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
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 13, 2012 7:10 am4878d ago
The key to this year’s judicial retention election may be educating voters that it’s about whether a judge is doing …
Sep. 11, 2012 6:25 pm4879d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Former Peregrine Financial Group founder Russell Wasendorf Sr. should remain jailed pending his formal guilty plea in …
Crime & Courts Sep. 11, 2012 10:51 am4880d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Van Horne man, who authorities say was under the influence of alcohol and medication, was charged …
Crime & Courts Sep. 11, 2012 10:10 am4880d ago
Police recovered 37 weapons, including various calibers and brands of shotguns, rifles, revolvers and pistols, and various ammunition for the …
Sep. 10, 2012 6:17 pm4880d ago
U.S. Attorney Stephanie Rose was confirmed Monday by the U.S. Senate as the next federal judge in Southern District of …
Crime & Courts Sep. 6, 2012 3:18 pm4885d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A grand jury has charged 14 more people with participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin in …
Crime & Courts Sep. 6, 2012 2:29 pm4885d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A judge will issue a ruling Friday on whether to move the murder trial of a man …
Crime & Courts Sep. 6, 2012 11:49 am4885d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – An 18-year-old who received probation in March for a robbery that led to a serious assault on …
Health & Wellness Aug. 30, 2012 12:55 pm4892d ago
Iowa and 36 other attorney generals reached a record $181 million settlement Thursday with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. after attorneys claimed …
Crime & Courts Aug. 30, 2012 11:52 am4892d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 16-year-old charged as a juvenile this week for his involvement in a severe assault on three other …
Aug. 30, 2012 8:15 am4892d ago
A 5 percent decline in the state’s prison population between 2011 and 2012 – the largest drop within a year …
News Aug. 29, 2012 10:00 am4893d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man accused of killing a cab driver last year asked for another change in venue based …
Crime & Courts Aug. 29, 2012 8:55 am4893d ago
Dwight and Carol Miller said they lost about $200,000 to a former investment adviser who pleaded guilty Tuesday in Linn …
Crime & Courts Aug. 28, 2012 12:25 pm4894d ago
A Central City man accused of killing a Cedar Rapids man last Thursday told police “it just got out of …
News Aug. 25, 2012 7:00 am4897d ago
A website recently launched by the state will allow the public, as well as law enforcement, to search for breath …


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