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
Government & Politics Nov. 16, 2018 6:13 pm2550d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa Supreme Court Justice Daryl Hecht announced Friday that he will resign from the court Dec. 13, …
Crime & Courts Nov. 13, 2018 5:54 pm2553d ago
INDEPENDENCE – Former reality TV star Chris Soules pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor charge and faces up to two …
Crime & Courts Nov. 12, 2018 5:44 pm2554d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa State Patrol is asking for the public’s help regarding a fatality crash last Friday on …
Crime & Courts Nov. 12, 2018 6:43 pm2554d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man convicted of tossing a loaded pistol and a bag of marijuana into a wooded area …
Crime & Courts Nov. 9, 2018 9:27 pm2557d ago
DAVENPORT – A forensic pathologist testified Friday that cabdriver Ricky Lillie could have died from either of the two gunshots …
Crime & Courts Nov. 8, 2018 9:34 pm2558d ago
DAVENPORT – Testimony in the Curtis Jones first-degree murder trial went slowly Thursday, with only two witnesses before the jury …
Crime & Courts Nov. 7, 2018 7:18 pm2559d ago
DAVENPORT – Cabdriver Ricky Lillie picked up Curtis Jones just as any other passenger June 27, 2017, but Jones would …
Crime & Courts Nov. 6, 2018 6:24 pm2560d ago
DAVENPORT – Testimony will begin Wednesday in a trial for a Mount Pleasant man accused of fatally shooting a cabdriver …
Crime & Courts Nov. 5, 2018 6:43 pm2561d ago
DAVENPORT – Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a Mount Pleasant man accused of fatally shooting a cabdriver …
Crime & Courts Nov. 5, 2018 3:35 pm2561d ago
IOWA CITY – A Coralville man pleaded guilty last week to sexually abusing a 7-year-old child last year and endangering …
Crime & Courts Nov. 5, 2018 6:36 pm2561d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Another defendant was convicted Monday in a marijuana robbery that led to the fatal shooting of a …
Crime & Courts Nov. 5, 2018 7:34 pm2561d ago
IOWA CITY – A lawsuit seeking class-action status has been filed against former youth basketball coach Greg Stephen, who pleaded …
Crime & Courts Nov. 2, 2018 5:34 pm2564d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man pleaded guilty Friday to lesser charges in the fatal stabbing of a man …
Crime & Courts Nov. 1, 2018 7:14 pm2565d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Marion man charged with stabbing a man at a motel earlier this week is being held …
Government & Politics Nov. 1, 2018 9:11 pm2565d ago
IOWA CITY – A Des Moines lawyer is asking the court’s permission to challenge the appointment of 6th Judicial District …

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