Category Archives: News Pierre

Grassland fire danger ranges from low to moderate to high in central South Dakota
The National Weather Service Grassland Fire Danger Index shows there's a moderate chance for grassland fires in a handful of central South Dakota counties today (April 12, 2023), those being Lyman, Bu...
DRG Media Group News Apr 12, 2023 Grassland fire danger index map for April 12, 2023.
Infographic credit National Weather Service.

School calendar, policy updates on agenda for Stanley County School Board tonight
The Stanley County School Board meets at 6pm CT today (April 12, 2023) at Parkview Auditorium in Fort Pierre. Among items on the agenda are: Approval of 2023-2024 School Calendar 1st Reading of Policy...
DRG Media Group News Apr 12, 2023
Pierre and Mobridge both set new record high temperatures today
Pierre and Mobridge set records for high temperatures today (April 11, 2023). The National Weather Service Office in Aberdeen says Pierre reached at least 94F so far, beating the old record of 84F set...
DRG Media Group News Apr 11, 2023

Judge sentences Koskan to 10 years in prison on two incest charges
A judge has sentenced a former South Dakota legislative candidate from Mellette County to 10 years in the state penitentiary for sexually assaulting his adoptive daughter. The South Dakota Attorney Ge...
DRG Media Group News Apr 11, 2023

Upper Missouri River basin runoff forecast improves with spring precipitation
The US Army Corps of Engineers' says its latest 2023 calendar year runoff forecast for the upper Missouri River Basin (above Sioux City, Iowa) is showing improvement. John Remus, chief of the Corps' M...
DRG Media Group News Apr 11, 2023

Pierre/Fort Pierre area snowfall this winter is double the average, 50+ inches more than winter of 2021-22
South Dakotans have moved a lot of snow this winter (2022-23). In some places, it's been more than double the yearly average. Around the Pierre and Fort Pierre area, National Weather Service Meteorolo...
DRG Media Group News Apr 11, 2023
Stanley County Commission, Pierre City Commission, Pierre School Board all meet this evening
The Stanley County Commission meeting begins this evening (April 11, 2023) at 5pm CT in the commission room of the Courthouse in Fort Pierre. Items on their agenda include: Four Corners Fire Departmen...
DRG Media Group News Apr 11, 2023

Pierre woman facing charges after forcing her way into apartment
A 26 year old Pierre woman faces a handful of charges after being arrested over the weekend (April 8, 2023). According to the Pierre Police Department, officers responded to the 200 block of North Euc...
DRG Media Group News Apr 10, 2023 Toni Ladeaux.
Photo credit Hughes County Sheriff's Office and Jail.

25-year-old taken into custody in Pierre over the weekend for Simple Assault Intimidation
A 25 year old man from Pierre was taken into custody over the weekend (April 8, 2023) after police responded to a report of an unwanted male at a residence in the 400 block of South Robert. The Pierre...
DRG Media Group News Apr 10, 2023 Courtesy image.

Pierre man facing multiple charges after being caught on video stealing from vacant apartments
A 39 year old man from Pierre is charged with burglary, theft, resisting arrest and more after a police investigation last week in Pierre. Information from the Pierre Police Department says officers w...
DRG Media Group News Apr 10, 2023 Jacob PrettySoundingFlute.
Photo credit Hughes County Sheriff's Office and Jail.





