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 appeared in print and on air across the state and 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.
In 2024, Jane won the Best Reporter award for small market radio in the Illinois News Broadcasters Association's Crystal Mic competition.
She also serves as faculty advisor for Knox College's award-winning student newspaper, The Knox Student.
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Julie Humes is a flight nurse with Air Evac Lifeteam Base 144, which is based in Macomb. She has been named one of the American Ambulance Association’s Stars of Life, one of 32 EMS professionals nationwide honored this year. -
The city of Monmouth unveiled its downtown streetscape beautification project with a ribbon-cutting at the entrance to Market Alley. A $3 million Rebuild Illinois grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity funded around 75% of the upgrades. -
David L. Nicholson Klingerman Jr., 29, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. -
Marcy L. Olgesby, 53, was convicted of poisoning Richard Young with eye drops and other medication, then hiding his body in a Maquon storage unit. -
A Knox County woman convicted of poisoning her longtime boyfriend with eye drops and then hiding his body in a storage unit filed a motion saying she wants new legal representation as her sentencing hearing approaches. -
Tim Farquer, 53, faces felony charges of official misconduct and two misdemeanor charges for compiling a spreadsheet of information about students who contracted hand, foot, and mouth disease earlier this school year. -
The concern is taking care of the millions of dollars of improvements to the public square. -
Blaze Burford, president of AFSCME Local 1274, said the same issues are plaguing the prison as last year. They don’t have enough staff, disciplinary policies are not consistently enforced, and drugs continue to circulate. -
Judge Nigel Graham granted the state’s recommendation of a 50-year sentence for Timothy L. Smith, now 42, for the murder of Darrell J. Hocker, 51, in November 2023.
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The expansion was made possible through a DCFS Expansion grant and addresses a critical need in Fulton County. As of Aug. 3, 110 children were in foster care in the county.
