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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Phelps County consistently supports Republicans at all levels of government, but a progressive movement has started making inroads toward change. -
Biden And Trump's agriculture plans are less than clear, but it may not make much of a difference in the election.
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Bonus payments from the federal government because of the coronavirus were the difference in total farm income going up instead of dropping.
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The gift will create a university-related foundation that will fund research, entrepreneurship, scholarships and other projects.
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Phelps and Pulaski counties are both considered "child care deserts" because of a lack of preschool and day cares. Two grants on their way to the area will help.
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Rolla has a small but growing Hispanic population, and a local woman has opened a bodega to help serve that community.
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Scenes of college students and job recruiters crowding into huge rooms have become another tradition the coronavirus pandemic has moved onto a virtual space.
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Missouri S&T's updated master plan includes rerouting a major road into campus from Interstate 44.
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Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is promoting fair elections, saying, “This will be the safest election we’ve ever had.”
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Dairy farmers and producers say bad trade deals are hurting their opportunities in foreign markets and giving advantages to other countries.
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The brown-headed nuthatch is back in Missouri after it was chased out by logging 100 years ago.
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Missouri S&T English professor and author Sarah Hercula says our language is fraught with racism and sexism, but there is a linguistics approach to changing that.
