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 Nov. 29, 2011 6:45 pm5096d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man with a lengthy criminal history asked a judge Tuesday to move his robbery trial out …
News Nov. 28, 2011 8:45 pm5097d ago
IOWA CITY – The second murder trial for a man accused of killing a landlord two years ago is on …
News Nov. 28, 2011 11:11 am5098d ago
The U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Friday a former Cedar Rapids landlord’s conviction for mail and tax fraud …
News Nov. 28, 2011 6:55 am5098d ago
Heroin is making a deadly comeback in Eastern Iowa. Twenty-two people have died from heroin overdoses in the Cedar Rapids …
News Nov. 22, 2011 1:30 pm5104d ago
MARENGO – A Marengo man pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree harassment for making threats against Amana Refrigeration Appliance factory last …
News Nov. 21, 2011 7:45 pm5104d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Robert Burke exploited his position as an elementary school principal in Dubuque and his secret videotaping of …
News Nov. 16, 2011 6:00 pm5109d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 28-year-old Air Force Senior Airman was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison Wednesday for sexually …
News Nov. 15, 2011 12:55 pm5111d ago
A trial for a Secret Service agent, on assignment in Decorah to help with presidential security in August, charged with …
News Nov. 15, 2011 6:35 am5111d ago
A Nebraska man convicted of killing an Interstate 80 rest stop worker in October pleaded guilty Monday in Johnson County …
News Nov. 14, 2011 6:30 pm5111d ago
A Cedar Rapids attorney was released without bond after being charged with possession of a controlled substance, according to a …
News Nov. 10, 2011 11:00 am5116d ago
A hearing for a man accused of killing a landlord in 2009 didn’t continue Thursday as planned, because the judge …
News Nov. 9, 2011 2:00 pm5117d ago
IOWA CITY – A former Iowa City elementary guidance counselor’s sexual abuse conviction was upheld Wednesday by the Iowa Court …
News Nov. 9, 2011 1:00 pm5117d ago
An Iowa City man pleaded guilty and was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years in prison for setting a fire in …
News Nov. 9, 2011 12:32 pm5117d ago
A Hiawatha man’s vehicular homicide conviction in 2010 was upheld Wednesday by the Iowa Court of Appeals. Troy Fox, 36, …
News Nov. 7, 2011 5:25 pm5118d ago
ALBURNETT – The embezzlement trial of a former city clerk has been shifted to Jan. 30 in Linn County District …


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