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.

A traffic stop at around today (Friday) at around 4:25-a.m. in Red Oak, resulted in the arrest on a drug charge, of a man from Nebraska. Red Oak Police say officers conducted the traffic stop at the intersection of Highway 34 and 48. Upon further investigation, 18-year old Miguel Angel Morales-Morales, of Omaha, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver, a Class-D Felony offense. Morales was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $5,000 bond.

The latest information (10-a.m. Friday) from the Iowa Coronavirus dashboard shows there are eight new, confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Cass County, for a total of 90. Statewide, 678 more Iowans tested positive for the virus, for a total of 50,813. Iowa’s reported positivity rate is 9.4% compared to 8.5% Thursday.

Ten more deaths have been reported since 10-a.m. Thursday, for a total of 964, with 518 of those taking place at a Long-Term Care facility. The website said 676 of the state’s deaths involved Iowans with preexisting conditions. The IDPH says 39,788 Iowans have recovered from COVID-19, 4,564 tested negative Thursday, for a total of 488,834. Altogether, 542,871 Iowans have been tested for the virus.

The IDPH data show the following new, confirmed COVID-19 cases in these area counties: Adair County, 3 (38 total); Adams County,1 (total17); Audubon County, 1 (30 total); Guthrie County 3 (140 total); Pottawattamie County, 27 (1,379 total); & Shelby County has 4 new cases, for a total of 191.

Statewide hospitalization data show: 258 are hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms (compared to 261 Thursday); 75 are in an ICU (there were 88 Thu.); 31 were admitted to a hospital since Thursday (down 7), and 28 people remain on a ventilator.

Southwest/western Iowa hospitals report, over the past 24-hours: 14 people were in a hospital with COVID-19; Five people are in an ICU; There were 3 persons admitted and no one on a ventilator. Long-Term Care (LTC) data today, show: 29 Outbreaks; 892 patients/staff have tested positive; and 524 have recovered.

Here are the latest positive case numbers for southwest/western Iowa since 10-a.m. Thursday (County; Positive Case #’s; number of persons who have (recovered); {deaths since the outbreak began}. Counties with changes have highlighted numbers:

• Cass County: 90 cases (55); 1 death
• Adair County: 38 cases (20)
• Adams County: 17 cases (16)
• Audubon County: 30 cases (19); 1 death
• Guthrie County: 140 cases (108); 5 deaths
• Montgomery County: 62 cases (44); 4 deaths
• Pottawattamie County: 1,379 cases (1,031); 29 deaths
• Shelby County: 191 cases (169); 1 death.

The Iowa DPH website now features an analysis for public school districts with data on average county positivity rates over the past 14 days. That information can be found here.