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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
Crime & Courts Jan. 6, 2022 4:06 pm1471d ago
A Cedar Rapids man convicted for unintentionally shooting an 18-year-old woman in 2020, now faces another 10 years for federal gun crime.
Crime & Courts Jan. 5, 2022 8:39 pm1472d ago
A former Cedar Rapids nurse pleaded guilty to tampering with vials of opioids and stealing them for her own use. She punctured the vials and refilled them with a clear liquid to conceal her crime.
Crime & Courts Jan. 5, 2022 6:10 pm1472d ago
A Pottawattamie County man convicted of illegally selling testosterone and other drugs for race dogs. He faces up to 15 years in federal prison and will forfeit more than $500,000 in profits.
Crashes Jan. 5, 2022 4:12 pm1472d ago
Authorities are investigating a fatality crash in rural Anamosa from Tuesday. One driver was killed and the other was injured in the nearly head-on crash on Iowa Highway 64.
Crime & Courts Jan. 5, 2022 10:01 am1472d ago
First Assistant Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks was appointed as county attorney Tuesday by the board of supervisors. He will fill the vacancy left by Jerry Vander Sanden who retired early at the end of last month. Maybanks will likely run for the elected position.
Crime & Courts Jan. 5, 2022 4:20 pm1472d ago
Former president and the finance director of defunct “Newbo Evolve“ festival face bank fraud charges. If convicted, each face up to 30 years in federal prison.
Crime & Courts Dec. 22, 2021 7:15 pm1486d ago
One Iowa City man was convicted by a jury and two others testified about the drug robbery that ended in the death of Kejuan Winters last year.
Crime & Courts Dec. 22, 2021 3:58 pm1486d ago
Drew Blahnik, convicted of killing Chris Bagley, will now go by the name of Johnny Blahnik Church. Court records will stay in his birth name.
Community Dec. 22, 2021 6:00 am1486d ago
The Cedar Rapids Public Library will celebrate its 125th anniversary next month with exhibits and displays of history at the downtown and Ladd locations.
Crime & Courts Dec. 21, 2021 8:31 pm1487d ago
A Cedar Rapids man pleads not guilty to additional charges in the U.S. Capitol attack Jan. 6. Additional charges include entering and remaining in restrictive areas and rooms, disordering and disruptive conduct, and “parading or picketing” in the building.
Crime & Courts Dec. 20, 2021 6:06 pm1488d ago
Trial for a Cedar Rapids man charged in the fatal stabbing of a cabdriver in 2011 will now go forward after the U.S. Supreme Court denies review of an appeals decision. Trial is reset to May 20.
Crime & Courts Dec. 20, 2021 2:57 pm1488d ago
Robin Alejandro Castillo Fuentes of Coralville was sentenced to five years in prison for molesting a 12-year-old for over a year. The child and her mother gave statements during the sentencing.
Crime & Courts Dec. 22, 2021 12:00 pm1486d ago
Chris Bagley’s father refused to say Drew Blahnik’s name during Blahnik’s sentencing Friday. Blahnik, 34, was sentenced to 57 years in prison.
Crime & Courts Feb. 14, 2023 7:03 pm1067d ago
Chicago man charged with shooting deputy after robbing Coggon convenience story asks court to move trial because of pretrial publicity and sever a charge to avoid prejudice because he is a felon.
Crime & Courts Jan. 20, 2022 9:53 am1457d ago
Trial reset to April 5, 2022, for Alexander Ken Jackson, a 21-year-old University of Iowa student charged with fatally shooting his parents and sister at their northeast Cedar Rapids home in June 2021.

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