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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 Jun. 24, 2025 2:42 pm107d ago
A Marion man was arrested Tuesday on charges that he offered to pay someone he believed was a 15-year-old minor to perform a sex act with him, and sent them an explicit photo.
Crime & Courts Jun. 23, 2025 9:14 pm108d ago
The Iowa County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of two people who were shot Friday on Interstate 80 near the westbound on-ramp of exit 225, in rural Williamsburg.
Crime & Courts Jun. 24, 2025 6:07 pm107d ago
A North Liberty man was arrested Monday on charges that he sexually abused a 15-year-old.
News Jun. 23, 2025 7:54 am109d ago
When Mike Tupper was co-chair of the Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force, he was in charge of coordinating efforts with the National Immigration Forum to provide immigration-focused training opportunities to law enforcement agencies around the country and to advocate for immigration legislation at the national level.
Crashes Jun. 20, 2025 6:16 pm111d ago
One person died Thursday in Poweshiek County after being hit by a semi-truck while stopped on the side of Interstate 80, according to a crash report from the Iowa State Patrol.
News Jun. 20, 2025 4:07 pm111d ago
One person was killed Thursday in an industrial accident at the construction site off of I-380 and Wright Brothers Blvd. according to the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
Crashes Jun. 19, 2025 4:18 pm112d ago
A Belle Plaine man died Thursday morning in a head-on collision in rural Poweshiek County, according to an Iowa State Patrol accident report.
Crime & Courts Jun. 16, 2025 4:09 pm115d ago
An 18-year-old from Des Moines was arrested Friday in Linn County on charges that he abused two children while he was living in Cedar Rapids a few years ago.
Local Government Jun. 16, 2025 7:33 am116d ago
The North Liberty Police Department has seen unusually high turnover in the last year. Since April 2024, more than two-thirds of its officers have resigned. Now, the department is working to rebuild, with emphasis on better communication and officer satisfaction.
News Jun. 16, 2025 8:50 am116d ago
Staff from Cedar Rapids’ water treatment plant and the hazardous materials team at the Cedar Rapids Fire Department worked together Friday morning to run through a drill to test the safety procedures both departments have in place for an emergency hazmat scenario.
Crime & Courts Jun. 16, 2025 10:12 am116d ago
The Coralville Police Department released the name Friday of a man who was shot to death at a mobile home park in Coralville Wednesday evening.
Crime & Courts Jun. 13, 2025 8:22 am119d ago
A Tipton man was arrested this week on charges of vehicular homicide in relation to a fatal crash that happened in July 2024.
Crime & Courts Jun. 12, 2025 2:28 pm119d ago
A Marion man was arrested Wednesday in Cedar Rapids on multiple traffic related charges after police say he was clocked driving a motorcycle 177 mph on Highway 100 and Highway 30
Crime & Courts Jun. 12, 2025 5:08 pm119d ago
While police were on their way to the scene, dispatchers informed them the disturbance had escalated to a shooting, according to the release.
Crime & Courts Jun. 11, 2025 5:04 pm120d ago
A Pennsylvania woman has been sentenced to four years in federal prison on multiple charges of laundering and fraud related to a fake email scheme that caused a Catholic church in Cedar Rapids to lose more than $400,000.