Trish Mehaffey

IOWA CITY – A 10-year-old boy testified Wednesday he was sure his former Hebrew teacher, while playing a game during …

IOWA CITY – Opening statements will begin Wednesday for an Illinois man, formerly the director of a student Jewish organization, …

CEDAR RAPIDS – A former assistant with the Black Hawk and Bremer County water conservation districts will plead guilty in …

IOWA CITY – The trial for a man accused of fatally stabbing his wife, a University of Iowa Hospitals and …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Her sister-in-law told her that grief doesn’t end. It is ‘endured and accepted” as part of life, …

DAVENPORT – Janelle Stonebraker was happy to get some answers about the slaying of her little sister, 18-year-old Michelle Martinko, …

Day 9 of the trial continues Monday for Jerry Burns, charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Michelle Martinko on Dec. 19, …

DAVENPORT – A DNA expert testified Friday, in rebuttal testimony, that the only biological fluid screened was blood found in the …

Day 8 of the trial continues Monday for Jerry Burns, charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Michelle Martinko on Dec. 19, …

DAVENPORT – A forensic consultant testified Thursday there may be another explanation for how the DNA of Jerry Burns was found …

Day 7 of the trial continues Monday for Jerry Burns, charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Michelle Martinko on Dec. 19, …

DAVENPORT – After his arrest, a Manchester man accused of killing Michelle Martinko ignored questions from a Cedar Rapids police …

Day 6 of the trial continues Monday for Jerry Burns, charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Michelle Martinko on Dec. 19, …

DAVENPORT – Jerry Burns, when confronted by police with a genetic prediction photo of the man authorities believe killed 18-year-old …

Day 5 of the trial continues Monday for Jerry Burns, charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Michelle Martinko on Dec. 19, …