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 statewide rule introduced by Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has librarians concerned for their ability to curate their collections in a way that serves the entire community. -
States like Missouri that passed abortion bans after the reversal of Roe v. Wade are seeing a drop in applicants for OB-GYN residencies. -
Missouri pays its teachers some of the lowest salaries in the nation, and many educators are leaving the profession. -
After they first began arriving in Missouri in the 1830s, German immigrants helped shape the state's culture in myriad ways, as detailed in the book “Explore Missouri's German Heritage” and the documentary it inspired. -
Missouri's abortion ban includes only one exception for cases of medical emergency, which the state defines as “serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function.” But medical experts say the law lacks nuance.
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Telling patients about dangers related to certain medications would be forbidden if Gov. Mike Parson signs H.B. 2149 into law. A state board would also be barred from taking action against physicians who prescribe them. -
Nonpoint source pollution is the biggest threat to water quality today — but the Clean Water Act isn’t fully capable of tackling it, two Mizzou researchers say. -
A support group helps Tigrayan expats in St. Louis and Kansas City process the violence and turmoil in Ethiopia. -
Linda Dickerson-Bell said she believes Michael Politte, who has been imprisoned in Missouri for nearly 23 years, is innocent of the murder of his mother, Rita Politte. -
The FDA gave full approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine this week. But whether vaccine requirements pass muster may depend on the state or even municipality.
