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 Dec. 14, 2010 4:18 pm5447d ago
A 43-year-old Vinton restaurant owner pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court to harboring illegal workers and filing a false …
News Dec. 13, 2010 12:27 pm5448d ago
The State Judicial Nominating Commission ended speculation Monday whether Gov. Chet Culver would select three new justices before leaving office …
News Dec. 10, 2010 10:33 am5451d ago
A 24-year-old former Four Oaks youth counselor who kissed a 16-year-old boy was given a deferred judgment Friday, which requires …
News Dec. 10, 2010 10:20 am5451d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Vicky Mayo said Friday during a victim’s impact statement she wasn’t a hateful or vindictive person, but …
News Dec. 8, 2010 11:00 pm5453d ago
Toxic waste from a former Monticello circuit boards manufacturing plant may have been flowing into Kitty Creek for more than …
News Dec. 2, 2010 1:03 pm5459d ago
The Iowa Supreme Court selected Justice Mark Cady, of Ft. Dodge, to serve as interim chief justice, beginning January 1. …
News Dec. 1, 2010 1:27 pm5460d ago
A 26-year-old Illinois man was sentenced Wednesday in U. S. District Court to more than two years in prison for …
News Nov. 29, 2010 10:34 am5462d ago
The court proceedings against a Nebraska man accused of killing a maintenance worker at an Interstate 80 rest stop will …
News Nov. 29, 2010 8:29 am5462d ago
Legal services are expensive, and some in need of an attorney can’t afford one, but there are more than 240 …
News Nov. 24, 2010 2:47 pm5467d ago
A former Iowa City elementary guidance counselor convicted of sexually abusing a fifth grader in 2003 was recently ordered by …
News Nov. 23, 2010 10:01 am5468d ago
A 20-year-old Swisher woman serving 10 years for involvement in the death of her 2-year-old daughter in 2008 pleaded guilty …
News Nov. 23, 2010 6:31 am5468d ago
The Nebraska man accused of killing a maintenance worker at an I-80 rest stop in May suffers from a mental …
News Nov. 22, 2010 12:10 pm5469d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 41-year-old Vinton woman pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to conspiring to harbor illegal workers …
News Nov. 20, 2010 10:58 pm5471d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former Monticello circuit boards manufacturer pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Thursday for storing toxic waste …
News Nov. 19, 2010 9:15 am5472d ago
The Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board indefinitely suspended an Iowa City attorney’s license Friday because of several ethical violations. …


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