September 30, 2023 Politics is often a realm of power, influence, and public service. However, it is also a world tainted by scandals and controversies.
The Marion County Record was stormed by the city’s entire five-officer police force and two sheriff’s deputies on Aug. 11 after Kari Newell accused one of its reporters of illegally obtaining her DUI records, which would have gotten her liquor license revoked.
The 98-year-old co-owner of a Kansas newspaper berated officers, calling them "a holes" and challenged whether their mother loves them during an unprecedented police raid of her home that allegedly led to her death the next day.
Judge Laura Viar signed a warrant to allow police to raid the newspaper over claims it illegally obtained DUI information about a business owner. It turns out Viar reportedly has two DUIs of her own.