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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
Crashes Nov. 1, 2024 10:22 am343d ago
A Cedar Rapids man has died a week after he was hit by a vehicle while crossing the street, according to the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
Crashes Nov. 1, 2024 8:04 am343d ago
A Hopkinton man has died from injuries he sustained earlier this month when his car crashed, according to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.
Crime & Courts Nov. 1, 2024 7:46 am343d ago
The owner of an Iowa City venue has been charged with disorderly house after two women were stabbed and a fight broke out there Sunday.
News Oct. 29, 2024 5:21 pm346d ago
A 15-year-old boy has died from injuries he sustained Monday when he became trapped by a skid loader as a man was using it to move a hay bale on a farm in rural Marion, according to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.
Crime & Courts Oct. 29, 2024 1:16 pm346d ago
An Iowa City woman and her teenage daughter were arrested this weekend after police say the teen stabbed a gas station employee who owed her money.
Crime & Courts Oct. 29, 2024 11:21 am346d ago
An Iowa City man was arrested Tuesday on charges that he lit an air conditioning unit on fire in the alleyway behind a downtown Iowa City bar.
Crime & Courts Oct. 29, 2024 6:42 pm346d ago
An Iowa City woman was arrested Monday on charges that she stabbed two people, one of whom is pregnant, in a downtown club early Sunday morning.
Health Care and Medicine Oct. 28, 2024 5:16 pm347d ago
A middle-aged Iowa resident who was being treated at the University of Iowa has died from Lassa fever, a viral illness that is spread rats found in West Africa, according to a Monday news release from Iowa Department of Health and Human Services.
Crime & Courts Oct. 29, 2024 8:08 am346d ago
Two people were injured in a stabbing early Sunday morning in downtown Iowa City, according to a news release from the Iowa City Police Department.
Crime & Courts Oct. 28, 2024 11:04 am347d ago
A Marion man was arrested Friday on charges that he stole more than $100,000 from his elderly mother while he was acting as her caregiver.
Small Business News Oct. 27, 2024 5:00 am348d ago
Naftaly Stramer and Ofer Sivan have been selling falafel in Iowa City almost as long as they’ve known how to make it. Their restaurant, Oasis Falafel, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Oasis also sells its hummus in grocery stores.
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 31, 2024 12:13 pm344d ago
Republican state Rep. Steven Bradley is facing a challenge this November from the same candidate he ousted four years ago — Andy McKean, a longtime Republican who became a Democrat in a rebuke of then-President Donald Trump.
Crime & Courts Oct. 24, 2024 5:16 pm351d ago
A Johnson County man who was arrested at the beginning of the month on various drug charges has now been charged with selling fentanyl to a 21-year-old man who died Oct. 2.
Crime & Courts Oct. 24, 2024 4:52 pm351d ago
A Cedar Rapids man is accused of assaulting his mother in her North Liberty home and attempting to strangle her with an American flag.
Local Government Oct. 24, 2024 7:30 am351d ago
The city of Cedar Rapids has submitted an appeal to the Iowa Department of Transportation to approve the use of two automated traffic enforcement cameras that were rejected last month.