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   老人くん (rodinkun@toot.blue)'s status on Saturday, 12-Aug-2023 19:26:19 JST 老人くん

   "Make Kansas Wild West Again"

   Police stage ‘chilling’ raid on Marion County newspaper, seizing computers, records and cellphones(Kansas Reflector)
   https://kansasreflector.com/2023/08/11/police-stage-chilling-raid-on-marion-county-newspaper-seizing-computers-records-and-cellphones/

   Police raid newspaper office, homes, seizing computers and phones(Marion County Record)
   http://marionrecord.com/direct/police_raid_newspaper_office_homes_seizing_computers_and_phones+5447raid+506f6c6963652072616964206e6577737061706572206f66666963652c20686f6d65732c207365697a696e6720636f6d70757465727320616e642070686f6e65733c212d2d2d2d3e?

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     老人くん (rodinkun@toot.blue)'s status on Saturday, 12-Aug-2023 19:32:42 JST 老人くん

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     In a nutshell, a reporter for a local newspaper was interrupted by a businesswoman while covering a rally of Republican congressman.

     In the wake of that, the newspaper published a history of her driving license revoked for drunken driving based on her public records.

     In retaliation, she had a judge issue a search warrant, saying the information had been obtained illegally.

     And the newspaper could not be published for a while.

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     老人くん (rodinkun@toot.blue)'s status on Monday, 14-Aug-2023 02:13:36 JST 老人くん

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     The mainstream media began reporting on the case.

     Police raid Kansas newspaper office and owner’s home, seize records and computers(CNN)
     https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/13/us/kansas-marion-county-newspaper-police-raid/index.html

     Raid of Small Kansas Newspaper Raises Free Press Concerns(NYT)
     https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/business/media/kansas-marion-newspaper-police-raid.html

     Police Raid Small Kansas Paper, Seizing Phones, Computers(WSJ)
     https://www.wsj.com/articles/police-raid-small-kansas-paper-seizing-phones-computers-3f7d5891?utm_source=press.coop

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     老人くん (rodinkun@toot.blue)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Aug-2023 17:28:09 JST 老人くん

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     "On Sunday, August 13, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, along with 30 news media and press freedom organizations, released a four-page letter emailed to the Marion, Kansas, police chief condemning a raid on a newspaper office."

     Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press letter
     https://www.scribd.com/document/664776808/Reporters-Committee-for-Freedom-of-the-Press-letter

     The above letter is signed by the following media:
     AP, Bloomberg, Boston Globe, WSJ, Los Angeles Times, NYT, Reuters, Washington Post and others.

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     老人くん (rodinkun@toot.blue)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Aug-2023 18:05:19 JST 老人くん

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     Some new development.

     The office of Marion County Record and its publisher's home were raided by the Marion Police Department, and computers for publication were confiscated, after a complaint was filed by a local businesswoman who had a dispute with the newspaper. It is said to be the cause of this raid.

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     老人くん (rodinkun@toot.blue)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Aug-2023 18:07:39 JST 老人くん

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     However, Marion County Record had been investigating the current head of the Marion Police Department (who transferred from the Kansas City Police Department in April). Shortly after his arrival, he ceased the long-running publication of weekly police activity reports. The paper investigated this. As a result, the newspaper was apparently not well received by the police chief.

     Kansas newspaper says it investigated local police chief prior to newsroom raid(NPR)
     https://news.wosu.org/npr-news/npr-news/2023-08-14/kansas-newspaper-says-it-investigated-local-police-chief-prior-to-newsroom-raid