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 Mar. 2, 2011 10:25 am5369d ago
A 20-year-old Cedar Rapids man was given a deferred judgment and probation Wednesday for his part in the robbery and …
Government & Politics Feb. 26, 2011 11:07 pm5372d ago
A Vanderbilt law professor who studies judicial selection suggests lawyers shouldn’t be part of the nominating commission, or if they …
News Feb. 24, 2011 6:01 pm5375d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The first-degree kidnapping trial of Keith Elson Jr., accused of kidnapping and raping a Kwik Shop clerk …
News Feb. 24, 2011 2:30 pm5375d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 19-year-old was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday in Linn County District Court after being …
News Feb. 22, 2011 4:08 pm5377d ago
Alex Bailey, 15, said it was nerve-racking to see Jacob Hilgendorf, his father’s killer, before him today as he read …
News Feb. 12, 2011 11:01 pm5386d ago
The two teens and a 20-year-old accused of killing Kevin Bell last year will be tried together, according to a …
News Feb. 11, 2011 1:01 pm5388d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The retrial of Jacovan Bush, 20, of Fairfax, for first-degree murder will be continued to October. Bush, …
News Feb. 10, 2011 3:45 pm5389d ago
WATERLOO – A couple and a grandmother convicted for giving false addresses when enrolling their children at Malcolm Price Lab …
News Feb. 9, 2011 10:00 am5390d ago
A 22-year-old Cedar Rapids man pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery Wednesday and was sentenced to 25 years in prison in …
News Feb. 8, 2011 10:15 am5391d ago
The Iowa Supreme Court denied further review last week of a granted appeal for Jacovan Bush, convicted of first-degree murder …
Government & Politics Feb. 8, 2011 7:09 am5391d ago
A group of landlords filed a motion for summary judgment Friday in its lawsuit against the City of Cedar Rapids …
News Feb. 7, 2011 5:48 pm5392d ago
A 33-year-old man accused of cutting out his father’s pacemaker from his chest in 2009 has been found competent to …
News Feb. 7, 2011 4:01 pm5392d ago
A 21-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday in Linn County District Court for his part in …
News Feb. 3, 2011 11:10 pm5395d ago
IOWA CITY – Former Iowa Supreme Court Justice Michael Streit said Thursday before joining a panel discussion of last year’s …
News Feb. 1, 2011 6:18 pm5398d ago
An 18-year-old was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday in Linn County District Court for threatening another teen with …


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