Category Archives: News Pierre

State working to dredge Capitol Lake to improve water quality
The State of South Dakota is formulating a plan to improve the quality of the water in the lake near the Capitol Complex in Pierre. The state Bureau of Administration, in consultation with the Departm...
DRG Media Group News Jul 29, 2022 Photo credit to Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Pierre store raises $7000+ for Children's Miracle Network
Customers of the DQ Grill & Chill restaurant in Pierre raised $7228 for the Children's Miracle network during yesterday's Miracle Treat Day (July 28, 2022). Pierre store general manager Jennifer U...
DRG Media Group News Jul 29, 2022

Jet skier injured yesterday evening near LaFramboise Island in Pierre
One man was knocked unconscious when one jet ski accidentally hit another yesterday (July 27, 2022) around 6:30pm CT at LaFromboise Island at Pierre. Volunteer Fire Department Chief Ian Paul says the ...
DRG Media Group News Jul 28, 2022 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Lower Brule man sentenced prison on assault charges
JULY 2022: A federal judge has determined the penalty for a Lower Brule, man convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Assault Resulting in Substantial Bodily Injury to an Intimate Partner, and As...
DRG Media Group News Jul 28, 2022 Rumble Press / CC

Rosebud man sentenced for Assaulting a Federal Officer
JULY 2022: A man from Rosebud convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer has been sentenced by a U.S. District Court judge. Todd Kal Wilcox, age 42, was sentenced to 25 months ...
DRG Media Group News Jul 27, 2022 Rumble Press / CC

Corrections Secretary tells legislative task force the State Women's Prison facilities in Pierre are grossly understaffed and over crowded
The South Dakota Legislature's Incarceration Construction Fund Task Force held its first meeting yesterday (July 26, 2022) in Pierre. Department of Corrections Secretary Kellie Wasko provided an overv...
DRG Media Group News Jul 27, 2022
Fort Thompson woman sentenced for Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer
JULY 2022: A federal judge has determined the penalty for a woman from Fort Thompson convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer. Marvel Dion, age 37, was sentenced to 18 months...
DRG Media Group News Jul 27, 2022

Quick response keeps fire from spreading to flammable items in van used by cleaning company
A small fire in a cleaning service van was quickly extinguished mid-afternoon today (July 26, 2022) in Pierre. Fire Department Assistant Chief Brandon McCarthy says it happened in the 700 block of Eas...
DRG Media Group News Jul 26, 2022 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Slow, but sure progress on Missouri River bridge project at Pierre/Fort Pierre
The South Dakota Department of Transportation says progress continues on the bridge over the Missouri River connecting Pierre and Fort Pierre. This week (July 25, 2022), motorists should expect a lane...
DRG Media Group News Jul 26, 2022 Courtesy photo.

NOAA Weather Radio outage will occur while tower is replaced; Service outage includes parts of Buffalo, Hughes, Hyde, Jones, Lyman, Stanley and Sully counties
The tower that supports the transmitter for the NOAA Weather Radio in the Pierre area (WXM-26, operating on 162.400 MHz) is being replaced and will be out of service for about two months. Starting Thu...
DRG Media Group News Jul 26, 2022 Courtesy infographic.





