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 Jan. 30, 2018 8:23 pm2840d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The Marion Independent Community School District on Tuesday paid a fourth settlement of $900,000 to parents of …
Crime & Courts Jan. 26, 2018 6:26 pm2844d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Iowa collected more than $5.4 million in criminal …
Crime & Courts Jan. 26, 2018 5:47 pm2844d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The first-degree murder trial for a 17-year-old, accused of shooting a 21-year-old man and injuring another teen …
Crime & Courts Jan. 25, 2018 9:41 pm2845d ago
DES MOINES – A prosecutor said during her opening statement that three people – Kaleek Jones, Xavier Hicks and D’Andre …
Crime & Courts Jan. 24, 2018 6:20 pm2846d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who tossed a loaded pistol and a bag of marijuana into a wooded area after …
Government & Politics Jan. 24, 2018 5:00 pm2846d ago
A retired Iowa Judicial Branch state court administrator will receive the National Center for State Courts’ 2017 Warren E. Burger …
Crime & Courts Jan. 19, 2018 4:53 pm2851d ago
IOWA CITY – The trial for an Iowa man, who plans to ask for ‘stand your ground” immunity in a …
Crime & Courts Jan. 18, 2018 6:04 pm2852d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Dubuque man who distributed heroin to a woman who died of an overdose last April was …
Crime & Courts Jan. 18, 2018 5:17 pm2852d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Two Dubuque men who robbed a Maquoketa bank last March were sentenced Thursday in federal court. Gregory …
News Jan. 17, 2018 1:02 pm2853d ago
An Omaha man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to making threats against U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst. Court documents show …
News Jan. 17, 2018 4:02 pm2853d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A mother and wife of a man who was fatally shot by police in October 2015 are …
Education Jan. 16, 2018 11:19 am2854d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Another Marion elementary teacher, along with the school district, is being sued by parents who claim their …
People & Places Jan. 16, 2018 11:20 am2854d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Southern, an underweight, 15-month-old Red Bone Hound, hasn’t had an easy first year of life. He’s a …
News Jan. 11, 2018 7:17 pm2859d ago
TOLEDO – Marion teacher Diane Graham, accused of failing to report child abuse, was acquitted Thursday by a jury but …
News Jan. 10, 2018 4:37 pm2860d ago
TOLEDO – A Starry Elementary teacher, charged with not reporting sexual abuse of two kindergartners in her classroom back in …

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