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
Jun. 27, 2012 7:40 pm4885d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of a 21-year-old Belle Plaine man …
News Jun. 27, 2012 6:00 am4886d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Two cousins accused of killing a man in Cedar Rapids last fall will have separate first-degree murder …
News Jun. 26, 2012 4:05 pm4886d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The 39 people in Iowa prisons, who were convicted as juveniles and are serving life sentence, can …
News Jun. 21, 2012 10:30 pm4891d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – An injunction will be filed next week to keep confidential the identities of 20 Quaker plant co-workers …
Government & Politics Jun. 21, 2012 6:43 am4892d ago
A Jones County woman has been charged with fraudulently claiming Federal Emergency Management Agency benefits after the floods of 2008. …
News Jun. 13, 2012 5:00 pm4899d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Based on the nature of the offense, a judge on Wednesday refused to lower the $100,000 cash-only …
News Jun. 13, 2012 12:28 pm4899d ago
The Iowa Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by a county attorney not chosen as an associate district judge nominee …
News Jun. 11, 2012 4:30 pm4901d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Family members of a Cedar Rapids man accused of trying to kill his neighbors say he snapped …
News Jun. 8, 2012 3:10 pm4904d ago
The former owner of Family Auto Center in Cedar Rapids, accused of operating the dealership through fraudulent thefts and transactions, …
News Jun. 8, 2012 10:10 am4905d ago
The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld the sexual abuse conviction of a former Iowa City elementary school guidance counselor in …
News Jun. 7, 2012 3:00 pm4905d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The small claims and traffic divisions of Linn County District Court will reopen at 8 a.m. Friday …
News Jun. 7, 2012 2:30 pm4905d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Marion man will be arraigned June 15 in Linn County District Court on charges that he …
News Jun. 7, 2012 7:52 am4906d ago
A Wall Lake woman was charged in federal court with bank robbery after police recovered a stolen $20 bill from …
News Jun. 5, 2012 12:07 pm4907d ago
A 17-year-old involved in a 2009 robbery, in which Cedar Rapids police officer Tim Davis was seriously injured by another …
News May. 31, 2012 3:16 pm4912d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 22-year-old man accused of shooting another man outside a strip club last month will stand trial …


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