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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. 17, 2021 12:42 pm1516d ago
Two doctors testified Tuesday that 17-month-old Kamryn Schlitter’s fatal head injuries were the result of child abuse and could have …
News Sep. 17, 2021 1:29 pm1516d ago
Read also: Doctors testify Kamryn Schlitter was victim of child abuse Follow Gazette reporter Trish Mehaffey’s live coverage from the …
News Sep. 17, 2021 12:44 pm1516d ago
A former co-worker and boyfriend of Amy Parmer’s testified Monday she told him in April 2011 that he didn’t want …
Crime & Courts Aug. 23, 2013 5:58 pm4463d ago
A former employee of Amy Parmer’s testified Friday that Parmer told her in 2011 that she “might have killed a …
News Aug. 22, 2013 6:50 pm4464d ago
The mother of 17-month-old Kamryn Schlitter was called to testify about how her daughter’s behavior changed as she became the …
Crime & Courts Aug. 21, 2013 4:03 pm4465d ago
A jury was seated late Wednesday afternoon and opening statements will begin Thursday in the Amy Parmer murder trial. Opening …
Crime & Courts Aug. 19, 2013 5:00 pm4467d ago
Jury selection starts Monday in Linn County District Court for a Hiawatha woman charged in the death of a 17-month-old …
Living Aug. 18, 2013 1:08 pm4468d ago
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City school teachers and administrators say addressing student needs has to go beyond academics to incorporate …
News Aug. 18, 2013 7:53 am4468d ago
MITCHELLVILLE – Heaven Griffin, 26, bluntly said her mother died of alcoholism and she didn’t want to follow in her …
Crime & Courts Aug. 16, 2013 6:00 pm4470d ago
The Iowa Supreme Court upheld a Cedar Rapids man’s conviction for killing a another during a robbery but tossed out …
News Aug. 16, 2013 4:28 pm4470d ago
The first-degree murder trial of Justin Ross ended abruptly in a guilty plea Friday before closing arguments were set to …


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