Coverage dated August 11, 2023 to August 12, 2023

A central Kansas police force sparked a firestorm by raiding a newspaper and the publisher's home

Headline from WDIO Duluth

A small central Kansas police department is facing a torrent of criticism after it raided the offices of a local newspaper and the home of its publisher and owner. Marion County Record Publisher and Editor Eric Meyer said police raided the newspaper's office on Friday, seizing the newspaper's comput…

WDIO Duluth's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

18 articles, oldest first.

  1. BizPac Review

    Owner of Kansas newspaper cries foul over police raid after report on local businesswoman (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Kansas newspaper cried foul after police raid took "everything" including cell phones and computers in potential violation of federal law.

  2. Courthouse News Service

    Police raid Kansas newspaper offices, seize computers, phones (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The raid follows an incident where media members were kicked out of a Kansas representative's meeting and possible revelations about the restaurant owner's drunk driving conviction.

  3. The Guardian

    Police raid local Kansas newspaper office and homes of reporters (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    City’s entire five-officer police force seize computers, cellphones and reporting materials from Marion County Record

  4. WDIO Duluth

    A central Kansas police force sparked a firestorm by raiding a newspaper and the publisher's home (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    A small central Kansas police department is facing a torrent of criticism after it raided the offices of a local newspaper and the home of its publisher and owner. Marion County Record Publisher and Editor Eric Meyer said police raided the newspaper's office on Friday, seizing the newspaper's comput…

  5. WGN Chicago

    Police raided Kansas newspaper offices – but was it legal? (opens WGN Chicago)

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    WGN Chicago's feed description

    A small central Kansas police department is facing a firestorm of criticism after it raided the offices of a local newspaper and the home of its publisher and owner — a move deemed by several press…

  6. KRDO

    Police raid Kansas newspaper office and owner’s home, seize records and computers (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Sarah Moon, CNN (CNN) — Law enforcement officers in Kansas raided the home and office of a newspaper owner, prompting a sharp rebuke from a press freedom group and raising constitutional questions far beyond the small city in the state.

  7. MyNorthwest

    Police questioned over legality of Kansas newspaper raid in which computers, phones seized (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    MARION, Kan. (AP) — A small central Kansas police department is facing a firestorm of criticism after it raided the offices of a local newspaper and the

  8. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Police raid local Kansas newspaper office, seize computers, cell phones (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Questions are being raised after police raided the office of a local newspaper in Kansas, seizing computers and cellphones.

  9. Wall Street Journal

    Police Raid Small Kansas Paper, Seizing Phones, Computers (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The search was triggered by a document with personal information about a local restaurateur.

  10. Boston

    Police face criticism over Kansas newspaper raid in which computers, phones seized (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    Several press freedom watchdogs called the raid a blatant violation of the U.S. Constitution's protection of a free press.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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