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. 28, 2020 4:19 pm1998d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The father of a 15-year-old girl who was sexually abused in January said during a victim impact …
Crime & Courts Jul. 18, 2020 12:55 pm2009d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A public defender for a woman charged in the fatal stabbing of her boyfriend who helped her …
Crime & Courts Jul. 18, 2020 12:57 pm2009d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A woman charged with fatally stabbing her boyfriend in March is again out of jail after paying …
Crime & Courts Jul. 17, 2020 11:30 am2010d ago
Background IOWA CITY – One sexual assault investigation involving a Cedar Rapids man rapidly led police to three other women …
Crime & Courts Jul. 17, 2020 7:06 pm2009d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A judge transferred a sexual assault case to juvenile court, ruling late Thursday that the accused 16-year-old …
Crime & Courts Jul. 16, 2020 12:44 pm2011d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man, who has previous convictions for burglary and kidnapping, was sentenced this week more …
Crime & Courts Jul. 15, 2020 9:46 pm2011d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A juvenile court officer testified Wednesday that a 16-year-old boy, charged with sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl …
Crime & Courts Jul. 15, 2020 8:16 pm2011d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A juvenile court officer testified Wednesday that a 16-year-old boy, charged with sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl …
Crime & Courts Jul. 13, 2020 8:47 pm2013d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former youth counselor at Four Oaks has been arrested on accusations she sexually abused a 14-year-old …
Crime & Courts Jul. 13, 2020 2:02 pm2013d ago
IOWA CITY – An Iowa City man accused of sexually abusing two children asked for lower bail last week, but …
Crime & Courts Jul. 10, 2020 8:44 pm2016d ago
CORALVILLE – Staff members at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center were injured Friday while attempting to restrain an inmate, …
Crime & Courts Jul. 10, 2020 9:04 pm2016d ago
MONTEZUMA – The trial for the man accused of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts – who died two …
Crime & Courts Jul. 10, 2020 1:29 pm2017d ago
CORALVILLE – The Iowa Board of Corrections voted unanimously Friday to support the appointment of a deputy warden with over …
Crime & Courts Jul. 12, 2020 3:09 pm2014d 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 pm2019d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A judge lowered bail for a man accused of shooting a co-worker in April and then fleeing …

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