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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. 21, 2023 12:16 pm936d ago
The Cedar Rapids Police Department is investigating a shots fired incident that reportedly resulted from a bar fight Monday night.
Crime & Courts Mar. 21, 2023 11:41 am936d ago
The Iowa City Police Department is investigating a possible shots fired incident from Monday night.
Crime & Courts Mar. 20, 2023 1:52 pm937d ago
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Friday on charges that he sexually abused a girl under the age of twelve multiple times between 2007 and 2011. The man would have been between 10 and 15 years old at the time.
Crime & Courts Mar. 20, 2023 1:47 pm937d ago
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Sunday on charges that he sexually abused two children under the age of 12.
Community Mar. 20, 2023 6:00 am937d ago
The City of Cedar Rapids is asking high school students and other emerging local artists to create art that will appear on city sidewalks when it rains.
Crime & Courts Mar. 17, 2023 8:30 pm939d ago
Capt. Randy Rowland was 21 years old when he was hired as a deputy sheriff with the Linn County Sheriff’s Office in 1980. Now, at 64, he’s retiring after working for the county for almost 43 years.
Crime & Courts Mar. 17, 2023 11:23 am940d ago
The Iowa City Police Department is investigating a shots fired incident that happened late Tuesday night.
Crime & Courts Mar. 17, 2023 6:00 am940d ago
The Linn County Juvenile Detention Center is seeking funding through the Mental Health/Disability Services of the East Central Region in order to continue its partnership with Tanager Place to provide mental health services to incarcerated juveniles.
Crashes Mar. 15, 2023 6:25 pm941d ago
A Missouri woman died Monday when her vehicle collided with two other vehicles in rural Poweshiek County, according to an Iowa State Patrol crash report.
Crime & Courts Mar. 14, 2023 12:05 pm943d ago
A woman was arrested Monday in Waukon, in connection with a fire that happened a year ago at her Waukon business.
Crime & Courts Mar. 13, 2023 8:56 pm943d ago
A Cedar Rapids man faces a voluntary manslaughter charge in connection with a fatal shooting outside an Iowa City bar on Oct. 23.
Crime & Courts Mar. 11, 2023 5:00 am946d ago
Computer forensics is a relatively new field in law enforcement, but it’s quickly become one of the most necessary, according to investigators on the Joint Forensic Analysis Cyber Team, or J-FACT, of Johnson County. The team has been busy since it formed in 2021, with its hands in almost every criminal case in the county.
Crime & Courts Mar. 10, 2023 6:27 pm946d ago
The city of Cedar Rapids is assessing the certification status of Police Chief Wayne Jerman after he turned 66 this month.
Crashes Mar. 9, 2023 4:39 pm947d ago
Two Linn Mar School District buses were involved in a collision Thursday just after 1 p.m. at the intersection of Brentwood Dr NE and C Ave NE, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
Crime & Courts Mar. 8, 2023 5:05 pm948d ago
An Edgewood woman was arrested over the weekend on charges related to a fatal ATV crash that happened almost two years ago in Edgewood, Iowa.