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 Jun. 7, 2013 4:20 pm4610d ago
A Central City man charged with shooting and killing Gregory O’Hare last year asked a judge Friday to suppress a …
Crime & Courts Jun. 6, 2013 4:36 pm4611d ago
A trial for a man accused of making methamphetamine ended in a mistrial earlier this week because a juror knew …
Crime & Courts Jun. 5, 2013 4:48 pm4612d ago
James Breen testified Wednesday that he was intoxicated and doesn’t remember shooting the man he regards as a “brother” with …
Crime & Courts Jun. 5, 2013 10:18 am4613d ago
A judge increased a bond Wednesday for a 21-year-old Marion man accused of kidnapping, stabbing and sexually assaulting a woman …
Crime & Courts Jun. 4, 2013 5:09 pm4613d ago
Sean Hiepler testified Tuesday when he and James Breen got into an argument over leaving a bar last year he …
Jun. 3, 2013 6:05 pm4614d ago
A former state trooper pleaded guilty Monday in Black Hawk County District Court to a lesser charge involving a 2011 …
Local Government Jun. 3, 2013 1:55 pm4614d ago
Marion only became a Main Street Iowa community three months ago but new businesses with potential to create jobs and …
Crime & Courts Jun. 3, 2013 11:54 am4614d ago
James Breen shot another man three times with an assault weapon intentionally, willfully and without cause outside of Rumors Bar …
Crime & Courts May. 30, 2013 5:53 pm4618d ago
A 24-year-old sexual predator who a federal judge said scored “off the charts” for the sentencing guidelines was given the …
News May. 28, 2013 2:05 pm4620d ago
A grandmother punched a 22-year-old Iowa City man three times after she received a text from her grandson accusing the …
May. 28, 2013 12:00 pm4620d ago
A special agent with the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement filed a written plea of not guilty to falsifying a …
Government & Politics May. 24, 2013 3:08 pm4624d ago
Angie Moore said she didn’t believe the Cedar River would flood her home and antiques business in Vinton, but her …
Government & Politics May. 24, 2013 1:44 pm4624d ago
How to make peace with a devastating flood – build a pond. That was Dan Diehm’s philosophy. Diehm, who has …
News May. 23, 2013 5:15 pm4625d 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 pm4625d ago
Lori Rattay said she was “devastated” when she heard who the suspect was in the kidnapping of 15-year-old Kathlynn Shepard …


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