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 Nov. 18, 2010 9:10 am5473d ago
The first-degree kidnapping trial of Keith Elson Jr., who is accused of kidnapping and raping a Kwik Shop clerk in …
News Nov. 18, 2010 9:00 am5473d ago
A former Monticello circuit boards manufacturer pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Thursday for storing toxic waste and dumping the …
News Nov. 17, 2010 4:58 pm5474d ago
A specially trained unit of Scotland Yard in London, uses a team approach to bring forensic science and law enforcement …
News Nov. 16, 2010 10:00 am5475d ago
Two relic hunters were cited last week at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site for digging in the park and using …
News Nov. 15, 2010 9:37 pm5476d ago
A 43-year-old Waverly man charged Friday is accused of confining a woman, while raping, beating and repeatedly strangling her, according …
News Nov. 12, 2010 5:07 pm5479d ago
Stephen Jackson Sr. said Friday he knew his son was going to make a good judge someday after he assessed …
News Nov. 12, 2010 11:33 am5479d ago
A 26-year-old Coralville man convicted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in September was sentenced Friday in Johnston County District …
News Nov. 12, 2010 9:20 am5479d ago
A rape victim said Friday no woman should have to go through what she did last January when Andre White …
News Nov. 10, 2010 12:54 pm5481d ago
A 20-year-old Fairfax man convicted of murdering a 19-year-old during a fist fight between rival groups of friends in 2008 …
News Nov. 10, 2010 11:06 am5481d ago
A 37-year-old Cedar Rapids woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to stabbing her boyfriend numerous times in September and filing false unemployment …
News Nov. 9, 2010 10:26 am5482d ago
An 18-year-old pleaded guilty Tuesday in Linn County District Court to threatening a 17-year-old with a gun for some marijuana. …
News Nov. 5, 2010 3:43 pm5486d ago
A trial date was set Thursday on drug charges for Brianna Volesky, who is already serving prison time in the …
News Nov. 5, 2010 12:33 pm5486d ago
The January trial date remains set in the Kevin Bell murder trial for two teens and a 20-year-old but it …
News Nov. 3, 2010 6:28 pm5488d ago
What happens now that three justices have been booted off the state’s Supreme Court? First of all, the three – …
Campaigns & Elections Nov. 3, 2010 5:46 pm5488d ago
Mark McCormick, a former Iowa Supreme Court justice, said Wednesday the retention vote will have a negative impact on the …


Daily Newsletters