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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 Jul. 10, 2024 2:30 pm458d ago
A Randalia man is facing charges after Fayette County Sheriff’s deputies found over 300 marijuana plants and 58 firearms in his house, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.
Crashes Jul. 9, 2024 6:25 pm459d ago
Two United Methodist pastors in the Cedar Rapids circuit were killed in a car crash Sunday after attending a joint worship service hosted at the Veterans Memorial Building that morning.
Crime & Courts Jul. 9, 2024 12:37 pm459d ago
One person was injured in a shooting Monday night in Cedar Rapids, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
Crime & Courts Jul. 9, 2024 12:57 pm459d ago
An Iowa City man was arrested Monday on charges that he sexually abused a child at least fifteen times between December 2021 and February 2023.
Higher Ed Jul. 9, 2024 7:27 am459d ago
The University of Iowa Police Department has added decals featuring 988, the national suicide and crisis lifeline number, to all its squad cars and Nite Ride vehicles.
Crashes Jul. 23, 2024 2:09 pm445d ago
Five people died from crashes in Iowa -- including a double fatal car collision in Linn County -- during the July 4 holiday period.
Fires Jul. 9, 2024 7:25 am459d ago
The Cedar Rapids Fire Department responded to another fire Monday morning at the former Diamond V Mills plant in northwest Cedar Rapids, the second fire at that location in less than a week.
Crime & Courts Jul. 5, 2024 6:58 pm463d ago
The Cedar Rapids Fire Department saw a slight increase in fireworks related calls between July 1 and July 5 this year, compared with last year. But the calls are still down from previous years.
Fires Jul. 8, 2024 4:11 pm460d ago
A Cedar Rapids firefighter was injured Friday morning while responding to a fire at the former Diamond V Mills site, 436 G Ave. NW, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.
Crime & Courts Jul. 3, 2024 4:06 pm465d ago
Cedar Rapids Police Officers pursued a speeding vehicle Tuesday until the driver crashed into a water-filled ditch and ran from the wreck.
Crime & Courts Jul. 3, 2024 10:03 am465d ago
A man was arrested Tuesday after crashing his car in a Marion neighborhood where police say he robbed multiple people at gunpoint.
Crime & Courts Jul. 2, 2024 5:42 pm466d ago
The trials for two of the three people accused of murdering a Cedar Rapids man in Missouri have been scheduled for next year, and the third trial has yet to be scheduled.
Crashes Jul. 2, 2024 1:00 pm466d ago
One person is dead after a crash in rural Fayette County Monday, according to a crash report from the Iowa State Patrol.
Crime & Courts Jul. 1, 2024 5:08 pm467d ago
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Saturday in Benton County after a five-hour standoff with Benton County sheriff’s deputies who pulled him over for reckless driving.
Fires Jul. 2, 2024 8:12 am466d ago
A fire in a machine shed in Marion over the weekend resulted in the loss of everything in the building, including two trucks, a bobcat and other large equipment owned by Monarch Research Project.