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 Jun. 9, 2010 8:11 am5706d ago
A Victor man murdered May 29 at a westbound I-80 rest area in Eastern Iowa was apparently shot in the …
News Jun. 7, 2010 6:19 pm5708d ago
The man accused of kidnapping and raping a 19-year-old convenience store clerk will be arraigned 8:30 a.m. June 22 in …
News Jun. 7, 2010 10:57 am5708d ago
UPDATE: Kim Polley, 42, of Marion, decided before jury selection Monday morning to plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter. Polley faces …
Government & Politics Jun. 4, 2010 7:39 pm5710d ago
This week the court ordered the City of Cedar Rapids and the Cedar Rapids City Council to produce 13 emails …
News Jun. 3, 2010 12:00 am5712d ago
Riding his motorcycle with buddies on warm days and partying into the night were bigger priorities for Mark Brown than …
News Jun. 2, 2010 1:02 pm5713d ago
Mark Becker, convicted of killing Aplington/Parkersburg football coach Ed Thomas in March, is still undergoing the evaluation process at Iowa …
Jun. 2, 2010 12:05 pm5713d ago
Ricky Putman, 42, of Arlington, accused of sexually assaulting a toddler, will be arraigned 9 a.m. June 21 in Fayette …
News May. 27, 2010 1:15 pm5719d ago
Convicted Cedar Rapids landlord Robert Miell informed court officials this week that he plans to call 90 witnesses at his …
News May. 26, 2010 4:03 pm5720d ago
Former Agriprocessors head accountant was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to more than three years in prison and must …
News Sep. 15, 2021 1:15 pm1590d ago
UPDATE: Keith V. Elson Jr. was charged today in Linn County District Court for last week’s kidnapping and sexual abuse …
News May. 24, 2010 2:48 pm5722d ago
Derrick Roberts, 25, of Cedar Rapids, was found guilty today on lesser charges of shooting a woman last year that …
News May. 24, 2010 2:00 pm5722d ago
Eight of the nine former Vangent employees accused of illegally accessing President Obama’s student loan records pleaded not guilty today …
News May. 21, 2010 4:39 pm5725d ago
The jury is going home for the day and will resume deliberations 9 a.m. Monday in the attempted murder trial …
News May. 21, 2010 12:10 pm5725d ago
The owner of the Geilenfeld Funeral Home in Oelwein agreed to surrender two licenses Wednesday because he didn’t place customer’s …
News May. 20, 2010 12:45 pm5726d ago
The second-degree murder trial of Kim Polley will start June 7 in Linn County District Court. Attorneys today during a …


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