Kansas prosecutor claims police raid on county newspaper was not supported by evidence, demands return of newsroom equipment

by JOHN HANNA and JIM SALTER | Associated Press

Thu, August 17th 2023, 1:28 AM UTC

A stack of the latest weekly edition of the Marion County Record sits in the back of the newspaper's building, awaiting unbundling, sorting and distribution, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, in Marion, Kan. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Editor and Publisher Eric Meyer considers a question from reporters about the aftermath of a local police raid on his newspaper's offices and his home, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, in Marion, Kan. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

This surveillance video shows Marion Police Department confiscating computers and cellphones from the publisher and staff of the Marion County Record on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023 in Marion, Kan. The small newspaper and the police department in Kansas are at the center of a dispute over freedom of speech that is being watched around the country after police raided the office of the local newspaper and the home of its owner and publisher. (Marion County Record via AP)

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A stack of the latest weekly edition of the Marion County Record sits in the back of the newspaper's building, awaiting unbundling, sorting and distribution, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, in Marion, Kan. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

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