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A rural Kansas county agreed to pay more than $3 million and publicly apologize over the raid of a small town newspaper.

Marion County law enforcement raided the Marion County Record in 2023. It was later deemed illegal.

The KSHB 41 I-Team provided in-depth coverage on the raid, the cover up from the Marion Police Department and fallout with city leaders.

What happened in the small town of about 1,900 people sparked a national conversation about the freedom of the press. The $3 million settlement is one part of the resolution.

For the newspaper's owner, Eric Meyer, the apology means more than that.

Two years after the raid, the Marion County Record is doing business as usual.

"We're a little short [staffed] today as we're trying to put out the pap

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