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
Apr. 21, 2011 5:01 pm5319d ago
MANCHESTER – A 34-year-old Manchester man who pleaded guilty this week to cutting out his father’s pacemaker in 2009 will …
News Mar. 22, 2022 3:35 pm1331d ago
A Marion man who was shot by police Saturday for throwing a hammer at the officers was charged Thursday with …
News Apr. 21, 2011 2:59 pm5319d ago
IOWA CITY – The sentencing for former Hawkeye football player Cedric Everson III set for Friday was continued Thursday in …
News Apr. 20, 2011 3:15 pm5320d ago
Court appointed attorneys struggling to keep their law practices open over the last two months because the state couldn’t pay …
News Apr. 20, 2011 3:01 pm5320d ago
UPDATED: A 16-year-old girl said her former Olin High School advisor and volleyball coach started out texting her about school …
News Apr. 15, 2011 5:24 pm5325d ago
The woman charged in drowning her 4-year-old son in a bathtub last year pleaded guilty Friday to child endangerment resulting …
Apr. 15, 2011 1:35 pm5325d ago
A 60-year-old Cedar Rapids man was sentenced Friday in Linn County District Court to 10 years in prison for sexually …
Apr. 14, 2011 5:49 pm5326d ago
IOWA CITY, Iowa – A Johnson County jury found Gregory Phillips guilty Thursday of threatening his landlord with a loaded …
News Apr. 13, 2011 11:55 am5327d ago
A former Agriprocessors manager was arrested in Israel March 31 following a U.S. request for extradition from Israel issued in …
News Apr. 12, 2011 3:28 pm5328d ago
FORT COLLINS, Colorado – A Cedar Rapids woman charged with 35 counts of animal abuse and other charges waived extradition …
News Apr. 12, 2011 2:37 pm5328d ago
Three defendants convicted for the murder of Kevin Bell, 26, last year will be sentenced in June in Linn County …
News Apr. 12, 2011 1:22 pm5328d ago
The sexual exploitation trial of a former Olin High School teacher is still on track to start April 19 in …
News Apr. 12, 2011 12:01 am5328d ago
Sixth Judicial District Judge Stephen Jackson Jr. says after spending about four months on the bench he realizes how hard …
News Apr. 11, 2011 2:51 pm5329d ago
An apartment manager testified Monday a former tenant, Gregory Phillips, came into his office Sept. 4, 2008 and stuck a …
News Apr. 10, 2011 7:41 am5330d ago
WILLIAMSBURG – Unanswered questions remain in the IRS seizure of more than $460,000 in cash from a former Williamsburg chief …


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