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 May. 30, 2019 10:06 pm2354d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced Thursday to more than 12 years in prison for escaping from …
Crime & Courts May. 30, 2019 10:03 pm2354d ago
MARION – The fifth lawsuit against the Marion Independent School District and teacher Diane Graham – filed by parents of …
Crime & Courts May. 30, 2019 8:13 pm2355d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man, who federal authorities say was involved in Christopher Bagley’s death last December, was …
Government & Politics May. 30, 2019 6:33 pm2355d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The recent shooting that killed two teens and injured two others is a tragic example for why …
Crime & Courts May. 29, 2019 7:24 pm2356d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Dubuque man pleaded not guilty this week to federal charges of making multiple threats against President …
Crime & Courts May. 28, 2019 9:54 pm2356d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Marion man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison for breaking into a man’s motel …
Crime & Courts May. 26, 2019 6:00 pm2359d ago
This is Newstrack, where The Gazette catches up on previous coverage from our community. Background CEDAR RAPIDS – Tarrance Newman’s …
Crime & Courts May. 23, 2019 6:15 pm2362d ago
DES MOINES – A grand jury indicted five Eastern Iowa men with sex trafficking and were charged last week in …
Crime & Courts Feb. 11, 2022 2:08 pm1367d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Nearly five years after James Booher went missing, three people have been charged in his death. Matthew …
Crime & Courts May. 22, 2019 6:49 pm2363d ago
IOWA CITY – An Iowa City man was sentenced last week to 75 years in prison for robbing two men …
Crime & Courts May. 21, 2019 8:01 pm2364d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A judge Tuesday lowered bail for one teen charged with shooting into a car, and another teen …
Community May. 21, 2019 1:29 pm2364d ago
IOWA CITY – The Iowa City Public Library is joining a trend across the country to eliminate barriers and increase …
Crime & Courts May. 16, 2019 7:18 pm2369d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Tama County man, who assaulted his daughter’s boyfriend with a garden shovel, pleaded to a lesser …
Crime & Courts May. 16, 2019 7:11 pm2369d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Waterloo man, who led police on high-speed chase and was later nabbed during a foot chase …
Crime & Courts May. 14, 2019 6:00 pm2371d ago
IOWA CITY – A Coralville man who sexually abused a 15-year-old girl last year after forcing his way into her …

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