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: Mar. 26, 2023 at 10:42 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Coach Jerome Tang had a few words of wisdom for Florida Atlantic University following K-State’s season-ending March Madness loss.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 6:19 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
One man is dead and another woman is in the hospital with serious injuries after their car was hit by an SUV on a Central Kansas highway.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 2:19 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
House Democrats in Kansas have called for hearings on three bills that would lower property taxes as Kanans receive their yearly property valuation notices which have been considered quite steep in 2023.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 10:42 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter and Lane Gillespie
An air ambulance service that serves the Sunflower State will now stock life-saving blood on every flight.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 9:01 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Boot Hill Casino will host a gaggle of big names in Kansas sports as the DraftKings sportsbook retail location opens to the public.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 8:22 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A Medical Examiner’s Office in Washington has identified the remains of a man found in the late 70s as a Topeka native nearly 45 years after the body was found.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 6:28 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
An Emporia man remains behind bars after he was charged with attempted murder following shots fired at a man in early February.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 6:02 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A passenger thrown from a vehicle during a crash on a southeastern Kansas highway has been pronounced dead.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 9:01 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter and Victoria Cassell
A recent poll has found that while Kansans who plan to vote in the 2024 Republican Primary Election may seem to favor Donald Trump, he would lose to Ron DeSantis in a head-to-head match-up.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 7:43 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A semi-truck driver was sent to the hospital after the livestock truck he was driving had flipped on a western Kansas interstate.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 1:54 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
The Better Business Bureau has warned residents about the potential for subscription service scams following Meta’s announcement of its own paid verification program.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 2:31 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter and Lane Gillespie
As a computer chip shortage in the U.S. causes prices to skyrocket, one company will open a new $1.9 billion computer chip production facility in the Sunflower State and create thousands of jobs.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 11:27 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Governor Laura Kelly has ordered flags to fly at half-staff in remembrance of the 10,000 Kansans who have lost their lives to COVID-19.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 11:47 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Game Wardens in Riley County will continue to monitor an elk they found with trash wrapped around its head and were able to save a stranded deer on the same day.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 12:17 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has made it clear that the Kansas City Chiefs are always a good bet and donated the money she made off her sports wager to the 15 and the Mahomies Foundation.
Updated: Feb. 12, 2023 at 9:37 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Kansas leaders took to social media to congratulate the Kansas City Chiefs on a well-deserved Super Bowl 57 victory.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 12:54 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has bet on the Chiefs to win the Super Bowl for a second time this season, this time for a prize of soft pretzels, Philly cheesesteaks and doughnuts.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 2:50 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Crews are working to extinguish a grass fire near the Governor’s Mansion amidst high winds.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 12:01 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
In its first six months of operation, 988 call centers in Kansas have seen a spike in calls for help as well as consistently low rates of abandoned calls.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 9:45 AM CST
|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: Jan. 31, 2023 at 7:46 AM CST
|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. 26, 2023 at 8:04 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A new, state-of-the-art mental health facility will start to provide care to children and teens in Western Kansas in February 2023.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 9:45 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Kansas State University’s Salina campus has made a new scholarship available for students, however, only the first 50 who apply will be granted funds.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 8:22 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Evergy has urged Kansans to apply for federal financial relief before its March 31 deadline to be eligible for electric utility bill funds.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 11:26 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A Eudora man was arrested after he allegedly drunkenly crashed into the front of Gambino’s Pizza and severely injured two employees.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 2:38 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Geary County officials were able to rescue a hunter who got stranded in the icy waters of Milford Lake as he attempted to gather his geese decoys in the midst of a major winter storm.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2022 at 1:44 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Nearly $2.7 million has been awarded to rural communities to invest in childcare or senior programming, community vibrancy, food services and libraries.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2022 at 12:41 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
More than 6,900 barrels of oil have now been recovered from the Keystone Pipeline oil spill in Kansas.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 8:43 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
For those headed out of state to catch the Jayhawks take on the Razorbacks in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, a Memphis organization has detailed what to do before and after the game.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 11:42 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A man from Parsons has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison following his conviction for child sex crimes.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 2:40 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
About $56 million in food assistance is available to help around 189,000 school-aged children in Kansas.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 11:32 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A veterinarian at Kansas State University has warned owners of pet food buzzwords and their actual nutritional value for their furry friends.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 11:45 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Flags have been ordered to fly at half-staff to honor Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 7:21 AM CST
|By Phil Anderson and Sarah Motter
One man is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Central Topeka early Thursday morning.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 6:29 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A Wichita man is recovering in the hospital after he fell out of the bed of a truck on an interstate ramp in Kansas City.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 2:25 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers worked three fatal crashes, one of which was classified as a DUI, and made more DUI arrests than in previous years over the Thanksgiving weekend.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 8:40 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
One person was hospitalized after a possible explosion at Emporia’s Thermal Ceramics overnight.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 1:28 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
One turkey in Douglas Co. has been pardoned from a fowl situation.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 12:02 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Kansas Game Wardens are searching for the hunter responsible for poaching an 8-point deer in Atchison Co.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 1:20 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Former KU point guard Jacque Vaughn has been named as the new head coach of the Brooklyn Nets.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 5:55 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
As the Election Day dust settles, Gov. Kelly has declared victory as the race for AG is called in Kobach’s favor.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2022 at 2:29 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Evergy has announced that it earned about $21 million less in the third quarter of 2022 than it did in the same quarter of 2021 due to fair weather and other factors.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2022 at 1:14 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Nearly $16 million will head to Kansas broadband providers to expand internet access.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2022 at 12:58 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A Utah man is recovering in a Salina hospital after he crashed his Prius into a bridge on I-70.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2022 at 12:50 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A bill to allocate more resources to USDA export promotion programs has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2022 at 11:29 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A Kansas man has been ordered to pay more than $15.2 million for a national insurance fraud scheme.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 7:39 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Two men from Texas were seriously injured when a vehicle rolled off the interstate south of Salina.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 6:56 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
The Cold Weather Rule will begin just as Daylight Saving time nears its end for the winter.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 11:35 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Two Salina men are behind bars after undercover cops found them in possession of a stolen tractor, meth and marijuana.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 8:44 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Kansas hospitals will receive $341 million each year thanks to new enhancements to an old program.
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