Payouts mushroom in Kansas newspaper raid. But officials still haven’t taken responsibility.

By: Clay Wirestone

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: August 13, 2026

Words: 858

Last Updated: 5 days, 6 hours ago

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Three years after the law enforcement raid on the Marion County Record newspaper, serious settlement money is flowing.

Reporter Phyllis Zorn just resolved her case against the town for $850,000. Late last year, Marion County paid out $3 million to journalists and a city councilor. Lawsuits against the city by Record editor and publisher Eric Meyer and councilwoman Ruth Herbel continue.

What hasn’t happened, so far, is a full-throated apology from those who …

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