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TOPEKA — A new survey shows most Kansans believe former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody should be prosecuted for raiding a newspaper office, editor’s home and a city councilwoman’s home last year. When asked to…

MARION — Former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody returned Monday to the town where he raided a newspaper to face a dozen journalists along with a felony charge for his actions after the raid. Cody…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former Marion police chief who led a raid last year on the town’s weekly newspaper has been charged with felony obstruction of justice and is accused of persuading a potential…

LAWRENCE — Deb Gruver felt heartbroken and violated when police raided the Marion County Record last year. As a reporter at the newspaper, Gruver knew that powerful people in town weren’t fans of the accountability…

Like most of us, Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsay says he viewed a video of the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd with a lump in his throat. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was killed…

HERINGTON, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas police department is apologizing after an officer admitted to making up a story that a McDonald’s employee wrote an expletive and the word “pig” on a coffee cup. Herington…

HUMBOLDT — A steep increase in traffic infractions has led to large signs alerting motorists of the upcoming stoplight in downtown Humboldt, said Shannon Moore, Chief of Police. “We had to do something,” about the…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Police Chief Brian Dillow has been placed on administrative leave, days after criminal charges were filed against him. Humboldt City Administrator Cole Herder announced the suspension in an email to the Register.…