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
Jan. 20, 2014 5:00 pm4313d ago
A trial is set to start Tuesday in Scott County District Court in a lawsuit filed last year against the …
Crime & Courts Jan. 20, 2014 12:34 pm4313d ago
A Cedar Rapids man convicted for bilking investors out of thousands of dollars, who attempted to escape to India on …
Crime & Courts Jan. 20, 2014 11:13 am4313d ago
A teen involved in a 2009 robbery that led to a Cedar Rapids Police officer being severely injured may be …
Jan. 17, 2014 10:14 am4316d ago
A Eldora man who attempted to entice a minor to engage in sexual acts and distributed child pornography was sentenced …
Higher Ed Jan. 16, 2014 5:40 pm4317d ago
Law graduates must pass a grueling bar exam. Passing the bar exam doesn’t make someone a competent attorney. Passing the …
News Jan. 14, 2014 9:01 pm4319d ago
Marion Mayor Allen “Snooks” Bouska remains the Mayor. The Marion City Council determined Bouska meets the residency requirements according to …
Jan. 13, 2014 2:41 pm4320d ago
A Cresco man was sentenced Monday to seven years in federal prison for possessing a homemade bomb. Bjorn Luster, 34, …
Jan. 9, 2014 5:29 pm4324d ago
A prosecutor said this week a judge’s ruling to allow taped interviews to be played regarding testimony of an alleged …
Jan. 9, 2014 12:33 pm4324d ago
A Cedar Rapids man’s kidnapping conviction in 2011 should have been considered as a “sexually predatory offense” because he confined …
Crime & Courts Jan. 9, 2014 12:13 pm4324d ago
The nomination of Kevin W. Techau as the next U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, was reported out …
News Jan. 9, 2014 4:00 am4324d ago
There are 14 buildings in Marion’s Central Business District that will take advantage of a possible $500,000 state grant to …
Crime & Courts Jan. 8, 2014 3:50 pm4325d ago
A 29-year-old Cedar Rapids man pleaded guilty last week to vehicular homicide in the death of an Alburnett woman in …
Crime & Courts Jan. 6, 2014 10:16 am4327d ago
A Cedar Rapids man accused of shooting his neighbors in 2012 pleaded guilty Monday to lesser charges and faces up …
Jan. 4, 2014 7:00 am4329d ago
Lawyers say proposed amendments for procedure and discovery rules in civil cases being considered by the Iowa Supreme Court will …
News Jan. 3, 2014 11:53 am4330d ago
A Cedar Rapids man, who was acquitted in October of first-degree murder, will now spend seven years in prison for …


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