Luke X. Martin
Associate Producer, Up To DateLuke X. Martin is associate producer of KCUR’s Up To Date. Contact him at luke@kcur.org or on Twitter, @lukexmartin.
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A reform school in rural Missouri closes after allegations of abuse and neglect, how the local job market is responding to the coronavirus pandemic, one Kansas City university is rolling out a new academic department, and a retrospective analysis of MTV's video content in the 1990s. -
A new documentary goes back in Chiefs history to one player, Jim Tyrer, and how the unknown damage done playing the game he loved may have contributed to his untimely death.
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Some folks suffering from COVID-19 aren’t just laid up for a few days. The disease can leave some bed- and couch-bound for months.
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Doctors still struggle to treat COVID-19 survivors experiencing symptoms months after infection, a local transplant center takes extra care with organ recipients, and the legacy of a Kansas City Chiefs stand-out is examined in a new film.
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Just a few months ago, food insecurity was said to be at its lowest point since before the Great Recession.
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The coronavirus pandemic is increasing food insecurity among young people, and a new podcast now out on NPR explores a family operation generating millions of likes, follows and dollars in the name of gun rights.
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Independence was one of the first local districts to have kids return to classrooms. Apart from a Zoom outage on the first day, all seems to be going according to plan, says Superintendent Dale Herl.
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A check-in with the superintendent of one of the first local districts to have students back in classrooms, how powerful images shape important moments in society, and a selection of weird and wonderful things in "Secret Kansas City."
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Hospitals' top doctors warned last week that Kansas City is on the verge of uncontrolled coronavirus spread.
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With Election Day eight weeks away attention to political campaigns from Washington to Kansas and Missouri is dialing up.
