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
Crime & Courts Apr. 1, 2014 4:46 pm4242d ago
A 21-year-old Cedar Rapids man was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison Tuesday for exploiting minors and receiving child …
Local Government Mar. 31, 2014 5:30 pm4243d ago
Linn County courts go “live” Tuesday as all new criminal and traffic cases are scanned and filed electronically. The clerks, …
Higher Ed Mar. 30, 2014 8:00 am4244d ago
Kay Halloran, a former Cedar Rapids mayor, said her law career has come full circle because where she volunteered before …
News Mar. 29, 2014 4:30 am4245d ago
“It’s SUMMER,” seven-year-old Naomi yells on the first day of spring last week as she starts swinging and then goads …
Crime & Courts Mar. 28, 2014 2:00 pm4246d ago
The Iowa Supreme Court suspends license of a Cedar Rapids attorney Friday for three months because he violated rules regarding …
News Mar. 21, 2014 11:12 am4253d ago
The Iowa Supreme Court suspended an Iowa City attorney’s license for six months Friday after he falsified certificates of service …
Crime & Courts Mar. 21, 2014 9:58 am4253d ago
The Masonville city clerk pleaded not guilty Thursday during her initial appearance in federal court on charges related to embezzling …
Crime & Courts Mar. 18, 2014 5:34 pm4256d ago
A judge denied a motion Friday to move a 16-year-old girl convicted of second-degree murder to a juvenile detention center …
Crime & Courts Mar. 18, 2014 4:47 pm4256d ago
Maurice Harden, involved in a robbery that led to a Cedar Rapids police officer being seriously injured, was arrested Monday …
Mar. 18, 2014 2:00 pm4256d ago
A 45-year-old Marion man was convicted by a Linn County jury Monday after about four hours of deliberations for sexually …
Mar. 14, 2014 4:14 pm4260d ago
An Anamosa attorney’s license was revoked by the Iowa Supreme Court Friday for withholding a client’s personal injury settlement and …
Mar. 14, 2014 3:04 pm4260d ago
A Cedar Rapids man who a prosecutor described as having “sociopathic” behavior, was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday …
Mar. 14, 2014 2:42 pm4260d ago
A Cedar Rapids man who a prosecutor described as having “sociopathic” behavior, was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday …
Mar. 13, 2014 6:48 pm4261d ago
A former investment broker who solicited investors to buy Subway restaurants but instead, used their money for his real estate …
News Mar. 13, 2014 4:25 pm4261d ago
A federal magistrate said Thursday during a probable cause and detention hearing there was “strong evidence” that Gordon Lasley Jr. …


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