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 Jan. 6, 2010 12:30 pm5789d ago
A Guernsey mother filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Iowa Department of Human Services for placing her 5-year-old daughter in …
News Jan. 4, 2010 5:22 pm5791d ago
Area plumbers had dozens of phone calls Monday for frozen pipes and drain lines, but they predict busier days ahead …
News Jan. 2, 2010 4:40 pm5793d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A long-awaited pilot program that will move Iowa courts into the paperless future starts Monday in Plymouth …
News Dec. 30, 2009 10:32 am5796d ago
An Iowa City man will have another chance to enter a plea in an indecent exposure case because he wasn’t …
News Dec. 30, 2009 10:30 am5796d ago
Sexual abuse convictions will be dismissed against a Black Hawk County man because his speedy trial rights were violated, the …
News Dec. 29, 2009 4:37 pm5797d ago
Sentencing for convicted landlord Robert Miell will continue in April after being postponed from September because Miell decided he wanted …
News Dec. 29, 2009 1:31 pm5797d ago
A Cedar Rapids woman is suing the Bayer Corporation and others for negligence and liability of a birth control pill …
News Dec. 28, 2009 6:42 pm5798d ago
The full impact of court budget cuts and retirements have yet to hit the 6th Judicial District, but come January, …
News Dec. 18, 2009 11:14 am5808d ago
The victim of a rape and burglary today asked the judge in the case to give her attacker, Bruce Braggs, …
News Dec. 17, 2009 2:53 pm5809d ago
The 20 undocumented former Agriprocessors workers designated as material witnesses for criminal cases will not be released as the government …
News Dec. 17, 2009 11:14 am5809d ago
An Iowa City man who was convicted of stalking and harassing his ex-girlfriend for two years has been granted a …
News Dec. 15, 2009 6:43 pm5811d ago
Eugene Kehoe said the judge was wrong in saying his wife made the decision to kill their son and hurt …
News Dec. 15, 2009 5:05 pm5811d ago
Prospective jurors must return questionnaires today to the clerk of court’s office to determine if a fair and impartial jury …
News Dec. 15, 2009 11:00 am5811d ago
UPDATE: Michelle Kehoe will spend the rest of her life in prison for killing her 2-year-old son Seth and attempting …
News Dec. 14, 2009 2:10 pm5812d ago
A preliminary autopsy report is pending for a 10-year-old Marion girl who police believe died as a result of health …


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