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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
Crime & Courts Aug. 15, 2022 7:22 am1154d ago
The Linn County Correctional Center has adjusted its agreement for housing federal inmates in order to address overtime for deputies working at the jail.
Fires Aug. 12, 2022 2:20 pm1157d ago
The Cedar Rapids Downtown Library has opened part of the lobby for returns and hold pickup after a small fire on July 27 caused the library to close.
Crashes Aug. 12, 2022 11:59 am1157d ago
One person died in a two-vehicle crash Thursday in Benton County.
Crime & Courts Aug. 9, 2022 3:01 pm1160d ago
The Cedar Rapids Police Department is investigating a shooting that happened Monday near the corner of Underwood Avenue and Burdette Drive SW.
News Aug. 8, 2022 4:15 pm1161d ago
City High School in Iowa City will put up a plaque to honor a man who drowned while saving a child from the Iowa River Friday. The man, Wegayewu Faris, had been a custodian at City High since 2005.
Crime & Courts Aug. 5, 2022 3:38 pm1164d ago
A Wisconsin man was arrested Wednesday night after a robbery and burglary that led to a stand-off with police during which one officer fired a gun. One resident was treated for injuries caused during the incident.
Crime & Courts Aug. 5, 2022 6:00 am1164d ago
“Race-Based Calls Hurt Us All” is the name of a new campaign in Iowa City that reminds residents not to call 911 based on someone’s race when no crime is occurring.
Crime & Courts Aug. 5, 2022 10:12 am1164d ago
The charges stem from the death in July of a Palo woman, Jodie Bevans. One of those charged is her stepdaughter
Community Aug. 4, 2022 9:31 am1165d ago
A Cedar Rapids-based church is hosting a free week-long camp in August that will help children cope with traumas related to the 2020 derecho and other crises.
Crime & Courts Aug. 2, 2022 3:34 pm1167d ago
James “Jim” White, a former softball coach at Solon High School and Clear Creek Amana High School, was arrested Sunday on charges that he sexually abused a student 15 years ago.
Crime & Courts Aug. 1, 2022 1:56 pm1168d ago
A man who was shot by Cedar Rapids police officers Saturday has been identified by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation as Brandon Lee Nelson, 23, of Cedar Rapids.
Crime & Courts Aug. 1, 2022 6:00 am1168d ago
The Safer Communities Act — a bipartisan gun safety bill signed into law by President Joe Biden on June 25 — closed what was known as the “boyfriend loophole” on a national level, but gaps still in exist in Iowa that keep the loophole open in most cases, experts say.
News Jul. 30, 2022 6:00 am1170d ago
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Corridor has announced a project to build a permanent location for the club in southeast Cedar Rapids.
Crime & Courts Jul. 29, 2022 2:33 pm1171d ago
The Cedar Rapids Police Department has identified the man killed in a stabbing incident Wednesday as Christopher Anson, 52.
Fires Jul. 29, 2022 12:04 pm1171d ago
The Downtown Cedar Rapids Public Library doesn’t yet have an estimate of how long it will take to reopen after a small fire closed the building on Wednesday.