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
Aug. 18, 2021 9:16 am1613d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Stigma surrounds mental health because nobody is taught how to handle sadness and pain and the resources …
Crime & Courts Oct. 3, 2019 7:52 pm2298d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A federal judge ruled last week that a former Manchester nurse will remain in jail pending sentencing …
Crime & Courts Oct. 2, 2019 8:06 pm2299d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man previously charged with distributing drugs and illegally possessing firearms now faces 42 federal …
News Oct. 2, 2019 7:58 pm2299d ago
DES MOINES – Two Iowa activists who admitted to damaging equipment along the Dakota Access Pipeline that crosses Iowa and …
Crime & Courts Sep. 24, 2019 4:58 pm2307d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for three defendants charged in the 2014 robbery and …
Crime & Courts Sep. 23, 2019 7:36 pm2308d ago
A Colorado man pleaded guilty Monday to assaulting U.S. Rep. Steve King by throwing a cup of water on him …
Crime & Courts Sep. 23, 2019 7:03 pm2308d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man was charged Monday in federal court after authorities connected him to a Philippines …
Crime & Courts Sep. 23, 2019 7:39 pm2308d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man charged in the robbery and fatal shooting of a man in 2017 has …
News Sep. 23, 2019 12:10 pm2308d ago
The Domestic Violence Intervention Program in Iowa City has answered more than 280,000 crisis line calls and provided safe shelter …
Community Sep. 23, 2019 7:30 am2308d ago
A $50,000 grant through MidWestOne Bank will be awarded Tuesday to a group of Johnson County community organizations to create …
Crime & Courts Sep. 20, 2019 7:25 pm2311d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids schools custodian charged with sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl over a two-year period last …
Crime & Courts Sep. 19, 2019 6:36 pm2312d ago
IOWA CITY – Iowa City police said Thursday arrest warrants have been issued for a 19-year-old Tate High School student …
Crime & Courts Sep. 19, 2019 4:23 pm2312d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Two 19-year-old men pleaded Thursday to charges involving a burglary that ended in the fatal shooting of …
News Sep. 17, 2019 12:25 am2314d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The trial for a Manchester man accused of fatally stabbing 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in 1979 likely will …
Crime & Courts Sep. 13, 2019 8:09 pm2318d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday suspended the license of a Cedar Rapids lawyer for violating rules …

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