Jonathan Ahl
Newcast Editor and Rolla CorrespondentJonathan Ahl reports from the Rolla Bureau for St. Louis Public Radio.
Before coming to St. Louis Public Radio in November of 2018, Jonathan was the General Manager for Tri States Public Radio in Macomb, Illinois. He previously was the News Director at Iowa Public Radio and before that at WCBU in Peoria, Illinois. Jonathan has also held reporting positions in central Illinois for public radio stations.
Jonathan is originally from the Chicago area. He has a B.A. in Music Theory and Composition from Western Illinois University and an M.A. in Public Affairs Reporting from the University of Illinois at Springfield. He is an avid long-distance runner, semi-professional saxophonist and die-hard Chicago Cubs fan.
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The Cardinals enter the 2025 season with the usual pageantry but low expectations for the team’s performance mean lower-than-usual ticket sales. -
Rolla Public Library is providing a lost-and-found for people who find photos and other personal items in their yards and elsewhere. -
High school and college students, families and neighbors are all pitching in to help clear the debris and start repairing the damage from the tornado that came through town on Friday night. -
The National Forest Service will not release details on the number or job duties of people let go from the Mark Twain and Shawnee National Forests. -
The kit is getting mixed reviews online. “Big yawn,” one person wrote on X. -
EarthDance Organic farm used a federal program to help pay for a solar array that now provides 87% of the power they need to teach classes and grow vegetables -
Olof Mellberg said he wants to maintain City SC’s high energy and attacking style while adding more discipline and control. -
The Rolla City Council turned away a first effort to make the city the first in the state to declare itself a “Sanctuary City for the Unborn.” -
Terror on Route 66 is running a Christmas-themed haunt called “Santa’s Slaughterhouse.” -
Extra hunting seasons are designed to help stop the spread of chronic wasting disease in deer, but a Missouri county was added to the list where it has been confirmed. -
The University of Missouri Board of Curators has approved a new $130 million building and new Ph.D. programs for the campus in Rolla. -
The former Aston Villa and Swedish National Team captain will lead City SC in its third year, following a disappointing season.
