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 Apr. 26, 2012 10:00 pm5018d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Two additional people charged Thursday with attempted murder and robbery are being held on bonds of more …
News Apr. 25, 2012 10:30 pm5019d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS -Two additional people were arrested Wednesday in last week’s Kirkwood Court Apartment shooting stemming from a robbery. One …
News Apr. 24, 2012 4:30 pm5020d ago
A Des Moines man was charged Tuesday with attempted murder, robbery and other charges in a shooting that occurred last …
News Apr. 19, 2012 9:15 pm5025d ago
The state collected more than $3.5 million in court-ordered restitution from offenders in 2011 – less than 14 percent of …
News Apr. 19, 2012 12:04 pm5025d ago
U.S. Attorney Stephanie Rose received a majority vote on her nomination for federal judge Thursday by the U.S. Senate Judiciary …
News Apr. 19, 2012 7:40 am5025d ago
An 18-year-old who received probation in a vehicular homicide case is back in court with a new charge, and if …
News Apr. 18, 2012 1:00 pm5026d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former Agriprocessors manager who fled to Israel after being accused of harboring illegal workers was set …
News Oct. 11, 2021 3:04 pm1563d ago
The first-degree murder trial of a man accused of strangling to death his elderly neighbor has been reset to Nov. …
News Apr. 13, 2012 12:46 pm5031d ago
A judge will conduct a competency hearing of an 8-year-old child witness the state plans to call in a trial …
News Apr. 13, 2012 6:30 am5031d ago
One family lost everything as they struggled to pay for specialized treatment for their son who was sexually assaulted as …
News Apr. 11, 2012 12:10 pm5033d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man and his ex-girlfriend accused in the death of his toddler daughter will be tried together, …
News Apr. 4, 2012 11:00 pm5040d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids defense attorney says a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this week which allows any person …
News Jan. 26, 2023 2:31 pm1091d ago
A 21-year-old man was sentenced to 50 years in prison Wednesday for forcing his way into an elderly woman’s home …
News Apr. 2, 2012 11:00 am5042d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former Alburnett city clerk received a 10-year suspended prison sentence and five years of probation for …
News Mar. 30, 2012 6:30 am5045d ago
After two years of study, an Iowa Supreme Court task force recently recommended ways to make civil court more efficient …


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