Category Archives: News Pierre

SmartAsset Best State Capitals to Live In ranks Pierre #1 state capitol in the US
A new study by SmartAsset analyzed data for all 50 US state capitals to uncover the best state capitals to live in-- and they rank Pierre as #1. The 2022 Edition of the Most Livable State Capitals stu...
DRG Media Group News Sep 09, 2022 Infographic credit SmartAsset, 2022.

Thanksgiving target date to reopen stretch of Hughes County road south of Harrold closed for bridge replacement
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022: Work continues on a Hughes County bridge on 321st Avenue about 1.5 miles south of Harrold, near the cemetery. A Hughes County official says the old bridge has been removed and work ...
DRG Media Group News Sep 09, 2022 Courtesy photo.

Pierre man sentenced for Failure to Appear charge related to 2017 jury trial
A federal judge has determined the punishment for a 44 year old man from Pierre convicted of Failure to Appear. Michael Pomani sentenced to time served of two months in federal prison, one year of sup...
DRG Media Group News Sep 09, 2022 Bill Oxford / Unsplash

SD Highway 273 road closure starts today for box culvert repair work in Lyman County
A construction project to repair two box culverts in Lyman County is scheduled to begin today (Sept. 8, 2022), which means a stretch of SD Highway 273 is closed. The South Dakota Department of Transpo...
DRG Media Group News Sep 08, 2022 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Extreme fire danger today in north central, central South Dakota
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning from 11am-8pm today (Sept. 8, 2022) for 14 counties in central and north central South Dakota. Those counties are Buffalo; Campbell; Corson; ...
DRG Media Group News Sep 08, 2022 Grassland fire danger index map for Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022.

Lower Brule man gets 3+ years for Assaulting a Federal Law Enforcement Officer
SEPTEMBER 2022: A Lower Brule man convicted at trial of Assaulting a Federal Law Enforcement Officer has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in South Dakota. Jade LaRoche, age 42, was sentenced to t...
DRG Media Group News Sep 08, 2022 slgckgc / CC

Legislative Task Force on Incarceration Construction Fund hoping to have suggestions for state lawmakers in January
The "Legislative Task Force on Incarceration Construction Fund" has been working from a consultant's report that suggests spending up to $600 million for new prisons in Pierre, Sioux Falls and Rapid C...
DRG Media Group News Sep 07, 2022

Pierre Regional Airport flies past 10,000 enplanement mark for 2022, making it eligible for $1 million in federal funds
1169 people flew out of the Pierre Regional Airport last month (August 2022). City commissioner Jamie Huizenga says that puts the facility over the 10,000 enplanement threshold that triggers eligibili...
DRG Media Group News Sep 07, 2022 Photo credit Dakota Radio Group

Fort Pierre 6-year-old among the 81 wishes granted in by Make-A-Wish South Dakota & Montana in FY2022
SEPTEMBER 2022: As Make-A-Wish South Dakota & Montana kicks off a new fiscal year, the organization is celebrating that it granted 81 life-changing wishes to children with critical illnesse...
DRG Media Group News Sep 07, 2022 Courtesy photo.
Pickleball Court Project, 2023 budget on agenda for Pierre City Commission; Hughes County Commission to discuss HIPPA policy, 2023 budget during regular meeting this evening
The Pierre City Commission meets today (Sept. 6, 2022) at 5:30pm at City Hall (2301 Patron Parkway, Pierre). Among the items on the agenda are: 5:45pm Public Hearing - Intent to lease Airport Terminal...
DRG Media Group News Sep 06, 2022





