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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Supporters of St. Louis’ major league soccer team say a decision that will keep the team out of the U.S. Open Cup is nothing but a “cash grab” and will turn its back on soccer fans locally and nationally. -
Military spouses at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri’s Ozarks now have a single place where they can go get information, help finding a job or education opportunities and network with other spouses of soldiers. -
Junior high students from around Missouri competed to represent the state in a national contest to design and present a vision of an electrified, eco-friendly city that could be a model for life in the future. -
Reaching the milestone will qualify the airport for more federal funds right as the facility is planning to build a new terminal and attract even more travelers. -
St. Louis police Sgt. Jatonya Clayborn Muldrow alleges her transfer to another department was discriminatory, even though her title, pay and hours remained the same. Lower federal courts sided with the city, but the case made its way to the Supreme Court. -
Lincoln University in Jefferson City and Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla are two of the 33 campuses nationwide that will be part of a $262 million effort to recruit and train the next generation of agriculture workers. -
While the military installation in Missouri’s Ozarks 140 miles southwest of St. Louis serves three meals every day, the Thanksgiving dinner is its biggest and most meaningful of the year. -
Staff Sgt. Ryan Johnson received the award four years after a Taliban-led attack left him with a traumatic brain injury and months of recovery. -
In the 18 days of violence between Israel and Hamas that has plunged the region into war, people in the St. Louis area have taken to the streets. At rallies for Israel, people decried the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. But the largest demonstrations in the area have been in support of Palestinians and against the Israeli government’s relentless attacks on Gaza. -
The scheme involves IT employees doing freelance work for American companies and their paychecks going to fund North Korean weapons projects. -
The school has commissioned five composers to write a short piece its ensembles will play during concerts this year to create new music and celebrate the school’s 60th anniversary. -
The proposal would only apply to the city portion of property taxes and would have limits based on income or total property value. But supporters say every little bit helps.
