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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 Feb. 23, 2023 2:48 pm962d ago
One person was injured Wednesday evening in a shooting in the 1500 block of 3rd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
Crime & Courts Feb. 21, 2023 7:16 pm963d ago
The Marion City Council discussed during a work session Tuesday the possibility of adding traffic cameras at certain intersections in the city, as a way of helping with the Marion Police staffing shortage.
Crime & Courts Feb. 20, 2023 3:43 pm965d ago
A Cedar Rapids 16-year-old is accused of shooting multiple times at other individuals Saturday, according to a criminal complaint. The complaint doesn’t state whether his arrest is related to the fatal shooting of another juvenile in the same area also Saturday.
Education Feb. 20, 2023 9:30 am965d ago
Cedar Rapids School District and Cedar Rapids police officials are optimistic about the impact of contract changes made last summer for school resource officers — despite an increase in student arrests.
Crime & Courts Feb. 17, 2023 10:03 am968d ago
Two people were injured in a shooting Friday morning in Cedar Rapids, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
Crime & Courts Feb. 16, 2023 7:31 pm968d ago
Two former GO Cedar Rapids officials were sentenced Thursday to more than a year in prison for bank fraud charges connected to the 2018 “newbo evolve” festival.
Crime & Courts Feb. 16, 2023 5:16 pm969d ago
Three more people have been arrested in relation to a shots-fired incident that happened in Cedar Rapids in December, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
Crime & Courts Feb. 16, 2023 7:21 am969d ago
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Wednesday after a fatal shooting in northwest Cedar Rapids.
Crashes Feb. 15, 2023 10:33 am970d ago
Arlene and John Yanecek, ages 81 and 75, of Cedar Rapids, were killed Saturday evening in a car crash at the intersection of Wiley Boulevard SW and Williams Boulevard SW.
Fires Feb. 14, 2023 12:33 pm971d ago
A fatal fire in a Rodeway Inn in Cedar Rapids on Feb. 1 was caused by smoking materials that were in the room, according to the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.
Business News Feb. 13, 2023 3:35 pm972d ago
Internet hosting and domain-name registrar business GoDaddy announced last week it will be laying off 8 percent of its global workforce. That equates to 35 people at the company’s Hiawatha office, which is planning a move to downtown Cedar Rapids this year.
Crime & Courts Feb. 13, 2023 1:48 pm972d ago
Two people were arrested over the weekend in relation to a shots fired incident that happened in December, and further arrests are expected, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
Crime & Courts Feb. 9, 2023 4:54 pm976d ago
A Cedar Rapids man pleaded guilty Thursday morning to charges that he intentionally set a fire in a house with 15 animals inside. All 15 animals were killed in the fire.
Crime & Courts Feb. 8, 2023 1:49 pm977d ago
The Anamosa State Penitentiary, currently a medium/maximum security facility, will be changed to a strictly medium security facility, according to a Friday news release from the Iowa Department of Corrections.
Crashes Mar. 31, 2025 1:42 pm195d ago
“He was an amazing father and brother and husband and cousin and best friend of many people,” Bridgette Vascik said of her husband. He was “honest, loving, dependable ... positive, supporting.”