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. 7, 2011 4:45 pm5118d ago
ALLISON – The trial of a 39-year-old Greene man accused of fatally stabbing his wife has been rescheduled to April …
News Nov. 4, 2011 2:09 pm5122d ago
Keith Elson Jr. will spend the rest of his life in prison without parole for the kidnapping and sexual assault …
Nov. 4, 2011 11:22 am5122d ago
Claiming intoxication as a defense is a tough sell to a jury or a judge, and defense attorneys say the …
News Oct. 27, 2011 1:56 pm5130d ago
UPDATE: An Iowa City psychotherapist testified Thursday that Keith Elson Jr. suffered from major depressive and anxiety disorder and substance …
News Feb. 18, 2022 12:15 pm1363d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A forensic toxicologist testified Wednesday that Keith Elson Jr.’s blood alcohol content would have been between 0.31 …
News Oct. 26, 2011 12:30 pm5131d ago
The Keith Elson kidnapping trial continues at 9 a.m. Wednesday Linn County District Court. The prosecution is expected to wrap …
News Feb. 18, 2022 12:20 pm1363d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Amanda Daniel said Keith Elson Jr. forced her to leave the Kwik Shop early the morning of …
News Feb. 18, 2022 12:22 pm1363d ago
The state continues its case at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the Keith Elson Jr. kidnapping trial in Linn County District …
News Oct. 25, 2011 6:30 am5132d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – She fought the odds after a medical mistake nearly took her life. Many saw her survival as …
News Feb. 18, 2022 12:09 pm1363d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Convenience store clerk Amanda Daniel was missing for seven hours before she was found and before the …
News Oct. 24, 2011 2:00 pm5133d ago
UPDATE: A Cedar Rapids man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a Kwik Shop clerk last year formally waived his …
News Feb. 21, 2023 1:08 pm995d ago
The federal bench still lacks gender diversity, despite growing numbers of women in the legal profession. Since the 1980s, more …
News Oct. 21, 2011 10:30 am5136d ago
IOWA CITY – The attorney for a man accused of killing an Iowa City landlord grilled two police officers Thursday …
News Oct. 18, 2011 6:40 pm5138d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 33-year-old Cedar Rapids man pleaded guilty last week in U.S. District Court to producing child pornography. …
News Oct. 17, 2011 10:25 am5140d ago
UPDATE: Kristen McAdam said Monday her life was forever changed May 29, 2010 when her husband, Jeffrey McAdam, was murdered …


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