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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More than 350 ICE detainees have spent time in the Phelps County jail this year, and more of them are on the way after a two-month pause. -
The $300 million facility with 80 independent living apartments and 210 beds in long-term care replaces buildings where the water system was linked to the Legionnaires’ outbreak. -
The airlines serving regional airports without other air service options receive federal grants that will be suspended starting Sunday. -
This year marks head coach Jim Montgomery’s first full season at the helm after he turned the team's fortunes last year and made the playoffs. -
A coalition of north side churches will be one of the organizations to begin distributing state disaster relief money, starting with $50,000. -
Smaller rural hospitals are closing or in danger of shutting down, regional facilities like Phelps Health are looking to expand to pick up the slack. -
The hospital’s involvement is a partial lifeline to the facility that has faced financial struggles, but questions about the aquatics area remain. -
The senator from Missouri said the large military installation with a long history of training soldiers and military law enforcement should be used to help ICE. -
Busch Stadium III has been sold out for most of its 20 seasons, but a losing team is keeping fans away this year. -
The man hired to build the roster for the expansion soccer club is out after two disappointing seasons. -
A Phelps County official said the $85 a night the federal government paid per detainee wasn’t covering the increased costs of transportation and additional paperwork. -
An increase in Army recruitment and enlistment has led to five more basic combat training companies at Fort Leonard Wood and a 30% increase in soldiers training there.
