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
Business News Apr. 27, 2020 11:20 am2021d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Local not-for-profit organizations have been pushed to create on the fly and figure out how to move …
Crime & Courts Apr. 23, 2020 8:30 am2026d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former Cedar Rapids and Anamosa podiatrist will plead guilty to prescribing painkillers to patients who didn’t …
Crime & Courts Apr. 22, 2020 9:30 am2026d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Romanian man was sentenced Tuesday to more than three years in federal prison for using 52 …
News Apr. 22, 2020 1:32 pm2026d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids woman said she didn’t know what to think when her husband started stabbing her …
Crime & Courts Apr. 21, 2020 9:03 pm2027d ago
In honor of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, a Cedar Rapids police investigator and Linn County prosecution team, and the …
News Apr. 20, 2020 7:46 pm2028d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Dubuque man was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison Monday for making multiple …
Crime & Courts Apr. 21, 2020 12:58 am2028d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Staying at home is crucial to help the community get through the coronavirus pandemic, but for those …
Crime & Courts Apr. 18, 2020 7:00 am2031d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Federal court proceedings have slowed because of the coronavirus crisis, with grand juries on hold and criminal …
Crime & Courts Apr. 17, 2020 12:46 pm2031d ago
Background CEDAR RAPIDS – A man is seen on a surveillance video firing a series of shots from a .45-caliber …
Crime & Courts Apr. 14, 2020 6:57 pm2034d ago
MONTEZUMA – The trial for a man accused of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts has been reset to …
Crime & Courts Apr. 14, 2020 9:48 am2034d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 22-year-old Meskwaki man was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison for sexually abusing a …
Crime & Courts Apr. 14, 2020 10:23 am2034d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids woman pleaded guilty Monday to participating in a drug robbery that resulted in the …
Crime & Courts Apr. 10, 2020 6:49 pm2038d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday denied a ‘stand-your-ground” appeal by an Iowa City man, who fatally …
Education Apr. 10, 2020 6:19 am2039d ago
IOWA CITY – Students with the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine have altered their mobile clinic during the …
Crime & Courts Apr. 8, 2020 10:38 pm2040d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Linn County supervisors said Wednesday a health privacy law prevented them from alerting their own employees for …

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