Who was Joan Meyer? The

** Unwarranted: The Senseless Death of Journalist Joan Meyer **
Kansas newspaperwoman Joan Meyer died at the age of 98 on Aug. 12, 2023, a day after Marion police raided the home she shared with her son, Eric Meyer, publisher of the Marion County Record.
Watch The Eagle's full documentary from visual journalists Jaime Green and Travis Heying; it looks at how Joan Meyer tried to stand up for a cause she believed in as a longtime journalist and the events leading up to her death.
(Originally published on Kansas.com on Dec. 20, 2023)
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[@ashleygood4615]

Thank you for honoring her!

[@emcdonald496]

This is insane, I don’t understand why this incident not getting more coverage nationwide!

[@RogerSylvis]

Because most Americans only care about stupid stuff like a girl saying Hawk Tua

[@Ilovegod-e9q]

That was fucked up

[@dodgelandesman]

I have a youtube and am going to Marion to cover the hearing next month. Thanks for the retrospective of Joan. Glad to know I'm fighting to keep the memory of a committed and caring woman alive. She left her mark

[@jd-ku3iw]

Chief of police and his girlfriend restaurant owner put in trial. 😮

[@seer1]

"The most dangerous thing in life is an incompetent that has been given a gun and a law enforcement badge."
- Steven Magee

[@michaelsprecher2110]

Kari Newell needs to go to prison to

[@anthonya812]

She was 98, you guy's are acting like her last breath wasn't one of her last anyways

[@haydenwilliams1577]

You failed.

[@Philosophicaltroll4u]

Awww a big government bootlicker! So cute!

[@michaeloestreich7409]

You are garbage