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Posts Tagged ‘Law Enforcement’

Public Safety Debate Shapes Jackson County Prosecutor Race 

By | July 18, 2024 | 0
A man, back turned, faces a panel of three people. One woman is standing, and a man and a woman are seated. A large screen behind them.

Concern about public safety makes the Jackson County prosecutor race one of the most consequential on the upcoming August primary ballot. Meet the candidates.

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Kansas City-area Politicians Pick Between War on Drugs or Treatment When Spending Opioid Settlement Cash

By | April 17, 2024 | 0
Fake pill bottles with messages about OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma are displayed during a protest outside the courthouse where the bankruptcy of the company was taking place in White Plains, New York.

Local cities and counties are spending windfalls from legal settlements with opioid companies. While some prioritize law enforcement, others focus on treatment.

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Kansas Newspaper Raided by Marion Police Sues Officials for Attack on Free Press

By | April 1, 2024 | 0
Marion County Record publisher Eric Meyer talks to reporters during an Aug. 16, 2023, news conference in his newsroom.

The Marion County Record has sued local authorities who planned and carried out the raid last year of the Kansas newspaper’s office and the publishers’ home.

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Kansas Officials Downplayed Involvement in Marion Raid. Here’s What They Knew.

By | November 6, 2023 | 0
Freedom of the Press tattooed on a woman's forearm.

The Marion police chief enlisted the support of local and state law enforcement officials before he led raids on the local newspaper and the publisher’s home.

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Marion County Record Publishes Following Police Raid — and Gets Seized Property Back

By | August 16, 2023 | 0
Jerry Ryan delivers Wednesday’s edition of the Marion County Record to distribution worker Bev Baldwin.

The Marion County Record published again days after a police raid that made national headlines. Authorities also returned property taken during Friday’s raid.

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