Category Archives: News Pierre

Todd County man sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a man from Todd County, South Dakota, convicted of Sexual Abuse of a Minor. The sentencing took place on March 30, 2026. Treon Eastman, age 25, was se...
DRG Media Group News Apr 04, 2026 Ken Mayer / CC

Annual Easter Egg Hunt being held Sunday at Governor's Mansion in Pierre
The 73rd Annual Elks' Easter Egg Hunt will be held Sunday (April 5, 2026) at 1pm CT on the lawn in front of the Governor's Mansion in Pierre Families can begin arriving at 12:45pm CT. Children up to t...
DRG Media Group News Apr 03, 2026

Sobriety checkpoints being held in Lyman, Stanley, 14 other South Dakota counties this month
Throughout the month of April, the South Dakota Highway Patrol will conduct sobriety checkpoints in 16 counties. The checkpoints will take place in Lyman and Stanley counties in the central part of th...
DRG Media Group News Apr 03, 2026

Hughes County to hold republican primaries for county commission and Stanley County to hold two county commissioner elections on June 2
Republican voters in Hughes County will pick from four different candidates to fill three spots on the county commission when they get their June 2, 2026, election ballot. The choices are incumbent Bi...
DRG Media Group News Apr 02, 2026 Photo credit to Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

City of Pierre makes corrections to political sign rule reminders sent out earlier this week
The City of Pierre is correcting information sent out earlier this week (March 31, 2026) regarding local regulations for the placement and removal of political signs. Corrections were made to the firs...
DRG Media Group News Apr 02, 2026

Haakon County America 250 Kick Off event scheduled for this afternoon
An America 250 South Dakota flag raising ceremony will be held today (April 2, 2026), at 1pm MT at the Haakon County Courthouse in Philip. The America's 250th South Dakota Commission, in partnership w...
DRG Media Group News Apr 02, 2026

Pierre ProStart instructor earns State Educator of Excellence honor
A Family and Consumer Sciences teacher at T.F. Riggs High School in Pierre has been named South Dakota's 2026 ProStart State Educator of Excellence. This is the fourth time LaKisha Jordan-- known to h...
DRG Media Group News Apr 01, 2026 Courtesy photo.

Fort Pierre man enters guilty pleas to one felony, one misdemeanor drug charge connected to statewide sting conducted in June
As part of a plea agreement, the former owner of Masterpiece Smoke Shop in Pierre plead guilty to one felony and one misdemeanor charge Tuesday (March 31, 2026) in Sixth Circuit Court in Winner. Brist...
DRG Media Group News Mar 31, 2026 Tingey Injury Law Firm / Unsplash

Man from Iowa sentenced to prison on drug charges connected to death of woman from Kennebec in Hughes County in September
March 24, 2026: A 28 year old man from Rock Valley, Iowa, man was sentenced last week (March 24, 2026) to eight years in prison on drug charges filed in connection with a fatal vehicle-pedestrian acci...
DRG Media Group News Mar 31, 2026 Travis Wise / CC

Fire ban issued for select units of Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands; Fort Pierre National Grassland has its own open fire ban
The Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands has issued a forestwide fire ban due to ongoing drought conditions and an elevated risk of wildfire. The ban applies to the Nebraska National Forest's Pine...
DRG Media Group News Mar 31, 2026 Courtesy image.





