Journalist Settles Raid Lawsuit | Mesa News

Mesa News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 14, 2026 · 1m

A landmark $850,000 settlement resolves a lawsuit brought by Phyllis Zorn, a Kansas journalist targeted in a controversial police raid that sparked national outcry. The raid, initially targeting how her newspaper obtained a driving record, was later found to have flawed warrants — and prosecutors cleared the paper and Zorn of wrongdoing. Many suspect the raid was retaliation for their investigative reporting on the former police chief. For Zorn, the trauma triggered a return of debilitating seizures, while the publisher’s 98-year-old mother died days after the raid — an event he blames on the…