Jonathan Ahl
Jonathan 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.
-
New numbers from the USDA show rural areas are losing their grocery, specialty food and convenience stores and gaining some dollar stores and superstores. -
A new U.S. Department of Agriculture report found the percentage of farms that are small and family owned remained unchanged from 2011 to 2020, holding steady at 89% of all farms.
-
The same storm system that hit Edwardsville and ravaged areas in Kentucky, Arkansas and Tennessee first reached tornado status near the community of Defiance.
-
All active-duty soldiers in the Army are required to get the shot, and those who don’t will face disciplinary action.
-
Ashcroft said voter turnout is much higher in partisan elections for state and federal offices, and changing local and municipal elections could bring more people to the polls. But the idea is already drawing criticism.
-
Hunters and trappers believe they are close to having the nuisance animals under control in southern Missouri.
-
The money will be used to help hospitals with staffing and to set up five sites to give antibodies to high-risk patients.
-
The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act could provide state agencies with money to protect habitats of endangered and threatened plants and animals.
-
Advocates say growing niche market food, herbs and botanicals lowers the entry cost to farming and can also make smaller farms more profitable.
-
The governor’s talking points to highlight the state’s economic status cite various sources, and economists say some are more viable than others.
