Category Archives: News Pierre

Discovery Center to show pictures from James Webb Space Telescope during tonight's Discovery on Tap
The first images from NASA's new James Webb Space Telescope were unveiled earlier this week (July 11-12, 2022).... and those pictures are the feature of tonight's (July 15, 2022) "Discovery on Tap" ev...
DRG Media Group News Jul 15, 2022

Fort Pierre having good year for building and development
From a senior living complex, to hotels to outdoor recreation stores, Fort Pierre is seeing an influx of businesses this year. Mayor Gloria Hanson says two hotels will be built this fall.
DRG Media Group News Jul 15, 2022 Photo credit: Dakota Radio Group
Woman from Michigan killed in July 3 accident east of Murdo
JULY 14, 2022: A 20 year old woman from Michigan has been identified as the person killed in a one-vehicle crash about 6:15am July 3, 2022, 17 miles east of Murdo. Preliminary crash information from t...
DRG Media Group News Jul 14, 2022

Pierre "Movies in the Park" tonight features Disney's "The Jungle Book"
Tonight (July 14, 2022) is the Pierre Recreation Department's second of three "Movies in the Park" events this month at the Steamboat Park Amphitheater. The free showing of "The Jungle Book" begins at...
DRG Media Group News Jul 14, 2022

Hot, dry conditions in the forecast for Missouri River basin
Forecasts continue to indicate hot and dry conditions to continue over much of the Missouri River basin. Doug Kluck, Climate Services Director for the Central Region of the National Weather Service, s...
DRG Media Group News Jul 14, 2022

Sioux Falls man sentenced for Child Pornography after making a video in Lower Brule
A federal judge has handed out the punishment for a Sioux Falls man convicted of Possession of Child Pornography. Shilo Ziegler, age 39, was sentenced to five years in federal prison, followed by five...
DRG Media Group News Jul 14, 2022 Tingey Injury Law Firm / Unsplash
Fort Thompson man indicted for Sexual Abuse charges
A Fort Thompson man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child and Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Minor by Force. 45 year old Jeffery Pickner pled not guilty. The I...
DRG Media Group News Jul 14, 2022

Lower Brule woman sentenced for Voluntary Manslaughter
A Lower Brule woman convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter has been given her punishment by a U.S. District Court judge. Esther Flute, a/k/a, Esther Flute-Rencountre, age 61, must spend five years and 11...
DRG Media Group News Jul 13, 2022 Bill Oxford / Unsplash

Chairman slams Indian Health Services hiring decision
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe has slammed the federal agency that delivers health care to approximately 130,000 Native Americans located in North Dakota, Sout...
DRG Media Group News Jul 13, 2022

Utility bill increase, new agreement with the City creates unexpected expense for Pierre School District in FY23
The Pierre School Board has approved a nearly $40.8 million budget for the 2022-23 school year, which is a nearly 20% increase over the 2021-22 budget. Business manager Darla Mayer says the cost of ma...
DRG Media Group News Jul 13, 2022 Photo credit: Dakota Radio Group





