Ongoing Coverage:

Lukas Udstuen

Student Newscaster

Although Lukas is a Minnesota native, his passion for journalism drew him southward to the University of Missouri. He joined KBIA news in 2012, and works as a news anchor and reporter.

Lukas has also interned for Minnesota Public Radio News where he worked as a local producer with All Things Considered.In the Spring of 2012, Lukas interned for various organizations in Buenos Aires, including el Foro de Periodismo Argentino. There, he worked with other journalists to create a report examining the climate of journalism in Argentina. The report received press coverage throughout Argentina as well as in Spain.

Lukas loves traveling and learning languages. He is an avid Spanish speaker and a frequent coffee drinker.

 

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Business
5:28 pm
Wed February 13, 2013

Rural Mo. town now a 'ghost of a past settlement'

Credit Lukas Udstuen / KBIA
Jim Rives' former school house in Goss, Mo. was converted into a home years ago.

Listen to the story about a town with zero residents.

Goss stands as one of the smallest towns in Missouri. While driving by, you might miss it if it weren’t for a few green road signs marking the town’s location along Route 24 in Monroe County.  If you stopped in Goss to ask for directions – you’re most likely out of luck because, well, nobody lives here. At least that’s what the 2010 U.S. Census reported.

The census shows the nation’s population is in flux. While some towns grow rapidly, others – like Goss – continue to dwindle.

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AM Newscasts
9:13 am
Wed February 13, 2013

Newscast for February 13, 2013

Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

  • More charges for suspect in VA hospital killing
  • System president discusses first year in office
  • Mo. House to mull photo ID requirement for voting
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AM Newscasts
10:18 am
Tue February 12, 2013

Newscast for February 12, 2013

Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

  • Columbia’s Catholic leaders admire Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation decision
  • Mo. senators cite credit concerns about Medicaid
  • Columbia native helps Kansas City Chorale earn two Grammy Awards
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AM Newscasts
10:28 am
Mon February 11, 2013

Newscast for February 11, 2013

Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

  • Mo. House to take up voter photo ID requirement
  • Officials seek upgrades at mental health facility
  • MU biofuel researcher wins Innovation Award
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AM Newscasts
9:52 am
Thu February 7, 2013

Newscast for February 7, 2013

Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

  • Panel reiterates arguments against MU’s potential hire of former Army psychologist
  • Recipients of proposed Ashland tax increase unclear
  • Mo. House Republicans propose smoking policy
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AM Newscasts
9:49 am
Thu February 7, 2013

Newscast for February 6, 2013

Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

  • Will Missouri Adopt A Prescription Drug Monitoring Program?
  • Mo. House panel to take up 'right to work' bill
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AM Newscasts
9:25 am
Tue February 5, 2013

Newscast for February 5, 2013

Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

  • Ex-Army leader facing MU protests heads to campus
  • Nixon And Mo. Senate Leaders Agree On At Least One Thing: No State $ For A New Rams Stadium
  • Columbia City Council examines traffic congestion
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AM Newscasts
9:11 am
Mon February 4, 2013

Newscast for February 4, 2013

Regional News Coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

  • Voter Advocacy Groups Say Mo. ID Bills Unfair, Unconstitutional
  • Mo. panel to release higher education funding proposal
  • Orlando to end Branson Christmas shows
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AM Newscasts
10:04 am
Thu January 31, 2013

Newscast for January 31, 2013

Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

  • Mo. senators hear new plans for air export aid
  • Senate panel considers Mo. open records measure
  • Joplin storm survivors receive keys to new home
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Crime
8:45 am
Wed January 30, 2013

MU Police identifies person responsible for homicide of Jeong H. Im

MU Police Chief Jack Watring announced Wednesday morning his department has identified Timothy Aaron Hoag as responsible for the 2005 homicide of Jeong H. Im, a retired faculty member at MU.

Hoag committed suicide on Aug. 9, 2012 in Columbia, and investigators matched DNA taken from the crime scene to Hoag.

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