Marion County, Kansas

Marion County Record reporter Phyllis Zorn answers questions during a July 2024 interview in her home in Marion. Zorn says police, who accused her of committing identity theft by looking up a public record, used her as a pawn to target the newspaper.

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3 years after police raid on Kansas newspaper, reporter settles lawsuit for $850,000

Sherman Smith | Kansas Reflector

Marion County Record reporter Phyllis Zorn and others say the August 2023 police raid was retaliation for the newspaper's aggressive coverage, including into misconduct accusations against then-Police Chief Gideon Cody.

Former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody enters the Marion County Courthouse on Oct. 7, 2024, with attorney Sal Intagliata for his first appearance in a low-level felony case.

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Attorneys for former police chief who led Kansas newspaper raid want to drop him as a client

Sherman Smith

On Wednesday, Wichita defense attorneys Sal Intagliata and Audra Asher filed a motion to withdraw from the case.

Kansas Bureau of Investigation director Tony Mattivi is questioned Wednesday by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee regarding his nomination for the U.S. District Court in Kansas.

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Two Kansas nominees for U.S. District Court answer questions about ties to Marion newspaper raid

Tim Carpenter | Kansas Reflector

President Trump’s three picks win endorsement of GOP U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran, Roger Marshall