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 Nov. 28, 2018 7:01 pm2538d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – After about one hour of deliberating Tuesday, a jury found a Cedar Rapids man guilty of carjacking …
Crime & Courts Nov. 29, 2018 9:56 am2537d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — A judge sentenced a Cedar Rapids man to 20 years in prison Wednesday for a drug deal …
Crime & Courts Nov. 28, 2018 5:35 pm2538d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man accused of killing a mother of three in her garage and setting it on fire …
Crime & Courts Nov. 29, 2018 4:25 pm2537d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A federal judge Wednesday called out a 20-year-old Marion man’s ‘extremely concerning” criminal record, which began at …
Community Nov. 26, 2018 11:33 am2540d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The Linn County Drug Treatment Court has received a $1.8 million grant to help eliminate housing barriers …
Crime & Courts Nov. 23, 2018 6:32 pm2543d ago
A Linn County prosecutor is proposing legislation that would allow expert testimony in sexual assault cases to address the many …
Crime & Courts Nov. 22, 2018 8:15 pm2544d ago
Des Moines – The Iowa Association for Justice elected new officers and its Board of Governors members, along with honoring …
Crime & Courts Nov. 22, 2018 8:06 pm2544d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Court of Appeals is giving another chance to an Iowa City man, who was convicted …
Community Nov. 22, 2018 11:43 am2544d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Rick and Marilene Julich picked up the ‘habit” about 22 years when they discovered all their relatives …
Crime & Courts Nov. 21, 2018 5:45 pm2545d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Two Waverly men, convicted of distributing fake oxycodone pills that actually contained a narcotic used in an …
Crime & Courts Nov. 20, 2018 5:47 pm2546d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Marion man accused of stabbing a man at a motel last month pleaded not guilty Tuesday …
Crime & Courts Nov. 20, 2018 5:42 pm2546d ago
DAVENPORT – A Scott County jury deliberated just over an hour Tuesday before finding Curtis Jones guilty of first-degree murder …
Crime & Courts Nov. 19, 2018 6:23 pm2547d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for distributing heroin near a …
Crime & Courts Nov. 19, 2018 8:35 pm2547d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A judge sentenced a Cedar Rapids man to 15 years in federal prison Monday for being part …
Crime & Courts Nov. 16, 2018 9:57 pm2550d ago
IOWA CITY – Another possible plea hearing is set next year for a home day care provider accused of being …

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