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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After a middling start, the Battlehawks ended up with the best record in the upstart spring football league. -
David Critchley wants a style of play to have fans "on the end of their seats" and has plans to immediately implement a more aggressive mindset. -
A new $8 million EMS base will consolidate ambulance and helicopter services in Rolla with the goal of better serving the region that is seeing fewer health care providers. -
Dentists say adding fluoride to drinking water is a major benefit for healthy teeth, but opponents are having some success with local and statewide bans. -
Rolla High School students put the phrase “the show must go on” to the test as they attempt to recover from a tornado to stage the musical “Chicago.” -
The Cardinals enter the 2025 season with the usual pageantry but low expectations for the team’s performance mean lower-than-usual ticket sales. -
Rolla Public Library is providing a lost-and-found for people who find photos and other personal items in their yards and elsewhere. -
High school and college students, families and neighbors are all pitching in to help clear the debris and start repairing the damage from the tornado that came through town on Friday night. -
The National Forest Service will not release details on the number or job duties of people let go from the Mark Twain and Shawnee National Forests. -
The kit is getting mixed reviews online. “Big yawn,” one person wrote on X. -
EarthDance Organic farm used a federal program to help pay for a solar array that now provides 87% of the power they need to teach classes and grow vegetables -
Olof Mellberg said he wants to maintain City SC’s high energy and attacking style while adding more discipline and control.
