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 Jul. 19, 2012 4:00 pm4863d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A woman who lied to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in an application to get disaster benefits …
News Jul. 19, 2012 3:55 pm4863d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 38-year-old man convicted of theft in Iowa and Polk counties pleaded not guilty in federal court …
News Jul. 18, 2012 4:34 pm4864d ago
A 17-year-old accused of killing his grandparents in May is now facing another charge, in adult court, of assaulting a …
Jul. 18, 2012 1:12 pm4864d ago
The state auditor’s office released a special investigation Wednesday of the Amana Colonies Land Use District which identified more than …
News Jul. 18, 2012 10:45 am4864d ago
UPDATE: A preliminary and detention hearing has been reset to next week in federal court for Russell Wasendorf Sr., the …
Jul. 17, 2012 3:15 pm4865d ago
MANCHESTER – A 19-year-old who told police he suggested ways to kill a Manchester couple in May pleaded not guilty …
Jul. 11, 2012 7:10 pm4871d ago
The Iowa Court of Appeals overturned the first two life sentences of juveniles in the state Wednesday after the U.S. …
News Jul. 11, 2012 6:35 pm4871d ago
A former clinic director of Planned Parenthood of the Heartland is suing the clinic, claiming it submitted fraudulent or ineligible …
News Jul. 11, 2012 2:20 pm4871d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 35-year-old Marion man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for having a sexual relationship …
News Jul. 10, 2012 5:50 pm4872d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man charged with attempting to kill three of his next-door neighbors has pleaded not guilty and …
News Jan. 26, 2023 2:38 pm1020d ago
A 19-year-old charged in the double homicide of a Manchester couple told police he had several discussions with the couple’s …
News Jul. 9, 2012 9:45 pm4873d ago
MANCHESTER – A second person was arrested Monday in the slaying of a couple in their Manchester home two months …
News Jul. 3, 2012 6:30 am4880d ago
The life of a rural lawyer is a little like walking into that neighborhood bar where everybody knows your name, …
News Jun. 29, 2012 1:04 pm4883d ago
DES MOINES – A woman who claimed her eyes were seriously damaged as a result of a pharmacy’s mistake will …
News Jun. 28, 2012 1:10 pm4884d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who attempted to hire a person to kill the Mount Vernon Police chief was found …


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