Jonathan Ahl
Reporter, St. Louis Public RadioI report from Missouri for Harvest Public Media and am also the Rolla Correspondent for St. Louis Public Radio. Before coming to St. Louis Public Radio in November of 2018, I was the general manager for Tri States Public Radio in Macomb, Illinois. I previously was the news director at Iowa Public Radio and before that at WCBU in Peoria, Illinois. I’ve also held reporting positions in central Illinois for public radio stations.
While I’ve lived in very rural areas for most of my adult life, I’m originally from the Chicago area. I have 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. You can reach me at jahl@stlpr.org or through Twitter @jonathanahl.
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After debates where local dentists made the case that fluoridated water was a crucial part of dental health, and out-of-town opponents argued it was dangerous, Rolla City Council has postponed a vote on a measure to remove fluoride from the drinking water. -
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 Rolla on Friday night. -
The proposed ordinance would have made it easier for people to sue medical providers that mail two common abortion medications to anyone in Rolla city limits. Residents called the first-in-the-state measure a "bounty hunter law." -
Terror on Route 66 is running a Christmas-themed haunt called “Santa’s Slaughterhouse.” -
Extra hunting seasons are designed to help stop the spread of chronic wasting disease in deer, but a Missouri county was added to the list where it has been confirmed. -
The University of Missouri Board of Curators has approved a new $130 million building and new Ph.D. programs for the campus in Rolla. -
Shane and Amanda Byrne are the owners of Clickety Clack Typewriters, a new store in Rolla, Missouri, that sells and services old typewriters and is fostering a community of fellow enthusiasts. -
Junior high students from around Missouri competed to represent the state in a national contest to design and present a vision of an electrified, eco-friendly city that could be a model for life in the future. -
Lincoln University in Jefferson City and Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla are two of the 33 campuses nationwide that will be part of a $262 million effort to recruit and train the next generation of agriculture workers.
