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    ALBIA, Iowa (KCCI) — A contractor has been charged for allegedly secretly recording people using a private tanning bed at a southern Iowa salon.

Authorities say Kevin Zaputil, 49, placed a hidden camera in the wall of Just Teasin Hair Salon in Albia, and filmed several people who used a tanning bed between 2023-2026.

Records show Zaputil was the main contractor for the salon and had access with a master key.

According to court documents, Zaputil told police he would watch video of people using a tanning bed. Owners of the salon told KCCI the tanning bed was for private use and was never available to customers.

Zaputil is charged three counts of invasion of privacy.

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By Beau Bowman

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    DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Some local sports fans say they are ready to find a new radio station after mass layoffs at iHeartRadio gutted Des Moines’ KXNO.

The layoffs came Tuesday afternoon, leaving much of the station’s local staff out of work.

Longtime host Heather Burnside posted on X, “I’m no longer at KXNO and The Bus. Thank you so much for listening and being part of my extended family.”

Burnside hosted the morning show, and her co-host and producer were also laid off.

KXNO program director Sean Roberts was also cut from the lineup, along with his co-host and producer.

Roberts wrote online, “I got to live out a dream and I will be forever thankful. This is all I ever wanted to do.”

Listeners said the loss goes beyond sports talk.

“We’re losing a lot of outlets for our local colleges to talk to us fans through them,” Ryan May said.

“I think that even speaks to a broader thing in our community, we’re losing local spots. Local bars, local restaurants, we’re losing a local radio station. That’s scary,” Travis Halm said.

The layoffs in Des Moines are part of broader cuts across the iHeartRadio family nationwide.

The lone remaining local sports talk show is Miller and Condon, which is independently owned by the hosts, Ken Miller and Trent Condon, and not iHeartRadio. The announcement came less than 24 hours before Miller was set to retire. He skipped his farewell show, protesting the layoffs.

Miller had been at the station for 30 years.

Since the layoffs, listeners will hear national programming instead, with some saying their favorite teams may barely get mentioned.

Of the four iHeart stations in Des Moines, three lost all of their local talent and both of their female hosts.

iHeartRadio and KXNO did not respond to requests for comment.

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By Erin Christy

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    MCCURTAIN COUNTY, Oklahoma (KJRH) — Many have heard claims of retaliatory restaurant workers spitting in customers’ food, and hope it’s just a gross, urban legend.

But in McCurtain County, a former Arby’s manager is charged with felony poisoning—accused of spitting in a woman’s food and, as a result, giving her herpes.

“I love Arby’s—not anymore,” said Jennica Church.

After a long night of bartending, Church stopped at an Arby’s in Broken Bow, Oklahoma.

“It was taking a little bit of time,” Church recalled. “I thought they were mad at me because it was about to close.”

Church said she had a little history with Amanda Hendricks, the manager at the time, but nothing major. She went home, ate, and shared sandwiches with her father-in-law and grandmother-in-law.

Church lives in a home with her husband, kids, and paternal grandparents. After that night, Church’s mouth flared up, and that had never happened.

A doctor later diagnosed her with herpes.

Because Broken Bow is a small town, word travels fast. Church says Hendrix had been bragging about spitting in Church’s sandwiches, and Church’s daughter heard about it.

According to the affidavit, Broken Bow police officers say they pulled cameras from Arby’s and saw Hendricks spit in the food. Hendricks is charged with felony poisoning with intent to injure.

A warrant has been issued for her arrest.

Church and her family filed a lawsuit against Hendricks, Arby’s and their affiliated restaurant groups claiming the incident has caused extreme anxiety, emotional distress and fear of infection. Church fears it will impact her work in the service industry.

“If I go out to each and see someone with a big thing on their face, I don’t want them serving me food,” she said.

The fallout is tough for Church’s mother-in-law, Patricia Dollarhite, to discuss.

“My son was sitting at my table, eating breakfast and he wanted a kiss, and he could not get one, so you bet I’m angry,” said Dollarhite. “I see what it’s doing to my grandchildren, my son, my husband. I don’t want to kiss my husband. He ate the food! Because he hasn’t had an outbreak, doesn’t mean he doesn’t have it.”

The family attorney, Will Blocker, says he is floored that it appears to be acceptable behavior. He said no other employees who witnessed the spitting did anything to stop it.

“They let it go all the way out the door and my client now has a communicable disease,” he said. “That has to be a culture deeper than Arby’s in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. Maybe it’s Flynn Restaurant Group and all 300 stores they own. I don’t know, but we are going to find out.”

We reached out to Arby’s for comment and have not heard back yet.

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By CJ Maclin

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    BARTLESVILLE, Oklahoma (KJRH) — Flood warnings are in effect in Washington County as the Caney River rises to dangerous levels Friday morning.

According to the National Weather Service, the Caney River near Ramona currently sits at just over 23 feet.

Washington County Emergency Management reports Virginia Avenue leading to Oak Park has been shut down since midnight due to rising water. With Sunset Boulevard also blocked, first responders are now using alternate routes to serve the Oak Park community. Flooding is also impacting additional low-lying areas along the riverbank.

The situation is more serious downstream at Ramona, where the Caney River continues climbing toward 28.6 feet — that’s moderate flood stage. The river there is expected to crest at some point later Friday afternoon.

Washington County Emergency Management Deputy Director Melissa Mayes said:

“We will see a lot of agriculture flooding and a lot of county roads will probably be underwater, so there will be some, some closed roads in the south end of the county, more so down there than there will be in Bartlesville. Barnesville will have more minor impacts compared to the south end of the county.”

Multiple county roads around Ramona are already underwater, with additional closures anticipated Friday afternoon.

Authorities stress the importance of avoiding flooded roadways — even shallow water can sweep vehicles away.

Emergency officials say this flooding event should be short-lived, but are asking everyone to use extreme caution on the roads Friday.

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    Michigan (WWJ) — Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold is in custody after turning himself in to authorities in Florida, facing multiple felony charges connected to an alleged violent robbery and kidnapping earlier this year.

Arnold, who is charged with four counts of kidnapping and four counts of armed robbery, made his first appearance in a Tampa courtroom Thursday. A judge ordered the 23-year-old Tallahassee, Florida, native to be held without bond.

According to Tampa police, the case dates back to Feb. 4.

Florida state prosecutors allege that Arnold coordinated and directed his codefendants to lure three men to an apartment where the men were robbed, beaten and held at gunpoint.

Prosecutors say Arnold believed the three victims stole more than $200,000 worth of personal items during a stay in his short-term rental property. There is no evidence that the three men were involved in the theft, according to prosecutors.

Authorities allege Arnold played a central role in the incident, accusing him of coordinating suspects and directing the attack. Police say evidence includes group chats and livestreamed video that investigators believe tie Arnold to the crime.

“No one has the right to take the law into their own hands. A dispute over missing property does not justify kidnapping, violence, or retaliation. This arrest is the result of months of investigative work and collaboration between the Tampa Police Department and our prosecutors. We will continue to pursue justice for the three victims by holding everyone accountable for their roles in this crime,” said State Attorney Suzy Lopez.

Arnold’s codefendants, Boakai Hilton, Lyndell Hudson, Freddie Lee Hughes III and Christion Williams, are currently being held without bond. Two other codefendants, Arianna Del Valle and Jasmine Randazzo, pleaded guilty to their part in the crime on June 24, according to Florida prosecutors.

Randazzo was sentenced to four years in a Florida prison and six years of probation. Del Valle will be sentenced at a later date.

Reaction among Lions fans in Detroit has ranged from shock to disappointment.

“You just don’t expect it out of Terrion,” said fan Mitchell McNitt. “Honestly, he was one of the last people I’d ever expect to get in trouble.”

Another fan, Keith Woolfolk, urged patience as the legal process unfolds.

“I think that’s sad because he’s a very good player and he’s young,” Woolfolk said. “I think they should let the justice system have its due process before we pass judgment.”

The arrest comes as the Lions prepare for the upcoming season. Training camp at the Meijer Performance Center in Allen Park runs through August 19, with the NFL regular season set to begin September 9.

Arnold has also been active in the Detroit community and was scheduled to host a youth football camp in Auburn Hills on July 10. CBS News Detroit reached out to ProCamps, the organization hosting the event, but had not received a response as of publication.

In a brief statement, the Detroit Lions said they are aware of the matter and will not comment out of respect for the ongoing legal process.

Arnold’s representatives at EAG Sports Management strongly deny the allegations. In a statement, the agency said Arnold “categorically denies any involvement” and criticized the government’s case, saying it relies on testimony from multiple convicted felons who may have incentives to shift blame.

Arnold returns to court on June 29 for a pretrial detention hearing.

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    Washington (WCCO) — U.S. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, at a Wednesday evening Capitol Hill event, said that Somali immigrants who don’t assimilate “should go the hell back to where they came from” — remarks that drew sharp criticism, including from fellow Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, herself an immigrant from Somalia.

The Republican Emmer’s remarks were made at a Faith and Freedom Coalition town hall on Capitol Hill, where he said immigrants who don’t assimilate “should go the hell back to where they came from.” He also said he was “done being careful” about being labeled a racist or an Islamophobe.

“The reason I bring it up is because, (as) I tell people regularly, Minnesota did not create passive-aggressive behavior, but we did perfect it,” he said. “I happen to be more on the aggressive-aggressive side, which doesn’t always work in Minnesota. … Sometimes Minnesotans are so afraid that you’re going to call us a racist, you’re going to call us an Islamophobe, you’re going to call us some name that we just don’t want to get into that fight. You know what, I would argue that I never did care, but I’m done being careful, even the least bit careful. … If they don’t assimilate, then they should go the hell back to where they came from.”

Omar, who was born in Somalia, responded Thursday afternoon.

“I assimilated all the way to Congress and this idiot still tells me to go back where I came from,” Omar said.

Rep. Angie Craig, who like Omar is a member of the Democratic Party, called Emmer’s comments “racist.”

Minnesota has the largest Somali population in the U.S., with the latest U.S. Census data indicating that roughly 107,000 are living in Minnesota, and about 84,000 in the Twin Cities metro area.

Wednesday’s comments position Emmer further to the right on Somali assimilation compared to a decade ago. In a 2016 NPR “This American Life” episode, he was quoted as saying the Somali community was among “the fastest-assimilating populations that we’ve had,” and that legal residents could not be told they were unwelcome.

“I’m going to say it out loud – when you move to a community, as long as you are here legally, I am very sorry, but you don’t get to slam the gate behind you and tell nobody else that they’re welcome. That’s not the way this country works,” he said at the time.

Earlier this year, Emmer called for the deportation of Somali Americans engaged in fraud, following the arrests and convictions of more than 60 people connected to the high-profile Feeding Our Future fraud scandal. He added that those in the country illegally should be “deported immediately” and that naturalized citizens should have their citizenship revoked.

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