Kansas county apologizes over raid on a small-town newspaper, agrees to pay over $3 million

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1. Seattle Times

   Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million over law enforcement raid on a small-town newspaper ↗ (opens Seattle Times)

   Published Nov 10, 2025

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   A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper in August 2023.

2. The Guardian

   Kansas county to pay more than $3m over police raiding local newspaper ↗ (opens The Guardian)

   Published Nov 10, 2025

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

3. MyNorthwest

   Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million over police raid on a small-town newspaper, editor says ↗ (opens MyNorthwest)

   Published Nov 10, 2025

   MyNorthwest's feed description

   TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly

4. NBC News

   Kansas county to pay $3 million after law enforcement raid on a small-town newspaper ↗ (opens NBC News)

   Published Nov 10, 2025

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   TOPEKA, Kan. — A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper in August 2023 that sparked an outcry over press freedom, the paper’s editor said Tuesday

5. The Boston Globe

   Kansas county will pay $3 million after police raid on local newspaper ↗ (opens The Boston Globe)

   Published Nov 10, 2025

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   The county will also apologize in a case that sparked an outcry over press freedom.

6. CBS News

   Kansas county apologizes over raid on a small-town newspaper, agrees to pay over $3 million ↗ (opens CBS News)

   Published Nov 11, 2025

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   The Marion County Record editor's mother Joan, who co-owned the paper, died of a heart attack the day after the raid.

7. KTVZ Bend

   A Kansas county agrees to pay out $3 million and apologize for a raid on a small-town newspaper ↗ (opens KTVZ Bend)

   Published Nov 11, 2025

   Same headline from 5 more outlets

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   By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A county in Kansas has agreed to pay more than $3 million and apologize for a 2023 raid on a small-town newspaper. Monday’s agreement stems from the August 2023 search of the Marion County Record, as well as the home of the paper’s publisher and a councilwoman, seiz…

8. WHEC Rochester

   A Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million and apologize over a raid on a small-town newspaper ↗ (opens WHEC Rochester)

   Published Nov 11, 2025

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   A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper in 2023. Eric Meyer, editor and publisher of the Marion County Record, said Tuesday he hoped Marion County's payment would deter similar actions against other news …

9. NPR

   Kansas county to pay over $3 million for illegal police raid on local newspaper ↗ (opens NPR)

   Published Nov 11, 2025

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   A county in rural Kansas has agreed to pay just over $3 million and apologize for a 2023 police raid on a small-town newspaper. The raid sparked an uproar over press freedom.

10. KEYT Santa Barbara

    A Kansas county agrees to pay out $3 million and apologize for a raid on a small-town newspaper | News Channel 3-12 ↗ (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

    Published Nov 11, 2025

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    By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A county in Kansas has agreed to pay more than $3 million and apologize for a 2023 raid on a small-town

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