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.
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The newly dubbed Executive Director of Child Care Aware has stepped up to take on her latest role.
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A road near Lake Shawnee is set to close for about two days as crews replace a drainage tube.
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Following a shift to ‘in-creek recovery completion,’ the Environmental Protection Agency says that officials have completed the recovery of discharged oil and will now focus on restoration.
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Two new oral history collections have been completed in the State of Kansas while others have been added to include interviews from newer leaders.
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A busy road in Central Topeka has been closed as a large water main break continues to impact the area.
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Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias will once again grace the stage at Prairie Band Casino and Resort with his latest standup which has already sold out.
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Overland Park has been ranked as the second-best city in the nation to raise a family in as most families meet the median family salary while very few live below the poverty line.
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Residents of a Manhattan apartment complex have been given the all-clear after they were told to shelter in place on Memorial Day.
Updated: 18 hours ago
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The KC Pumpkin Patch has transformed for the summer as prehistoric footprints begin to appear on the property.
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Parents have been reminded to check their back seats for children as temperatures begin to rise and heat stroke remains a top concern.
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Local artists helped students from Topeka and Junction City launch a new program to help youth develop their creativity in a positive way.
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A School Resource Deputy in Missouri successfully talked a teenager suffering from suicidal thoughts down from the Worlds of Fun water tower.
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Officials in Salina are searching for a woman they believe broke into several vehicles at a local golf course and stole wallets with financial cards.
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The Kansas Supreme Court has reversed a Court of Appeals judgment in which it claimed it could not consider a motion to correct an illegal sentence.
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Emporia Police have warned about a group threatening to levy assets for responses to a scam circulating the area.
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Congressman Tracey Mann has helped introduce legislation to bar taxpayer funds from supporting a national reproductive care hotline.
Updated: 22 hours ago
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Ahead of Memorial Day, Kansas’ senior U.S. Senator took the time to honor those who have felt the true cost of freedom.
Updated: 23 hours ago
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A family farm in Lawrence will mark 4 years since a tornado rocked its foundation as well as 40 years in business with a Memorial Day celebration.
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While most streets will remain open as cyclists take to Emporia roadways for the UNBOUND Gravel bike race, some closures should be expected.
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A salon in North Topeka is taking care of one of its own after a stylist’s husband was the victim of a serious motorcycle crash north of Mayetta.
Updated: May. 29, 2023 at 8:22 AM CDT
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An investigation has begun after shots were fired near the area of Highland Park in Topeka on Memorial Day morning.
Updated: May. 29, 2023 at 7:38 AM CDT
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A family from Edna was pronounced dead following a collision with a propane tanker that had been caused by a steer standing on a SE Kansas highway.
Updated: May. 29, 2023 at 6:58 AM CDT
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Boaters on Kansas waterways have been urged to use caution as low water levels continue to plague lakes across the Sunflower State over the Memorial Day weekend.
Updated: May. 29, 2023 at 6:28 AM CDT
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A 3-vehicle collision near Derby ended with at least one fatality over Memorial Day weekend.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 2:30 PM CDT
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A Missouri man wanted for the sex trafficking of at least one child has been placed on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List with a reward of $250,000.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 2:18 PM CDT
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Two separate fires and an early-morning burglary led officials to arrest an Abilene man for aggravated arson and theft.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 1:50 PM CDT
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Capitol Federal will serve as the Title Sponsor for the Spirit of Kansas for the 21st year straight.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 1:43 PM CDT
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A gun fired in Southeast Topeka overnight led officials to find the man they believe to be responsible with an open container.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 1:28 PM CDT
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U.S. Representatives from the Sunflower State have helped pass a bill meant to halt the flow of fentanyl inside U.S. borders.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 12:58 PM CDT
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The man who stands accused of rape in the Capital City remains behind bars on a $1 million bond.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 12:01 PM CDT
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The victim of a late-night hit-and-run in the Capital City has died and has been identified as a Topeka man.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 11:54 AM CDT
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Officials are on the hunt for those responsible for a tent fire that killed two dogs while a third escaped along the riverbanks of North Lawrence.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 11:42 AM CDT
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A cat was rescued from a duplex owned by the Manhattan Housing Authority after a small late-morning fire broke out.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 9:53 AM CDT
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A Manhattan man has been arrested more than a year after he was accused of raping and sodomizing a young woman.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 9:46 AM CDT
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The search is on for a teenage girl in Manhattan who allegedly stole an 18-year-old man’s car overnight.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 9:37 AM CDT
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Officials in Douglas County are in search of a man they believe injured a woman during a May 3 aggravated robbery.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 9:23 AM CDT
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An investigation has been opened in Manhattan after officials found a deceased man on the roof of an apartment complex.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 7:59 AM CDT
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A man with an arrest warrant out of Oklahoma is behind bars in Shawnee Co. as he stands accused of crimes in the Capital City.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 7:35 AM CDT
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A water main break has forced officials to close a roadway in Central Topeka for repairs.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 7:16 AM CDT
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A short chase in Wabaunsee County led officials to discover the driver had allegedly consumed nearly four times the legal limit of alcohol.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 2:36 PM CDT
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After a driver was found to have fallen asleep at the wheel early in the morning in the middle of a busy Central Topeka intersection he was found to be intoxicated.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 2:18 PM CDT
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An early-morning disturbance in North Topeka led to the arrest of one man after he allegedly attacked another resident.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 1:52 PM CDT
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A significant construction project is set to impact traffic near Lake Sherwood through the beginning of August.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 1:36 PM CDT
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An investigation has been opened after a local real estate company’s property was vandalized with a spray-painted phrase.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 1:29 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
The Gold Star Family of a Topeka native will forever say goodbye to mortgage payments thanks to the mission of one foundation to provide mortgage-free homes to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 1:00 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Officials in Manhattan are on the hunt for two motorcycles stolen from separate parts of the city just hours apart.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 12:51 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Motion picture copy money has been found circulating the Marysville area and officials have warned local businesses to keep an eye out.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 12:39 PM CDT
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Officials continue to search for a suspect after he jumped on the hood of a vehicle in Manhattan armed with a gun and attempted to smash the windshield and hood.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 11:55 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
An 83-mile transmission line starting at Wolf Creek and set to span 5 Kansas counties has been approved by the Kansas Corporation Commission.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 11:27 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
A cyclist was sent to the hospital after a collision with a vehicle in a busy Manhattan intersection.
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