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
May. 19, 2011 4:41 pm5361d 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 pm5361d 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 pm5362d 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 am5362d 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 pm5363d 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 pm5363d 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 pm5364d 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 pm5364d 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 am5367d 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 pm5369d 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 pm5371d 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 am5375d ago
WEST UNION – A 30-year-old Cedar Rapids man was sentenced to two years in prison this week for indecent contact …
News May. 5, 2011 4:54 pm5375d 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 pm5375d 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 pm5376d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Police and others are questioning how the man who is accused of stabbing and killing a local …


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