mistakes Cops raided a smalltown newspaper so no-one would ever find out about police chief Gideon Cody's alleged sexual misconduct or Kari Newell's DUI conviction Rob Beschizza

News Police chief's botched newspaper raid costs town $3M settlement after 98-year-old dies from raid stress Ellsworth Toohey

music "Will it Riff?" turns product barcodes into heavy metal jams Jennifer Sandlin

crime Kentucky Sheriff who killed judge plans to retire; footage of shooting shown in court Rob Beschizza

law City of Marion refuses to turn over public records after raid on local newspaper Rob Beschizza

law Police chief who raided smalltown newspaper is suspended Rob Beschizza

politics Federal lawsuit filed against Kansas police chief who raided local newspaper Rob Beschizza

police Black U.S. Army officer sues the Virginia cops who told him he "should be afraid" of them and roughed him up Rob Beschizza

Roadside Attractions A look at the 'world's largest' small town Rusty Blazenhoff

law Smalltown judge, implicated in "plundering" of a dead man's home, booked on felony gun charge Rob Beschizza

law AP says it will no longer name people charged with minor crimes Rob Beschizza

maps Where Midian is Rob Beschizza

media "Zombie" magazines: prestigious publications raised from the dead by hucksters, extremists and morons Rob Beschizza

media Watch all these local TV newsreaders chant the same Amazon puff piece (Update: Amazon statement) Rob Beschizza

happy mutants America's best mobile carrier is also the first phone company to back Right to Repair legislation Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Jeff "Sweet Tooth" Lemire's new horror comic Gideon Falls is spooky af Cory Doctorow

Business Smalltown America finds ecstasy at Dollar General Rob Beschizza

racists Smalltown mayor resigns after bigoted Facebook posts Rob Beschizza

religion Transhumanist church not much different from any other small town church Rob Beschizza

drugs DARE: feel-good bullshit that made it more likely kids would take drugs Rob Beschizza