Category Archives: News Pierre

Chip sealing of streets begins today in Pierre
Weather permitting, the City of Pierre will begin its 2024 chip seal operation Wednesday (Aug. 28, 2024). The chip seal process is utilized to preserve roads, mitigate weather-related damage, and ulti...
DRG Media Group News Aug 28, 2024

Pierre City Commission meets tonight
The Pierre City Commission meets this evening (Aug. 27, 2024) at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Items on their agenda include budget request presentations from: PARS (Pierre Area Referral Service) PED...
DRG Media Group News Aug 27, 2024

Enhanced risk of severe weather across South Dakota into the overnight hours
AUGUST 26, 2024, MID-AFTERNOON UPDATE: The National Weather Service forecast says showers and thunderstorms are expected across much of South Dakota and the region today (Aug. 26, 2024). NWS Meteorolo...
DRG Media Group News Aug 26, 2024

Pierre man charged after traffic stop Saturday morning
A 25 year old man from Pierre faces charges after an early morning traffic stop on Saturday (Aug. 24, 2024, at 1:30am). According to the Pierre Police Department, a Patrol Officer witnessed a vehicle ...
DRG Media Group News Aug 26, 2024

Pierre man charged with aggravated assault against a law enforcement officer, other charges after pulling a knife on a police officer Friday night
A 35 year old man from Pierre charged after an incident in Pierre Friday night (Aug. 23, 2024, 8:40pm). Information from the Pierre Police Department says Patrol was dispatched to the 800 block of E. ...
DRG Media Group News Aug 26, 2024 Torin Dewitt.
Hughes County Sheriff's Office booking photo.

Man from Wagner killed in Wednesday accident near Pukwana
AUGUST 26, 2024: A 64-year-old man died in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning (Aug. 21, 2024, 11:40am) one mile southwest of Pukwana. Preliminary crash information indicates Stephanie L. Elder of M...
DRG Media Group News Aug 26, 2024 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Noem appoints man from Miller to serve as GOED Commissioner
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has appointed a man from Miller to serve as the next Commissioner of the Governor's Office of Economic Development. Joe Fiala has worked in GOED since 2012. He starte...
DRG Media Group News Aug 23, 2024 Courtesy image.

Avera medical facilities in Pierre, Gettysburg have 100+ jobs to be filled
Availability of healthcare is on the minds of many small town leaders in South Dakota. This week (Aug. 19, 2024), the Fort Pierre City Council got an update on what's happening at the Avera medical fa...
DRG Media Group News Aug 23, 2024 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Lightning strike repairs are ongoing at DRG Media Group radio station office in Pierre
AUGUST 22, 2024: Engineers and repair technicians are making slow and steady progress getting the DRG Media Group studios in Pierre back on the air after a lightning strike during a storm earlier this...
Diane Deis Aug 22, 2024 jacqueline2 / Depositphotos.com

Man from Ohio killed in Monday afternoon motorcycle-pickup accident in Presho
AUGUST 22, 2024: A 59-year-old man from Killbuck, Ohio, has been identified as the person who died in an accident early Monday afternoon (Aug. 19, 2024, 2:01pm) in Presho. Preliminary crash informatio...
DRG Media Group News Aug 22, 2024





