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 Jan. 20, 2014 11:13 am4383d 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 am4386d 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 pm4387d 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 pm4389d 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 pm4390d 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 pm4394d 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 pm4394d 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 pm4394d 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 am4395d 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 pm4395d 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 am4397d 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 am4399d 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 am4400d ago
A Cedar Rapids man, who was acquitted in October of first-degree murder, will now spend seven years in prison for …
Dec. 23, 2013 3:30 pm4411d ago
Attorney General Tom Miller filed lawsuits against four contractors, including Eagle Ridge L.C. in Marion, claiming they damaged natural gas …
News Dec. 21, 2013 7:00 am4413d ago
Iowa Supreme Court Justice Bruce Zager, back in 2009 when he was a trial judge, didn’t allow news reporters to …


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