Sarah Motter
Digital Producer/Assignment Editor

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: Nov. 4, 2026 at 6:58 AM CST
|By Sharon Chen and Sarah Motter
Predators are reportedly targeting kids ages 11-18 through online games with goal of mass violence or suicide
Updated: Oct. 21, 2026 at 12:55 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter, Miya Ingle and Akim Powell
Health officials have confirmed a norovirus outbreak at an elementary school in Kansas after nearly 100 cases were reported over the past week.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2026 at 12:17 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter, Amanda Alvarado and Gray News staff
Brooke Haller, 41, pleaded guilty to forging Percocet and oxycodone prescriptions in Kansas City. She lost her nursing license, was banned from federally funded hospitals and received three years' probation.
Updated: May 23, 2026 at 12:49 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter and Jordan Gartner
A former Leawood Catholic priest accused of stealing thousands of dollars from his parish has surrendered to police.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2026 at 4:26 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter and Gray News staff
Investigators noted they recovered 35 spent shell casings at the scene.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2026 at 3:55 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter and Gray News staff
Travelers at the Kansas City International Airport were evacuated Sunday after a possible threat.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2026 at 1:08 PM CST
|By Sharon Chen and Sarah Motter
With millions of birds migrating across the metro’s airspace, Kansas City has been found to be one of the most deadly cities for avian species.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2026 at 5:12 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter and Gray News staff
A man is accused of running an elaborate scheme involving unsuspecting car buyers on Facebook Marketplace.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2026 at 1:11 AM CST
|By Zoë Shriner, Sarah Motter and Gray News staff
Two 18-year-old suspects, who were arrested shortly after the shooting, are facing multiple charges, including first-degree murder.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2026 at 7:26 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter and Andrew McMunn
A restaurant in Missouri is warning against violence after they said a customer threatened to kill its staff, including a teenager, over a refund.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter and Jordan Gartner
A former Hardee’s manager in Missouri has filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired for missing approved medical leave.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter and Akim Powell
A woman in Kansas City used ChatGPT to escape a sex trafficker who allegedly abused her and threatened her child, according to authorities.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter, Zoë Shriner and Andrew McMunn
Police in Missouri are investigating after they said a stray bullet took the life of a 15-year-old outside a park just days before his birthday.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter and Akim Powell
Two people in Missouri are accused of organizing a child fighting ring and cheering as one was in a near-fatal hold.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter, Marleah Campbell, Gabe Swartz, The Associated Press and Gray News staff
Police are searching for the person responsible for a shooting at the Arrowhead Stadium practice facility.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter and Andrew McMunn
A man in Missouri is behind bars after police said he punched a teen who was seizing.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter and Gray News staff
The woman's lawsuit claims she was crushed by pieces of the fallen roof, causing severe, permanent injuries to her entire body.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter and Jordan Gartner
A Missouri couple has been charged after they allegedly abandoned their child at a courthouse.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter, Grace Smith (KCTV5) and Andrew McMunn
Officials said the family of Delshon L. Dupriest was contacted after his grave was found disrupted.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2025 at 4:45 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter and Jordan Gartner
Authorities in Missouri say a man is dead after he fell while attempting to jump onto the trailer of a moving semitruck.
Updated: May 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter and Amanda Alvarado
A man is accused of raping a child in exchange for methamphetamine for her mother.
Updated: May 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM CDT
|By Sarah Motter, Betsy Webster and Andrew McMunn
Dozens of dogs were rescued from “unimaginable conditions,” as dozens more were found deceased on a property in rural Kansas.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2025 at 12:32 AM CDT
|By Sarah Motter, Zoë Shriner and Gray News staff
The suspect faces multiple charges, including first-degree murder.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2025 at 7:47 AM CST
|By Sarah Motter and Amanda Alvarado
A dog was rescued after falling into an icy pond.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter and Dorothy Sedovic
Andrew Lester, the homeowner accused of shooting Ralph Yarl when the Black teenager rang his doorbell, took a plea deal Friday.


































