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 Dec. 5, 2016 5:25 pm3331d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The third crack at sentencing a man convicted as a juvenile for robbing and killing 26-year-old Kevin …
News Dec. 1, 2016 8:51 pm3335d ago
A judge will not give a new trial to a Cedar Rapids man, convicted in 2009 of sexual assault and …
News Dec. 1, 2016 11:27 pm3335d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Linn County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden says he has no intention of turning over the duties of …
News Mar. 10, 2023 12:47 pm1045d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Tyler Konigsmark, a 20-year-old former school bus attendant convicted of sexual exploitation of three middle school girls, …
News Dec. 1, 2016 5:19 pm3335d ago
A lawsuit filed by the parents of the late Andrea Farrington against the Coral Ridge Mall and a security company …
News Nov. 30, 2016 5:49 pm3336d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A federal judge Wednesday sentenced a Marion man to 20 years in prison for sexual exploitation of …
News Nov. 29, 2016 4:58 pm3337d ago
Three bank robbers nabbed within minutes of robbing Palo Savings Bank last May were sentenced to prison Tuesday in federal …
News Nov. 28, 2016 7:43 pm3338d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former Waterloo agricultural supplier, who evaded Iowa authorities for four years after being indicted, was sentenced …
News Nov. 28, 2016 9:52 pm3338d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Mary Beth Haglin, a former Washington High substitute teacher, agreed Monday to allow a judge to decide …
News Nov. 24, 2016 6:03 pm3342d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Volunteers at First Church of the Open Bible on Thanksgiving served up nine 20-pound turkeys, 80 pounds …
News Nov. 24, 2016 6:20 pm3342d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Brock Staley and Ken Blazek don’t see themselves as heroes for saving their 64-year-old neighbor after her …
News Nov. 24, 2016 3:29 pm3342d ago
CENTRAL CITY – A storage building containing oil waste, magnesium and solvents at Iowa Gold Distributing Environmental Services in Central …
News Nov. 24, 2016 9:56 am3342d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A jury trial set to begin Monday in Tama County for Mary Beth Haglin, a former Washington …
Crime & Courts Jan. 6, 2022 11:06 am1473d ago
A judge will rule on Wednesday what statements made by Mary Beth Haglin on a segment of Dr. Phil will …
News Nov. 21, 2016 3:27 pm3345d ago
This week’s On the Record talks about the sentencing of Travis Standlee, convicted last week for his second 50 year …

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