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 Sep. 3, 2024 12:17 pm435d ago
A former cell mate of Jessica Dayton testified today that Dayton admitted to dropping a landscaping rock on Curtis Bailey’s …
News Apr. 22, 2010 2:23 pm5683d ago
The first-degree murder trial of Jessica Dayton continues at 9 a.m. today in Iowa County District Court in Marengo. Dayton, …
News Apr. 21, 2010 12:40 pm5684d ago
UPDATED: Prosecutors claim the murder of Curtis Bailey involved shots of whiskey, a promise of three-way sex and a brutal …
News Apr. 20, 2010 10:45 am5685d ago
UPDATE: Jury selection started this morning in the first-degree murder trial of Jessica Dayton, 19, of Belle Plaine, in Iowa …
News Apr. 19, 2010 5:55 pm5686d ago
The Attorney General’s Office filed two counts of third-degree sexual abuse last week against an Iowa Penitentiary inmate in Ft. …
News Jan. 3, 2022 12:27 pm1409d ago
Mark Becker, sentenced to life in prison for the murder of an Iowa football coach, was transferred last week to …
News Apr. 19, 2010 5:45 am5687d ago
Stephanie Rose said last week it’s a good time to be a U.S. attorney because “the reins” have been relaxed …
News Apr. 16, 2010 5:18 pm5689d ago
A former Washington High School social studies teacher in Cedar Rapids was charged Thursday in Linn County District Court with …
News Jan. 3, 2022 12:30 pm1409d ago
Jan Thomas said Wednesday she asked “why, why and more whys” of how her husband Ed who had never been …
K-12 Education Apr. 13, 2010 5:19 pm5692d ago
A former sixth-grade teacher with Norway and Benton community school districts, accused of sending sexual instant messages and emails to …
K-12 Education Apr. 13, 2010 8:57 am5692d ago
A former sixth-grade teacher with Norway and Benton community school districts, accused of sending sexual instant messages and emails to …
News Apr. 13, 2010 6:01 am5693d ago
Passing through a walk-through metal detector at the Linn County Courthouse isn’t new, but many are surprised to see the …
News Apr. 8, 2010 12:00 am5698d ago
After 14 years of marriage, Marla McKinney wanted a divorce, but without her and her husband destroying each other and …
News Apr. 7, 2010 12:18 pm5698d ago
The first-degree murder trial of Jessica Dayton, 19, accused of killing her boss in Marengo, will not be moved out …
News Apr. 6, 2010 12:39 pm5699d ago
Jason Blackcloud, 34, accused of beating to death Jerry Hurt in August 2008, asked today for his sixth attorney to …


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