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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
News Mar. 6, 2023 2:52 pm1013d ago
The power is out in parts of uptown Marion Monday morning after a contractor hit a power line on 12th Street, next to city hall.
Crime & Courts Mar. 3, 2023 12:34 pm1016d ago
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested this week on charges that he, while drunk, backed a car into a pregnant woman who had fallen out of the vehicle, causing life-threatening injuries.
Fires Mar. 3, 2023 3:16 pm1016d ago
The Cedar Rapids Fire Department responded Thursday night to an explosion on top of corn processing and storage elevators at the Cedar Rapids ADM plant on 60th Ave. SW. As of 10 a.m. Friday, they were still on the scene, actively engaged with a smoldering grain fire in one or more silos.
News Mar. 3, 2023 5:00 am1016d ago
Chains Interrupted, a non-profit that works to combat human trafficking in Iowa, has announced it is shifting its focus to work with children and youth.
Crime & Courts Mar. 2, 2023 5:45 pm1017d ago
Two women who were killed
Crime & Courts Feb. 28, 2023 5:01 pm1019d ago
Two adults were found dead Tuesday morning after deputies responded to reports of a shooting at a home on Jordans Grove Road, northeast of Marion
Community Feb. 28, 2023 6:00 am1019d ago
This year’s event will feature a buffet of international dishes brought in from various local restaurants and catering services, and entertainment related to International Women’s Day.
Crime & Courts Feb. 28, 2023 3:59 pm1019d ago
A man was arrested Monday and charged with voluntary manslaughter and disorderly conduct in relation to the fatal stabbing of Devonna Walker, 29, on Jan. 2, according to a news release from Linn County Attorney’s Office.
Crime & Courts Feb. 27, 2023 12:55 pm1020d ago
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested last week in relation to a shots fired incident that happened in August, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
Crime & Courts Feb. 27, 2023 3:20 pm1020d ago
A man from Mystic, Iowa was arrested in Cedar Rapids Friday on charges that he held his girlfriend and their infant son captive in a room with a knife.
Crime & Courts Feb. 27, 2023 11:56 am1020d ago
Iowa City Police are investigating a shots fired incident that occurred Sunday morning at 118 S. Clinton St, according to a news release from the police department.
Crime & Courts Feb. 24, 2023 3:37 pm1023d ago
Police have identified the 16-year-old who was shot and killed last Saturday in northwest Cedar Rapids as Michael Alexander McCune of Cedar Rapids.
Fires Feb. 24, 2023 5:00 am1023d ago
Bill Erb worked nearly every first responder job there is before becoming the Tiffin fire marshal and code enforcement officer — the department’s first full-time employee position — in early January.
News Feb. 23, 2023 3:24 pm1024d ago
A former secretary for the Linn County Sheriff’s Office was fired after she allegedly looked up 55 cases — that she had no work-related reason to access — in a shared database between the sheriff’s office and the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
Crime & Courts Feb. 23, 2023 2:48 pm1024d 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.

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