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 Jan. 11, 2021 5:58 pm1762d ago
IOWA CITY – The sentencing for an Iowa City architect, who was convicted last year for secretly videotaping an employee …
Crime & Courts Jan. 11, 2021 5:57 pm1762d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The murder trial for a Cedar Rapids man accused of setting a fatal fire at Hawthorne Hills …
Crime & Courts Jan. 11, 2021 9:00 am1762d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Assistant U.S. Attorney Dan Chatham was among only nine others across the country honored recently for ‘superior …
Government & Politics Jan. 8, 2021 5:20 pm1765d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Supreme Court again selected Justice Susan Christensen as chief on Friday. The court in each …
Crime & Courts Jan. 10, 2021 6:47 pm1763d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Chicago man faces up to 20 years in federal prison in a fraud scheme that involved …
Crime & Courts Jan. 5, 2021 4:14 pm1768d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 23-year-old man released early from prison for a drug robbery and firearms conviction in state court …
Crime & Courts Jan. 5, 2021 11:28 am1768d ago
DAVENPORT – A 22-year-old Kalona man, previously on probation for sexual abuse in Linn County, was recently sentenced to 25 …
Crime & Courts May. 6, 2022 12:51 pm1282d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit has upheld a ruling in favor of police …
Crime & Courts Dec. 24, 2020 1:44 pm1780d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 4-year-old boy was shot and seriously injured in southwest Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, police said. Police …
Crime & Courts Dec. 22, 2020 6:35 pm1782d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Burlington man who was nabbed last year with 10 pounds of methamphetamine in Cedar Rapids was …
News Dec. 22, 2020 6:00 am1782d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 23-year-old Chicago man was charged Monday in federal court for making a false claim on a …
Crime & Courts Dec. 18, 2020 8:00 am1786d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A night of playing cards and drinking alcohol turned deadly for Tremaine Williams, 35, on March 4 …
Crime & Courts Dec. 15, 2020 10:15 am1789d ago
DES MOINES – Court officials on Monday warned of a scam involving fake collection notices. They said anyone who has …
Crime & Courts Dec. 11, 2020 7:02 pm1793d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – One of the teens charged with killing 20-year-old Malik Sheets in June plans to ask a judge …
News Dec. 10, 2020 6:00 pm1794d ago
A Tiffin man who had tinnitus – or ringing in his ears – and some hearing loss has filed a …

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