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A stack of the Marion County Record sits in the back of the newspaper's building, awaiting unbundling, sorting and distribution, Aug. 16, 2023, in Marion, Kan. Two special prosecutors said Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, that they plan to file a criminal obstruction of justice charge against a former central Kansas police chief over his conduct following a raid last year on his town's newspaper, and that the newspaper's staff committed no crimes. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

An ex-Kansas police chief who led a raid on a newspaper is charged with obstruction of justice

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A stack of the Marion County Record sits in the back of the newspaper's building, awaiting unbundling, sorting and distribution, Aug. 16, 2023, in Marion, Kan. Two special prosecutors said Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, that they plan to file a criminal obstruction of justice charge against a former central Kansas police chief over his conduct following a raid last year on his town's newspaper, and that the newspaper's staff committed no crimes. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

Prosecutors plan to charge former Kansas police chief over his conduct following newspaper raid

By John Hanna - Associated Press

FILE - This image made from surveillance video provided by the Marion County Record shows Marion, Kan., Police Department confiscating computers and cellphones from the publisher and staff of the Marion County Record, Aug. 11, 2023, in Marion, Kan. The police chief who led the highly criticized raid of the small Kansas newspaper is suspended, the mayor confirmed to The Associated Press on Saturday, Sept. 30. Marion Mayor Dave Mayfield in a text said he suspended Chief Gideon Cody on Thursday, Sept. 28. (Marion County Record via AP, File)

Kansas police chief who led raid on small weekly newspaper has resigned, official says

By John Hanna and Mark Vancleave and Summer Ballentine - Associated Press

A stack of the Marion County Record sits in the back of the newspaper's building, awaiting unbundling, sorting and distribution, Aug. 16, 2023, in Marion, Kan. The lawyer for the small Kansas newspaper raided by police in August 2023 said on Tuesday, Sept. 5, that he believes officers didn't follow the search warrant's requirements to only seize computers believed directly involved in suspected identity theft. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

Lawyer for Marion County Record says police didn’t follow warrant in newsroom search

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

Eric Meyer, the editor and publisher of the Marion County Record, answers questions about a raid by local police and sheriff's deputies on his newspaper's newsroom and his home, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, in Marion, Kan.. The officers seized computers and cellphones and took photos of Meyer's personal financial records. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

A central Kansas police force comes under constitutional criticism after raiding a newspaper

By John Hanna and Margery A. Beck - Associated Press