The trial for a Coralville woman accused of killing one son and attempting to kill another will begin today.

Michelle Kehoe, 36, is charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder, and child endangerment causing serious injury.

The trial, which is expected to last up to two weeks, will be held at the Grundy County Courthouse in Grundy Center, Iowa. A judge allowed the venue to be changed from Buchanan County after concerns over pretrial publicity. The majority of members of a mock jury assembled in Buchanan County last month said they could not be unbiased if they were called to the jury for this case.

Authorities allege that Kehoe killed her 2-year-old son, Seth Kehoe, and tried to kill 5-year-old Sean Kehoe in October 2008.

Police arrested her on Nov. 5, 2008, after she was released from UI Hospitals and Clinics. A restraining order prevents her from contacting her son and anyone related to him.

Kehoe’s attorneys will argue an insanity and diminished-capacity defense.

Jury selection will begin today at 9 a.m. Opening statements are expected as early as Thursday morning.

— by Regina Zilbermints