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. 5, 2011 4:54 pm5305d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The Linn County Attorney’s Office had a feeling of deja vu Thursday but not quite, because the …
May. 5, 2011 3:44 pm5305d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 16-year-old charged for his involvement of robbing seven other teenagers at gunpoint last December claims he …
News May. 4, 2011 7:00 pm5306d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Police and others are questioning how the man who is accused of stabbing and killing a local …
May. 3, 2011 10:08 pm5306d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Marion man who threatened police with a hammer last month started out his evening April 16 …
May. 3, 2011 4:07 pm5307d ago
Deandre Lemar Ronald Irby, 19, of Iowa City was arrested for having a sword with a 26 inch long blade …
News Apr. 29, 2011 12:07 pm5311d ago
A Nebraska man accused of killing an I-80 maintenance worker last year can’t get a fair trial in the small …
News Apr. 28, 2011 2:50 pm5312d ago
A 38-year-old Fayette County man with a lengthy history of setting fires dating back to 1991 was sentenced Thursday to …
News Apr. 27, 2011 2:55 pm5313d ago
MANCHESTER – A 42-year-old Ryan woman charged in the murder of her husband pleaded not guilty Tuesday and a trial …
News Apr. 26, 2011 11:44 am5314d ago
IOWA CITY – The sentencing for former Hawkeye football player Cedric Everson III is set for June 24 in Johnson …
News Apr. 25, 2011 9:30 pm5314d ago
A 27-year-old woman accused of using a BB gun to rob two Cedar Rapids pharmacies last month pleaded not guilty …
News Apr. 25, 2011 5:00 pm5315d ago
ANAMOSA -The jury found former Olin High teacher Jeremy Chamberlin guilty on all six counts related to sexual exploitation of …
Government & Politics Apr. 24, 2011 5:00 am5316d ago
Court-appointed attorneys struggling to keep their law practices open over the last two months because the state couldn’t pay them …
News Apr. 22, 2011 5:00 pm5318d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed denial of post conviction relief for a Cedar Rapids man convicted of …
News Apr. 22, 2011 2:00 pm5318d ago
A woman said Friday in a victim impact statement she suffered severe physical injuries and continues to have emotional and …
News Apr. 22, 2011 12:05 am5318d ago
Court appointed attorneys struggling to keep their law practices open over the last two months because the state couldn’t pay …


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