Category Archives: News Pierre

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.

Pierre City Commission meets this evening
The Pierre City Commission meets this evening (March 10, 2026) at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Among the items on the agenda are: St. Patrick's Day Parade Route Request to Bid - Concrete Paving Proj...
DRG Media Group News Mar 10, 2026 Photo credit: Dakota Radio Group

Mission man sentenced to federal prison for Interstate Transportation of a Stolen Vehicle
U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a man from Mission, South Dakota, convicted of Interstate Transportation of a Stolen Vehicle. The sentencing took place on February 23, 2026. Calvin H...
DRG Media Group News Mar 10, 2026 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Two people from Pierre hurt after pickup hits retaining wall early Saturday morning in Pierre
UPDATED WITH PHOTOS: Two people from Pierre were injured in a single-vehicle crash in Pierre early Saturday morning (March 7, 2026, at 12:55am). According to the South Dakota Highway Patrol, prelimina...
DRG Media Group News Mar 09, 2026 Listener submitted photo.

South Dakota Urban Indian Health Pierre Clinic becomes a Feeding South Dakota partner to assist food insecure relatives
The South Dakota Urban Indian Health Pierre Clinic and Feeding South Dakota have established a partnership to expand food access in the central part of the state. The partnership allows the Urban Indi...
DRG Media Group News Mar 09, 2026

Lessons from the Legislature by District 24 Rep. Will Mortenson
Lessons from the Legislature by Rep. Will Mortenson (R-Fort Pierre) (March 7, 2026) A couple weeks ago, I announced I am leaving the Legislature after this year. It has been a great run, and I'm proud...
DRG Media Group News Mar 09, 2026

Pierre School Board meets this evening
The Pierre School Board meets today (March 9, 2026) at 5:30pm in the Administration Building board room. Items on their agenda include: Riggs Improvement Project Bids - Garage Doors High School Club S...
DRG Media Group News Mar 09, 2026





