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, 2014 11:02 pm3993d ago
A 37-year-old Cedar Rapids man charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in 2011 was acquitted Friday by a Linn …
News Dec. 5, 2014 7:09 pm3993d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Corporate officers of Midamar Corp. and Islamic Services of America in Cedar Rapids were indicted on 92 …
Community Dec. 5, 2014 6:40 pm3993d ago
Sixth Judicial District Judge Stephen Jackson Jr. has been selected as a U.S. Magistrate for the Southern District of Iowa. …
Crime & Courts Dec. 3, 2014 1:37 pm3996d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The trial for Midamar Corp. founder William Aossey Jr., charged with 19 counts, involving misbranding Halal beef …
Crime & Courts Dec. 3, 2014 9:41 am3996d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for stabbing and sexually assaulting …
News Dec. 2, 2014 1:26 pm3997d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Jury selection was halted before it resumed Tuesday in the murder trial of a Tama County man …
Dec. 1, 2014 11:13 pm3997d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Jury selection continues Tuesday in the murder trial of a Tama man accused in his wife’s fatal …
News Dec. 1, 2014 3:11 pm3997d ago
A federal magistrate denied a motion to suppress a police interview of Jonathan Curtis Youngbear and evidence from an initial …
News Dec. 1, 2014 2:06 pm3998d ago
Judges of the Iowa Business Specialty Court say the first year of the pilot program has gone well with 11 …
News Nov. 24, 2014 6:51 pm4004d ago
A former Marion investment broker already serving federal prison time for scamming several victims out of thousands is now charged …
News Nov. 20, 2014 11:49 am4009d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids attorney and an Iowa City attorney were selected Wednesday by the 6th Judicial District …
News Nov. 19, 2014 2:29 pm4010d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — A Department of Human Services child protective worker in Linn County was recently charged with assaulting two …
News Nov. 18, 2014 11:02 am4011d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Hubbard woman who forged court documents for a bank loan and a fraudulent letter from a …
News Nov. 18, 2014 6:47 pm4010d ago
A judge will allow a 20-year-old Cedar Rapids man convicted as a juvenile in a fatal shooting and robbery to …
News Nov. 17, 2014 2:29 pm4012d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 34-year-old Cedar Rapids woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison last week for stealing the …

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