Category Archives: News Pierre

Family and pets safely escape early Saturday morning house fire in Pierre
Thanks to quick action by neighbors, a Pierre family and their two cats are safe after an early morning house fire in Pierre. Pierre Volunteer Fire Department Chief Ian Paul says they responded to a r...
DRG Media Group News Jan 03, 2026

Avera Missouri River Health Center in Gettysburg partners with Capital Area Counseling Service to expand access to free naloxone
Add Avera Missouri River Health Center in Gettysburg to the list of locations in central South Dakota where people can obtain an opioid overdose-reversing medication, no questions asked. Capital Area ...
DRG Media Group News Jan 02, 2026

RASDak 2026 "Fort to Fort" bicycle ride to make stops in Platte, Chamberlain, Pierre, Lower Brule, Burke and Wagner
The 2026 Ride Across South Dakota (RASDak) bicycle tour will start and end in Platte, making stops in Chamberlain, Pierre, Lower Brule, Burke and Wagner. The "Fort to Fort" cycling route will follow t...
DRG Media Group News Jan 02, 2026
South Dakota Centenarian of the Year, former Sully County resident passes away at 109
The 109 year old woman who has held the title of South Dakota Centenarian of the Year for the last two years has passed away. Hazel Baumberger's obituary says she died peacefully Tuesday (Dec. 30, 202...
DRG Media Group News Jan 02, 2026

Work on Waldron bridge wraps up for 2025, small things to finish in 2026
Dec. 31, 2025: The John C. Waldron Memorial Bridge project at Pierre and Fort Pierre is nearing completion, with minimal wrap up work remaining to be done in the spring of 2026. According to the Pierr...
DRG Media Group News Dec 31, 2025 Images courtesy of the Pierre-Fort Pierre Bridge website.

Hughes, Jones, Lyman among South Dakota counties with sobriety checkpoints scheduled in January
The South Dakota Highway Patrol, in partnership with local law enforcement agencies, will hold sobriety checkpoints in 16 counties throughout the month of January (2026). Checkpoints are planned for H...
DRG Media Group News Dec 31, 2025

Bergeson to take over as executive director of Missouri Shores Domestic Violence Center in February; Facility serves victims in need from all around central South Dakota
The Missouri Shores Domestic Violence Center in Pierre will have a new executive director in February. The Board of Directors has selected Shelby Bergeson to fill the role that will be vacated by curr...
DRG Media Group News Dec 30, 2025 Shelby Bergeson.
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Avera grant supports new Lake Area Technical College nursing simulation center at Capital City Campus in Pierre
The nursing simulation center at Capital City Campus in Pierre is getting a remodel thanks to a grant from Avera. Lake Area Technical College President Tiffany Sanderson said the grant will provide im...
DRG Media Group News Dec 30, 2025 Lake Area Technical College nursing simulation center at Capital City Campus in Pierre.
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Pierre School District looking at options if state aid to education funding formula doesn't get an increase for FY27
South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden suggested no increase in state education funding when he gave his Fiscal Year 2027 budget proposal earlier this month (Dec. 2, 2025), saying schools have received 6....
DRG Media Group News Dec 26, 2025

City of Pierre receives $10,000 water development grant
The City of Pierre has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Central Plains Water Development District to support modeling work in the city's water distribution system. The Central Plains Water Develo...
DRG Media Group News Dec 26, 2025 Courtesy photo.





