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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Lisa McCarthy wants to improve state trooper pay and teacher salaries to raise Missouri from the bottom of states in the U.S. She says passing an income tax cut while these needs exist was not the right thing to do. -
Tara Peters wants to improve teacher pay to raise Missouri from the bottom of states in the U.S. She also wants to increase school security by bringing armed retired veterans into schools. -
The legislation decreases the top rate to just under 5% and sets the stage for further reductions. The cut was one of the goals of the special session Parson called. -
Contour Airlines is returning to the airport on post at Fort Leonard Wood that serves military personnel and civilians with commercial flights. -
Doe Run wants to mine more land underneath the Mark Twain National Forest in southeastern Missouri. -
With a shortage of priests and low Mass attendance, closures and consolidations are likely. Church leaders are hoping to get input from the faithful. -
The University of Missouri will receive a $25 million grant to help farmers statewide change their practices to be more financially viable in the wake of climate change and also mitigate the pace of change. -
When electric vehicles are plugged in to charge, they pose a risk of fire. While that risk may be small, a Missouri S&T professor wants to know more about how EV fires start and how to best prevent them from damaging nearby people and property. -
A six-week enforcement action over the summer led to 300 southern Illinois residents who were ineligible to own a gun to surrender their Firearm Owner Identification card and get rid of their gun. -
The annual meeting of the Sustainable Ozark Partnership was an opportunity to tout big projects underway at Fort Leonard Wood and also identify areas that need improvement. -
Silvopasture is the practice of grazing livestock in a forested area instead of an open pasture. It’s a very old practice that might see new life. -
The 143-year-old document is written in a combination of German and English and contains a label design that is close to what’s on bottles and cans today.
