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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 Sep. 5, 2024 11:46 am401d ago
A juvenile was stabbed Wednesday evening during a fight at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center, according to a news release from the Iowa City Police Department.
News Sep. 5, 2024 7:29 am401d ago
A truck that was reported stolen 47 years ago was discovered 20 feet deep in the Coralville Lake and pulled out last month, according to a news release from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office.
News Sep. 4, 2024 7:44 am402d ago
A Cedar Rapids food pantry that announced last Wednesday it would be closing unless it could raise $50,000 by the end of the week will remain open after receiving almost $45,000 in donations.
Crime & Courts Sep. 4, 2024 7:42 am402d ago
A Marshalltown man was arrested over the weekend on charges that he intentionally hit and killed a Tama man with his car.
Crime & Courts Sep. 3, 2024 2:01 pm403d ago
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Sunday on charges that he sexually abused a 4-year-old girl in June.
Health Care and Medicine Sep. 3, 2024 8:05 am403d ago
In order to access disability services through Medicaid, Iowans have to be approved for a disability waiver. Some waivers have a waitlist of five years, which means families must wait to access things like respite care, wheelchairs, occupational therapy and other services.
Crime & Courts Aug. 29, 2024 2:46 pm408d ago
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested this week on charges that he stole more than $130,000 worth of copper and motor windings from a company that rebuilds locomotive motors in southwest Cedar Rapids.
Crashes Aug. 29, 2024 11:21 am408d ago
A Central City man was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a motorcycle crash Wednesday night in rural Linn County, according to a news release from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.
News Aug. 29, 2024 1:59 pm408d ago
Together We Achieve, a nonprofit food pantry that started as a derecho recovery Facebook group in 2020, is asking the community to help it raise $50,000 in an effort to avoid closing its doors permanently.
Crime & Courts Aug. 29, 2024 10:26 am408d ago
One person was found injured with a gunshot wound early Wednesday morning in Linn County’s Morgan Creek Park, according to a news release from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.
Crime & Courts Aug. 29, 2024 8:14 am408d ago
A man was arrested Tuesday on charges that he shot into a crowd of people in Iowa City last month.
Crime & Courts Aug. 28, 2024 7:26 am409d ago
City clerk said she had ‘gut feeling’ something was wrong after paying invoice.
Crime & Courts Aug. 27, 2024 11:54 am410d ago
Multiple people were arrested this week on charges of conspiracy and money laundering after police say they worked together to steal more than $60,000 from an Iowa City bank.
Crime & Courts Aug. 27, 2024 7:35 am410d ago
One person was injured Saturday night in a shooting in southwest Cedar Rapids, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
News Aug. 23, 2024 4:46 pm414d ago
Over 70 people reported seeing a meteor streak across the sky Friday morning in the Midwest, including several reports from folks in Eastern Iowa, according to data recorded by the American Meteor Society.