Sarah Motter
Digital Producer/Assignment Editor
Topeka, Kan.

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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|By Sarah Motter and Jordan Gartner
Game wardens in Kansas say they searching for a poacher after finding a headless deer in Clay County.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2023 at 9:33 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Children in foster care in the Topeka area are set to receive new high-quality bags to store their belongings just in time for the holidays.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2023 at 1:27 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Charges are now pending for two poachers found illegally harvesting deer off of private property in rural eastern Kansas.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2023 at 11:09 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
An 18-year-old from Kansas City was seriously injured after he was thrown from his vehicle as it flipped through the air off of I-70.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2023 at 4:54 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A Eudora woman is behind bars after she allegedly led law enforcement officials on a late-night chase while intoxicated over the weekend.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2023 at 10:24 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A Lawrence man has been arrested months after an investigation was opened when another was dropped off at a local hospital with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2023 at 1:37 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Suspicious mail prompted a Hazmat Team response at Topeka’s Memorial Hall forcing an evacuation of the building that houses several state offices.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2023 at 12:13 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A handful of organizations have received a total of $1.6 million to help support victims of domestic violence and increase parents’ visitation time with children.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 8:53 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Federal regulators are considering a new ban on a chemical known to cause serious health risks including cancer and reproductive issues.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2023 at 1:34 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
An investigation has been opened after a home in the Oakland neighborhood was vandalized with messages of hate on Halloween.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2023 at 7:36 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
The parent company of the state’s professional soccer team is set to invest around $7 million in community projects following a settlement with the Kansas Department of Commerce.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2023 at 11:40 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
A Kansas businessman has been accused of using his position at an engineering firm as one from Missouri allegedly funneled $1 million into his bank account for subcontracts involving nuclear weapons.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2023 at 7:49 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
An audit of the Douglas Co. Jail phone system has found that a data entry error led to incorrectly recording privileged phone calls between attorneys and clients that were accidentally accessed.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2023 at 2:42 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
A security issue experienced by the Kansas Judicial Branch has now extended its repercussions to the Kansas Department for Children and Families.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2023 at 10:04 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter and Gray News staff
A reward was offered for info leading to arrest of a suspect who threw a jug of milk at a passing tractor-trailer.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2023 at 9:40 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Those talented at hunting, foraging and creating their own culinary masterpiece with Kansas-caught foods have been invited to put their skills to the test in a new cooking competition.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2023 at 8:46 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Freshly released data has found that one domestic violence incident is reported in Kansas every 24 minutes, and in 2022, 35 of those ended with a victim deceased.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2023 at 9:14 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Three of the largest electric utilities in Kansas and Missouri have been called out for their regression in climate action as they plan to produce more gas-burning power plants by 2030.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2023 at 9:16 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Kansas’s Death Penalty Defense Unit has taken up the case of a man accused of raping and murdering a 5-year-old girl in Topeka.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2023 at 1:45 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
A traffic stop in which an Eudora Police Officer was caught in a suspect’s vehicle door as he sped off at 100 mph has led to one man’s arrest.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2023 at 1:27 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
A man previously convicted for violating the Securities Act has now been sentenced to jail and community service for violating an injunction related to the case.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2023 at 11:54 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
A dog was pulled from a double-wide trailer and taken to an Emporia veterinarian over the weekend after a fire started in the kitchen.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2023 at 11:43 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Bald eagle research in the Sunflower State has been extended an additional three years and will now include nearly 30 birds.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2023 at 7:53 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
A man convicted of child sex crimes in 2022 has been pronounced dead after he was taken from Lansing Correctional Facility to the KU Medical Center.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2023 at 1:44 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
One Kansas man is in hot water after a federal indictment alleged he aimed a laser pointer at a passing aircraft.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2023 at 8:44 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
No injuries were reported after a sedan side-swiped a school bus with 12 children on board along a Kansas City highway.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2023 at 7:18 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
As the death of 5-year-old Zoey Felix continues to shake the Topeka community, one church is coming together to support survivors of sexual assault in her honor.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2023 at 11:29 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter and Gray News staff
A man has been arrested in connection with the rape and killing of a 5-year-old girl, police in Topeka said.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2023 at 8:33 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
One man has been arrested for the rape and murder of a 5-year-old child who died in Southeast Topeka.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2023 at 7:48 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Around $350 million has been earmarked for a handful of road construction projects to expand and reconstruct Kansas roadways through 2028.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 8:37 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
A U.S. Representative from Kansas has called on national leaders to help overturn the listing of the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened and endangered species.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 11:22 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
An investigation into one Kansas school district’s policies remains ongoing after a student was left on the bus for more than five hours when they fell asleep.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 9:01 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
A new service center to mainstream emergency and outage responses has opened for Evergy in Atchison.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 12:49 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Kansans are marking National Service Dog Day on Sept. 20 as a resolution to recognize the day has unanimously passed the U.S. Senate.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 2:23 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
More than $500,000 has been sent to the Sunflower State to enhance recycling and waste management efforts across Kansas.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 11:32 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
As a private prison attempts to reopen as an ICE detention facility in Leavenworth, the ACLU is reminding commissioners why the facility was closed in the first place.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 9:57 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
The University of Kansas has blamed its fall in ranking among the best public universities on a change in the way the rankings are scored.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2023 at 1:27 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Nearly $10 million has been granted to several Kansas organizations to improve the lives of children and families in Kansas.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2023 at 11:12 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
One man is behind bars while another recovers from life-threatening injuries following an attempted murder near Lake Perry.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2023 at 9:52 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Kansans who struggle to pay their phone and internet bills may be eligible for two assistance programs offering discounts.
GRAPHIC: Manifesto leads to man’s arrest for various child sex crimes in Florida, Kansas, police say
Updated: Sep. 7, 2023 at 10:31 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter and Gray News staff
A man was arrested in connection with a case that covered hundreds of child sex crimes that spanned decades in different states, police said.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2023 at 6:33 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
A man wanted for alleged parole violations is back in jail after he led law enforcement officials on a dangerous chase through Lawrence.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2023 at 1:19 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
A grant of more than $1.3 million is set to help recruit and retain volunteer firefighters and leadership across Kansas.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2023 at 8:41 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Following a viral fight at a Morgan Wallen concert over the weekend, Kansas law enforcement officials are detailing Stand Your Ground laws.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 6:32 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
The man who attempted to hide from his fentanyl death court appearance has been arrested after he was found in a basement west of Lawrence.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 11:38 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter and Gray News staff
The 39-year-old has four wins on the PGA tour, including the major held at Pebble Beach in July 2019.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 11:00 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter and Gray News staff
A bull terrier is back home with his Colorado family after being found in Kansas.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 9:44 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Evergy has warned customers that scammers continue to target those who pay their utility bills following two recent attempts.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 2:12 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
Parents and students have been urged to continue to report any school safety concerns after an elementary school student was reported to have displayed an airsoft gun on a morning bus ride.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 1:33 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter
One man was arrested after a verbal altercation led to a short chase that ended in a frat house parking lot when a tire iron was brought out.