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 Jun. 9, 2011 11:01 am5340d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The Linn County Attorney’s Office dismissed a fugitive from justice charge Thursday for a Toddville man, who …
Jun. 8, 2011 5:37 pm5341d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man accused of kidnapping a woman and raping her last month, said the additional …
Jun. 8, 2011 4:41 pm5341d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The parents of Dustin Davis, who died after being punched in the face last year, can’t believe …
News Jun. 7, 2011 9:56 am5342d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A detention hearing was cancelled Tuesday in federal court for a former Dubuque elementary school principal accused …
Jun. 6, 2011 7:00 pm5343d ago
A judge has ordered the trial of a 32-year-old Nebraska man accused of killing a maintenance worker at an Iowa …
News Jun. 6, 2011 6:09 pm5343d ago
MANCHESTER -Donna Fierstine said Monday she never blamed her son Jesse when he cut out his father’s pacemaker because she …
Jun. 6, 2011 11:15 am5343d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The Cedar Rapids man accused of kidnapping a woman and raping her last month, who was released …
News Jun. 5, 2011 6:00 am5345d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A young woman said in a victim impact statement Thursday she is haunted by memories of the …
News Jun. 3, 2011 9:36 pm5346d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Dubuque elementary school principal pleaded not guilty Friday in U.S. District Court for receiving child pornography …
News Jun. 1, 2011 8:24 am5348d ago
The mother of a 12-year-old boy who was sexually molested in 2006 said Tuesday her son’s life was forever changed …
News May. 31, 2011 10:39 am5349d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 31-year-old man accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl in 2009 pleaded guilty before his trial …
News Aug. 12, 2022 3:40 pm1258d ago
A Swisher man was sentenced last week in Johnson County District Court to a combination of jail time, probation and …
News May. 27, 2011 7:25 am5353d 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 pm5354d 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 pm5355d ago
Robbery charges against a 17-year-old will not be transferred to juvenile court but remain in adult court so he can …


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