Sarah Motter
Digital Producer
Topeka, Kan.
:no_upscale()/s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/gray/d498b8aa-d4cd-43d2-a154-d9abf3e27710.png)
A Kansas native that is interested in sharing the views of Kansans through a journalistic lens. I am a University of Kansas alumna and enjoy spending time with my animals while I am not working. I enjoy the social media aspect of my job as I feel it allows me to interact with more viewers.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/O4T2WZ7PG5EPJE6U45X6DRZ32U.jpg)
The man who was last seen swimming to shore to call for help after getting in a homemade water vessel at Milford Lake has been found.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/OBPGOTVM3VEGPP3JGTCSQXNAKQ.png)
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed three bills and signed one on one of the last days of the legislative session.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/L3K43URRR5BMZKIM36IUWF75WM.bmp)
The Kansas Attorney General has confirmed that the state lost nearly $350,000 due to failure to enforce COVID-19 vaccine mandates for health care workers.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/5UW3GFSVP5FJ3BXI6ZRUQYVBWQ.jpg)
One Lawrence driver is behind bars after attempting to lead police on a chase all the way to Johnson Co.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/UEWSSG5PXFL5RCUGXTZQVZQQHQ.jpg)
Larry Huggins III has been found guilty of the 2019 murder of Owen Hughes after he and an accomplice attempted to break into Hughes’s home which left both Hughes and the accomplice dead.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/XR7F6IV5EFHS7KPPVZJUUPUOII.jpg)
A man from Goff and a woman from Topeka were behind bars after drugs were allegedly found when it was reported she tried to jump from a car.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/53IEKY6LUBE65MHBRSFORBOV5Q.jpg)
A Shawnee Co. man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for the distribution of meth.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/LKBKEBTY6BERZPKXRMDTCZPU4I.jpg)
Shawnee Co. Parks and Rec. will celebrate the new renovations at its Harold Kossover Tennis Center with an open house.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/IVUNQZY3GFAXJDYIX6CTZDOZPA.PNG)
Drivers can expect to see more Topeka Police officers on the streets during the state’s 2022 Kansas Click It or Ticket campaign.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/OMRBWR5VZVB77HNJRKOSJ35AQY.jpg)
A Topeka physical therapist assistant has been temporarily suspended from practicing medicine in the state as the Kansas Board of Healing Arts holds emergency proceedings over his child sex crimes conviction.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/PQ6FYIUXONNHLAIGTVVTBJCDLE.jpg)
After three years and $1.5 million, the Flint Hills Discovery Center will fulfill its Prairie Playscape vision with a grand opening.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/HWRSKJOBDNHDXCQCLQGRS6CLNQ.jpg)
A Topeka man has been arrested in Jackson Co. after meth and hallucinogenics were allegedly found in his car.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/5FF7WQEZWVDHFKRAZ2Z6FBYTMM.PNG)
Riley County Police officers have cracked down on regulations at Pillsbury Crossing, which include no alcohol, swimming or parking in the roadway.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/6VBOLIBPW5D6DLD53YFAY5ACWU.jpg)
Kansas passed some major housing resources bills during the 2022 legislative session.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/7LX5GZU5DFGAPNNYCPM3X4Q6VA.jpg)
Three capital city high school students have been awarded $500 scholarships a piece for their outstanding academic and service records.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/Y7ISZK72NFHFZGZNX37C7MVQ24.jpg)
Eastbound lanes of Highway 24 in Pottawatomie Co. have been closed due to an accident.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/L3UJ2HPVLJCSBA6VL4AG2YSMYU.jpg)
The capital city’s new summer baseball team needs a home away from home.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/POIQSPMKSNCGHG76KIBQB6ILPE.jpg)
Salina police are searching for those responsible for a string of catalytic converter thefts in the north end of town.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/ED3AHEABIRGUHOIZ3E3LQF7ESQ.jpg)
Manhattan residents have been asked to avoid the area of Tuttle Creek Blvd. and Seth Child Rd. after a head-on collision.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/5N3NQSDCQRCQJKMKVP4C6TMHZU.jpg)
KanPak, a global manufacturer based in Kansas, has been named as the state’s 2021 Governor’s Award of Excellence recipient.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/IQ35LW7RKRBEND2RZTLIIWC54Q.png)
Officers with the Riley County Police Department will join agencies across the state for Kansas’ annual Click It or Ticket campaign later in May.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/ERUQKXHUSBA7BICP4UPTJCJ6PI.jpg)
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly says as one of the nation’s biggest beef exporters, the state will honor the month of May as Beef Month.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/SXSTKSAVERH5VCBDLJZ6K655PE.bmp)
Kansans will soon be able to place bets on their favorite sports teams with the Governor’s signature freshly inked on the state’s new sports betting bill.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/W36NYUCX2ZHCBJFKHEXLPCQZVM.jpg)
Senator Marshall helped honor Kansas veterans in the nation’s capital with Honor Flight #90 just ahead of Memorial Day.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/POKDMV76AVDCJGT526YXWWSK64.jpg)
AG Derek Schmidt has called on the Department of Justice to take action against protestors outside the homes of Supreme Court Justices in the wake of the recently leaked Roe v. Wade draft.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/CKW37JM3TBCMXLDL2JRTCD7I2U.png)
After two years of dormancy in Riley Co., six new cases of chickenpox have been reported in just two weeks.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/6SAL6LIZJBF3JMJWCV5ATMIXAA.jpg)
Flags have been ordered to be flown at half-staff over the weekend in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/OOGCZQTQX5O4PBVR4HQS7DZQP4.jpg)
More than $1 billion is headed to the KPERS fund as Gov. Kelly pays off debt with her signature freshly inked on Senate Bill 421.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/KAS2623ECFHINO2ZCKRQMLZHDI.jpg)
Evergy has warned against decorative metallic Mylar balloons ahead of graduation parties as they pose a threat to electric lines.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/QJD535K5LBEHVHCSBFKMV7KVFQ.jpg)
The 2023 Big Kansas Road Trip will head to North Central Kansas and showcase Mankato, Belleville and Smith Center.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/5GQDTBGAGFAM7IKS7CAPJKQNKA.jpg)
A 19-year-old is behind bars after he was found in a nearby garage when he allegedly ditched a stolen vehicle in the parking lot of a Topeka church on Wednesday evening.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/PRA74ACWOFGWRIETIMFBXSLILY.jpg)
Onaga High School has been named one of the best schools in the nation according to a recent report.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/NCLU4I36PBHT5CWXUO3O7HNO5U.jpg)
A Holton woman is behind bars after deputies allegedly found drugs in her possession during a traffic stop.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/HBVBRHLLS5HR7GPU3Q6MNG7IBM.jpg)
An Oswego cattle trader has been banned for life and ordered to pay a heft fine after repeatedly violating federal livestock laws.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/OC54VOMCZBH3FKR6TA2D7WZSDQ.jpg)
A pair from Colorado was arrested after around 60 fentanyl pills were seized in Manhattan on National Fentanyl Awareness Day.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/M4C5FBMZ4BFNFO4RWILNBREBHM.jpg)
A man from Arizona is behind bars in Jackson Co. after drugs were found in his possession during a traffic stop.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/TWFDVFNIQFGKFOL7PTYOQOHCY4.jpg)
A Shawnee Co. jury has convicted Pernell Adam Mack Jr. of the 2003 violent sexual assault of a Shawnee Co. woman.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/SGSA2OGKBNONTHKN7LZPX6MOG4.jpg)
Mammoth Sports has planned to start construction projects at the K-State football and baseball stadiums, as well as the practice facilities, in late summer 2022.
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/LVPF5YKWRRC3VM76NMLHV3X6EA.jpg)
Riley County Police are looking for a woman wanted on a drug-related warrant which holds no bond.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/6DVERXJBPRFI5BGYUQ56DNXB7A.png)
A Juneteenth celebration has been planned for the capital city throughout the month of June.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/KJE4DXEPS5KNDID5BCJ4U3775E.jpg)
Nearly 900 high school students from Topeka, with about $12 million in scholarships, will be handed their diplomas on Saturday.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/6MLXMWBYLJFSRDIMCQPOTW7GJU.bmp)
With the ongoing shortage of baby formula plaguing Kansas families, the state’s WIC program has adopted new regulations to help accommodate women and families.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/FASW5EDOTRB2PLBZB4BNRSJJSA.jpg)
A 51-year-old Emporia man was arrested after a brief police chase through Lyon County on Monday evening.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/CUKG34UBTJDKPCQYNTFV53DEKQ.jpg)
Leaders from Atchison’s new Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum will make the same transatlantic flight she did - which put her on the map - to Derry, Northern Ireland, to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the trip.
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/V7SKCV46JZFNDAVNPXIHQKLFCY.jpg)
One nurse at Newman Regional Health Center has been honored for her profound work in the profession with a DAISY Award.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/OJ4KBWTTU5HCTFRHZHDEEYS5JM.jpg)
The KDHE has found nearly 40 new cases of COVID-19 in Riley Co., which has kept the county in the substantial incidence category.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/DOEI3AR5PBHYPNSHTOPELNMOZI.JPG)
Airbnb and Vrbo rental owners in Riley Co. are now required to apply for a new operating license if they operate outside city limits.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/MORBBIBVBVETFNTIJRMNVAKA2Q.PNG)
Lawrence - home of the University of Kansas Jayhawks - has been named among the top 50 best cities for basketball fans.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/YC6OXLDMDFHENOI6UPVNW3GAAI.PNG)
Senator Roger Marshall has called for an end to political grandstanding as inflation increased more than 8% since 2021.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/QQH3EDXLJNGH5HHIO4SB576HEI.PNG)
A new online grocery service has expanded its marketplace to now serve busy families in the capital city and make grocery shopping less of a hassle.