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 Oct. 20, 2010 5:11 pm5502d ago
A neurosurgeon testified Wednesday a drunken driving accident victim paralyzed from the neck down would have had a poor quality …
News Oct. 20, 2010 1:13 pm5502d ago
Two Iowa Supreme Court justices said Wednesday it wasn’t the court’s role to send the Varnum, an equal protection rights …
News Oct. 19, 2010 11:48 am5503d ago
A University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics trauma surgeon testified Tuesday a drunken driving accident victim with a severe spinal …
News Oct. 18, 2010 3:02 pm5504d ago
A Waterloo teen was sentenced last week in U.S. District Court to more than 10 years in federal prison for …
News Oct. 15, 2010 1:25 pm5507d ago
The Nebraska man accused of killing an Iowa maintenance worker at an I-80 rest stop in May sent a letter …
News Oct. 14, 2010 3:36 pm5508d ago
A former MFL Mar Mac High School teacher is expected to plead guilty next week to supplying alcohol to minors …
Oct. 13, 2010 11:11 am5509d ago
A 48-year-old Cedar Rapids man accused of killing his neighbor last month filed his written plea of not guilty Tuesday …
News Oct. 11, 2010 3:36 pm5511d ago
An Iowa County son and mother charged accused in the murder of Curtis Bailey will be tried separately and the …
News Oct. 9, 2010 7:00 am5513d ago
Yale Bernadotte’s 6-year-old daughter – and other children whose parents are going through a divorce – needed to know she …
News Oct. 8, 2010 4:28 pm5514d ago
If one or all three of the Iowa Supreme Court justices up for retention are unseated in November, the court …
News Oct. 4, 2010 5:23 pm5518d ago
Landlord Robert Miell, who was sentenced last week to 20 years in prison, was ordered Monday by a federal judge …
News Aug. 31, 2010 3:20 pm5552d ago
Charges involving a fraudulent investment scheme against a 66-year-old Cedar Rapids attorney and businessman were dismissed without prejudice last week …
News Aug. 31, 2010 1:00 pm5552d ago
Supervisors and other staff members of Four Oaks testified Tuesday youth counselors don’t have to be licensed or certified to …
News Aug. 30, 2010 1:22 pm5553d ago
A 17-year-old testified Monday he and a former Four Oaks youth counselor kissed when he was a 16-year-old residential client …
News Aug. 27, 2010 11:58 am5556d ago
Brianna Volesky could be back in jail unless she pays a new $25,000 bond required by a judge Friday pending …


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