FORT MADISON – Officials with the Iowa Dept. of Corrections report a correctional officer was assaulted by two inmates at approximately 6:30 p.m. Thursday, at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison. Authorities say the officer was conducting his rounds on a unit when two inmates began assaulting him with closed-fist punches and kicks. The officer utilized defensive techniques while additional staff quickly responded to the assault and took control of the situation by using a combination of pepper spray and physical restraining techniques.

The officer that was assaulted was taken by department vehicle to the local hospital where he was treated and released for lacerations suffered during the assault. The inmates that attacked him were found not to have suffered significant injuries. The incident remains under investigation.

ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Environmental officials in Iowa are investigating after officials say a central Iowa grocery store dumped 800 gallons of spoiled milk, leading to a fish kill. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the incident happened Wednesday morning when officials discovered a stretch of Fourmile Creek fouled by rancid milk and traced it to a Hy-Vee store in Ankeny. Officials say a store employee instructed workers to dump the milk following a power outage caused by a rare high wind storm on Monday. Television station KCCI reports that Hy-Vee released a statement saying the store employee made an uninformed decision. DNR officials say minnows and small game fish have died in a span of a half-mile in the creek.

CUSTER, S.D. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials say a motorcyclist has survived a violent attack by a bison in the Black Hills. A bystander’s video shows several bikers had stopped while a herd of bison crossed a road in Custer State Park Wednesday. The Custer County Sheriff’s Office says a 54-year-old Iowa woman got off the motorcycle on which she was a passenger and was attacked by a bison. Sheriff’s officials say the bison caught the woman’s belt and jeans on its horns and swung her around violently before running away. Custer County Sheriff’s deputies, Custer State Park rangers, Custer Ambulance and Black Hills Life Flight responded to the incident. There’s no word on the woman’s condition.

The Creston Police Department reports 38-year old Rhiannon Leigh Cooney, of Villisca, was arrested Thursday evening. Cooney was taken into custody at the Creston Wal-Mart, for Theft in the 5th Degree. She was cited for the offense and then released.  Authorities said also, 19-year old Jeremiah Lee Whitney, of Creston, was arrested Thursday night at his home, for Allowing an Animal to Run at Large. Whitney was released at the scene on a citation and a Promise to Appear in court.

And, a man residing in the 200 block of N. Maple Street, in Creston, reported to Police Thursday afternoon, that the light bar on his Jeep Wrangler had been stolen from the vehicle, as it was parked outside of his residence. The loss was estimated at $400.