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. 2, 2010 4:40 pm5864d 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 am5867d 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 am5867d 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 pm5868d 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 pm5868d 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 pm5869d 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 am5879d 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 pm5880d 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 am5880d 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 pm5882d 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 pm5882d 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 am5882d 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 pm5883d ago
A preliminary autopsy report is pending for a 10-year-old Marion girl who police believe died as a result of health …
News Dec. 11, 2009 12:01 pm5886d ago
A new Internet-based communications system will connect emergency responders throughout Linn County to each other, no matter what radio networks …
News Dec. 10, 2009 12:10 pm5887d ago
A Cedar Rapids man who represented himself on a burglary charge, and was convicted by a Linn County jury in …


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