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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
Apr. 11, 2016 8:00 am3500d ago
This week’s On the Record talks about National Crime Victims’ Rights week, April 10-16, which is observed each year and …
News Apr. 10, 2016 4:30 pm3501d ago
An investigator, a victim/witness coordinator and a police officer were honored Sunday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Linn …
News Apr. 8, 2016 6:34 pm3503d ago
Iowa last week became the 42nd state to legalize gun silencers, but consumers wanting to acquire them face waits that …
Campaigns & Elections Apr. 7, 2016 6:44 pm3504d ago
The 13-year-old accused in the unintentional shooting of 15-year-old Senquez Jackson last month apparently posed two days before for an …
News Apr. 1, 2016 9:30 pm3510d ago
A 43-year-old Cedar Rapids man convicted of distributing heroin and fentanyl that led to multiple overdoses and deaths was sentenced …
News Apr. 1, 2016 4:15 pm3510d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man, previously convicted of two home burglaries and already serving probation, pleaded guilty Thursday …
News Mar. 31, 2016 6:52 pm3511d ago
A homeless man accused of strangling two people to death last September wants to keep statements he made to police …
News Mar. 31, 2016 7:00 am3511d ago
A Fayette County man found with bomb-making materials in his home last month, including some similar to those used in …
News Mar. 10, 2023 12:46 pm976d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Dubuque man was convicted of a federal hate crime Wednesday for repeatedly stomping and kicking a …
News Mar. 29, 2016 6:23 pm3513d ago
Several witnesses, including a former Anamosa prison guard and two black men, testified Tuesday they knew Randy Metcalf, charged with …
News Mar. 28, 2016 9:14 pm3514d ago
Witnesses testified Monday in federal court that Randy Metcalf hurled racial slurs at Lamarr Sandridge and two of his white …
News Mar. 25, 2016 3:55 pm3517d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Vinton woman charged with giving her 16-year-old son a rifle that was unintentionally fired by one …
News Mar. 25, 2016 1:42 pm3517d ago
The California animal rights group, who sued Cricket Hollow Zoo owners and recently won a federal lawsuit, now wants them …
News Mar. 24, 2016 7:18 pm3518d ago
A prosecutor said Thursday a Cedar Rapids man, recently nabbed by U.S. Marshals during a national fugitive sweep in Illinois …
News Mar. 25, 2016 1:49 pm3517d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The last family member charged with smuggling guns from Iowa to Lebanon pleaded guilty Thursday in federal …

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