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Ethanol industry wants increased use in Iowa (The Globe Gazette) (Cached page) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) â The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association wants Iowa to increase its use of ethanol in motor fuels. Iowa regulators consider limit on Everclear (The Globe Gazette) (Cached page) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) â State liquor regulators are considering limits and even a ban on the sale of Everclear in the wake of a drinking incident that put a Drake University student in the hospital with alcohol poisoning. Iowa gets $6.6 million to expand broadband (The Globe Gazette) (Cached page) WASHINGTON (AP) â Sen. Tom Harkin says about $6.6 million in federal funding is headed for Iowa to establish broadband internet access to businesses and residents in rural communities. Three North Iowa schools send teams to Science Bowl (The Globe Gazette) (Cached page) AMES â Three North Iowa schools will send students to compete in the Ames Laboratory/Iowa State University Regional High School Science Bowl on Jan. 30 in Ames. Magazine: It doesnât get more healthy than Iowa City (The Iowa City Press-Citizen) (Cached page) The Iowa City area is getting some credit from national publications. Missouri Valley deeper behind N Iowa, Wichita St (AP via Yahoo! Sports) (Cached page) Selection Sunday hasn't been kind to the Missouri Valley Conference lately. Since 2006, when the league set its record with four NCAA tournament berths, the Valley has received one at-large bid. That could change this year: Led by Northern Iowa and Wichita State, the Valley is as deep and talented as it's been in recent years. Liberals push range of issues at Iowa Capitol (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Cached page) Conservatives often complain the Democrats who hold majorities in both chambers of the Iowa Legislature ignore their ideas. It turns out some liberals feel the same way. Iowa House backs insurance coverage requirement (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Cached page) The Iowa House has approved a measure requiring insurance companies to offer coverage for routine medical procedures for cancer patients who are enrolled in clinical trials. 'Bogus' bands the target of Iowa legislator (Quad-City Times) (Cached page) DES MOINES â An Iowa lawmaker wants bogus knock-off musicalgroups posing as authentic, old-time rockers to knock if off. Iowa troops may head earlier to Afghanistan (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) An Iowa National Guard general told state lawmakers today that a 3,500-member Iowa infantry brigade may be deployed to Afghanistan slightly ahead of schedule amid a U.S. troop buildup there. Iowa bill calls for changes in birth control, vasectomy funding (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Low-income women could get free-family planning services into their mid-50s, and low-income men could get free vasectomies, under a proposal before the Iowa Legislature. Iowa Health System sending supplies to Haiti (The Gazette) (Cached page) St. Lukeâs Hospital, as part of the Iowa Health System and its affiliates, is donating more than $30,000 in medical supplies and goods to the Haitian relief efforts. Iowa Lawmaker wants to Stop 'Knock-Off' Rockers (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids) (Cached page) DES MOINES - An Iowa lawmaker wants bogus knock-off musical groups posing as authentic, old-time rockers to knock if off. Tuesday morning Iowa road condition update (The Gazette) (Cached page) The Iowa Department of Transportation is reporting that road conditions have not improved much overnight, but visibility has improved significantly in many locations. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for blowing and drifting snow, which will remain in effect until 10 a.m. Approximately two-thirds of the state is covered by the advisory. [...] News courtesy of 
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