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Sexual Harassment · OttumwaThe U.S. gymnastics world was only just recovering from a devastating sexual abuse scandal when a promising young coach moved from Mississippi to Iowa to take a job in 2018 at an elite academy known for training Olympic champions. Liang “Chow” Qiao, the owner of Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance Institute in West Des Moines, thought highly enough of his new hire, Sean Gardner, to put him in charge of the club’s premier junior event and to coach some of its most promising girls. But four years later, Gardner was gone from Chow’s with little notice.See the Story
Years after abuse reports, ex-coach at renowned US gymnastics academy is arrested by FBI
65% Center coverage: 131 sources
MLB · OttumwaCHICAGO (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong is ready to go. Same goes for Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos. Ceddanne Rafaela, too. They are the kings of swinging at the first pitch — and they have some company. Through Thursday’s games, the MLB-wide swing percentage on first pitches this year was 32.1%, according to Sportradar. That is the same number as last year, and an increase from 31% in both 2022 and 2023. While there are some pitches missing from…See the Story
MLB hitters swinging at first pitches at highest rate since 1988
66% Center coverage: 21 sources
Climate Change · OttumwaA coalition of environmental groups is embroiled in a year-long fight with an Alliant Energy subsidiary over its discharge of groundwater possibly contaminated with coal combustion residuals.By Anika Jane BeamerThe Ottumwa-Midland Landfill holds ash from one of Iowa’s few remaining coal power plants.See the Story
The Battle Over Polluted Water Beneath an Iowa Coal Ash Landfill - Inside Climate News
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