
Sarah Motter
Digital News Producer at KCTV-TV (Kansas City, MO)
Digital Producer at WIBW-TV (Topeka, KS)
I am the Digital News Producer for WIBW 13 NEWS in Topeka. Aspiring journalist. Kansas native. Bird mom.
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wibw.com | Sarah Motter
SHAWNEE, Kan. (KCTV) - The quick response and sharp observation of law enforcement officials have been credited for the early-morning arrest of a theft suspect. The Shawnee, Kansas, Police Department says that around 5 a.m. on Monday, May 26, law enforcement officials were notified that a theft had occurred at a business in the Bonner Springs Industrial Park in the 4000 block of Powell Drive.
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wibw.com | Sarah Motter
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - Church dignitaries and Catholic leaders assembled in Kansas City to ring in the Mass of Installation for the metro’s new Archbishop. The Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas, announced on Tuesday, May 27, that Archbishop Shawn McKnight has been installed as the 12th Bishop and 5th Archbishop of the Archdiocese. He was appointed on April 8, 2025, to become one of the final U.S. bishops named by Pope Francis before the Holy Father’s passing.
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2 weeks ago |
wibw.com | Sarah Motter
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas City’s very own amusement park announced that the cold has delayed the opening of a beloved theme park this season. Worlds of Fun announced on Thursday, May 22, that due to unseasonably cold weather, the opening of Oceans of Fun has been pushed back a week to Saturday, May 31. Meanwhile, the Worlds of Fun amusement park is set to open daily as expected. For more information about the park, click HERE. Copyright 2025 KCTV. All rights reserved.
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2 weeks ago |
wibw.com | Sarah Motter
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City man will spend three decades in prison after he was found to have sold hundreds of pounds of narcotics as part of an area drug ring. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri announced on Tuesday, May 20, that Codi J. Monteer, 38, of Kansas City, Missouri, has been sentenced for his role in the ring. On Oct.
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2 weeks ago |
wibw.com | Sarah Motter
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas woman wanted on several drug-related charges was found and arrested in Platte County over the weekend. Platte County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Sunday, May 18, indicate that Macenzie M. Bassett, 27, of Leavenworth, Kansas, was found and arrested on drug-related charges. An arrest warrant filed by the Leavenworth County Attorney’s Office revealed that on Jan. 5, 2023, Bassett allegedly distributed a felonious amount of narcotics.
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BREAKING: The Senate voted 27-11 to override the governor's veto of the controversial Ad Astra 2 map. https://t.co/UqcvZeZBom

Kansas law already prohibits felons from possessing weapons. https://t.co/D59QYdGtQt

REDISTRICTING MAP: The map’s passage through the Senate marks the first step on a long road as it heads to the Kansas House for consideration. https://t.co/ApYYY48xkJ