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 May. 27, 2011 7:25 am5283d ago
The attempted murder trial of Raymond Spears was reset Thursday to Aug. 22 in Johnson County District Court. Spears, 52, …
News May. 26, 2011 7:25 pm5284d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 35-year-old man who conspired to distribute crack cocaine from 1997 through 2006 was convicted by a …
News May. 25, 2011 4:33 pm5285d ago
Robbery charges against a 17-year-old will not be transferred to juvenile court but remain in adult court so he can …
May. 19, 2011 4:41 pm5291d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 62-year-old woman told police William Roby sexually assaulted her two weeks before he forcibly held her …
News May. 19, 2011 4:00 pm5291d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Most of the 35 animals removed from the home of a woman accused of animal abuse are …
News May. 18, 2011 8:05 pm5291d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The woman accused of 35 counts of animal abuse and other code violations didn’t start her defense …
News May. 18, 2011 10:25 am5292d ago
MARENGO – The trial of Ryan Randles, who is accused robbing a hotel and bank in Williamsburg within a 24-hour …
May. 17, 2011 5:40 pm5293d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A veterinarian testified Tuesday that two dogs removed from the home of Jennifer Wood in February were …
May. 17, 2011 12:34 pm5293d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former Cedar Rapids Police officer testified Tuesday about 186 photos taken in the home of a …
News May. 16, 2011 7:52 pm5293d ago
The Nebraska man accused of killing an I-80 maintenance worker a year ago told a judge in a letter last …
News May. 16, 2011 7:47 pm5293d ago
A former Cedar Rapids Police animal control officer testified Monday the floors in the home of Jennifer Wood were covered …
News May. 14, 2011 7:15 am5296d ago
Former Iowa Supreme Court Justices David Baker and Michael Streit hadn’t planned to leave the bench but after losing the …
News May. 11, 2011 6:00 pm5299d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A lawsuit filed Tuesday by parents of a 16-year-old who got out of a social worker’s car …
News May. 9, 2011 12:15 pm5301d ago
The trial for a Nebraska man accused of killing an Interstate 80 maintenance worker a year ago this month will …
May. 6, 2011 8:00 am5304d ago
WEST UNION – A 30-year-old Cedar Rapids man was sentenced to two years in prison this week for indecent contact …


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