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. 22, 2018 3:24 pm2817d ago
A federal judge Thursday sentenced two New York men who robbed the Citizens State Bank in Hopkinton to more than …
Crime & Courts Feb. 22, 2018 2:44 pm2817d ago
An Elgin man convicted of illegally having a gun while being a drug user, a circumstance which resulted in a …
Crime & Courts Feb. 22, 2018 8:27 pm2817d ago
A Dubuque man found with heroin and cocaine near a park last year pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court. …
Crime & Courts Feb. 22, 2018 12:08 pm2817d ago
IOWA CITY – The immunity provision of Iowa’s new ‘stand your ground” law provides little guidance on procedure, so a …
Crime & Courts Feb. 20, 2018 4:59 pm2819d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Marion man was charged Tuesday in federal court for illegally having a gun after he was …
Crime & Courts Feb. 20, 2018 1:26 pm2819d ago
A Cedar Rapids man who assaulted and seriously injured a U.S. marshal was sentenced last week in federal court to …
Crime & Courts Feb. 19, 2018 4:07 pm2820d ago
A Cedar Rapids man who went on a brief crime spree during the summer, which ended after breaking into a …
Community Feb. 19, 2018 4:02 pm2820d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The clerks, court attendants and court reporters are the workers behind the scene who keep the courts …
Crime & Courts Feb. 15, 2018 3:49 pm2824d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – An attempted murder trial for a Marengo man accused of shooting his friend in southeast Cedar Rapids …
News Feb. 15, 2018 12:00 am2825d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Dyersville man who was on the lam from the Army since the 1980s and from federal …
Crime & Courts Feb. 14, 2018 4:55 pm2825d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Two men Linn County men who stole guns from licensed firearms dealers in June were sentenced to …
Crime & Courts Feb. 14, 2018 4:56 pm2825d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Two Cedar Falls men were indicted in federal court for distributing a powerful narcotic, carfentanil, which isn’t …
Government & Politics Feb. 15, 2018 8:33 am2824d ago
WASHINGTON – U.S. Chief Magistrate CJ Williams was nominated as the next U.S. District judge for the Northern District of …
Crime & Courts Dec. 13, 2021 2:28 pm1427d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A mother of a man fatally shot last year during a drug deal gone awry July 2, …
News Feb. 13, 2018 4:32 pm2826d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A judge granted a deferred judgment and probation to a former City of Cedar Rapids worker, who …

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