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 Jul. 24, 2013 5:45 pm4493d ago
One of the defendants who participated in a shooting that resulted in the death of a 19-year-old former Washington High …
Crime & Courts Jul. 24, 2013 11:42 am4493d ago
A West Branch man who won an appeal last year pleaded guilty to lesser charges Wednesday and was sentenced to …
Jul. 23, 2013 4:15 pm4494d ago
A trial for the man charged in killing 5-year-old Evelyn Miller has been continued to 2014 in Hamilton County District …
Crime & Courts Jul. 22, 2013 4:36 pm4495d ago
A man charged with attempting to kill his next door neighbors just over a year ago will undergo another psychiatric …
Crime & Courts Jul. 19, 2013 4:16 pm4498d ago
A Des Moines man set to stand trial next week in Linn County for attempted murder will instead plead guilty …
Crime & Courts Jul. 19, 2013 10:10 am4498d ago
A judge said Friday he wouldn’t consider an agreement regarding a probation violation for a teen involved in a 2009 …
News Jul. 16, 2013 3:45 pm4501d ago
A 20-year-old charged in a 2012 double homicide of his friend’s grandparents pleaded guilty Tuesday to lesser charges and faces …
Crime & Courts Jul. 15, 2013 11:06 am4502d ago
A 20-year-old charged with first-degree murder in a 2012 double homicide of his friend’s grandparents will plead guilty to a …
News Jul. 14, 2013 12:00 pm4503d ago
The City of Marion is considering establishing a new electric utility, which could save the city more than $220 million …
Crime & Courts Jul. 11, 2013 6:24 pm4506d ago
A Cedar Rapids businessman, who previously settled a civil action for fraudulently soliciting investor funds, pleaded guilty in a Ponzi-type …
Crime & Courts Jul. 9, 2013 4:06 pm4508d ago
A Mason City man was sentenced to two years in federal prison for making a false statement in regards to …
Crime & Courts Jul. 9, 2013 1:11 pm4508d ago
Iowa State Bar AssociationPresident Guy Cook was drawn to law because he likes to argue or as he calls it …
News Jul. 9, 2013 6:30 am4508d ago
Jacovan Bush, 24, of Fairfax, is sentenced to life in prison in 2008 for killing Thomas Horvath, 19, but the …
News Jul. 3, 2013 5:00 pm4514d ago
A man who shot his friend with a Tec-9 assault pistol, causing him permanent nerve damage, was found guilty Wednesday …
Crime & Courts Jul. 2, 2013 11:38 am4515d ago
A former girlfriend of Clifton West said she knew the man accused of killing him but has no idea what …


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