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 Aug. 29, 2019 7:23 pm2263d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Illinois man who has had issues maintaining mental competency since 2018 pleaded guilty Thursday to lesser …
Crime & Courts Aug. 28, 2019 11:07 pm2264d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The University of Iowa associate dean who told Steven Arce he could no longer attend the UI …
Crime & Courts Dec. 14, 2021 12:17 pm1426d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A judge sentenced a Cedar Rapids man Monday to two years in prison for pleading guilty to …
Crime & Courts Mar. 9, 2022 2:50 pm1341d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man who committed an armed carjacking of an 18-year-old woman near Kirkwood Community College …
Crime & Courts Aug. 23, 2019 8:53 pm2269d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man who distributed heroin to two people that resulted in near-fatal overdoses was sentenced …
Crime & Courts Aug. 23, 2019 8:08 pm2269d ago
IOWA CITY – A man accused of intentionally driving the wrong way on Interstate 80 to kill himself last month …
Crime & Courts Aug. 23, 2019 7:13 pm2269d ago
MONTEZUMA – The trial for the man accused of fatally stabbing Mollie Tibbetts last July remains on track to begin …
Crime & Courts Aug. 23, 2019 7:30 am2270d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – NewBoCo will receive a $175,000 grant – and possibly more – from Google Impact Challenge Iowa to …
Crime & Courts Aug. 22, 2019 8:42 pm2270d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids woman who had over a pound of methamphetamine in her home, where she lived …
Crime & Courts Aug. 21, 2019 4:16 pm2272d ago
IOWA CITY – A 20-year-old woman Wednesday said Jeffry Waite ’emotionally tormented and obliterated” her from the time she was …
Crime & Courts Aug. 20, 2019 8:34 pm2272d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A heartbroken mother said Tuesday it was difficult to forgive the woman who killed her daughter and …
Crime & Courts Aug. 20, 2019 8:27 pm2272d ago
A Missouri man sentenced last week in what prosecutors called a ‘Field of Schemes” – racking up over $142 million …
Community Aug. 20, 2019 9:34 am2273d ago
A 9-year-old Mechanicsville girl recently won a national calendar art contest sponsored by the American Kidney Fund. Emme Oberbreckling’s artwork …
Business News Aug. 19, 2019 6:39 pm2273d ago
By Trish Mehaffey, The Gazette CEDAR RAPIDS – A Missouri man prosecutors say ran a ‘Field of Schemes” – ringing …
Crime & Courts Aug. 19, 2019 7:00 am2274d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Kathy Schussler believes her son Dane wanted to live because he was searching for a solution to …

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