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
Higher Ed Mar. 30, 2014 8:00 am4314d 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 am4316d 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 pm4316d 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 am4323d 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 am4323d 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 pm4326d 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 pm4326d 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 pm4326d 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 pm4330d 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An Anamosa attorney’s license was revoked by the Iowa Supreme Court Friday for withholding a client’s personal injury settlement and …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 pm4330d 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 pm4330d 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 pm4331d 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 pm4331d ago
A federal magistrate said Thursday during a probable cause and detention hearing there was “strong evidence” that Gordon Lasley Jr. …
Crime & Courts Mar. 12, 2014 4:26 pm4332d ago
A 6-year-old, who is now 9, told a forensic interviewer back in 2011 that James Olds touched her, exposed himself, …
Crime & Courts Mar. 11, 2014 5:54 pm4333d ago
A 9-year-old girl testified Tuesday that she didn’t remember being sexually abused between the ages of 3 and 5 years …


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