Category Archives: News Pierre
Creative 'I Voted' stickers branch out beyond the familiar flag design-- including in South Dakota
NOVEMBER 1, 2024: CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - From scenic to slightly sinister, "I Voted" stickers encompass a lot more than the familiar American flag design. Two years ago (2022), a New York county's stick...
Nov 01, 2024 Drawing by Kynlee S. from Stanley County School.
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Pierre Area Chamber creates scholarship for local workforce development program operated through Capital City Campus
The Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce (PACC) has established a scholarship for Dakota Wesleyan University's Learn & Earn Program, based at the Capital City Campus in Pierre. Chamber CEO and Presiden...
Oct 31, 2024
Pierre man hikes mountain in Maine to get job directing movie produced by Sylvester Stallone
A movie directed by a man who grew up in Pierre opens in theaters across the United States on Friday (Nov. 1, 2024). Andrew Kightlinger says he was partially drawn to "Lost on a Mountain in Maine," be...
Oct 31, 2024 Kightlinger climing.
Image courtesy of Blue Fox Entertainment.
Hughes County's vote counting machines pass accuracy testing in preparation for Nov. 5, 2024, general election
The two machines Hughes County will use to count ballots next week (Nov. 5, 2024) have passed another accuracy test. County Finance Officer Thomas Oliva conducted the test this week (Oct. 30, 2024). A...
Oct 31, 2024 Former Hughes County Manager Kevin Hipple and current Finance Officer/Auditor Thomas Oliva test the county's two ballot tabulating machines in preparation for the Nov. 5, 2024, general election.
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Federal jury finds 22-year-old man from Mission guilty of Aggravated Sexual Abuse and Kidnapping
A federal judge has decided on the punishment for a 22 year old man from Mission, South Dakota, found guilty of Aggravated Sexual Abuse and Kidnapping following a four-day federal jury trial in Pierre...
Oct 31, 2024 Tingey Injury Law Firm / Unsplash
Pierre man arrested for simple assault and burglary
A 53 year old man from Pierre is in custody after an incident Tuesday morning (Oct. 29, 2024, 9:50am) at a residence in the 400 Block of S. Robert Street in Pierre. Information from the Police Departm...
Oct 30, 2024 Courtesy image.
26-year-old man in prison for charges in Stanley County, dies in custody
The South Dakota Department of Corrections says Men's State Prison offender Richard Woodraska has died as the result of an apparent suicide. At the time of his death, Woodraska was serving sentences f...
Oct 30, 2024
South Dakota Department of Health offering high school students chance to explore healthcare careers through Scrubs Camps; Events being held in Winner, Mobridge and Chamberlain
The South Dakota Department of Health is holding Scrubs Camps at high schools around the state during the 2024-25 school year. Health Secretary Melissa Magstadt says the camps are designed for student...
Oct 30, 2024
Pierre artist exhibits at Dakota State University
An artist from Pierre is one of the artists featured in an exhibit currently on display at Dakota State University in Madison, SD. "Sketch then Paint" features work from Pierre artist James Pollock an...
Oct 29, 2024 Steve Randall (left) and James Pollock (right).
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Storm siren testing today in Stanley and Hughes counties
The storm warning sirens in Hughes and Stanley counties will be tested today (Oct. 29, 2024). Testing will begin between 10:15am CT and 10:30am. All sirens will be tested. The process may take up to a...
Oct 29, 2024 Photo credit to Dakota Radio Group.
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