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Police stage 'chilling' raid on Marion County newspaper, seizing ...
Aug 11, 2023 · MARION — In an unprecedented raid Friday, local law enforcement seized computers, cellphones and reporting materials from the Marion County Record office, the newspaper’s reporters, and the publisher’s home.. Eric Meyer, owner and publisher of the newspaper, said police were motivated by a confidential source who leaked sensitive documents to the newspaper, and the message was clear ...
Marion police chief resigns after body cam footage shows him …
Oct 3, 2023 · TOPEKA — Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody has resigned, less than two months after he instigated a widely covered raid on a local newspaper that culminated in a federal lawsuit and one woman’s death.. Marion Mayor David Mayfield announced Cody’s departure during a Monday city council meeting, following the previous …
Two more Kansas constitutional amendment votes loom. Here’s …
Aug 31, 2022 · Clay Wirestone serves as Kansas Reflector's opinion editor. His work has appeared in more than 100 outlets in two dozen states. He has written columns and edited copy for newsrooms in Kansas, New Hampshire, Florida and Pennsylvania.
A mysterious murder site has a new owner. He's looking for …
Oct 31, 2021 · CHERRYVALE — The chain of low hills known as the Bender Mounds extends in a diagonal seven miles northeast of here, islands of limestone and scrubby trees over level fields where this time of year soybeans have just been harvested. The lonely hills meander across what is now U.S. Highway 400, where travelers whoosh by […]
Kansas GOP chairman apologizes for predecessor’s campaign …
Jun 15, 2023 · Sherman Smith is the editor in chief of Kansas Reflector. He writes about things that powerful people don't want you to know. A two-time Kansas Press Association journalist of the year, his award-winning reporting includes stories about education, technology, foster care, voting, COVID-19, sex abuse, and access to reproductive health care.
Symphony in the Flint Hills taps into restorative power of the …
Jun 7, 2022 · It was on this preserve in the summer of 2006 when the first in a series of annual gatherings called “Symphony in the Flint Hills” took place, merging the natural beauty of the hills with the artful expression of symphonic music. Saxophonist Paul Winter, known for his unique “earth music,” brought his musical group to perform alongside ...
Kansas prepares to distribute $69 million in federal small business ...
By: Tim Carpenter - May 19, 2022 7:45 am. Kansas is set to receive $69 million in small business investment aid through the federal American Rescue Plan. Republican U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner, left, and U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, right, voted against the bill. Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, center, voted for it. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)
Kansas medical marijuana committee holds final meeting, …
Dec 15, 2022 · A graduate of Louisiana State University, Rachel Mipro has covered state government in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. She and her fellow team of journalists were 2022 Goldsmith Prize Semi-Finalists for their work featuring the rise of the KKK in northern Louisiana, following racially-motivated shootings in 1960.
Kansas Speaks survey: Nearly 70% ready for legalization of …
Oct 24, 2023 · The 2023 “Kansas Speaks” survey produced by Fort Hays State University showed about 70% of Kansans support Medicaid expansion and legalization of recreational marijuana sales, and 63% said women were in a better position that politicians to make health cre decisions about terminating a pregnancy.