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
News May. 23, 2013 5:15 pm4555d ago
The ex-wife of Michael Klunder, who kidnapped Kathlynn Shepard, asked the court for a permanent order to protect her and …
News May. 23, 2013 4:53 pm4555d ago
Lori Rattay said she was “devastated” when she heard who the suspect was in the kidnapping of 15-year-old Kathlynn Shepard …
News May. 22, 2013 6:40 pm4556d ago
If a current law had existed in 1992, law enforcement may have been able to track the activities of a …
News May. 22, 2013 2:55 pm4556d ago
Investigators and K9s found backpacks and a purse Tuesday in connection with the abduction of Kathlynn Shepard in Dayton, according …
Crime & Courts May. 17, 2013 2:51 pm4561d ago
Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Reinert left Cedar Rapids this week to take over the command of a coalition which helps …
Crime & Courts May. 15, 2013 5:26 pm4563d ago
A 52-year-old Cedar Rapids man was convicted Tuesday for his ninth residential burglary and 15th overall criminal conviction. Darrell Bolden, …
Crime & Courts May. 15, 2013 1:58 pm4563d ago
Attempted murder and other charges filed against a 16-year-old in connection with a Cedar Rapids drug robbery were dismissed Wednesday …
News May. 14, 2013 5:22 pm4564d ago
Marion residents shouldn’t be alarmed by the loud, roaring noise coming from the north side but maybe, resonating all over. …
Crime & Courts May. 13, 2013 5:19 pm4565d ago
A 62-year-old man was charged last week with sexually assaulting one of his 14-year-old dance students. Marcelino Hivento was charged …
Business News May. 13, 2013 12:34 pm4565d ago
A jury’s landmark award of $240 million to 32 mentally disabled workers at Henry’s Turkey Service has been slashed to …
Crime & Courts May. 10, 2013 3:46 pm4568d ago
A 13-year-old accused of making multiple bomb threats earlier this week at a Delaware County high school is charged with …
Crime & Courts May. 8, 2013 4:04 pm4570d ago
The former Benton County Conservation Department director pleaded guilty last week to charges involving fuel purchases for his personal use …
May. 7, 2013 5:02 pm4571d ago
[Editor’s note: This story was originally published in The Gazette’s Tuesday, June 22, 2010 edition.] Sholom Rubashkin , former Agriprocessors vice …
May. 7, 2013 4:47 pm4571d ago
[Editor’s note: This story was originally published in The Gazette’s Friday, November 20, 2009 edition.] The Agriprocessors immigration trial would …
News May. 6, 2013 1:22 pm4572d ago
A trial for a 21-year-old Hiawatha man accused of killing a Cedar Rapids man in 2011 was reset to October …


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