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Emily Andersen
I’m the Public Safety Reporter for The Gazette. I’ve always enjoyed writing and decided to be a newspaper reporter after my sophomore English teacher encouraged me to join my high school newspaper. I love news-style writing because it’s concise and straight forward. This job is great because I spend my days talking to people and sharing important and interesting stories. When I’m not at work I can usually be found playing card games or watching movies with my family.
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Latest Articles by Emily Andersen
Crime & Courts Mar. 10, 2025 8:24 am214d ago
He and others worked together to forge and cash more than $13,000 worth of checks, with help from people recruited from homeless shelters and food banks, criminal complaints state.
Crime & Courts Mar. 10, 2025 8:29 am214d ago
An 18-year-old from North Liberty was arrested Thursday on charges that he possessed and distributed sexually explicit videos of children multiple times during the last four years.
Crime & Courts Mar. 10, 2025 9:19 am214d ago
The Cedar Rapids Police Department has released the names of three people who were found dead Thursday in what police believe was a double murder/suicide.
Crime & Courts Mar. 7, 2025 8:12 am217d ago
Three people are dead after what police believe was a murder/suicide Thursday in Cedar Rapids, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
News Mar. 6, 2025 7:20 am218d ago
An Iowa City building that houses a veterans affairs clinic, a military recruitment office, and a water science center for the U.S. Geological Survey could be sold by the federal government after the U.S. General Services Administration announced Tuesday it is determining the efficiency of the space.
Crime & Courts Mar. 5, 2025 11:14 am219d ago
Two people were arrested Tuesday on charges that they forged multiple fake checks and used them to steal more than $25,000 from their Iowa City employer.
News Mar. 3, 2025 3:26 pm221d ago
The Cedar Rapids Police Department is investigating a homicide after a woman was found dead Friday morning in southwest Cedar Rapids, according to a news release from the police department.
News Feb. 28, 2025 4:16 pm224d ago
The Cedar Rapids Police Department is asking for the public’s help as its investigates a body found in the city’s southwest quadrant.
News Feb. 28, 2025 8:26 am224d ago
One man died Thursday afternoon after falling through the ice at Chain Lakes County Park near Palo, according to a news release from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.
Crime & Courts Feb. 27, 2025 10:17 am225d ago
An Iowa City man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he attempted to meet a 16-year-old to engage in sex acts.
News Feb. 27, 2025 7:58 am225d ago
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced in a press conference Wednesday that she will be filing lawsuits under the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act against Bitcoin Depot and CoinFlip, the two most popular cryptocurrency ATM companies in Iowa, for their role in helping scammers steal more than $20 million dollars from Iowans.
News Feb. 26, 2025 8:50 am226d ago
A K9 officer with the Mount Vernon-Lisbon police department that went missing Monday night was found dead in a pond Tuesday morning after an overnight search.
Crime & Courts Feb. 25, 2025 3:36 pm227d ago
A Cedar Rapids man is charged with attempted murder and first-degree robbery after police say he stabbed a barbershop employee in the back with a knife.
Crashes Feb. 24, 2025 4:51 pm228d ago
The Iowa City Fire Department has extended condolences to the loved ones of a 99-year-old woman who died after being struck by a fire engine Sunday morning.
Crime & Courts Feb. 25, 2025 8:34 am227d ago
One person was injured and one was arrested after a reported stabbing Monday in Cedar Rapids, according to a press release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.