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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Four Republican candidates are running in the primary for Warren County Sheriff. Unless an independent candidate files to run it in the general election later this year, the winner of the primary will run unopposed in the general election. -
Jamieson Community Center and Pattee Foundation are partnering to buy older homes in Monmouth, improve them, then sell them to individuals and families. -
The juvenile detention center in Galesburg will begin transferring all youth detained at the facility to other locations as soon as “practicable,” according to a formal notice of closure filed in federal court. -
The Galesburg City Council on Monday unanimously approved the appointment of Chuck Reynolds to fill the vacant Ward 3 seat/ -
Nichole M. Schmidt, 43, was sentenced to more than 25 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. -
The announcement came the day after the Knox County board approved up to $500,000 in emergency funding for the juvenile detention center, and amid an ongoing federal class action lawsuit against the facility.
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The county board on Wednesday approved a resolution authorizing the county treasurer to transfer funds in the amount necessary to keep the juvenile detention home solvent while waiting for state reimbursement.
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“Right in the Eye” is a live movie concert that pairs short, silent films by French filmmaker Georges Méliès with musicians performing on stage. -
A $5 million investment from 1965 Monmouth College graduate William Goldsborough and his wife, Beverly, will be used in several ways on the private liberal arts college campus. -
The city council has approved an option to purchase nine-acre parcel on 12th Street and has given the go-ahead to establish a Tax Increment Financing district on the city’s east side.
