MARION, Kan. — The phone conversation between the journalist and the town’s newly hired police chief quickly turned contentious.
How a small-town feud in Kansas sent a shock through American journalism
A police raid without precedent on a weekly newspaper alarmed First Amendment advocates. The real story of how it happened, though, is rooted in the roiling tensions and complex history of a few key community members.
August 26, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EDT