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 Jun. 16, 2020 7:30 am2041d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Marion man who stole more than $100,000 from his grandmother within a few years was sentenced …
Crime & Courts Jun. 12, 2020 8:34 pm2044d ago
IOWA CITY – A 10-year-old boy said in court Friday that after he was molested last year by his former …
Crime & Courts Jun. 12, 2020 10:30 am2045d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – When prosecutors are tracking down a witness, looking for that one statement that confirms a victim’s story …
Crime & Courts Jun. 12, 2020 7:00 am2045d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – An 18-year-old Cedar Rapids woman told a judge Thursday that she struggles with nightmares and has difficulty …
Crime & Courts Jun. 11, 2020 7:36 pm2045d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids woman, charged with killing her boyfriend, will remain in jail pending a judge’s decision …
Crime & Courts Jun. 11, 2020 7:10 pm2045d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids woman, charged with killing her boyfriend, is back in jail Wednesday after a judge …
Crime & Courts Jun. 9, 2020 10:36 pm2047d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 36-year-old woman, charged with fatally stabbing her fiancé, is out of jail pending trial after a …
Crime & Courts Jun. 9, 2020 9:41 pm2047d ago
CORALVILLE – The Iowa Medical and Classification Center warden abruptly turned in his retirement notice last month after higher ups …
Crime & Courts Jun. 9, 2020 9:30 am2048d ago
MARENGO – A Davenport man, accused of pointing a gun at two Iowa County deputies and firing his gun at …
Community Jun. 8, 2020 10:30 am2049d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Hudson Banowetz, 9, of Cedar Rapids, didn’t think just sending a letter of kindness would lead to …
News Jun. 8, 2020 4:54 pm2048d ago
IOWA CITY – Thirty-eight weeks pregnant, Chelsey Montgomery-Gusta said she has been scared to speak out because people have been …
Crime & Courts Jun. 5, 2020 8:46 pm2051d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man’s admission Friday that he killed two teenagers and wounded two more last summer …
Crime & Courts Jun. 5, 2020 3:33 pm2051d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids lawyer who specializes in civil rights said although most condemn the actions of the …
Crime & Courts Jun. 1, 2020 6:51 pm2055d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – One of the leaders of a large-scale heroin trafficking ring in Cedar Rapids was sentenced Monday to …
Crime & Courts May. 28, 2020 5:38 pm2059d ago
IOWA CITY – A judge denies in-home detention for an Illinois man pending sentencing next month for sexually abusing a …

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