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 Oct. 25, 2016 8:55 am3303d ago
Opening statements will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the second murder trial of Travis Standlee, a homeless man already …
News Jan. 25, 2023 1:57 pm1020d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — A federal judge went above the guidelines to sentence a Vinton woman to nearly four years in …
News Oct. 24, 2016 7:04 pm3304d ago
DAVENPORT – Testimony begins Tuesday in Scott County District District Court in the second murder trial of Travis Standlee, a …
News Oct. 24, 2016 12:34 pm3304d ago
An Oran man was convicted Monday in federal court for having bomb-making materials – including some similar to those used …
News Oct. 23, 2016 9:47 pm3305d ago
Jury selection starts Monday for a homeless man, already sentenced to 50 years for killing another Cedar Rapids homeless man …
News Oct. 20, 2016 5:54 pm3308d ago
A judge sentenced a 20-year-old Cedar Rapids man to seven years for eight offenses committed over a two year span, …
News Oct. 18, 2016 6:45 pm3310d ago
Mary Beth Haglin, a former Washington High substitute teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a student, is asking …
News Oct. 17, 2016 5:42 pm3311d ago
A former Hiawatha man, convicted for hiring a hitman to murder his ex-wife in 2009, was back in court Monday …
News Oct. 14, 2016 11:24 pm3314d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Two family members convicted of smuggling guns from Cedar Rapids to Lebanon have been sentenced to federal …
News Oct. 14, 2016 8:12 pm3314d ago
WEST BRANCH – Authorities say a West Branch man assaulted a woman, causing a brain bleed, injuries to her spleen …
News Oct. 11, 2016 6:38 pm3317d ago
A federal magistrate will keep two more co-defendants in jail pending trials on charges of trafficking large quantities of crystal …
News Oct. 7, 2016 4:22 pm3321d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A homeless man convicted and serving up to 50 years in prison for killing another Cedar Rapids …
Podcasts Oct. 7, 2016 2:57 pm3321d ago
This week’s On the Record highlights the Horizons Survivor’s Program that helps families of homicide, vehicular homicide and other violent …
News Oct. 10, 2016 5:35 pm3318d ago
A federal magistrate ruled Thursday to keep a 24-year-old Toledo man, charged in an ice meth and cocaine conspiracy with …
News Oct. 5, 2016 8:49 pm3323d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former Iowa City head shop owner was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in federal prison for …

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