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Documentary about police raid on Kansas newspaper to premiere at Sundance Film Festival

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Marion County Record editor-publisher Eric Meyer takes a smoke break Oct. 15, 2025, at his newspaper office after a preliminary hearing for former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody. A documentary crew films in the distance. (Photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)LAWRENCE — A documentary about the police raid of the Marion County Record is set to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in early 2026, more than two years after law enforcement storm…See the Story

Documentary about police raid on Kansas newspaper to premiere at Sundance Film Festival

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Marion County pays $3 million to settle lawsuit over 2023 raid on Marion County Record

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In a case reported nationwide, hailed for its effects on First and Fourth Amendment rights and freedom of the press, Marion County has offered an apology and a settlement of $3 million to end a lawsuit filed by Marion County Record publisher Eric Meyer over a police raid on the home he shared with his mother, the newspaper office, and the home of Marion Vice-Mayor Ruth Herbel two years ago. Photo of Marion County Record office courtesy of Associ…Marion · Marion See the Story

Study finds Marion County Record raid created 'shared press distress' among fellow journalists

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When police raided a newspaper in the small town of Marion in 2023, they made international headlines as computers and phones were seized in an apparent attack on press freedom. New research from the University of Kansas has found the incident sparked "shared press distress" among fellow journalists, who feared they could be next.Science · Marion Read Article

Kansas Raid’s $3M Reckoning: Press Freedom’s Costly Lesson

In the quiet town of Marion, Kansas, a 2023 police raid on a local newspaper has culminated in a landmark $3 million settlement, spotlighting the fragility of press freedoms in America’s heartland. The Marion County Record, a small weekly publication, became the epicenter of a national debate after law enforcement descended on its offices and the homes of its journalists, seizing computers, phones, and records in what many decried as a blatant F…Marion · Marion Read Article

‘Could that happen to us?’: Study details Kansas journalists’ reactions to 2023 newspaper raid

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Marion County Record publisher Eric Meyer gestures during an Aug. 16, 2023, news conference at the newspaper office. (Max McCoy/Kansas Reflector)More than two years after the police raid on the Marion County Record, Kansans still grapple with what the action means. Was it a coordinated attack on free speech that reveals broad American attitudes about journalism and free speech? Was it an isolated, reckless act that we should shrug off so that …Marion · Marion Read Article

6 seek 3 seats on Marion-Florence school board

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6 seek 3 seats on Marion-Florence school board Six candidates have filed for election to the Marion-Florence school board, two for each of three open positions. Longtime school board members Jan Helmer and Doug Regier are not running for re-election. [THIS IS ONLY PART OF THE STORY. FULL STORY at http://marionrecord.com]Marion · Marion Read Article

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Documentary about police raid on Kansas newspaper to premiere at Sundance Film Festival

Documentary about police raid on Kansas newspaper to premiere at Sundance Film Festival

Marion County pays $3 million to settle lawsuit over 2023 raid on Marion County Record

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Study finds Marion County Record raid created 'shared press distress' among fellow journalists

Kansas Raid’s $3M Reckoning: Press Freedom’s Costly Lesson

‘Could that happen to us?’: Study details Kansas journalists’ reactions to 2023 newspaper raid

6 seek 3 seats on Marion-Florence school board

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Documentary about police raid on Kansas newspaper to premiere at Sundance Film Festival

Marion County pays $3 million to settle lawsuit over 2023 raid on Marion County Record

Brickbat: Small Town, Big Screwup

How great we were (but aren't anymore?)

The Short, Happy Baseball Life of Charlie “Victory” Faust

Their view: Reckless words, real consequences

Study finds Marion County Record raid created 'shared press distress' among fellow journalists

Kansas Raid’s $3M Reckoning: Press Freedom’s Costly Lesson

‘Could that happen to us?’: Study details Kansas journalists’ reactions to 2023 newspaper raid

6 seek 3 seats on Marion-Florence school board

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