Category Archives: News Pierre
Morris, Inc. employees enjoy seeing youth learn about construction, hope to inspire the generation
While Morris, Inc. employees are going about their work on the Euclid Avenue/Highway 1889 reconstruction project in Pierre, they may be laying the groundwork for the next generation of construction em...
May 08, 2026 Image credit to Morris, Inc.
March 6, 2026.
Central South Dakota events receive tourism grants
South Dakota's Tourism Advertising Promotion-- or TAP-- Grant Fund has divvied up a total of $200,000 between 40 different tourism-related projects and events statewide-- including some in central Sou...
May 08, 2026 Courtesy image.
Missouri River upper basin runoff forecast lowered due to dry conditions
The United States Army Corps of Engineers says April 2026 runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, IA, was 51% of average-- or 1.5 million acre-feet. The updated 2026 calendar year runoff ...
May 07, 2026 Courtesy infographic.
State Capitol flags at half staff today in honor of former state senator Karen Muenster
Governor Larry Rhoden ordered that flags be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol from sunrise until sunset on Thursday (May 7, 2026) in honor of former state legislator Karen Muenster. She served ...
May 07, 2026 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
PAWS Animal Rescue holding "Yappy Hour" Thursday prior to Pierre Players performance of "Sylvia"
Paws Animal Rescue will have several adoptable dogs at the Grand Opera House in Pierre Thursday (May 7, 2026) from 6:30-7:30pm for a special "Yappy Hour" prior to the Pierre Players performance of "Sy...
May 06, 2026
Highway pavement marking project underway in Pierre and Fort Pierre
The South Dakota Department of Transportation began removal and replacement of pavement markings on U.S. Highways 14/83 and S.D. Highway 34 in the Pierre area earlier this week (May 4, 2026). The pave...
May 06, 2026 Photo courtesy of the Pierre/Fort Pierre Bridge website.
Milstead reflects on officers' sacrifices during annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service in Pierre
May 6, 2026, update: The annual South Dakota Law Enforcement Memorial Wreath Laying Ceremony was held Wednesday morning (May 6, 2026) along Capitol Lake in Pierre. According to the South Dakota Sherif...
May 06, 2026 South Dakota Law Enforcement Memorial Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Law Enforcement Memorial by Capitol Lake in Pierre.
May 6, 2026.
Photo credit to Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.
Kaiser, Mehlhaff to take over leadership of Oahe Child Development Center in June
Starting this June, Oahe Child Development Center in Pierre will have a new Director and Program Administrator. Terri Mehlhaff will serve as OCDC's new Program Administrator. She holds degrees in Earl...
May 06, 2026 Courtesy images.
Boarding numbers continue to show steady use at Pierre Regional Airport in April
"Continued strong, consistent growth" is how City Commissioner Jamie Huizenga described activity at the Pierre Regional Airport during the month of April. He says the number of passengers flying out o...
May 06, 2026 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.
Inmates prepared to help South Dakota towns with storm cleanup or community service projects
Some South Dakota Department of Corrections inmates have received training to assist towns across the state with storm cleanup or community service projects. State Corrections Secretary Nick Lamb says...
May 05, 2026 Female inmates from the Pierre Corrections Department facilities assisted with a community cleanup project.
Courtesy photo.
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