Category Archives: News Pierre

Regan Bollweg announces candidacy for District 24 House of Representatives
Regan Bollweg officially announced his candidacy for South Dakota House of Representatives in District 24. "It would be a privilege to represent the people of District 24 in the State House," Bollweg ...
DRG Media Group News Mar 14, 2026 Courtesy photo.

Wrong free or discounted load coupon mailed to Pierre residents; Corrected coupons being mailed within the month
The City of Pierre is notifying residents that an incorrect version of the Free/Discounted Load Coupon for the Pierre Solid Waste Facility was included in the March utility bill. The coupon was printe...
DRG Media Group News Mar 14, 2026

Flags to fly at half-staff at state Capitol Saturday in honor of former legislator Dean Schrempp
Governor Larry Rhoden ordered that flags be flown at half-staff at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre from sunrise until sunset on Saturday (March 14, 2026) in honor of former state legislator D...
DRG Media Group News Mar 14, 2026 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

81mph and 75mph wind gusts reported near Pierre Regional Airport Thursday
The following are wind gusts reported Thursday (March 12, 2026) to the National Weather Service Office in Aberdeen. 09:02 pm CDT - 3/12/2026 1 E Pierre Regional Air, SD Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 81 MPH 02:05 p...
DRG Media Group News Mar 13, 2026 Photo credit to DRG Media Group.

Teenage boy from Pierre seriously injured in Monday accident at Highway 1804 and Grey Goose Road
An 18 year old male from Pierre was seriously injured Monday evening (March 9, 2026) in a single-vehicle crash four miles north of Pierre. The name of the person involved has not been released. Prelim...
DRG Media Group News Mar 13, 2026

Teenage girl from Mission identified as person killed in Sunday accident southeast of White River
March 13, 2026: A woman from Mission died and three people were seriously injured Sunday (March 8, 2026, at 3:51pm) in a single-vehicle crash 13 miles southeast of White River. Preliminary crash infor...
DRG Media Group News Mar 13, 2026 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Pierre T.F. Riggs High School team takes 1st place in state ProStart contest for second consecutive year
The Pierre T.F. Riggs High School ProStart Culinary Team earned a trip to the national competition for the second year in a row after winning first place at the South Dakota ProStart Invitational in P...
DRG Media Group News Mar 11, 2026 2026 South Dakota ProStart state champions, Pierre T.F. Riggs High School. (L to R): Tanir Taylor, Zoe Kinney, Christian Stanley, Emma Robertson and Kate Stolley.
Photo courtesy of the South Dakota Retailers Association.

Man from Gregory identified as person killed in Saturday UTV accident
March 11, 2026: Brett David Oliver has been identified as the 53 year old man from Gregory who died Saturday (March 7, 2026) in a single-vehicle crash (on 339th Avenue) three miles south of Gregory. P...
DRG Media Group News Mar 11, 2026

Stanley County School Board meets this evening
The Stanley County School Board meets at 6pm CT today (March 11, 2026) at Parkview Auditorium in Fort Pierre. Among items on the agenda are: Maxwell Strategies update on the Buffalo Legacy campaign Bu...
DRG Media Group News Mar 11, 2026

Dry outlook persists for Missouri River despite early spring runoff
February runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, was 113% of average (1.3 million acre-feet). Despite the above normal runoff in the Garrison, Oahe and Gavins Point reaches triggere...
DRG Media Group News Mar 10, 2026 Warm February temperatures triggered early snowmelt and runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, but the overall 2026 runoff forecast remains well below average. February runoff was 1.3 million acre-feet, 113% of average. Despite this above average runoff in the Garrison, Oahe, and Gavins Point reaches, the full-year runoff forecast above Sioux City, Iowa is 20.6 MAF, 80% of average.
Infographic courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.





