Sarah Motter
Digital Producer/Assignment Editor
Topeka, Kan.
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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.
Updated: 9 hours ago
|By Sarah Motter
New information has been released about the circumstances of a skull found in 2017 that has yet to be identified.
Updated: 9 hours ago
|By Sarah Motter
A Manhattan woman was sent to the hospital after a rear-end collision early Tuesday morning.
Updated: 10 hours ago
|By Sarah Motter
Officials are on the hunt for information after around $2,800 in items was stolen from a Manhattan storage unit.
Updated: 10 hours ago
|By Sarah Motter
Seven big game permits have been awarded to Kansas conservation charities to provide fundraising opportunities.
Updated: 10 hours ago
|By Sarah Motter
Two Topeka men are behind bars after they were found to allegedly be driving a stolen vehicle when it was reported as suspicious.
Updated: 11 hours ago
|By Sarah Motter
A recent report has found that Kansas is in the bottom half of states that are best for singles ahead of Valentine’s Day.
Updated: 11 hours ago
|By Sarah Motter
As January ends, the 2023 Kansas Birding Contest is well underway and the winners from the 2022 contest have been announced.
Updated: 11 hours ago
|By Sarah Motter
After his arrest, a Topeka man has been charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of a child.
Updated: 12 hours ago
|By Sarah Motter
Officials stand ready to lend a hand to Kansans who have fallen victim to the crime during Identity Theft Awareness Week.
Updated: 12 hours ago
|By Sarah Motter
A man from Goodland will spend 8 years behind bars after he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and child abuse following the 2020 death of a child.
Updated: 12 hours ago
|By Sarah Motter
Around $40 million will be handed out for new state parks, attractions and multi-unit housing opportunities for the elderly and disabled in Kansas.
Updated: 14 hours ago
|By Sarah Motter
A father-daughter pair from Wichita have both been sentenced to repay more than $14,000 and $16,000 as well as to serve a year of probation following a Medicaid fraud scheme.
Updated: 14 hours ago
|By Sarah Motter
A single-time $1,000 stipend for educational materials for eligible Kansas students has been made available in response to learning deficits from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: 14 hours ago
|By Sarah Motter
Franklin County has added a special member to its pack of K-9 officers, a CIRT-trained K-9.
Updated: 14 hours ago
|By Sarah Motter
Officials are searching for information about a 20-year-old man found dead on the side of the road in Salina.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By Sarah Motter
A rollover crash on westbound Interstate 70 has heavily impacted traffic coming into the Capital City.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By Sarah Motter
Lawrence officials are asking residents to move their cars out of a downtown parking garage after an Ottawa man was arrested after allegedly attempting to set it on fire.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By Sarah Motter
An intersection in Topeka has been completely closed as crews work to repair a water main break.
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By Sarah Motter
Wichita was found among the 20 best locations in the U.S. to get hitched in according to a new report.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 2:35 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Officials are investigating a suspicious death after a resident was found deceased on his bathroom floor in Wamego.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 2:21 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Crews are on the scene as they attempt to extinguish an active brush fire that has impacted traffic near Lawrence.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 2:02 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has highlighted women’s health as she proclaimed January as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 1:49 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A homeowners assistance program meant to help Kansans get caught up on their mortgage during the COVID-19 pandemic will soon close as funds are exhausted.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 1:36 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Airbnb has warned Chiefs fans of potential scams and has provided ways to stay safe if they plan to book a stay to watch the Super Bowl in Arizona.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 12:52 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
City of Overbrook officials have announced the passing of former Police Chief Terry Hollingsworth.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 12:42 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
The Empire State Building was lit both red and yellow and green and white in honor of the AFC and NFC championship wins, which will put two brothers head to head in the Super Bowl.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 12:21 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
In honor of the state’s 162nd birthday, Kansas Tourism has released a video that showcases the values and essence of the Sunflower State set to lyrics penned 150 years in the past.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 11:50 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
The driver of a vehicle that was stolen from the University of Kansas was arrested after the truck was flipped following a chase with law enforcement officials.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 11:35 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Shawnee County health officials will host drive-through operations to test for COVID-19 and the flu as respiratory viral infections continue to circulate.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 11:26 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A pair from Council Grove and a pair from Manhattan were arrested over the weekend after separate searches both yielded the discovery of drugs in an apartment and a vehicle.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 11:12 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Kansas game wardens are searching for information about a hunting incident that left one person injured south of Kansas City.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 9:48 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
One person is dead after a pickup truck that had crashed in rural Franklin Co. over the weekend became engulfed in flames.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 9:39 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A motorcycle crash north of Perry sent a Topeka man to a local hospital.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 9:32 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Officials in Manhattan have opened three cases investigating rapes that happened over the weekend with two of them connected.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 9:25 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A rear-end collision with a semi-truck caused two Maine residents to be sent to a southern Kansas hospital.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 9:15 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
One Manhattan man is behind bars after he was accused of trapping a woman and holding a knife to her throat over the weekend.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 8:56 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
One person was sent to the hospital after a Wichita Police patrol vehicle and a sedan collided in an intersection over the weekend.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 8:43 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
New closures will change the traffic pattern and heavily impact drivers in downtown Topeka.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 8:31 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A possible DUI situation led to a police chase in Kansas City that ended in a crash that sent two people to the hospital and one person to jail.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 7:48 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A new service similar to ride-sharing has launched in the Capital City and allows riders to request pick-up and drop-off locations.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 7:25 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A woman from Westwood is in the hospital after the vehicle she was driving rolled over a guardrail along a Kansas City interstate.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 6:53 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
One woman from Topeka and one from Eureka are both behind bars on the same seven accusations after they were allegedly caught breaking into an abandoned rural Kansas school building.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 2:14 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Topeka Chef Adam Von Donge and owner of the White Linen and Knox Cocktail Lounge has been named a semi-finalist for an award dubbed the “Oscars of Food.”
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:51 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Senator Moran has helped to introduce legislation in the U.S. Senate that would help prevent future system outages in the Federal Aviation Administration.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:39 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A bill introduced in Kansas hopes to penalize driving a motor vehicle while fatigued.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:25 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
One student was sent to the Juvenile Detention Center after a bomb threat was reported at a Lawrence middle school.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:14 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
With its 40th anniversary, Topeka Collegiate Schools will highlight independent schooling opportunities with a special guest.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 12:49 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A hearing has been set for a new bill that would authorize cease and desist orders to be sent out to all tattoo artists and piercers that are not licensed in Kansas.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 12:36 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Burlington Department Stores will open a new location in the Capital City as the weather warms up.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 11:40 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
New RCPD Director Brian Peete hopes to introduce himself to the Ogden community during an upcoming Town Hall meeting.
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