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
News Oct. 4, 2017 9:30 am2959d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man previously convicted of distributing and using drugs was sentenced Monday to more than five years …
News Oct. 4, 2017 9:32 am2959d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man initially charged with burglary and sexual abuse was sentenced Monday to 90 days …
News Oct. 4, 2017 9:25 am2959d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Waterloo woman who purchased multiple guns for others, and provided false information on firearms forms, was …
News Oct. 3, 2017 9:20 am2960d ago
IOWA CITY – A North Liberty man accused of plotting to kill his former business associate and the man’s family …
News Oct. 2, 2017 7:33 pm2960d ago
MARENGO – A woman charged with killing a Monroe truck driver last month at an Interstate 80 rest stop filed …
News Dec. 30, 2021 1:17 pm1410d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – His recent Senate confirmation as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa is a ‘dream job” …
News Sep. 29, 2017 7:39 pm2963d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids police investigator misidentified witnesses while he was testifying last week during a detention hearing …
News Jan. 28, 2022 2:08 pm1381d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 26-year-old Wisconsin man pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to enticing a juvenile male for sex …
News Sep. 28, 2017 2:22 pm2964d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Waterloo couple faces at least 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court this …
News Sep. 27, 2017 9:23 am2966d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A judge granted the defense’s request Tuesday to move the retrial of Nicholas Luerkens, charged with fatally …
News Sep. 26, 2017 10:10 am2967d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A federal judge ruled last week that a Cedar Rapids man previously convicted of child pornography will …
News Sep. 26, 2017 10:09 am2967d ago
MARENGO — A judge last week granted a request to move a trial from Iowa County to Linn County for …
Living Sep. 24, 2017 2:39 pm2968d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – More than $30,000 was raised for the Horizons Survivors’ Program through its second annual Wine Gala and …
News Sep. 25, 2017 12:05 pm2967d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – In the past, victims of sexual abuse might have waited weeks or months for an arrest before …
News Sep. 24, 2017 12:27 pm2968d ago
As the sun starts to warm the crisp morning air, Scott Koepke is down on his knees in the garden, …

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