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Emily Andersen
@AftonEmily
Public safety reporter for @gazettedotcom. DMs are open for tips and story ideas.
Cedar Rapids, IA
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    Emily Andersen
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    Apr 4, 2024
    In one of the craziest stories I've ever covered: a former University of Iowa hospital employee had been using another man's identity for most of his life. The other man was arrested for identity fraud and committed to a mental hospital a few years ago thegazette.com/crime-courts/f…
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    Emily Andersen
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    Sep 18, 2021
    I'm so impressed by these Rock Island High School soccer players who stood together in support of their teammates and decided missing their game was not as important as standing against racism. qctimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/qctimes.co…
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    Emily Andersen
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    Feb 3, 2023
    I was honored last night alongside @erinfjordan with the 2023 Iowa Newspaper Association Skip Weber Investigative Reporting Award, and the Best News Story. Both awards were for the same story, about deaths in Linn County Jail. Congrats to everyone who took home awards!
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    Emily Andersen
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    Feb 5, 2022
    In personal news, a week ago yesterday was my last day working for the @qctimes. Starting Monday I'll be a public safety reporter for the @gazettedotcom. If you're in the Cedar Rapids area and have story ideas, shoot me a DM!
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    Emily Andersen
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    May 22, 2023
    Food-based nonprofits in Iowa and elsewhere are facing a crisis. COVID funding is running out just as inflation is causing less people to donate and more people to seek help. TLDR, There's just not enough food. thegazette.com/news/iowa-food…
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    Emily Andersen
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    Mar 4, 2022
    So it has been almost a month since I started working for the Gazette, and I have definitely not been keeping things up to date on Twitter. So, here's a thread about what I've done so far with the Gazette
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    Emily Andersen
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    Jul 9, 2022
    Replying to @UtahUpdates
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    Emily Andersen
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    Sep 20, 2021
    The commercial bus driver who refused to allow some Rock Island High School boys soccer players on his bus with a Mexican flag last week has been fired according to the president of the commercial bus company, Tri-State Travel. Story to come.
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    Emily Andersen
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    Apr 23, 2024
    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. thegazette.com/crime-courts/d…
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    Emily Andersen
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    Aug 1, 2022
    The Safer Communities act, signed by President Biden in June, closed the domestic violence related "boyfriend loophole" on a national level. But in Iowa, differences in what is considered domestic abuse essentially leaves the loophole open. thegazette.com/crime-courts/d…
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    Emily Andersen
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    Oct 23, 2021
    My little sister is a psychopath
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    Emily Andersen
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    Aug 13, 2021
    Story of the day: Someone emailed Rock Island County pretending to be one of the contractors the county works with, told them the contractors had switched bank accounts, and scammed the county out of $115,000.
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    Emily Andersen
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    Dec 6, 2022
    Atticus did not deserve this thegazette.com/crime-courts/c…
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    Emily Andersen
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    Jul 24, 2021
    Tom and Linda Hughes and their family have had 5 family members who have been organ donors. Their family gathers at the Bix every year from all over the world. #Bix #bix7 #quadcitytimesbix7