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 Jan. 26, 2017 1:36 pm3210d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A judge gave a 21-year-old Hiawatha man probation Tuesday for his conviction of a lesser charge in …
News Dec. 30, 2022 10:37 am1046d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — An 18-year-old who avoided a 10-year prison sentence by getting probation three weeks ago will likely be …
News Jan. 24, 2017 7:33 pm3211d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A judge ruled Tuesday that a sexual abuse case involving a 17-year-old charged with sexually assaulting an …
News Jan. 24, 2017 7:13 pm3211d ago
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review an Iowa City man’s 2013 murder conviction after it was overturned …
News Jan. 24, 2017 5:27 pm3212d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A judge on Tuesday sentenced a Marion restaurant owner to three years probation for writing a $50,000 check …
News Jan. 23, 2017 2:33 pm3213d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man was charged today in federal court with having an ‘improvised” bomb authorities say …
News Jan. 23, 2017 12:15 pm3213d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — A Cedar Falls man who stored hazardous waste at his now defunct electroplating business without a permit …
News Jan. 21, 2017 1:54 pm3215d ago
The Iowa State Sheriffs and Deputies Association, along with a coalition of other public safety agencies, insurance and wireless partners, …
News Jan. 20, 2017 9:20 pm3215d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Judges and other court staff said U.S. District Chief Judge Linda Reade leads by example in running …
Podcasts Aug. 15, 2017 7:08 pm3008d ago
This installment of On the Record talks about a proposed bill which hopes to prevent any distractions, not just texting, …
News Jan. 13, 2017 4:05 pm3223d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A prosecutor withdrew a plea deal Thursday for a man accused of assaulting two deputies by throwing …
News Jan. 13, 2017 3:14 pm3223d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The Sixth Judicial District Nominating Commission selected a Cedar Rapids defense attorney and an Iowa City prosecutor …
News Jan. 12, 2017 6:08 pm3223d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A federal magistrate ruled Thursday that she won’t allow an Oklahoma man to withdraw his guilty plea …
News Jan. 10, 2017 4:10 pm3226d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A judge gave a 33-year-old man a deferred judgment and sentenced him to two years supervised probation …
News Jan. 10, 2017 11:05 am3226d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Applicants for the vacant 6th Judicial District judge position will be interviewed by the Judicial Nominating Commission …

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