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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
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
Fires May. 18, 2023 3:55 pm940d ago
A woman was killed Thursday morning in a garage fire in southwest Cedar Rapids, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.
Crime & Courts Jun. 7, 2023 2:21 pm920d ago
A second man has been arrested in relation to a shooting in Iowa City last weekend that left one person injured, according to a news release from the Iowa City Police Department.
Crime & Courts Jun. 7, 2023 2:21 pm920d ago
An Iowa City man has been arrested in relation to a shooting that happened over the weekend by the Clock Tower Parking Ramp in Iowa City, according to police.
Crime & Courts May. 16, 2023 10:20 am942d ago
A Sumner woman was arrested May 9 and charged with two counts of child endangerment after Fayette County Sheriff’s Office deputies found her two children abandoned in “an unlivable home,” according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.
Crashes May. 15, 2023 11:59 am943d ago
A Cedar Rapids man, killed Friday in Cedar County when the semi-trailer truck he was driving was hit by a train, has been identified as Todd W. Evans, 47.
Crime & Courts May. 17, 2023 3:23 pm941d ago
A 17-year-old who was killed in a shooting Wednesday night has been identified as Cristian Upah, of Marion, according to Cedar Rapids police.
Fires May. 11, 2023 3:36 pm947d ago
Multiple people were injured in a fire at a Sun Tan City in Marion on Wednesday, according to the Marion Fire Department.
Crime & Courts May. 11, 2023 11:34 am947d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — A 17-year-old boy was killed Wednesday night in a shooting in northeast Cedar Rapids, according to Cedar …
Crashes May. 11, 2023 7:49 am947d ago
Isabella Sellers, an 18-year-old pre-med student at the University of Iowa, sat in a medical transport helicopter Wednesday for the second time in her life. This time she climbed into the helicopter, with help from her parents and her physical therapist, as a guest, rather than an emergency patient.
Crashes May. 8, 2023 4:08 pm950d ago
A man killed Friday in a motorcycle crash in Cedar Rapids has been identified by police as Tartorius Allen, 47.
Crime & Courts May. 8, 2023 5:30 am950d ago
Law enforcement agencies across Iowa and across the country have been seeing application numbers decrease for years, and in the last couple of years the change has been even more noticeable.
News May. 4, 2023 5:34 pm954d ago
Ground was broken Thursday for the new Domestic Violence Intervention Program emergency shelter in Iowa City. It will have ‘family pods’ to provide more privacy to residents
Crime & Courts May. 4, 2023 10:12 am954d ago
A Central City woman was arrested Wednesday on charges that she attempted to kill her father in April.
Crime & Courts May. 3, 2023 11:39 am955d ago
The Iowa City Police Department has started a surveillance camera registration program, similar to the programs already in use in Cedar Rapids and Marion. Iowa City businesses and residents who have surveillance cameras are invited to register those cameras to help with police investigations, according to a news release from the city.
Community May. 2, 2023 6:00 am956d ago
Johnson County is rolling out it’s new apprenticeship program this year, starting with an EMT apprenticeship with Johnson County Ambulance.

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