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. 19, 2017 8:36 am3036d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The third Cedar Rapids man charged in a fraud scheme pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to …
News Jul. 19, 2017 9:13 am3036d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 19-year-old woman told a jury she awoke on a sofa after drinking alcohol at a party …
News Jul. 18, 2017 2:15 pm3036d ago
IOWA CITY – The Iowa City man who called 911 last year, saying a bomb would go off at West …
News Jul. 17, 2017 1:00 pm3037d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Many remarked it was the ‘end to an era’ Thursday as 6th Judicial District Senior Judge Thomas …
Government & Politics Jul. 16, 2017 10:04 am3039d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Nine of Iowa’s 14 judicial districts – including the local 6th District – do not have enough …
News Jul. 16, 2017 10:07 am3039d ago
TOLEDO – A lawyer for a Tait Purk, convicted of killing his fiancee in 2000, asked a judge Friday for …
News Jul. 13, 2017 12:33 pm3042d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — A judge on Tuesday set the retrial of Nicholas Luerkens, convicted in the fatal stabbing of his …
News Jul. 12, 2017 12:24 pm3043d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man, who may be one of the longest serving inmates in the the Linn …
News Jul. 12, 2017 9:26 am3043d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The retrial of Nicholas Luerkens, convicted in the fatal stabbing of his former girlfriend in 2015, may …
News Jul. 11, 2017 9:08 am3044d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A juvenile court officer testified Monday she wouldn’t recommend that a 16-year-old charged with attempted murder in …
News Jul. 12, 2017 9:09 am3043d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A District Court judge ruled Monday that a 16-year-old boy, charged with sexually abusing a 4-year-old boy, …
News Jul. 9, 2017 8:15 am3046d ago
COUNCIL BLUFFS — An Omaha man was charged Friday in federal court with making threats against U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst. …
Government & Politics Jul. 7, 2017 6:55 pm3047d ago
U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst on Friday invited Iowa lawyers who would like to be recommended for a …
News Jul. 7, 2017 11:08 pm3047d ago
The trial for a Davenport woman, accused of leaving her newborn in a trash can after giving birth in a …
News Jul. 7, 2017 11:07 pm3047d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A felon who illegally had a gun and discharged it inside a Cedar Rapids apartment building was …

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