kansas newspaper publisher upset amid raid

A video released by the Marion County Record shows Joan Meyer confronting police who raided her home Aug. 11. Meyer died the next day. Her son, the newspaper’s editor, believes the stress of the raid contributed to her death.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 23, 2023

Video shows Kansas newspaper owner, 98, giving police hell over ‘trespassing’ raid hours before death from stress

‘This was extremely upsetting to Joan and caused her to remain angry and upset throughout the day and night,’ coroner’s report states

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

LOOK: Photos from Cardinals’ 38-10 loss to Chiefs

The Cardinals lost on Saturday 38-10 to the Kansas City Chiefs. Check out some great photos from the game!

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 20, 2023

A raid on a Kansas newspaper likely broke the law, experts say. But which one?

Experts say a central Kansas police chief was on legally shaky ground when he ordered the raid of a weekly newspaper

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2023

Small Kansas paper raided by police has a history of hard-hitting reporting

The family owned Marion County Record stands out for holding local officials accountable. That role is becoming increasingly rare as local newspapers vanish across the country.

WEKU · Aug 19, 2023

7 Chiefs to watch in preseason Week 2 matchup vs. Cardinals

Keep your eye on these seven #Chiefs when Kansas City travels to the desert to face the Arizona #Cardinals on Saturday.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 18, 2023

Kansas paper raid shines light on rising anti-media rhetoric in US

Incident charts a disturbing spike in intimidation and violence toward journalists following hateful bombast from politicians

The Guardian - US · Aug 18, 2023

Judge who signed Kansas newspaper search warrant had 2 DUI arrests, reports say

The Marion County Record now has all of the devices police seized in a raid. Local newspapers report that the judge who signed the search warrant had two drunken driving arrests within a year.

WEKU · Aug 17, 2023

Kansas newspaper raided by police to have seized items returned

Police raid on office of Marion County Record drew widespread condemnation by press freedom advocates

The Guardian - US · Aug 16, 2023