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 Jun. 12, 2017 7:09 pm3072d ago
A federal judge sentenced a Cedar Rapids man to 50 years in prison Monday for sexually assaulting a toddler over …
News Jun. 10, 2017 8:49 pm3074d ago
DES MOINES – A Muscatine woman, brought illegally to the United States when she was 11, cannot be prosecuted for …
News Jun. 10, 2017 8:47 pm3074d ago
A local news anchor with KGAN is suing her former employer, Meredith Corp., for age and gender discrimination, according to …
News Jun. 9, 2017 9:42 pm3075d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Supreme Court overturned an appeals court decision, ruling a Mexican immigrant should have been informed …
News Jun. 10, 2017 8:48 pm3074d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former Delhi city clerk accused of embezzling $75,000 or more from the city pleaded guilty Friday …
News Jun. 8, 2017 10:30 pm3076d ago
A Dubuque man accused of robbing the Fidelity Bank in Maquoketa in March was charged in federal court Monday. Dante …
News Jun. 8, 2017 4:27 pm3076d ago
DAVENPORT – An Iowa City man was sentenced this week in federal court to nearly six years in prison for …
News Jun. 7, 2017 7:22 pm3077d ago
This week’s On the Record talks about why the court is allowing fugitives, who have already waived extradition, to post …
News Jun. 6, 2017 9:57 pm3078d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Jamaican national who swindled an elderly couple out of $130,000 – nearly all of their life …
News Jun. 7, 2017 9:32 am3078d ago
Two local nonprofit organizations that help lower income families and individuals facing civil legal issues will be able to provide …
News Jun. 6, 2017 9:28 am3079d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former Delhi city clerk, charged with theft in state court, now faces a federal charge and …
News Jun. 7, 2017 6:32 pm3077d ago
A prosecutor is concerned Linn County is becoming a ‘sanctuary’ for fugitives because 6th Judicial District judges are reluctant to …
News Jun. 3, 2017 3:42 pm3081d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man charged in federal court with distributing, receiving and possessing child pornography will remain …
Government & Politics May. 26, 2017 4:45 pm3089d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — A Rwandan man, who is serving 15 years in federal prison on immigration fraud charges, was convicted …
News May. 25, 2017 6:45 pm3090d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Waterloo couple charged with sex trafficking two teens will remain in jail pending a trial, a …

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