Category Archives: News Pierre

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

Pierre and Hughes County approve changes to political sign ordinances to comply with new state law
AUGUST 21, 2024: The Pierre City Commission has passed (Aug. 20, 2024) two ordinance changes regarding political sign displays. The first change aligns the local ordinance with state law; the second c...
DRG Media Group News Aug 21, 2024 Sean McMenemy / CC

SD Rain Totals (8/20)
Showing 176 Records. Obs Date Obs Time Station Number Station Name Gauge Catch in. 24hr Snowfall in in SLR Snowpack in in Density State County View Maps 8/20/2024 5:00 AM SD-JK-1 Kadoka 2.8 WNW...
Justin Cowart Aug 20, 2024 dnaumoid / Depositphotos.com

Pierre City Commission to get an update on South Dakota Department of Health Workforce Development and Education Center at tonight's meeting
The Pierre City Commission meets today (Aug. 20, 2024) at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Among the items on the agenda are: South Dakota Department of Health Workforce Development and Education Center...
DRG Media Group News Aug 20, 2024 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Stanley County School District welcomes new staff for the 2024-25 academic year
A warm welcome to the 's new staff . New Stanley County School District staff members for the 2024-2025 school year are pictured left to right. Tara Norman-Paraprofessional, Shannon Schweitzer-Art &am...
DRG Media Group News Aug 19, 2024 Courtesy photo.





