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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
News May. 1, 2023 9:46 am957d ago
The Guardian Training Institute is an Iowa City based nonprofit that offers trauma and mental health training and programs for firefighters, police officers and first responders. The nonprofit has just begun offering the training at private businesses.
Crime & Courts Apr. 26, 2023 10:47 am962d ago
The two are accused in the killing of Mohamed Tawfik on Jan. 8 in Cedar Rapids.
Crime & Courts Apr. 25, 2023 4:44 pm963d ago
A second man has been arrested in relation to a fatal Cedar Rapids shooting in January, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
News Apr. 24, 2023 5:32 pm964d ago
The Johnson County Medical Examiner’s Office has positively identified a body found in the Iowa River on Saturday as Cristian Martinez, a Muscatine man who had been missing for a week, according to a news release from Iowa City.
Local Government Apr. 23, 2023 12:52 pm965d ago
The Marion City Council voted Thursday to adopt an ordinance that will add language to city code allowing for the installation of Automated Traffic Enforcement cameras at certain intersections in the city.
Crime & Courts Apr. 20, 2023 5:24 pm968d ago
Cedar Rapids police are investigating a Wednesday night shooting that left one minor injured, according to authorities.
News Apr. 19, 2023 4:28 pm969d ago
The fire chief in the small Cedar County town of Stanwood used the fire department’s fundraising account to make non-departmental purchases that totaled several thousand dollars, according to a report released Tuesday by Auditor of State Rob Sand.
News Apr. 19, 2023 2:52 pm969d ago
The family of a Muscatine man who went missing from Iowa City over the weekend hosted a prayer vigil Tuesday evening, and has been working with police to host ongoing search parties.
Crime & Courts Apr. 18, 2023 4:32 pm970d ago
The Fairfield Police Department is investigating a train-related death that happened April 9, with the help of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
News Apr. 19, 2023 1:11 pm969d ago
The Iowa City Police Department has begun scouring the Iowa River and Ralston Creek in search of a 20-year-old Muscatine man who was last seen early Saturday morning, according to a news release from the department.
Crime & Courts Apr. 17, 2023 10:15 pm971d ago
A Tiffin man was arrested Sunday and charged with breaking into and vandalizing the Veteran’s Memorial stadium, home of the Cedar Rapids Kernels, this weekend.
Crashes Apr. 17, 2023 8:47 am971d ago
Speeding, which surged during pandemic, could be partly to blame for spike
Crime & Courts Apr. 13, 2023 11:18 am975d ago
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Wednesday after police say he stabbed his ex-girlfriend multiple times and hit her with the claw side of a hammer.
Community Apr. 10, 2023 6:00 am978d ago
The Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency, along with Heaton & Associates, Inc. American Family Insurance and Eastern Iowa NAIFA, is partnering with the MORE Foundation, a nonprofit that collects gently used sneakers to resell in Africa and uses the money to support reforestation efforts in Ghana.
Crime & Courts Apr. 10, 2023 5:00 am978d ago
Security systems using doorbell and home surveillance cameras have become more common and are frequently used in police investigations. In Cedar Rapids, community members can register their doorbell cameras to let police know where they might find video of a crime scene.

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