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. 26, 2012 4:05 pm4957d 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 pm4961d 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 am4962d 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 pm4970d 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 pm4970d 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 pm4972d 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 pm4975d 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 am4975d 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 pm4976d 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 pm4976d 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 am4976d 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 pm4978d 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 pm4983d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 22-year-old man accused of shooting another man outside a strip club last month will stand trial …
News May. 30, 2012 2:20 pm4984d ago
A Manchester teen accused of fatally shooting his grandparents two weeks ago pleaded not guilty Wednesday to two counts of …
News May. 29, 2012 11:15 am4985d ago
A man who attempted to jump over the railing on the top floor of the Linn County Courthouse after being …


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