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Emily Andersen

Cedar Rapids

Public Safety Reporter at The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)

Public safety reporter for @gazettedotcom. DMs are open for tips and story ideas. Past: @qctimes, @UniverseBYU

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  • 2 days ago | thegazette.com | Emily Andersen

    The sign in front of the new University of Iowa Health Care North Liberty Campus in North Liberty, April 12, 2025. The new hospital officially opened on April 28, 2025. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette) The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced.

  • 2 days ago | thegazette.com | Emily Andersen

    The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. An Oelwein woman was arrested Tuesday after she admitted to police that she started a fire that burned down three houses, including her own residence, according to online criminal complaints. Jeannie Murphy Jeannie Murphy, 50, is charged with two counts of first-degree arson and one count of second-degree arson after police say she started a fire at 316 First Ave. NE, where she lived.

  • 2 days ago | thegazette.com | Emily Andersen

    The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The body of a man reported missing two weeks ago in the Iowa City area was found over the weekend in the Iowa River, according to a news release from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office. Christopher Jennings, 63, was reported missing two weeks ago in the Iowa City area. His body was found on Friday in the Iowa River in southern Johnson County.

  • 5 days ago | thegazette.com | Emily Andersen

    The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. A Salem, Wisconsin man died Saturday after crashing into a deer in rural Allamakee County, according to a crash report from the Iowa State Patrol. Daniel Fisher, 64, was driving a 2007 Harley-Davidson motorcycle north on Highway 76 just south of the Upper Iowa River at about 8:45 a.m. Saturday. He hit a deer in the roadway and lost control of the motorcycle, the crash report states.

  • 1 week ago | thegazette.com | Emily Andersen

    The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — As Iowa continues to grapple with its designation as having the second-highest and fastest growing rate of new cancers, representatives from the Iowa Cancer Registry at the University of Iowa are visiting each county in the state in an attempt to educate and offer resources on a local level.

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3 Sep 24

RT @tjbarton83: ICYMI from @AftonEmily: The backlog has left many Iowans waiting for respite care, wheelchairs, occupational therapy, and o…

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16 Jul 24

RT @tjbarton83: The Iowa Attorney General’s Office released a report Monday stating that the fatal shooting of a Cedar Rapids man in April…

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23 Apr 24

From @tmehaffey: the detective who broke the crazy identity theft case was given an award. He shared a few details about the investigation process. Stay tuned for more on this. I've been talking with Woods himself and am working on fleshing out his story. https://t.co/ZNHW36h6Og