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 Jan. 31, 2012 6:50 am5034d ago
Iowa City Attorney Karen Lorenzen has to turn away prospective clients with legitimate medical malpractice claims of $25,000 to $30,000 …
News Jan. 30, 2012 11:00 am5035d ago
Jury selection finally got under way at 1:30 p.m. today in the child endangerment trial of a man accused of …
News Jan. 29, 2012 5:31 pm5035d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The new U.S. District Courthouse merges the formal with contemporary by integrating horizontally cut limestone and blast-resistant …
News Jan. 29, 2012 6:30 am5036d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS –A judge this week assessed a $60,000 civil penalty against Affordable Housing Network, Inc. for a number of …
News Jan. 27, 2012 2:00 pm5037d ago
The murder trial for a father and his ex-girlfriend charged in the death of his 17-month-old daughter is continued and …
News Jan. 27, 2012 10:44 am5038d ago
A Marion man was sentenced to fours years in prison after pleading to lesser charges last year for sexually abusing …
News Jan. 27, 2012 7:25 am5038d ago
The Iowa Supreme Court denied further review Thursday of a Hiawatha man’s vehicular homicide conviction in 2010. Troy Fox, 36, …
Government & Politics Jan. 26, 2012 6:05 am5039d ago
A new clerk of court for Linn and Jones counties was appointed Thursday, but she isn’t a newcomer — she’s …
News Jan. 20, 2012 12:24 pm5045d ago
A Cedar Rapids man received a deferred judgment Thursday in Linn County District Court for sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl …
News Jan. 19, 2012 3:00 pm5045d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Court of Appeals upholds an Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division ruling Thursday, which penalizes Bo James …
News Jan. 19, 2012 6:55 am5046d ago
Next week, the 6 th Judicial District judges must replace the district’s longest-serving clerk of court, with more than 20 …
News Jan. 18, 2012 6:12 am5047d ago
A West Branch man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to possessing more than 8,000 images and 275 videos of …
News Jan. 17, 2012 9:35 am5048d ago
A Cedar Rapids man set to plead guilty Tuesday in federal court to wire fraud, as part of a mining …
News Jan. 16, 2012 11:15 am5049d ago
A robbery trial for a man accused of robbing a liquor store in September has been reset to April 9 …
News Jan. 12, 2012 1:00 pm5053d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Two cousins charged in the November slaying of Andre Herron will stand trial March 5 in Linn …


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