Emily Woodbury
Senior Producer, St. Louis Public RadioEmily Woodbury joined the St. Louis on the Air team in July 2019. Prior to that, she worked at Iowa Public Radio as a producer for two daily, statewide talk programs. She is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a degree in journalism and a minor in political science. She got her start in news radio by working at her college radio station, KRUI.
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A new invasive tick species was recently found in St. Louis County, with more sightings expected this spring and summer. -
Scientists have uncovered surprisingly little about copperhead snakes, until now. A six-year study on copperheads at Powder Valley has gained new insight on their population size, how they move through their environment, and more. -
Since 1990, the St. Louis Zoo has played an instrumental role in bringing Tahitian snails back from the brink of extinction. -
Tonia Haddix operates Sunrise Beach Safari near the Lake of the Ozarks. But PETA is pushing for Haddix to be charged with perjury and obstruction of justice — and for her license to be revoked — after Haddix was shown lying to a judge about a chimpanzee's death. -
Peanut is a notable example of how plastic pollution can harm wildlife — and how an individual animal’s story can be a powerful tool in promoting social change. -
Interested in partaking in a once-in-13-years culinary experience? “Anything you can make with shrimp you can make with cicadas,” said Nicole Pruess, invertebrate keeper at the Missouri Botanical Garden. -
More than 150 people have called for Gov. Mike Parson to grant Brian Dorsey clemency — including corrections officers, Republican state representatives, jurors, and the Missouri Supreme Court judge who upheld Dorsey’s conviction and death sentence in 2009. -
Results from recent polling suggest that there’s enough political will to end the practice of switching between daylight saving time and standard time every spring and fall. -
In Missouri, agriculture, urban development and man-made flood control measures have replaced 87% of the state’s original wetlands. -
Does gender dysphoria count as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act? The question lies at the center of a federal lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri earlier this month.
