Tag: Eric Meyer

Marion County Agrees To Pay Out $3M For Newspaper Raid, Expresses Regret

Marion County will pay $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor due to a 2023 newspaper raid, with the Sheriff’s Office expressing regret. Agreements include financial settlements and some immunity from future lawsuits. The case impacts ongoing federal actions against the city of Marion and its police officials.

Police defend raid on Kansas newspaper amid backlash over ‘brazen violation of press freedom’

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector August 12, 2023 TOPEKA — Marion police on Saturday defended their unprecedented raid on a...