Category Archives: News Pierre

Pierre Taco John's® location getting total makeover during 8-week renovation
Taco lovers in the Pierre/Fort Pierre area had one less restaurant to chose from for their typical meal on Tuesday-- and will be without that option for about eight weeks. The Taco John's store in Pie...
DRG Media Group News Sep 12, 2024

State economic development loans approved for businesses in Fort Pierre and Platte
Businesses in Fort Pierre and Platte have been approved (Sept. 11, 2024) to each receive a loan to from the South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development. Morris, Inc. in Fort Pierre will use...
DRG Media Group News Sep 12, 2024

318th Avenue in Hughes County is back open
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024, UPDATE: The Hughes County Highway Department says 318th Avenue is back open. SEPTEMBER 11, 2024: A stretch of 318th Avenue four miles south of Highway 14 in Hughes County is closed...
DRG Media Group News Sep 11, 2024

Governor Noem Opens Submissions for Student Art Competition
PIERRE - In celebration of National Arts in Education Week, Sept. 9-13, 2024, Governor Noem and the South Dakota Arts Council announce the opening of the Governor's Student Art Competition. All South ...
Justin Cowart Sep 11, 2024 Lakota youth joined team members from the Cheyenne River Youth Project and Generations Indigenous Ways (April 8-10, 2022) at a Lakota Spring Camp near Green Grass, South Dakota. Part of the camp involved creating journal entries with original artwork.
Photo credit CRYP.

Clebrating National Assisted Living Week Across South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, SD - The South Dakota Assisted Living Association (SDALA) is proud to join with Assisted Living communities around the state to celebrate National Assisted Living Week! National Assisted ...
Justin Cowart Sep 11, 2024

Flags to fly half-staff today in honor of those lost in 9/11 attacks
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff statewide from sunrise until sunset today (Sept. 11, 2024), in honor of Patriot Day. Patriot Day commemorates the people...
Justin Cowart Sep 11, 2024 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Fort Pierre woman sentenced for meth possession and distribution
A U.S. District Judge has handed down the punishment for a 62 year old Fort Pierre woman convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance. In federal court this week (Sept. 9, ...
DRG Media Group News Sep 11, 2024

Flags Across the Bridge on display today in observance of Patriot Day
The Pierre-Fort Pierre Exchange Club is displaying the United States flag and the South Dakota state flag across the Missouri River Bridge between Fort Pierre and Pierre today (Sept. 11, 2024) in obse...
DRG Media Group News Sep 11, 2024

Pierre man charged after traffic accident last week in Pierre
A 70 year old man from Pierre was charged with Failure to Yield after an accident last week (Sept. 3, 2024) in Pierre. According to the Pierre Police Department, Officers were called to the intersecti...
DRG Media Group News Sep 10, 2024 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Pierre school year begins smoothly for students and staff
The Pierre School District is off to a great start for the 2024-25 school year. That was the word from Superintendent Dr. Kelly Glodt when sharing remarks during this week's school board meeting (Sept...
DRG Media Group News Sep 10, 2024





