Sarah Motter
Digital Producer
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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After a family member took a 2-month-old girl to the hospital for difficulty breathing, the child’s father was arrested for child abuse by the KBI.
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Kansans could see two new issues on the ballot in November 2022 - marijuana legalization and Medicaid expansion.
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A Kansas couple is now pleading with the community to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after their brush with the virus almost took their unborn child.
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Steaks for turtle soup and alligator sausage - Sen. Roger Marshall made bets with Senators from Louisianna ahead of the K-State LSU bowl game Tuesday night.
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Following a windstorm, wildfires and extreme drought, the USDA has offered assistance to help Kansas farmers rebuild.
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Salina Police are looking for the public’s help to solve a Christmas Eve hit-and-run that left one person with severe injuries.
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Applications for broadband acceleration grants are now open.
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One parent with experience in the child welfare system will be chosen as a voting member of the Task Force on Permanency Planning.
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The Kansas Division of Emergency Management has started to collect damage assessments from counties affected by the recent wind storm and wildfires.
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Three more Kansas City Chiefs players were added to the COVID-19/Reserve list on Tuesday afternoon.
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Traffic was backed up for about two hours on Tuesday morning as officers cleared a fishy situation.
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An order to fly flags at half-staff in honor of late Sen. Dole has been extended through sunset on Saturday.
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President Joe Biden spelled out the benefits to his new infrastructure bill in front of protestors and supporters alike in Kansas City on Wednesday, which is set to give about $3.8 billion to the Sunflower State.
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A recent poll found over half of registered voters in Kansas approve of the job Governor Laura Kelly has done since she has taken office.
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An inmate who escaped from a southeast Kansas jail in May has pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree premeditated murder.
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A man from Derby has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after the attempted murder of law enforcement officers in Saline Co.
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Kansas State Rep. Russ Jennings, who was battling cancer, died Wednesday morning. He was 66.
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The very first stadium built specifically for a women’s soccer team in the U.S. will be built in Kansas City.
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Applications for an additional $450,000 in funding for Kansas crop producers are open.
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Eligible Kansans that have already received their full series of Pfizer COVID-19 doses can receive booster shots as of Friday, Sept. 24.
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After an arrest warrant was issued for a former Kansas City volleyball coach for the sexual exploitation of a child, he traveled from Indianapolis and turned himself in.
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An Emporia woman was airlifted to a hospital after her SUV was hit by a cargo train on Thursday afternoon.
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A 26-year-old Michigan man is behind bars after making various threatening phone calls to locations around Emporia including a preschool and a hospital.
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Over 100 arrests were made and nearly 50 victims were saved in an inter-state human trafficking operation based out of Missouri.
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About 500 troops from Ft. Riley will deploy to military bases in the U.S. to help with the Afghanistan evacuation.
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Some state employees will now be required to work from home.
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Emporia State University is ready to get #VaxToNormal.
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If you plan to go on a game day tour of Arrowhead Stadium, you may want to keep that COVID-19 vaccination card handy.
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Sterling Skye Mahomes suited up for her first Chiefs training camp with dad, Patrick, on Thursday.
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The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said law enforcement found Nina Senkbeil safe in Fall River. Her father Jacob Senkbeil was arrested.
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An elementary school in Junction City has been evacuated on its first day of classes after threats were made on social media against it on social media.
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Topeka could say goodbye to the Evel Knievel Museum.
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In 2020, Kansas saw the highest number of murders in the state since the inception of national crime statistics.
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Washburn University has mandated that all students, faculty and staff wear masks indoors, even if they are vaccinated.
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Shawnee Co. District Attorney Mike Kagay says a preliminary hearing has been set for Sen. Gene Suellentrop for Oct. 25.
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New father and Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes received a surprise from his daughter, Sterling Skye, to let him know that he had been admitted to the 99 Club for the third year in a row.
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The Emporia State Cheer Squad is mourning the loss of a former cheerleader who died in a motorcycle accident on Wednesday.
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Lawrence-Douglas Co. Public Health is urging residents to wear masks in indoor public spaces, even if they are fully vaccinated.
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Seven stray pups were found near Geary State Lake and now the Sheriff’s Office would like to speak to their owners.
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Kansas’ parental leave policy has expanded for state employees that are caregivers, secondary caregivers or foster parents.
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Zoey Landis is not expected to walk again after a car crash Sunday left her spinal cord stretched in two places.
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Flags have been ordered to be flown at half-staff on Thursday, June 17, in honor of Staff Sgt. Wesley “Wes” Kubie, the day of his funeral.
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A GoFundMe created for the airmen that were killed and injured near Salina in a military vehicle training accident has reached over $71,000 out of its $75,000 goal.
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Proud parents, Patrick Mahomes and Brittany Matthews, have shared the first photos of baby Sterling.
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With COVID-19 pandemic guidance easing back as more residents get vaccinated, jobs and the economy are opening back up, but finding a job could be more difficult.
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One computer science coursOne computer science course can now be exchanged for a math or science credit to count toward graduation for Kansas high schoolers. e can now be exchanged for a math or science credit to count toward graduation for Kansas high schoolers.
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Ex Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid pleaded not guilty for the crash that left a 5-year-old Kansas City girl with a traumatic brain injury.
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A man from Miltonvale has been charged with 10 counts of animal cruelty for neglecting over 50 animals, including rabbits and sheep after an investigation found sick and dead animals on his property.
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The GoFundMe for a Manhattan man that was injured while attempting to change a tire on his trailer near Eudora has already reached $10,000 above its goal, less than a day since the page was created.