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 Jul. 30, 2017 10:15 am3025d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former Forest City investment adviser, already serving federal time for tax fraud, pleaded guilty Wednesday to …
News Jul. 27, 2017 9:10 pm3027d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who sold a stolen firearm during an undercover sting operation was sentenced Wednesday in federal court …
News Jul. 27, 2017 1:07 pm3027d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former Cedar Rapids Community School District bus driver, convicted of having child pornography on his phone …
News Jul. 27, 2017 1:01 pm3027d ago
IOWA CITY – A Davenport woman, accused of leaving her newborn in a trash can after giving birth in a …
News Jul. 27, 2017 1:04 pm3027d ago
Sentencing for Tait Purk, convicted by an Iowa County jury for killing his fiancee in 2000, has been reset to …
News Jul. 26, 2017 2:00 pm3028d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The last three of five Dubuque men were sentenced Tuesday in federal court for their involvement in …
News Jul. 25, 2017 10:19 am3030d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The Linn County trial for a teen accused of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman who was intoxicated …
News Jul. 24, 2017 10:13 pm3030d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A federal judge on Monday sentenced a former Tama police chief to two months in prison and …
News Jul. 21, 2017 9:48 pm3033d ago
MARENGO – A Williamsburg man accused of killing his girlfriend’s child pleaded not guilty this week in Iowa District Court. …
News Jul. 20, 2017 6:33 pm3034d ago
Two brothers from Winneshiek County were indicted Thursday in federal court for distributing heroin and fentanyl and illegally possessing firearms. …
News Jul. 20, 2017 7:29 pm3034d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 26-year-old Wisconsin man, who authorities say traveled to Iowa to have sex with a juvenile male, …
News Jul. 20, 2017 3:38 pm3034d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Nineteen Black Hawk County men have been charged with federal drug trafficking and firearms offenses, according to …
News Jul. 19, 2017 6:29 pm3035d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who distributed the heroin laced with fentanyl that caused a near-fatal overdose was convicted Wednesday …
News Jul. 19, 2017 7:33 pm3035d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The murder trial of a Hiawatha man, charged with killing his 56-year-old mother by shoving a rotten …
News Jul. 19, 2017 6:19 pm3035d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Recently filed court documents show two 18-year-olds broke into two firearms dealers in Hiawatha and Cedar Rapids …

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