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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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. 26, 2023 at 8:49 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A hearing has been set for a bill that requires Kansas schools to create a standardized procedure to handle and discipline cases of bullying.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 2:21 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Washburn University’s Crane Observatory will open to the public for a handful of nights of free sessions to view outer space.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 2:04 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A pair from California has been federally charged with attempting to sell meth they brought with them in Kansas.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 1:52 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A Kansas Senator has introduced a bill in the 2023 session that would require those in positions of religious power to report child abuse and neglect.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 1:25 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A bill to eliminate the statute of limitations for cases of childhood sexual abuse has been introduced in the Kansas Statehouse.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 11:21 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
The Kansas Supreme Court will hear a case out of Shawnee Co. in which voting organizations claim a state law suppresses their ability to aid Kansans.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 8:47 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
The Kansas Supreme Court will hear a case out of Shawnee County that involves a minor’s confession to sexually assaulting his stepsister.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 8:25 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A new report has found that 97% of graduates from Kansas State University found employment within the first year after graduation.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 7:55 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A Lawrence man is behind bars after a 9-hour standoff ended in the early-morning hours following reports of a man threatening victims with a gun.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 9:36 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A Wichita man has pleaded guilty to selling the pill that was found to have been laced with fentanyl to a woman which caused her death.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2023 at 5:33 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Kansans could see a minimum wage of $16 per hour by 2027.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 12:46 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Evergy has warned customers that some have reported attempts to defraud them out of their hard-earned money through Cash App.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 11:38 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A new report has found that Kansans saw the 8th largest decrease in week-to-week unemployment claims.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 9:38 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
U.S. Representative Tracey Mann has been welcomed to a new committee and will again grace the House’s Agriculture Committee.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 9:11 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
For the 118th Congress, U.S. Representative Jake LaTurner has again be named to the House Oversight and Accountability Committee.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 8:44 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Washburn students dazzled spectators and judges alike with their biomedical research at a statewide research symposium.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 8:31 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
As inflation continues to affect Kansans’ wallets - especially on grocery items like eggs - Kansas Governor Laura Kelly continues to push her “Axing Your Taxes” plan.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 7:47 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Kansas State University has announced the 10 local and out-of-state startups accepted to the 2023 cohort of its Accelerator program.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 2:33 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Evergy has sent a call out for renewable energy projects that will help it reach its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2045.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 1:46 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
The man who had been convicted of his girlfriend’s 2018 murder was found dead in his Hutchinson prison cell.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 12:04 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A bill has been introduced in the Kansas House of Representatives to disallow exceptions to a law that currently allows teens to get married in certain cases.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 11:37 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
One elementary school teacher in Topeka will go home with $25,000 and the title of Milken Educator following a surprise during a schoolwide assembly.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 7:22 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
The name Clay Shively is one that will be remembered for years to come.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 12:33 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A rare sight as far south as Kansas, officials helped rescue a Snowy Owl - the first in Lane County - over the weekend.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 12:02 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A new organization in Kansas has launched in the face of rising healthcare costs with the hope to fight inflation.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 11:37 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has urged Kansans to take steps toward safety during Radon Action Month in January 2023.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 9:09 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A researcher at Kansas State University has been awarded $580,000 of $2.5 million to study how diseases spread under complex conditions.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 8:00 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
As employers slowly migrate to a more digital setting, Kansas State University will offer a new digital engagement certificate to help fill the gaps.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 2:24 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Busch Light, the sponsor of Kevin Harvick - who just announced his retirement from NASCAR - will offer one fan a $2 million payout if he wins the Daytona 500 in February.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 2:14 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A political organization in Kansas wants to cap Kansas’ State Funds Budget at $18.2 billion based on the rate of population growth and inflation.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 1:40 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A U.S. Representative from Kansas has made a commitment to his district - the Big First - as the 118th Congress begins.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 12:56 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
As a result of a program between the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and Emporia State University, trout have been stocked in Emporia’s King Lake for the first time.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 12:40 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A lawyer in Washington D.C., Maryland and Kansas has been suspended from the practice of law in all three locations following a case that stems from trustee misconduct.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 12:20 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A second-generation sign company in Emporia will be honored as the 2022 Business of the Year at the 125th Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 11:25 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A Chief Medical Officer from the Kansas City area will now take the helm of Lawrence’s hospital system.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 9:50 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A new ordinance that bars Topekans from possessing in any way a cut catalytic converter goes into effect on Monday.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 9:35 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
A new report has found that Kansas is one of the ten best states to drive in with low traffic congestion and gas prices.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 1:56 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Flags across the State of Kansas have been ordered to fly at half-staff in honor of fallen Wichita firefighter Larry Feuerborn.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 1:51 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
As the Social Security Program is expected to be exhausted by 2035, Congressman Jake LaTurner has helped reintroduce legislation that would keep it afloat.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 1:35 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Officials have made yet another play to keep the lesser prairie chicken off the endangered species list before primary nesting season.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 11:10 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Kansans will have the chance to honor civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. at an annual march around the Statehouse.
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. 12, 2023 at 9:32 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Senators Jerry Moran and Amy Klobuchar have called on officials at the FAA to find the root cause of a system failure that grounded flights nationwide and ensure it never happens again.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 7:40 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Senator Roger Marshall has urged officials to grant a 90-day extension to challenge federal broadband maps for all Americans.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 1:23 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
U.S. Representative Jake LaTurner has been named to one of the most influential committees in the House - the House Appropriations Committee.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 12:22 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Washburn University has named one name familiar to many around Topeka as its new president.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 11:17 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
An alleged fugitive from New York who was wanted for child sex crimes has been arrested and remains behind bars in Shawnee Co.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 9:56 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
An Overland Park company has been fined after it was found to be in violation of laws protecting children and renovators from lead-based paint.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 9:18 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter
Small businesses have urged the Kansas Legislature to keep their interests in the forefront of their mind during the 2023 session.
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