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. 13, 2019 7:18 pm2410d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man, who lived in the mobile home where Christopher Bagley was fatally stabbed last …
Crime & Courts Jun. 13, 2019 7:58 pm2410d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Marion man pleaded Thursday to a lesser charge in the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old woman …
Crime & Courts Jun. 12, 2019 6:50 pm2411d ago
The public now can anonymously report tips to help U.S. Marshals track down and arrest fugitives through a new mobile …
Crime & Courts Jun. 19, 2019 5:59 pm2404d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A third defendant pleaded not guilty Tuesday in the 2014 robbery and fatal shooting of a 51-year-old …
Crime & Courts Jun. 10, 2019 7:21 pm2413d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man pleaded Monday to illegally having a handgun as a felon after he was …
Crime & Courts Jun. 7, 2019 9:07 pm2416d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Freedom of Information Council is suing the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for refusing to release …
Crime & Courts Jun. 6, 2019 8:13 pm2417d ago
MANCHESTER – An Earlville man accused of killing his wife with a corn rake wants his trial moved out of …
Crime & Courts Jun. 6, 2019 5:40 pm2417d ago
WILLIAMSBURG – An Iowa County supervisor has been charged with drunken driving after police last month found the man walking …
Crime & Courts Mar. 25, 2020 2:56 pm2124d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — A judge Wednesday ordered a 26-year-old double murder suspect — who police say tried to escape capture …
Crime & Courts Jun. 4, 2019 7:11 pm2419d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man, who has a lengthy criminal history and just had his parole revoked last …
Crime & Courts Mar. 25, 2020 2:49 pm2124d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — The October trial remains on track for a Manchester man accused of fatally stabbing 18-year-old Michelle Martinko …
Crime & Courts May. 31, 2019 5:10 pm2423d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A federal judge ruled Friday to keep a Buchanan County man, who authorities say is a large-scale …
Crime & Courts May. 31, 2019 4:54 pm2423d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man, who federal authorities say was involved in Christopher Bagley’s fatal stabbing in December, …
Crime & Courts May. 30, 2019 10:06 pm2424d 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 pm2424d ago
MARION – The fifth lawsuit against the Marion Independent School District and teacher Diane Graham – filed by parents of …

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