Category Archives: News Pierre

Early snow melt, dry soil conditions have Upper Missouri River Basin reservoir levels lower than average for this time of year
When combined, the three big reservoirs in the Upper Missouri River Basin are coming out of winter about 2 million acre feet below the top of the "Carryover Multiple Use Zone." U.S. Army Corps of Engi...
DRG Media Group News Mar 28, 2024 Ryan Larsen with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Entities from Burke, Highmore, McIntosh, Mobridge, Murdo, Pierre and Platte among recipients of state child care grants
The South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development has selected the towns or organizations that will share over $3.7 million in grants through the state's Investment Plan for Child Care. The s...
DRG Media Group News Mar 27, 2024 Image by Esi Grünhagen from Pixabay

U.S. Army Corps holding annual Missouri River water management spring meeting this morning in Fort Pierre
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold its annual spring public meeting today (March 27, 2024) in Fort Pierre to update the region on current conditions. Corps officials will provide an update on ...
DRG Media Group News Mar 27, 2024

Pierre City Commission meets tonight
The Pierre City Commission meets today (March 26, 2024) at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Among the items on the agenda are: USS Pierre Update - Austal USA 5:45 Public Hearing - Temporary Malt Beverag...
DRG Media Group News Mar 26, 2024 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Gusty wind expected to blow snow around causing spotty road conditions through tomorrow night
A large storm system is moving through South Dakota and the region and National Weather Service Meteorologist Travis Tarver says it hasn't dumped the large amounts of snow that were initially forecast...
DRG Media Group News Mar 25, 2024

Pierre sanders are out, plows will deploy as needed
Pierre city sanders started working at 4:30 this morning (March 25, 2024) to treat slick spots and aid with the morning commute. Plows will be out as conditions warrant.
DRG Media Group News Mar 25, 2024 Photo credit AAA South Dakota.

Men from Fort Pierre and Chandler, MN, identified as persons killed in Lyman County head-on collision Monday night
MARCH 22, 2024: A 38-year-old man from Fort Pierre and a 59-year-old man from Chandler, Minnesota, have been identified as the men who were killed Monday evening (March 18, 2024, 7:43pm) in a two-vehi...
DRG Media Group News Mar 22, 2024

Construction begins on S.D. Highway 44 west of White River
Construction work has begun on South Dakota Highway 44 for an approximately 23 mile project west of White River. The state Department of Transportation says preliminary work being done on the $21.4 mi...
DRG Media Group News Mar 22, 2024

Missouri River basin runoff forecast remains below average in the upper basin
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says a warm February led to increased snowmelt and runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa. However, Nicole Sorensen with the Corp's Missouri River R...
DRG Media Group News Mar 21, 2024

City Officials from Pierre, Wessington Springs elected to district offices for SD Municipal League
The Pierre City Administrator has been elected to serve as the District 5 Chairperson for the South Dakota Municipal League. Kristi Honeywell was elected during a meeting yesterday (March 20, 2024) in...
DRG Media Group News Mar 21, 2024





