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 Jul. 14, 2014 12:33 am4138d ago
Sixth Judicial District Senior Judge William Thomas recently was honored posthumously with a service award from the Iowa Association of …
News Jul. 14, 2014 12:13 am4138d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Twenty-year-old Tajh Ross will go to trial this week on a first-degree murder charge after a judge …
Crime & Courts Jul. 8, 2014 1:27 pm4144d ago
A state deputy medical examiner confirmed Tuesday that Chantele Crowley died last week by strangulation and the manner of death …
Crime & Courts Jul. 7, 2014 5:33 pm4145d ago
The trial for a Tama man charged in the fatal stabbing of his wife last year is set for July …
News Jul. 3, 2014 8:11 pm4148d ago
A judge ruled Tuesday the Iowa Department of Human Services must stop the way it uses ‘Safety Plans” and ‘Voluntary …
Jul. 1, 2014 10:36 pm4150d ago
Petitions for protective orders reveal a history of stalking, physical abuse and harassment by Shawn Crowley, who is accused of …
News Jul. 1, 2014 6:24 pm4151d ago
Petitions for protective orders reveal a history of stalking, physical abuse and harassment by Shawn Crowley who is accused of …
Crime & Courts Jun. 30, 2014 11:49 am4152d ago
A judge said Monday she will reset the trial for a Cedar Rapids man accused of killing his mother with …
News Jun. 29, 2014 10:58 am4153d ago
Mary Kangas intently listens to an audio recording playing during the closing argument because she knows what’s coming. ‘I knew …
Crime & Courts Jun. 27, 2014 4:35 pm4155d ago
A woman who was shot during a robbery in 2012 and remains in a wheelchair asked a judge Friday to …
News Jun. 27, 2014 4:08 pm4155d ago
A woman who was shot during a robbery in 2012 and remains in a wheelchair asked a judge Friday to …
News Jun. 26, 2014 5:56 pm4156d ago
A jury convicted an Evansdale woman Thursday on four counts of selling and distributing synthetic drugs in 2013. Mary Ramos, …
News Jun. 26, 2014 5:57 pm4156d ago
Two Iowa City attorneys were selected Wednesday by the 6th Judicial District Nominating Commission as nominees to replace retiring Judge …
Crime & Courts Jun. 25, 2014 8:25 pm4156d ago
Each of the seven witnesses who testified Wednesday in federal court in Cedar Rapids denied purchasing “Mr. Nice Guy,” “Diablo,” …
News Jun. 24, 2014 7:27 pm4158d ago
Jurors heard an audio recording Tuesday of a controlled buy where Mary Ramos met a woman in Waterloo to sell …


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