116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Trish Mehaffey
Reporter covering state and federal courts, and whatever legal issues come my way. I also provide live coverage of criminal trials on Twitter @tmehaffey and welcome comments and questions from readers during the trials. Outside of work I love movies, tennis and my Kansas State Wildcats! Go Cats! Stay informed with the Public Safety newsletter.
Latest Articles by Trish Mehaffey
Crime & Courts Aug. 28, 2020 9:06 pm1898d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Two days after the derecho, Cory Goldensoph was ‘playing lumberjack” and clearing downed trees in his backyard …
Government & Politics Aug. 28, 2020 12:47 pm1898d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Siding with President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, a judge ruled Thursday that about 50,000 absentee ballot request …
Crime & Courts Aug. 25, 2020 4:35 pm1901d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former Cedar Rapids school counselor, charged with having sex with a 14-year-old student and attempting to …
Crime & Courts Aug. 21, 2020 11:30 am1905d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 51-year-old Marion man went missing May 31, 2014, but little information was known to authorities or …
Crime & Courts Aug. 20, 2020 7:33 pm1906d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Marion man and two others have been indicted in three separate cases for receiving unemployment benefits …
Community Aug. 20, 2020 10:24 am1906d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Carl Thoresen said his mouth almost dropped open when he saw all the majestic oaks, maples and …
Education Aug. 20, 2020 1:22 pm1906d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former Cedar Rapids schools therapist was charged Tuesday in federal court for having sex with a …
Crime & Courts Aug. 15, 2020 12:36 am1912d ago
If you’re using a portable generator because your power is out, don’t set it up in your garage. Its carbon …
Crime & Courts Aug. 14, 2020 11:22 am1912d ago
FORT MADISON – A correctional officer was assaulted by two inmates Thursday at the Iowa State Penitentiary. The officer was …
Crime & Courts Aug. 12, 2020 6:47 pm1914d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 49-year-old Cedar Rapids man who assaulted his mother during a robbery is now charged for her …
Crime & Courts Aug. 10, 2020 7:36 pm1916d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 20-year-old Hiawatha man pleaded guilty Monday to sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl between Dec. 29 and …
Crime & Courts Aug. 7, 2020 8:23 pm1919d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The Martinko family lived without answers for 39 Christmases. ‘Shock, anguish and horror” permeated the family them …
Crime & Courts Aug. 6, 2020 9:29 pm1920d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 20-year-old drug user, who fired one of the 12 guns he illegally possessed at a car …
Crime & Courts Aug. 7, 2020 1:30 pm1919d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — After waiting five months, Michelle Martinko’s family and friends on Friday finally will see a Manchester man …
Crime & Courts Aug. 1, 2020 1:29 am1926d ago
IOWA CITY – The arraignment of two brothers charged in the fatal shooting last Christmas of a 30-year-old Iowa City …

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