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 Jul. 12, 2020 3:09 pm1945d ago
DES MOINES — The Iowa Supreme Court issued three orders late Thursday to guide judges and court staffers on how …
News Jul. 7, 2020 11:26 pm1950d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A judge lowered bail for a man accused of shooting a co-worker in April and then fleeing …
Crime & Courts Jul. 7, 2020 5:26 pm1950d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Dubuque couple who stole more $200,000 from the husband’s elderly mother each were sentenced Monday to …
Crime & Courts Jul. 4, 2020 9:00 am1953d ago
Two state laws enacted this week, which were proposed by the Iowa County Attorneys Association, will increase prison time for …
Crime & Courts Jul. 1, 2020 9:26 pm1956d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The Iowa Court of Appeals on Wednesday overturned a Cedar Rapids man conviction of fatally shooting one …
Government & Politics Jun. 30, 2020 8:24 pm1957d ago
IOWA CITY – A day before a 24-hour waiting period for any Iowa woman seeking an abortion was to take …
News Jul. 1, 2020 10:41 am1956d ago
DES MOINES – An Iowa City tenant with a severe allergy to pet dander will receive damages of one month’s …
Government & Politics Jun. 30, 2020 10:44 am1957d ago
IOWA CITY – Abortion rights advocates Monday asked a judge to temporarily block a law that, starting Wednesday, requires any …
Crime & Courts Jun. 26, 2020 1:50 pm1961d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Mercy Medical Center patient told a former nurse, during her sentencing Friday, that he didn’t think …
Crime & Courts Jun. 25, 2020 9:07 pm1962d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A judge increased bail to $75,000 for a Cedar Rapids woman charged with killing her boyfriend after …
Crime & Courts Jun. 24, 2020 5:14 pm1963d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man was convicted Wednesday of firearms and child pornography charges and faces 15 years …
Crime & Courts Feb. 3, 2022 2:20 pm1374d ago
A Minnesota man who was convicted of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Latasha Roundtree in 2012 is back in …
News Aug. 18, 2021 9:38 am1543d ago
To keep cases moving for defendants and victims during the coronavirus pandemic, Iowa judges have been turning toward technology – …
Crime & Courts Jun. 23, 2020 6:47 pm1964d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A judge Tuesday denied the second request for reduced bail of a Cedar Rapids man who was …
Crime & Courts Jun. 23, 2020 10:35 am1964d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Drew Wagner, the Cedar Rapids man who started a fight with Chris Bagley for robbing their drug …

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