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.
Jane has more than 25 years of experience in publishing, grant writing, journalism, and non-profit management, even serving as TSPR's general manager for a time. But she has always been a reporter at heart.
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, and the Public Media Journalists Association. She also serves as faculty advisor for Knox College's award-winning student newspaper, The Knox Student.
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A Gladstone woman was found guilty of reckless homicide in the 2022 deaths of two construction workers on the Great River Bridge.
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Excerpts of three silent films will play on the big screen at Galesburg’s Orpheum Theatre this weekend, accompanied by the original scores performed by Paragon Ragtime Orchestra.
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Beau W. Admire, 43, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual assault and one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
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Schuyler-Industry schools are closed Tuesday and Wednesday, but counselors are on hand.
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At a press conference Monday afternoon at the Rushville Fire Department, Schuyler County Sheriff Bill Redshaw said there weren’t words to describe the loss for the small community.
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The 38,600 square facility will be in the Flint Ridge Business Park, 715 W. Burlington Ave., in the former Dura Plastics building.
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The FCC's Affordability Connectivity Program is winding down. The end of the program could lock out access to affordable internet for thousands of west central Illinois residents.
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Lombard Middle School students passed around 600 books from the current library to the new one.
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Water access to Lake Storey will open Saturday, March 2.
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Daylon Richardson was found guilty of two counts of murder related to Deputy Nicholas Weist’s death on April 29, 2022, on U.S. Route 150 south of Alpha.