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 Apr. 21, 2010 12:40 pm5755d 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 am5756d 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 pm5757d 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 pm1480d 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 am5757d 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 pm5760d 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 pm1480d 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 pm5763d 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 am5763d 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 am5763d 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 am5768d 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 pm5769d 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 pm5770d ago
Jason Blackcloud, 34, accused of beating to death Jerry Hurt in August 2008, asked today for his sixth attorney to …
News Apr. 2, 2010 3:08 pm5774d ago
Kate and Trish Varnum, of Cedar Rapids, say they only wanted to get married if it could be in Iowa. …
News Apr. 2, 2010 12:50 pm5774d ago
The first-degree murder trial of Jessica Dayton, 19, accused of killing her boss in Marengo, may be delayed again. Dayton’s …


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