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Kansas Prosecutor Withdraws Search Warrant Used in Last Week’s Marion County Record Raid

HeadlineAug 17, 2023

A local prosecutor in Kansas has withdrawn the search warrant used by police to raid the Marion County Record newspaper. The raid sparked national condemnation. In a statement, the Marion County attorney said there was “insufficient evidence” for the police to raid and seize material from the newsroom and the home of the paper’s owner. Items seized, including computers and cellphones, will now be returned. On Wednesday, the Marion County Record published its first edition since the raid. The banner headline on the paper read: “Seized … but not silenced.” This comes as the community prepares for the wake and funeral of Joan Meyer, the paper’s co-publisher. The 98-year-old longtime journalist died on Saturday, one day after the police raid on her home.

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