Jonathan Ahl
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 last day of the Missouri General Assembly’s legislative session ended with a thud when the Senate adjourned without the approval of a must-pass bill that helps fund the state’s Medicaid system. -
Follow along for the last day of the 2021 legislative session
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A ban on chokeholds, expanded police background checks and higher pay for most county sheriffs are in the bipartisan, compromise bill.
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Missouri's budget does not include money to extend Medicaid to 275,000 low-income people, despite a constitutional amendment approved by voters.
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The Garrison Commander is reinstating a neighborhood mayors program to give voice to soldiers and their families and foster a better sense of community.
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The USDA backed away from forcing livestock farmers to use electronic identification tags, but an advocacy group is still trying legal means to keep it from happening in the future.
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The House passed a wide-ranging bill with amendments including limits on local government closures and regulations on how school boards hear from angry parents.
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An increasing number of farmers believe in climate change and that it will negatively affect them. But as a group they don't think humans are to blame.
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The Missouri legislature is considering a number of proposals that would change how ballot initiatives get before voters and the requirements needed to vote.
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The current version of the state budget does not include funding for the voter-approved Medicaid expansion.
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Five Rolla City Council members up for reelection voted for a mask mandate, and all five of them lost in this month's election.
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UMSL, UMKC and Missouri S&T all have more first-time college students committed to coming this fall than at the same time last year.
