Johnson County Ex-Official Sentenced to 50-Year Jail Stint for Killing Woman on Riding Lawnmower: Iowa City Daily News Links, Feb. 5

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A former manager at Johnson County emergency management was charged in the 2011 murder of his girlfriend while she was on a riding lawnmower. (Press-Citizen)

Lee Hermiston of the Press-Citizen writes that the final witnesses have been heard in the Justin Marshall murder trial. Closing arguments will be made today.

Tara Bannow of the Press-Citizen writes that the Iowa Board of Regents will look at the expansion of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics building in Coralville's Iowa River Landing.

Why do they call it Forevergreen Road? Because projects to link it to other roads take forever (I'm sure nobody has thought of this joke, yet) But hark, Mitchell Schmidt of the Press-Citizen reports that progress has been and Coralville and North Liberty residents may soon be able to take a gander at the newest plans.

The City High Little Hawks girls basketball team clinched the MVC division with a win over the West High Trojans last night.

The Iowa City Press-Citizen has a short voter's guide to Revenue Purpose Statement vote happening today.

Daily Links Excerpt of the Day:

Stacy Marshall — who shared her apartment with Marshall, Charles Thompson and her daughters, Danielle and Devon Polk — said she never heard Justin Marshall leave her apartment before Versypt was shot.

“Before Justin came to you and said someone had been shot, did you ever see Charles, Devon, Danielle or Justin leave your apartment?” Gaul asked her.

Marshall said she never heard anyone leave.

But during cross-examination, Marshall said she was asleep when her nephew told her someone had been shot in the building.

Stacy Marshall also testified she never saw Justin change out of his clothes but she admitted under cross-examination to not paying close attention to anyone else in her apartment after the shooting occurred.

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