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 Feb. 26, 2019 6:48 pm2517d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Brazilian tattoo artist was sentenced Tuesday to one year in federal prison for intimidating a flight …
Government & Politics Jul. 14, 2022 12:59 pm1283d ago
Seeking to change the way applicants for the state Supreme Court have been vetted for nearly six decades, Iowa Republicans …
Crime & Courts Feb. 22, 2019 2:30 pm2521d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to charges related to methamphetamine and a …
Crime & Courts Feb. 20, 2019 6:38 pm2523d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Mount Vernon man Wednesday told the man who was responsible for his stepson’s death that he …
Government & Politics Feb. 18, 2019 5:44 pm2525d ago
IOWA CITY – A Des Moines lawyer argued Monday that Gov. Kim Reynolds didn’t meet the 30-day deadline to appoint …
Community Feb. 17, 2019 10:32 am2526d ago
A 14-year-old Benton County girl was named one of Iowa’s top youth volunteers of 2019 by the Prudential Spirit of …
Government & Politics Feb. 15, 2019 2:55 pm2528d ago
IOWA CITY – A Des Moines lawyer will argue Monday before a judge that he has the right to challenge …
Health Care and Medicine Feb. 10, 2019 1:09 pm2533d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Every day is different for Nicole Watters, whether it’s helping a homeless man everybody else has given …
Crime & Courts Feb. 8, 2019 7:07 pm2535d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Monticello man who robbed a Springville bank last summer on his birthday was sentenced Friday to …
Crime & Courts Feb. 7, 2019 5:59 pm2536d ago
MONTEZUMA – A judge last week reset the trial for the man accused of fatally stabbing Mollie Tibbetts to Sept. …
Crime & Courts Feb. 6, 2019 5:26 pm2537d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 42-year-old Marion man was sentenced last week to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing a …
Government & Politics Feb. 6, 2019 12:52 pm2537d ago
DES MOINES – An attorney for the city of Cedar Rapids started to argue Tuesday night before the Iowa Supreme …
Crime & Courts Feb. 4, 2019 5:59 pm2539d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Trial for a Manchester man, accused of fatally stabbing 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in 1979, is set to …
Crime & Courts Feb. 4, 2019 6:50 pm2539d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — After 2-year-old Bella Loffer died, Cody Stevenson confessed to police that his punches caused her death. But during …
Crime & Courts Feb. 1, 2019 7:47 pm2542d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The daughter of a woman who was fatally stabbed 26 times in 2017 told her mother’s killer …

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