http://www.timesrepublican.comTop Headlinesen-usFri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:28 EDTFri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:28 EDThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/521037.htmlDAKOTA CITY - A medical examiner testified Thursday that the estranged wife of a West Des Moines man and her friend died from close-range shotgun blasts on a rural highway near Marshalltown. Dr. Dennis Klein said the shots that killed Jessica Deemer and Bryce Mercer were fired from 2 to 4 feet away. Klein was the prosecution's last witness in the trial of Deemer's husband, Kyle Deemer.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:05:53 EDThttp://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/521038.htmlBobcat mania has been sweeping around town in advance of the Marshalltown High School football team's Class 4A state title game tonight. Thousands of fans will make the trip to the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls to cheer on the Bobcats as they take on Iowa City High at 7:05 p.m. for the championship. Signs can be spotted all around town in support of the team.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:18:09 EDThttp://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/521039.htmlA tanker hauling 5,000 gallons of lime overturned on Taylor Avenue northeast of Marshalltown Thursday, spilling a substantial amount of its contents. The accident took place at approximately 3:30 p.m. At first, dispatchers told first responders it was an overturned vehicle and later that it was a tanker with its contents unknow.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:34:46 EDThttp://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/521040.htmlMarshalltown Community College students learned about history and made a new friend all just by taking part in an English class writing project. For the second year, MCC students interviewed veterans at Iowa Veterans Home and wrote down a story about the life of the veterans. The students presented the stories to the veterans in a ceremony at the college Thursday.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:36:58 EDThttp://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/521041.htmlDES MOINES - Iowa educators should expect scaled-back budgets for the foreseeable future with little hope of increased tax revenue, Gov. Chet Culver said Thursday. Speaking at the annual convention of the Iowa Association of School Boards, Culver said he would push lawmakers to approve a law forcing local school districts to dip into cash reserves before seeking more in property taxes.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:37:20 EDT