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 Nov. 24, 2020 8:59 pm1879d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Supreme Court, in its effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus and continue court …
Crime & Courts Nov. 20, 2020 7:13 pm1883d ago
DES MOINES – The U.S. Attorney General’s Office on Friday presented the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Policing …
Crime & Courts Nov. 19, 2020 9:56 pm1884d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 22-year-old Cedar Rapids man was convicted Thursday for sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl and sentenced to …
Crime & Courts Nov. 19, 2020 9:38 am1885d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – An 18-year-old El Salvadoran, who U.S. marshals believe was in Iowa working with construction crews doing derecho …
Crime & Courts Nov. 18, 2020 5:48 pm1885d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 14-year-old Ely boy initially charged in juvenile court was waived to adult court and charged Tuesday …
Crime & Courts Nov. 17, 2020 9:26 pm1886d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A 16-year-old girl who was sexually abused said Tuesday she has lived day by day ‘full of …
Crime & Courts Nov. 17, 2020 6:00 am1887d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A local stand-up comic and former weight-loss products salesman, who touted his BMW and ‘financial stability” on …
News Nov. 15, 2020 4:57 pm1888d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – An 18-year-old Cedar Rapids man, previously convicted of two carjackings at age 15, decided not to plead …
Crime & Courts Nov. 13, 2020 8:04 pm1890d ago
In a narrow 4-3 ruling, the Iowa Supreme Court on Friday overturned the first-degree murder conviction of a Marion man …
Crime & Courts Nov. 13, 2020 9:47 am1891d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – E.J. Merriweather says the majority of his day is spent talking with people in the community and …
News Nov. 12, 2020 6:00 pm1891d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen on Thursday appointed 6th Judicial District Judge Lars Anderson to …
Health Care and Medicine Nov. 11, 2020 7:58 pm1892d ago
The head of a suburban Chicago biotechnology company swindled the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics out of more than …
Crime & Courts Nov. 10, 2020 2:28 pm1893d ago
DES MOINES – All jury trials across Iowa will be postponed until Feb. 1, due to the coronavirus surge, according …
Crime & Courts Nov. 10, 2020 5:02 pm1893d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former Cedar Rapids and Anamosa podiatrist pleaded guilty and was sentenced last week to probation and …
Crime & Courts Nov. 6, 2020 7:54 pm1897d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids man, who has a tattoo of an extremist group tied to white nationalism, was …

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