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 Mar. 9, 2016 12:18 pm3533d ago
A lawsuit filed against the company who employed Alexander Kozak as a security guard claims Kozak harassed and threatened 20-year-old …
News Mar. 8, 2016 5:19 pm3534d ago
A Cedar Rapids woman who lied to the grand jury in 2014 about her ex-husband, a felon and drug user, …
News Mar. 4, 2016 6:03 pm3538d ago
An Oregon federal magistrate said he will always remember those days working with Judge Jane Kelly dealing with high caseloads, …
News Mar. 4, 2016 9:23 pm3538d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man will spend 40 years in prison for killing a woman he called his …
News Dec. 22, 2020 10:26 am1784d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who distributed heroin, fentanyl, and crack cocaine, which led to several overdoses and deaths was …
News Mar. 1, 2016 4:23 pm3541d ago
A Waterloo man pleaded guilty Tuesday to assaulting and killing his 29-year-old girlfriend on July 8, 2014 in Linn County. …
News Feb. 29, 2016 6:09 pm3542d ago
Retired Iowa Supreme Court Justice James Carter was a ‘true gentleman’ and a ‘brilliant legal scholar’ who found legal issues …
News Feb. 27, 2016 5:32 pm3544d ago
One of the biggest frustrations for lawyers is preparing for a complicated civil trial only to see it get bumped …
News Feb. 26, 2016 4:11 pm3545d ago
The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday ruled a former Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation agent, fired after he reported an …
News Feb. 26, 2016 4:07 pm3545d ago
A Cedar Rapids man who distributed heroin mixed with fentanyl resulting in an overdose was sentenced to more than two …
News Feb. 25, 2016 6:31 pm3546d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A federal judge went below guideline sentencing Thursday, giving Midamar Founder William Aossey, Jr., only two out …
Living Feb. 22, 2016 5:00 am3549d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Joel Snetzler works magic on a daily basis with ‘ancient” courthouse equipment that breaks, pops or just …
News Feb. 18, 2016 3:46 pm3553d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Three 17-year olds involved in the shooting death of 14-year-old Emma Redlinger initially lied to police about …
News Feb. 2, 2022 8:50 am1377d ago
The criminal complaints of two men charged in connection with the death investigation of 14-year-old Emma Redlinger don’t indicate they …
News Feb. 17, 2016 11:53 am3554d ago
A Wayland bank officer and board member who stole more than $1 million from her family’s business over nine years …

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