Category Archives: News Pierre
New alarm system credited with quick detection of apartment fire; People reminded to test smoke detectors monthly
MAY 11, 2023: A new fire alarm system has been credited with the quick response to a fire in one unit of an apartment building on the 1100 block of East Church Street in Pierre over the weekend (May 7...
May 11, 2023
Riggs Treble, Chamber and Concert Choirs perform tonight; "Angels In The Architecture" concert tomorrow in the Capitol Rotunda
The Pierre TF Riggs High School choirs will present their spring concert "Thank You For The Music!" this evening (May 11, 2023) at 7pm in the Riggs Theater. Admission fee is $3 for students and $5 for...
May 11, 2023
Havasupai Tribe in Arizona marks a spiritual homecoming: 'We are still the Grand Canyon'
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) - Members of a small tribe in Arizona are marking the renaming of a popular campground in Grand Canyon National Park as Havasupai Gardens. The Havasupai Tribe ha...
May 11, 2023 Havasupai tribal members Dianna Sue Uqualla, left, Kris Siyuja and Uqualla bless a site of a popular campground at Grand Canyon National Park on Friday, May 5, 2023, that was renamed from Indian Garden to Havasupai Gardens. The site lies about 4.5 miles down the Bright Angel Trail in the canyon. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)
Advanced technology solves 46-year-old missing person mystery in Pierre cemetery
A headstone at Riverside Cemetery in Pierre that has read "Unknown Man" for over 46 years has now been replaced with a grave marker identifying the person laid to rest there. The body of a deceased ma...
May 10, 2023 Only known photo of Stephen "Earl" Boice.
Courtesy photo.
Fort Pierre community blood drive brings in 48 units
LifeServe Blood Center held a blood drive in Fort Pierre Monday (May 8, 2023) that collected 48 units. LifeServe Territory Representative Abbie Arneson says 43 of the 45 registered donors were able to...
May 10, 2023
South Dakota law enforcement officers honor their fallen during memorial wreath laying and church service today in Pierre
In honor of National Law Enforcement Memorial Week, a wreath laying ceremony was held this morning (May 10, 2023) at the Law Enforcement Memorial at Capitol Lake in Pierre. A memorial church service w...
May 10, 2023 Law Enforcement Memorial wreath laying ceremony May 10, 2023, in Pierre.
Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Parliamentary Procedure, policy updates, preliminary budget presentation on agenda for Stanley County School board this evening
The Stanley County School Board meets at 6pm CT today (May 10, 2023) at Parkview Auditorium in Fort Pierre. Among items on the agenda are: Approval of policy updates for school board meetings and exec...
May 10, 2023 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Former Pierre-based television reporter pleads guilty to Class 2 Misdemeanor in connection with prank phone call made in January
MAY 9, 2023: A magistrate judge in Stanley County has approved a suspended imposition of sentence for a former Pierre-based political reporter charged with a Class 2 Misdemeanor after using a website ...
May 09, 2023 Courtesy photo.
Preliminary budget for Pierre School District in 2023-24 showing 6.5% decrease from current year
The Pierre School Board is considering an approximately $38.1 million ($3,103,864) budget for the 2023-24 school year, a decrease of 6.5% from the 2022-23 budget. Business manager Darla Mayer says $25...
May 09, 2023 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Regional Teachers of the Year nominees include educators from Chamberlain, Mobridge-Pollock
As part of Teacher Appreciation Week (May 8-12, 2023), the state Department of Education is recognizing five educators as South Dakota's Regional Teachers of the Year. The finalists include Valerie Ne...
May 09, 2023
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