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 The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024
Kansas Police Facing Lawsuit After Conducting 'Illegal' Raid Against Small-Town Paper Last year, the offices of the Marion County Record were raided by police. A new lawsuit claims the search was illegal retaliation against the paper. Reason · Apr 3, 2024
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 The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023
Kansas authorities ordered to destroy electronic copies of newspaper’s files taken during raid A judge ordered Kansas authorities to destroy all the electronic copies they made of a small newspaper’s files when police raided its office this month The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023
A judge told Kansas authorities to destroy electronic copies of newspaper's files taken during raid A judge ordered Kansas authorities to destroy all the electronic copies they made of a small newspaper’s files when police raided its office this month The Independent UK · Aug 29, 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
A police raid of a Kansas newsroom raises alarms about violations of press freedom Law enforcement officers raided the office of a local newspaper and a journalist's home. First Amendment experts are calling it a likely violation of federal law. WEKU · Aug 14, 2023
Office and homes of reporters at local Kansas newspaper raided by police City’s entire five-officer force seize computers, cellphones and reporting materials from offices of local paper The Guardian - US · Aug 12, 2023