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 Jun. 27, 2013 1:00 pm4590d ago
A former Benton County Conservation director received a deferred sentence Thursday for theft and another felony. William G. Heber, of …
Government & Politics Jun. 26, 2013 3:45 pm4591d ago
Kate Varnum said she won’t have to lie on her federal taxes next year, because she can proudly claim she’s …
Jun. 25, 2013 7:28 pm4592d ago
A break in occurred at the construction site of the new Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison last week, officials …
Government & Politics Jun. 25, 2013 12:30 pm4592d ago
Des Moines Attorney Guy Cook was sworn in last week as the Iowa State Bar Association’s 127 th president during …
News Jun. 22, 2013 6:30 am4596d ago
State efforts to pass an ordinance which penalizes adults who allow teens to drink alcohol in their homes or on …
Crime & Courts Jun. 21, 2013 3:28 pm4596d ago
The trial of a Cedar Rapids man accused of killing his mother with a crowbar has been reset to Jan. …
News Jun. 21, 2013 1:48 pm4596d ago
A 2011 civil jury verdict, involving a mother who sued the Cedar Rapids Community School District for negligence when her …
Crime & Courts Jun. 21, 2013 10:00 am4597d ago
Tulane University Prof. Sally Kenney said Thursday she had better arguments for getting a woman on the bench than women …
News Jun. 18, 2013 11:45 am4599d ago
A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison last week for possessing child pornography after a …
News Jun. 17, 2013 7:30 am4601d ago
The City of Marion received $1 million from the Iowa Transportation Commission Tuesday, as part of the state’s $2.6 billion …
Government & Politics Jun. 14, 2013 3:00 pm4603d ago
Cedar Rapids has about 230 acres identified as greenway area as a result of 2008 flood which could be used …
News Jun. 12, 2013 3:59 pm4605d ago
A Texas company will pay $3.4 million to 32 mentally disabled workers at Henry’s Turkey Service, according to final judgement …
Crime & Courts Jun. 11, 2013 3:36 pm4606d ago
A 31-year-old man accused of enticing two teenaged girls to text him sexually explicit photos of themselves to him will …
News Jun. 10, 2013 4:05 pm4607d ago
A former Iowa City insurance agent convicted in the 1979 execution style killing of a West Branch man will remain …
News Jun. 10, 2013 7:55 am4608d ago
A 62-year-old man pleaded not guilty last week to sexually assaulting one of his 14-year-old dance students, and his trial …


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