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 Oct. 15, 2018 10:10 pm2582d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Being clean for nearly two years wasn’t even imaginable to Stephen Washburn when he entered the Linn …
Crime & Courts Oct. 15, 2018 6:36 pm2582d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Jury selection will continue Tuesday for an 18-year-old who is accused of fatally shooting a 21-year-old and …
Crime & Courts Oct. 11, 2018 9:20 pm2586d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids woman, who drove a car with her two children into the frigid waters last …
Government & Politics Oct. 10, 2018 10:16 pm2587d ago
Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady will not ‘confirm or ratify” the June appointment of a 6th Judicial District …
Crime & Courts Oct. 9, 2018 4:06 pm2588d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former youth basketball coach accused of videotaping naked teenagers and other related charges will plead guilty, …
Crime & Courts Oct. 8, 2018 7:04 pm2589d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former Forest City investment adviser, previously serving prison time for tax fraud, was sentenced last week …
Crime & Courts Oct. 5, 2018 6:25 pm2592d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A judge sentenced a repeated domestic violence offender to seven years for 27 violations of a no-contact …
Crime & Courts Oct. 4, 2018 8:37 pm2593d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A federal judge Thursday denied motions to dismiss charges and suppress videotaped evidence of naked teenagers from …
Government & Politics Oct. 3, 2018 9:23 pm2594d ago
Lawyers who participated in this year’s Judicial Performance Evaluation said the 67 Iowa state court judges up for retention this …
Crime & Courts Oct. 2, 2018 8:20 pm2595d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former bookkeeper and office manager for a Durant iron company was sentenced Tuesday to more than …
Crime & Courts Oct. 2, 2018 6:21 pm2595d ago
IOWA CITY – A judge ruled Tuesday that it isn’t necessary for the prosecution to include more details of a …
Crime & Courts Oct. 1, 2018 5:35 pm2596d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The trial for a former Linn-Mar High School nurse, who is accused of having sex with a …
Community Sep. 30, 2018 1:01 pm2597d ago
HIAWATHA – The Hiawatha Public Library is breaking ground Monday, Oct. 1, for its $4.1 million renovation and expansion project …
Crime & Courts Sep. 28, 2018 8:28 pm2599d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A second man pleaded guilty this week in a robbery that led to the fatal shooting of …
Crime & Courts Sep. 28, 2018 9:17 pm2599d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Lawyers for a former Barnstormers youth basketball coach, charged in federal court with child pornography and related …

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