The Aug. 11 police raid of the Marion County Record, a small Kansas newspaper, swept up cellphones and computers containing information about the outlet’s investigation of the police chief
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/raid-on-small-kansas-paper-swept-up-information-on-police-chief-d4423ba0Updated Aug. 14, 2023 6:48 pm ETSurveillance video shows the Marion Police Department confiscating computers and cellphones from the publisher and staff of the Marion County Record on Friday.
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