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 man who allegedly planned to shoot illegal immigrants and Border Patrol agents before he escaped jail has been taken back into custody near Kansas City following a high-speed chase.
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Authorities in Colorado have revealed that the case of two women reported missing out of Emporia is now considered to be a double homicide investigation.
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Two families continue their attempt to raise enough money to bring the bodies of two women home to Emporia after they were reported missing but were later found dead in Colorado.
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Two women previously reported missing from Emporia have been found deceased in rural eastern Colorado following a 10-day investigation and search.
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As three deaths are reported following 22 infections of West Nile virus in Kansas in 2023, the KDHE has warned that most of the Sunflower State is at high risk.
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A credit union advisor previously appointed by Governor Brownback to a statewide council has now been arraigned on her federal embezzlement charges.
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A 24-page manifesto and confession to authorities in Florida led to one man’s arrest for hundreds of child sex crimes that span decades, some of which took place in Kansas.
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The 39-year-old has four wins on the PGA tour, including the major held at Pebble Beach in July 2019.
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A bull terrier is back home with his Colorado family after being found in Kansas.
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One pooch found injured in the Capital City is now homeward bound - hundreds of miles away - after a microchip was credited to helping staff reunite him with his family.
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A recent report has found that those who live in the Midwest are among the hardest-working residents in the nation.
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Firefighters in Geary Co. stopped to help keep 250 pigs cool after a semi-truck broke down along I-70 in the intense heat.
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The ongoing drought is set to severely impact Kansas’ wheat harvest in 2023 and has pushed the state to make more funds for water conservation efforts available.
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A recent report has ranked Kansas as one of the most impacted states by natural disasters in the U.S.
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The Emporia community is coming together to support a family who may no longer live in the area, but still has a place in Kansas to call home.
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A new report has found that of the $10 billion lost to scammers in 2022, Kansans accounted for $58 million in lost funds.
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As the Jayhawk Football team took to the practice field for the first day of fall camp, one offensive lineman was missing from the lineup.
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Following threats made at the University of Kansas Anderson Family Football Complex earlier in the week, one Jayhawk offensive lineman has been formally charged.
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A recent report has found that while the state boasts high SAT scores, it also has a high amount of threatened or injured high school students.
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Jayhawks fans from around the nation have a chance to enter to win a drawing to watch the team in the Maui Invitational in November.
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A chiropractor in Wichita has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges in a case related to a COVID-19 program fraud case.
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A Wichita man is behind bars for child sex crimes after he was allegedly seen with a teen in his car in a Manhattan park over the weekend.
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A new report has found that Jerome Tang is the most-well respected coach on social media in college basketball.
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No injuries were reported after a crop dusting helicopter went down in a field in rural Dickinson Co. after hitting a power line.
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A teenage girl was hospitalized after her SUV veered into the path of an oncoming semi-truck and was hit on a Wichita interstate.
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A woman’s detached trailer caused a crash that resulted in serious injuries for the driver of a semi-truck in South-Central Kansas.
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A new program has awarded $6.46 million to Kansas farmers to help strengthen local and regional food supply systems.
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Officials in Riley Co. are searching for a missing man who has Down syndrome and is nonverbal.
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Kansas was recently ranked among the top states for military engagement as well as among the 20 most patriotic states.
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As Jayhawk fans patiently wait to see which NBA team will nab former star, Gradey Dick, they can now eat like him at Chipotle.
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Juvenile Bald Eagles were recently fit with backpack-style trackers that feed researchers flight data during a joint banding effort with Evergy.
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A juvenile Bald Eagle found in Douglas County has been successfully released back into the wild following its recovery from a collision with a vehicle.
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A Winfield man is dead after he was thrown from a cement mixer as it flipped along a South-Central Kansas highway.
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A 15-year-old has died following a collision on a dirtbike with a vehicle along a Southwestern Kansas county road.
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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 short chase in Wabaunsee County led officials to discover the driver had allegedly consumed nearly four times the legal limit of alcohol.
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Built to withstand a nuclear blast, 500 mph winds and any conceivable disaster, the Rolling Hills Missile Silo in Central Kansas - owned by BTB Ranch LLC - is on the market with a price tag of $150 million.
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As lift-off draws ever closer, the crew of Artemis II took to Capitol Hill recently to discuss the importance of the space mission.
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A search warrant at an Emporia home officials believed to be involved in a marijuana grow operation led officials to seize pounds of marijuana, plants and guns.
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A Missouri woman is behind bars after she was found to be intoxicated while speeding 110 mph in a 75 zone.
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A cat with nine lives was pulled from a burning Lawrence home over the weekend and was treated by animal and fire officials at the scene.
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At 19 years old, the Topeka Zoo’s lioness Zuri, famous for her pseudo-mane, has passed away.
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Keys to a new apartment in the Capital City will be given to the 20th refugee family of the War in Ukraine.
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Visitors of the David Traylor Zoo can now meet its newest addition, a bison bull calf
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The Kansas House has overrode two vetoes Governor Laura Kelly had issued on bills that put more regulations on abortion.
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has signed five new bills into law to strengthen the workforce and protect victims of stalking.
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Another disaster declaration has been issued as state officials continue to battle wildfires while high temps and dryness have created perfect conditions for grassland infernos.
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A recent report has found that Kansas is among the bottom half of the states that are most environmentally friendly.
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A location for a new Whataburger in Lawrence has been confirmed by a realtor involved in the process.
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The Tennessee man accused of killing a Kansas State University student has turned himself in after he was charged more than a year after the crime happened.
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