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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 Sep. 16, 2021 2:47 pm1517d ago
The 2013 incoming class at the University of Iowa College of Law is the smallest in recent history, with 94 …
News Sep. 16, 2021 2:48 pm1517d ago
Attorney Kara Westercamp, who graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2009, said there’s no guarantee in …
News Oct. 11, 2013 3:32 pm4414d ago
A police officer testified Friday that a crack cocaine pipe and several clothing items, including bleached shoes strings, were recovered …
Crime & Courts Oct. 10, 2013 6:40 pm4415d ago
Johnathan Mitchell killed cab driver Cathy Stickley in 2011 because he needed crack cocaine and “he didn’t care who he …
Crime & Courts Oct. 7, 2013 5:58 pm4418d ago
Jury selection starts 9 a.m. Tuesday in Story County District Court for a man accused of stabbing to death a …
News Oct. 4, 2013 3:50 pm4421d ago
A federal judge Friday in a 404-page ruling upheld the death sentences for Dustin Honken, a Iowa drug kingpin, who …
Crime & Courts Oct. 1, 2013 12:20 pm4424d ago
Any interviews involving jurors who served on a former Agriprocessors manager’s bank fraud trial in 2009 cannot be used in …
Crime & Courts Sep. 28, 2013 3:49 pm4427d ago
A third year law student had a courtroom lesson this week not mentioned on the syllabus – dodge and run …
Crime & Courts Sep. 27, 2013 2:58 pm4428d ago
The trial for a man accused of stabbing to death a Cedar Rapids cab driver in 2011 is on track …
News Sep. 24, 2013 11:55 pm4431d ago
The daughter who found her mother and stepfather dead on Mother’s Day 2012 in Manchester said had no forgiveness for …
News Sep. 17, 2021 12:14 pm1516d ago
After more than four days of deliberations, a jury found a Hiawatha woman guilty Monday in the death of toddler …
News Sep. 17, 2021 1:27 pm1516d ago
Read full story: Amy Parmer convicted in toddler’s death, faces up to 55 years in prison UPDATE: A Hiawatha woman …


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