Officials in Marion County, Kansas, have agreed to pay more than $3 million in damages stemming from a 2023 police raid on a local newspaper and two private homes, The Hill reported Wednesday.
The raids were carried out by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office on the newspaper’s office and two homes — that of the paper’s owner, Joan Meyer, and former Marion Vice Mayor Ruth Herbel.
The raids were conducted amid a police investigation into the newspaper over allegations it illegally obtained and used personal information about a local restaurant owner.
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