DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A man has been imprisoned for video recording girls in the bathroom of his West Des Moines record store. The Polk County District Court clerk’s office says 50-year-old Robert Kuhn was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison. Kuhn was found guilty last month of three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and three counts of invasion of privacy.

Kuhn was arrested in 2017 after a girl who had worked for him told police she found a video camera hidden on a shelf in the bathroom after Kuhn had asked her to try on dresses. Federal prosecutors also had filed a child pornography charge but later dropped it.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office today (Friday) issued a report detailing nearly a dozen arrests that have occurred since Oct. 28th. Beginning with the most recent arrests:

• 33-year old Anthony Lyle Miller, of Atlantic, was arrested Sunday, for OWI/1st Offense. Miller was taken to the Cass County Jail and released later that day on his own recognizance.
• On November 9th, 27-year old Kevin Lee Davis, of Creston, was arrested on a District Court warrant for Failure to Appear. Davis was taken to the Cass County Jail and later released upon completion of time served.
• 55-year old Roger Lee Donner, Jr., of Atlantic, was arrested Nov. 8th, on a District Court warrant for Probation Violation. Donner was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $2,000 bond.
• Cass County deputies arrested 26-year old James Lee Rasmussen, of Guthrie Center, Nov. 7th, on a warrant for Violation of a No Contact Order. Rasmussen was taken to the Cass County Jail and released later that day on $1,000 bond.
• There were two arrests on Nov. 4th: 30-year old Brittiny Christina Marie Sampson, of Atlantic, was arrested for Felony charges that include Possession with Intent to Deliver Meth (A Class-B Felony) and a Drug Tax Stamp Violation (Class-D Felony). Sampson was taken to the Cass County Jail where she remains held on $30,000 bond. 28-year old Jade Michael Nicholson, of Atlantic, was arrested that same day, on two district court warrants for Failure to Appear. Nicholson was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains in custody awaiting transport to a state correctional facility.
• Two separate arrests also took place on November 3rd. Cass County deputies arrested 28-year old Alex Michael Garside, of Atlantic, on an Atlantic Police Department warrant for Harassment 3rd Degree, Criminal Mischief 5th Degree, and Trespassing (all simple misdemeanors). Garside was taken to the Cass County Jail and released the following day on $2,000 bond. And, 33-year old Erin Jean Larson, of Red Oak,  was arrested on citations for Driving Under Suspension, Fraudulent Use of Registration, and Failure to Obey Traffic Control Device. Larsen was taken to the Cass County Jail and released later that day on his own recognizance.
• On October 31st, 25-year old Shawn Michael Williams,  of Griswold, turned himself in at the Cass County Jail on a district court warrant for Probation Violation. Williams was later released on $5,000 bond.
• On October 29th, 37-year old Curtis James Bruett, of Ottumwa, was arrested in Cass County on a charge of OWI/2nd Offense. Bruett was taken to the Cass County Jail and released the following day on $2,000 bond.
• And, on October 28th, 32-year old Gentry Seymon Johnson, of Vernon, TX, was arrested in Cass County on charges of Felon in Control of a Firearm (A Class-D Felony), and Eluding. Johnson was taken to the Cass County Jail and later released on $5,000 bond

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office today (Friday) released a report on recent accident investigations. Authorities say that a weather-related accident happened at around 2:07-a.m. Monday, on eastbound Interstate 80. A 1999 Ford F-350 owned and driven by 33-year old Joshua Wayne Andrews, of Lead, SD, was towing a Volkswagen Jetta on I-80, when Andews lost control of the pickup. The towed vehicle jackknifed and struck the Ford on both sides. Both vehicles then struck a cable barrier and came to rest facing westbound. No injuries were reported. Damage to the Ford is estimated at $2,000; damage to the towed Volkswagen is estimated at $1,600.

And, at around 5:50-p.m. November 8th, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a two-vehicle accident on 650th Street in Cass County. A 2004 Chevy Silverado driven by 50-year old Cirilo Hernandez Garcia, of Marshalltown, was pulling out a driveway and struck a 2009 Chevy CBT owned and driven by 23-year old Jeremy Robert Albert, of Kimballton. Albert suffered unknown injuries, and was transported to Cass County Memorial Hospital by private vehicle. Damage to his vehicle was estimated at $3,000; damage to Garcia’s vehicle was estimated at $4,000. Hernandez Garcia was cited for Failure to Yield Upon Entering Through Roadway.

(Radio Iowa) — All classes and activities are cancelled through Sunday after a threat was made against a northeast Iowa school district. Officials with the Benton Community School District say they’re working with the FBI to find whoever is responsible for the threat, though they’re not saying how it was received. The violence was reportedly directed at the combined middle and high school in Van Horne. In addition to classes being cancelled, a host of academic and sports practices and events are cancelled, from drivers ed courses to wrestling meets.

(Radio Iowa) — The Iowa State Patrol is investigating a deadly crash on Thursday in south-central Iowa’s Decatur County. Troopers say a pickup truck crossed the center line of a county road, forcing an oncoming septic pump truck to pull onto the shoulder, but it was still hit by the pickup, rolling the pump truck into the ditch. The pickup ended up in the opposite ditch, killing its driver, identified as 34-year-old Curtis Cowling, of Garden Grove. Two men in the pump truck were hurt and taken to Decatur County Hospital for treatment.

In a brief, Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s report this (Friday) morning, authorities said there were no arrests over the previous 24-hours, but there were two prisoner transfers to the jail. 30-year old Joshua James Dyer, of Council Bluffs, was transported from the Shelby County Jail to Pott. County, where he was wanted on a warrant for Violation of Parole, and on a Hold for another agency. And, 44-year old Jennifer Lee Rousseau, of Fremont, NE., was transported from the Saunders County, NE., jail to Pott. County, where she was wanted on a warrant for Violation of Probation.

The Cass County Conservation Board is holding a Bird House Workshop next Saturday (Nov. 23rd). The workshop will be held at the Outdoor Educational Classroom in Massena, beginning at 9-a.m. All ages are welcome! During the workshop, you’ll learn all about making bird houses. You can make a bird house and take it home afterward, for a suggested donation. Suggested donations for House Wren house $8, Bluebird $8, and Kestrel house $10. The event s for people of all ages. Children must be accompanied by adult.

Please pre-register by November 18th by calling 712-769-2372 or email lkanning@casscoia.us.

More State and area news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — A former student and his wife are donating $10 million to the University of Northern Iowa. University President Mark Nook said Thursday the gift from David and Karen Takes will support a variety of programs and projects. For example, some money will go to an endowment that supports business students interested in gaining international experiences. Some will go to support an endowment that supports the university’s mascots and those students who lead the mascot program at the Cedar Falls campus.

Nook also says the donation will benefit critical future capital projects. David Takes is president and CEO of Doerfer Cos., a manufacturing company that markets its products to aerospace, automotive, electronics, health care and energy customers.

The Creston Police Department reports one arrest and one incident of theft. At around 1:20-p.m. Thursday, Ronald Gilbert, of Goldfield, was arrested for Driving While Barred. He later posted a $2,000 bond , and was released. And, a Creston resident reported to police Wednesday afternoon, that sometime over the previous 24-hours, someone got into their vehicle parked in the driveway, and took a pair of binoculars, along with keys to the vehicle. The loss was estimated at $200.