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A Des Moines news station helped set up a surprise proposal for one of its reporters

Pepper Purpura believed she was covering an event at a garden in downtown Des Moines, but instead found her partner, Kai, holding a ring

The outlet also shared a snap of Purpura's ring — a black, marquis-cut gemstone surrounded by white gems on a gold band

Breaking news: she said yes!

KCCI reporter Pepper Purpura believed she was on an assignment for her local station when she arrived at the Robert D. Ray Asian Garden in downtown Des Moines. But in reality, the "event" was actually her own proposal, the outlet shared in an article on Dec. 8.

With a little help from KCCI staff, Purpura's partner Kai had actually staged the whole thing. Kai had been coordinating with the news team for we

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