Jane Carlson
Regional ReporterJane Carlson is TSPR's regional reporter.
She grew up on a farm at the edge of the woods along the banks of Pope Creek in west central Illinois and has a degree in English from Monmouth College. Her family always played NPR for the sows in the farrowing house.
Her work has won awards from the Illinois Press Association, Illinois News Broadcasters Association, Best of Gannett, Public Media Journalists Association, and Radio Television Digital News Association.
She also serves as faculty advisor for Knox College's award-winning student newspaper, The Knox Student.
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Illinois Education Association members elected Karl Goeke as president of the union. -
In a report released March 6, the agency said the probable cause of the crash was the school bus driver’s impairment and fatigue from prescription medications. -
A retired Illinois State Police Master Sergeant from McDonough County has won the Republican primary for State Senate District 36. -
Josh Higgins, an Air Force veteran, school board member, and crop insurance salesman from Henderson County has won the Republican primary for the 94th State House District, ousting the longtime incumbent. -
Austin "AJ" Cox, an investigator with the Monmouth Police Department and a Warren County board member, beat three other candidates who ran in the Republican primary to succeed retiring Sheriff Martin Edwards. -
Joe Moon, a retired state trooper, received 2,133 votes to current Sheriff Nicholas Petitgout’s 1753, according to unofficial results. -
The lawsuit, which makes civil rights and wrongful death claims, was filed this week in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. -
Damage from the tornadoes was mainly to outbuildings and trees, according to the National Weather Service. -
Louis A. Glossip, 46, charged with three counts of theft, three counts of official misconduct, and one count of forgery. -
Two Galesburg businesses are seeking reductions in their assessed value that, if granted by the state Property Tax Appeal Board, would lower the school district’s levied income by $235,000 a year.
