Category Archives: News Pierre

South Dakota GOP legislative candidate charged with abuse
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A Republican candidate for the South Dakota Legislature was charged Thursday with child abuse for allegedly exposing a minor to sexual grooming behavior. A criminal complaint ...
DRG Media Group News Nov 04, 2022 Map image credit geology.com.

Wednesday was a two-fer day for Pierre's infamous train bridge
NOVEMBER 3, 2022, UPDATE: Yesterday (Nov. 2, 2022) the train bridge in Pierre got two more wins. Around 10:45am, Ricardo Vazquez-Diaz of Houston, Texas, was traveling north on Pierre Street and attemp...
DRG Media Group News Nov 03, 2022 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

A blizzard of snowflakes in the St. Joseph Catholic School parking lot
It may have been sunny and nearly 80 degrees in Pierre yesterday afternoon (Nov. 2, 2022), but snowflakes were showing up in the parking lot of the St. Joseph Catholic School. 5th grade Math and Scien...
DRG Media Group News Nov 03, 2022

Stanley County Student Council holds Halloween costume contest
The Stanley County Student Council sponsored a costume contest for grades 6-12 on Halloween day (Oct. 31, 2022). Winners of the categories are: Dynamic Duo: Tatum Scott and Dalyn Heezen Creative: Levi...
DRG Media Group News Nov 03, 2022 Pictured are members of the costumed student body.
Courtesy photo.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious weather draws big crowd of trick-or-treaters to Governor's Residence in Pierre
NOVEMBER 2, 2022: The line was long, but the mild weather made the wait comfortable for over 1000 trick-or-treaters Monday (Oct. 31, 2022) at the Governor's Residence in Pierre. For Halloween this yea...
DRG Media Group News Nov 02, 2022 Courtesy photo from Halloween at the Governor's Residence Oct. 31, 2022.

Pierre receives grant for walking, biking trail development on east side of town
NOVEMBER 2, 2022, UPDATE: The City of Pierre has received a $25,000 Health Innovation Improvement grant from the South Dakota Department of Health to design and build a multi-use trail in eastern Pier...
DRG Media Group News Nov 02, 2022

Passenger numbers shoot up in October at Pierre Regional Airport thanks to pheasant hunting season
Over 13,000 (13,202) people have flown out of the Pierre Regional Airport so far this year (2022). City commissioner Jamie Huizenga says there were over 1500 enplanements in October. DAC currently pro...
DRG Media Group News Nov 02, 2022

Stanley County School Theater Department receives gift toward purchase of another spotlight
Gary and Connie Grittner of Fort Pierre have donated $600 towards the purchase of a new spotlight for the Stanley County Theater Department. This is the second donation the Grittners have given the de...
DRG Media Group News Nov 02, 2022 Pictured left to right: Connie Grittner, Jennifer Milliken, Shirley Swanson & Gary Grittner.
Courtesy photo.
Hughes County man pleads guilty to Aggravated Eluding, DUI
NOVEMBER 1, 2022: A 38 year old rural Harrold man plead guilty in Stanley County Court today (Nov. 1, 2022) to Aggravated Eluding, 1st Offense DUI and habitual offender information. 4th Offense DUI an...
DRG Media Group News Nov 01, 2022

Stanley County School promotes breast cancer awareness during October
The Stanley County School Student Council encouraged staff and students to wear pink each Thursday during the month of October to promote that October is breast cancer awareness month. Pictured are a ...
DRG Media Group News Nov 01, 2022 Courtesy photo.





