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Seized review – captivating documentary goes inside a shocking newspaper raid

The story of the Marion County Record and the forces that tried to destroy it is expanded for a charming, and concerning, look at freedom of the press

The Guardian - US

Brickbat: Small Town, Big Screwup

Marion County, Kansas, officials have agreed to pay about $3 million and issue a formal apology after law enforcement officers… The post Brickbat: Small Town, Big Screwup appeared first on Reason.com.

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Florida firefighters arrested after teen recruit waterboarded and beaten in violent hazing stunt, officials say

The trainee returned to work immediately after the incident which involved his colleagues pulling his trousers down and beating him, investigators said

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Kansas county to pay more than $3m over police raiding local newspaper

Marion county agrees to apologize over 2023 raid that led to national outcry over press freedom, said newspaper’s editor

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Stalker who believed he was in a long-term relationship with Caitlin Clark learns if he’s going to prison

‘Hopefully, this case highlights that there are consequences to what people say online,’ Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said

The Independent UK

Moving To Ocala: Everything You Need To Know

Ocala, Florida, is a vibrant city in the heart of Marion County. Home to approximately 70,000 residents, It provides the best of both worlds. That's small-town friendliness and urban conveniences.

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Former police chief charged in Kansas newspaper raid that sparked outrage over press freedom

Prosecutors in Marion County charged former police chief with one felony count

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Brickbat: Hot Off the Press

City officials in Marion, Kansas, have agreed to pay $235,000 to remove the former police chief from a federal lawsuit brought by Deb Gruver, a former reporter with the Marion County Record. Last year, police raided the newspaper's offices, seizing computers, the newspaper's file server, and even personal cellphones. Police…

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An Ohio man held a woman hostage in a ‘torture chamber’ for weeks. Now he’ll be trapped in prison for 50 years

Shane Edward Hooper used a baseball bat and metal chain as ‘instruments of torture’

The Independent UK

A Florida Man Was Arrested for Filming Marion County Sheriff's Deputies. Now He's Suing.

Numerous federal appeals courts have ruled that filming police is protected under the First Amendment, but police continue to illegally arrest people for it.

Reason

Driver Charged With DUI Manslaughter In Deadly Florida Bus Crash

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Driver of truck that hit farmworker bus in Florida, killing 8, arrested on DUI charges

The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a farmworker bus early Tuesday on charges of driving under the influence-manslaughter. At least 40 were injured.

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Two solar farms planned for construction in central Kentucky

Two new solar farms in Fayette County and Marion County are being planned for construction by the East Kentucky Power Cooperative.

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Brickbat: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

A Marion County, Florida, sheriff's deputy received a one-day suspension for using a police database to find the identity of a woman dating her ex-boyfriend. She was suspended an additional two days after a video was shared on Facebook of her attacking another woman at a party. The woman she…

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Marion County police chief resigns over controversial raid on newspaper offices

The police chief’s resignation comes after he was suspended last week amid an investigation into the raid

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Girlfriend of Indiana fugitive arrested as he remains on run after being released from prison by mistake

Kevin Mason was missing for six-and-a-half hours before the Marion County Sheriff’s Office learned of his release

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Mother accused of watching boyfriend rape her seven-year-old daughter for months

Brandon Sloan ‘Brandy’ Hawkins, 43, and William Joe Beene III, 48, face five counts each of child rape

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Sheriff announces prison transport policy changes following killing of deputy

The Marion County sheriff in Indianapolis has announced changes to a prisoner transport policy following the killing of a sheriff’s deputy during an escape attempt

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‘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.

WEKU

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.

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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.

The Guardian - US

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 Independent UK

Sheriff asks court to send suspect in deputy's strangulation death to Indiana prison system

The sheriff in Indiana's Marion County has filed court papers requesting that a man accused of killing a deputy be transferred to the custody of the state Department of Correction

Orlando Sentinel

Fla. woman accused of killing Ajike Owens charged with manslaughter, not murder

The state attorney for Marion County announced he formally filed a manslaughter charge against a woman accused of killing Ajike Owens, weeks after the shooting sparked protests amid raised racial tensions in Ocala.

Daily Mirror

Gunman killed wife, daughter and three kids before torching home in horrific murder-suicide

Police were called to the scene of a suspected shooting in Marion County, Tennessee, but arrived to find the home ablaze and multiple dead gunshot vicitms inside including children

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