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. 7, 2012 7:10 am5068d ago
A man accused of attempting to hire a person to murder the Mount Vernon Police chief and other charges pleaded …
News Mar. 2, 2012 12:59 pm5073d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Charges against a man who threatened to blow up the county courthouse in 2009 were dismissed Friday. …
News Mar. 2, 2012 12:15 pm5073d ago
A Waterloo man was convicted by a jury Wednesday in federal court after a three-day trial for possessing a firearm …
News Mar. 2, 2012 10:25 am5073d ago
A Cedar Rapids attorney who was suspended from practicing law in 2008 for disciplinary issues won’t be reinstated because his …
Iowa High School Wrestling Mar. 1, 2012 1:41 pm5074d ago
UPDATE: Charges filed Thursday against four Lisbon High School wrestlers mark the first time student-athletes have been prosecuted in the …
News Mar. 1, 2012 9:30 am5074d ago
UPDATE: Four former Lisbon High School wrestlers were charged Thursday with misdemeanor assault charges for multiple incidents of bullying which …
News Feb. 29, 2012 11:31 am5075d ago
A Hiawatha man pleaded guilty and was sentenced Wednesday in Linn County District Court to 10 years in prison for …
News Feb. 28, 2012 2:00 pm5076d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The trial for two cousins accused of killing Andre Herron has been rescheduled to July 9 in …
Feb. 27, 2012 12:30 pm5077d ago
Treasure hunter Tim Saylor is not above licking a clump of dirt if he loses a bet over finding a …
News Feb. 24, 2012 2:11 pm5080d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man accused in the 2010 death of his toddler asked the court Friday to …
News Feb. 24, 2012 10:42 am5080d ago
The Iowa Supreme Court suspended the license of a Waterloo lawyer for one year Friday, based on multiple acts of …
News Feb. 24, 2012 6:45 am5080d ago
A Cedar Rapids man and his company, Virtual Vision Inc., will pay more than $1 million in restitution to 11 …
News Feb. 23, 2012 12:00 pm5081d ago
SIOUX CITY – A Cedar Rapids man who robbed Hills Bank and Trust last June while on federal supervised release …
News Feb. 23, 2012 9:15 am5081d ago
A 23-year-old was sentenced Tuesday in Linn County District Court to 10 years in prison for his part in last …
News Feb. 22, 2012 6:45 am5082d ago
A Cedar Rapids man was found guilty Wednesday in federal court of 47 counts of wire fraud, money laundering and …


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