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“There was a lot of interference and push to be commercial. We went along for the ride – and got left in the middle of nowhere”: The thrash metal bands who deserved to make it – but didn’t

For every success story like Metallica from the ‘80s metal movement, there are countless bands who didn’t make it. Some of them never gave up

Guitar World · Jun 16

Seized review – captivating documentary goes inside a shocking newspaper raid

The story of the Marion County Record and the forces that tried to destroy it is expanded for a charming, and concerning, look at freedom of the press

The Guardian - US · Jan 29

Kansas county to pay more than $3m over police raiding local newspaper

Marion county agrees to apologize over 2023 raid that led to national outcry over press freedom, said newspaper’s editor

The Guardian - US · Nov 11, 2025

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

Two special prosecutors say they plan to file an 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

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2024

Former reporter settles part of her lawsuit over a police raid on a Kansas newspaper for $235,000

A former reporter for a weekly Kansas newspaper has agreed to accept $235,000 to settle part of her federal lawsuit over a police raid on the paper that made a small city the focus of a national debate over press freedoms

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024

Kansas Police Facing Lawsuit After Conducting 'Illegal' Raid Against Small-Town Paper

Last year, the offices of the Marion County Record were raided by police. A new lawsuit claims the search was illegal retaliation against the paper.

Reason · Apr 3, 2024

Journalists must speak up when press freedom is at stake

Fighting back is about journalists’ rights, but also the rights of all those who depend on a free press to stay informed. The current political climate is no time to sit back, writes the advocacy director for Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 17, 2023

Things to know about the resignation of a Kansas police chief who led a raid on a small newspaper

It took only a week for the central Kansas police chief who led an August raid on the local newspaper to go from looking like he had enough support at city hall to keep his job to resigning

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

Marion County police chief resigns over controversial raid on newspaper offices

The police chief’s resignation comes after he was suspended last week amid an investigation into the raid

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

The Kansas police chief who led the raid on a small newspaper has resigned

Gideon Cody's resignation comes days after Cody was suspended for reasons that were not made public, and weeks after a prosecutor said that there wasn't sufficient evidence to justify the search.

WEKU · Oct 3, 2023