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
Crime & Courts Feb. 12, 2021 5:56 pm1730d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – An arbitration decision clearing a Cedar Rapids man, who is a former Florida sheriff’s deputy, of any …
Crime & Courts Feb. 12, 2021 10:01 am1730d ago
IOWA CITY — JoEllen Browning was about to find out about her husband’s risky high-interest loans, the manipulation of the …
Government & Politics Feb. 9, 2021 6:27 pm1733d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – U.S. Attorney Peter Deegan Jr. announced his retirement Tuesday after serving 23 years with the U.S. Department …
Crime & Courts Feb. 8, 2021 4:08 pm1734d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Mechanicsville man, who admitted Monday to attempting to hire someone to kill a witness in his …
Crime & Courts Feb. 8, 2021 11:04 am1734d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Jenny Perez was ‘shocked” to learn the Cedar Rapids man who caused the death of her two …
Crime & Courts Feb. 7, 2023 1:21 pm1005d ago
IOWA CITY – A judge Thursday ruled a man will be held without bond until he is extradited back to …
Crime & Courts Feb. 4, 2021 6:08 pm1738d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – An 18-year-old Cedar Rapids man, previously convicted of two carjackings at 15, pleaded to amended charges Thursday …
Government & Politics Feb. 4, 2021 7:00 pm1738d ago
DES MOINES – The state court administrator for the Iowa Judicial Branch announced his resignation Thursday after running the day-to-day …
Crime & Courts Feb. 7, 2023 1:16 pm1005d ago
MONTEZUMA – A judge decided not to take any action on last week’s arguments over subpoenas being improperly filed by …
Crime & Courts Feb. 2, 2021 4:40 pm1740d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar County man was convicted Tuesday in federal court of receiving child pornography involving a 14-year-old …
Crime & Courts Feb. 2, 2021 6:30 am1740d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The trial for a Cedar Rapids man – charged in the fatal shooting of his pregnant girlfriend …
Crime & Courts Jan. 29, 2021 6:34 pm1744d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A judge Friday denied lowering a $1 million bail for the 17-year-old accused of killing Malik Sheets …
Crime & Courts Jan. 28, 2021 6:50 pm1745d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids family medicine physician has agreed to pay $100,000 to resolve allegations he prescribed opioids …
Crime & Courts Jan. 28, 2021 8:15 pm1745d ago
MONTEZUMA – Attorneys involved in the first-degree murder trial of Cristhian Bahena Rivera – accused of killing University of Iowa …
Crime & Courts Jan. 27, 2021 8:30 pm1746d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A judge denied lowering a $50,000 bail and even said it seemed low for a man accused …

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