Category Archives: News Pierre
Onida man killed in accident last week near Alexandria, SD
JANUARY 17, 2023: A 52 year old man from Onida has been identified as the person who died last week (Jan. 11, 2023) in a one-vehicle crash east of Alexandria. Preliminary crash information from the So...
Jan 17, 2023 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Audio files from the State Archives collections now available online; Files include KGFX founder Ida McNeil
The South Dakota State Archives has been working to digitize select audio recordings and make them available in the South Dakota Digital Archives. State Archivist Chelle Somsen says they received a gr...
Jan 17, 2023
Street projects, infrastructure funding and water system on tap for Fort Pierre City Council tonight
The Fort Pierre City Council meets tonight (Jan. 17, 2023) at 6:30pm CT at the South Dakota Municipal League meeting room in Fort Pierre. Items on their agenda include: Engineering for 2023 Street Pro...
Jan 17, 2023
Essential Air Service, pickleball court, Aquatic Center pool on agenda for Pierre City Commissioners this evening
The Pierre City Commission meets this evening (Jan. 17, 2023) at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Among the items on the agenda are: Essential Air Service Update Request to Re-Bid - Pickleball Court Pro...
Jan 17, 2023
Pierre Indian Learning Center teacher among those in South Dakota receiving national certification
Fifteen South Dakota teachers and school counselors earned or renewed national certifications in 2022, demonstrating advanced knowledge and skill in their professions. Teachers achieve National Board ...
Jan 16, 2023 Image credit Pierre Indian Learning Center website.
Flags being displayed across Missouri River Bridge between Pierre and Fort Pierre for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
The American and South Dakota State Flags are posted across the Missouri River Bridge between Pierre and Fort Pierre today (Jan. 16, 2023) in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The flags are sponso...
Jan 16, 2023 Image credit DRG Media Group.
Man on parole for killing classmate in Pierre in 2012 in custody in Clay County on weapons possession charges
A 26-year-old former resident of Pierre who went to prison after being convicted of killing a classmate when they were both 16, is back in custody in South Dakota after breaking parole. Information fr...
Jan 13, 2023 Photo credit South Dakota Department of Corrections.
SD Discovery Center Starry Saturday activities tomorrow to feature new planetarium and dome system
The South Dakota Discovery Center in Pierre is unveiling its new, portable planetarium and dome system tomorrow (Jan. 14, 2023) during the monthly Starry Saturday event. Executive Director Dr. Rhea Wa...
Jan 13, 2023 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
In State of the Tribes Address, Crow Creek Tribal Chairman urges indigenous and non-indigenous South Dakotans to work together to heal their relationship with each other
There are points of contention, but also opportunities for the State of South Dakota and the nine tribal nations inside its border to work more closely together. That was one of the takeaways from Cro...
Jan 13, 2023 CRYP youth with “Dignity: of Earth and Sky” sculpture, on the banks of the Missouri River near Chamberlain, SD.
Photo credit Cheyenne River Youth Project.
US renames 5 places that used racist slur for a Native woman
UNDATED (AP)- The U.S. Department of the Interior has renamed five places in California, North Dakota, Tennessee and Texas that previously included a racist term for a Native American woman. Thursday'...
Jan 13, 2023 Yellowstone National Park
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