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 Mar. 26, 2012 1:10 pm5049d ago
DAVENPORT – An Iowa City man was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court to five years in prison for distribution …
News Mar. 23, 2012 4:00 pm5052d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Maurice Harden apologized Friday for his actions in 2009 that led to Cedar Rapids Police Officer Tim …
News Mar. 20, 2012 7:45 am5055d ago
A 56-year-old Belle Plaine man pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography Monday in U.S. District Court. James Byers pleaded guilty …
News Mar. 20, 2012 7:45 am5055d ago
A 65-year-old Waterloo attorney and the president of the Iowa Association for Justice died Monday after a short battle with …
News Mar. 20, 2012 7:40 am5055d ago
A North Liberty man was sentenced last week to more than 10 years in federal prison for receiving and distributing …
Dec. 28, 2020 3:14 pm1850d ago
Former Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Baker said “overwhelming” may be an understatement on how he felt when he received …
Mar. 15, 2012 11:00 pm5060d ago
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday government contractor NCS Pearson Inc. in Iowa City has settled a hiring discrimination …
News Mar. 15, 2012 4:15 pm5060d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The trial date is set for a Nebraska man accused of robbing a man at knifepoint in …
News Mar. 15, 2012 8:40 am5060d ago
The task force that spent a year studying and considering court innovations to make Iowa courts more affordable, less complicated …
Mar. 15, 2012 8:20 am5060d ago
U.S. Attorney Stephanie Rose explained her role in the 2008 Postville immigration raid during a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing …
News Mar. 14, 2012 12:30 pm5061d ago
A woman who embezzled more than $43,000 in unemployment insurance benefits from Iowa Workforce Development was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. …
News Mar. 14, 2012 12:25 pm5061d ago
A Cedar Rapids attorney charged with possession of crack cocaine last November was sentenced Tuesday in U. S. District Court …
News Mar. 9, 2012 5:30 am5066d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Jerry Robinson couldn’t stay out of trouble. Robinson, 28, started smoking marijuana at age 13, added prescription …
News Mar. 8, 2012 1:45 pm5067d ago
A former bank official who stole nearly $6 million from Iowa State Bank in Clarksville over 19 years was sentenced …
Government & Politics Mar. 8, 2012 6:05 am5067d ago
The three Iowa Supreme Court justices ousted from the bench in 2010 will receive the prestigious John F. Kennedy Profile …


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