Category Archives: News Pierre

South Dakota returns $81.5 million in federal housing dollars; Asks Treasury to send assistance to Crow Creek, Lower Brule and Oglala Sioux Tribes
The South Dakota Housing & Development Authority returned $81.5 million in unused Emergency Rental Assistance funds to the federal government today (March 31, 2022), but Governor Kristi Noem is ho...
DRG Media Group News Mar 31, 2022 Mark Moz / CC
Morning flight from Pierre to Denver to begin leaving earlier starting Monday
Now that Denver Air Connection is the only commercial air carrier serving the Pierre Regional Airport, they're making an adjustment to flight times starting Monday (April 4, 2022). City commissioner J...
DRG Media Group News Mar 31, 2022
Hughes County Auditor, Treasurer, Equalization and Register of Deeds offices to close to the public at 4:30pm starting tomorrow
Starting tomorrow (April 1, 2022), four of the offices in the Hughes County Courthouse in Pierre will close to the public half an hour earlier. The county commission decided last month (Feb. 2022) to ...
DRG Media Group News Mar 31, 2022

Stanley County Student Council spearheads collection drive for Missouri Shores
The Stanley County School Student Council held a collection drive for the Missouri Shores Domestic Violence Center. The drive was held January through March 2022. Over 270 items were donated to the or...
DRG Media Group News Mar 31, 2022 Photo credit Stanley County School District.
Lower Brule man indicted for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
A 48 year old man from Lower Brule has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. Robert Stricker pled not guilty. Stricker was convicted of Abusive Sexual Contac...
DRG Media Group News Mar 31, 2022

Fort Pierre mayoral candidates don't see eye-to-eye on streets or drinking water supply
When it comes to infrastructure in Fort Pierre, the candidates for mayor in next month's municipal election (April 12, 2022) have very different ways of thinking. During a candidate forum hosted by th...
DRG Media Group News Mar 30, 2022 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Tractor fire quickly put out yesterday afternoon in Pierre
A small tractor fire around 1:45pm yesterday (March 29, 2022) on Central Avenue in Pierre (near Dakotamart and WW Tire) was quickly extinguished. Fire Chief Ian Paul says there was a small fire in the...
DRG Media Group News Mar 30, 2022 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Situation on train bridge between Pierre and Fort Pierre yesterday resolved peacefully
A mental health situation was resolved with no injuries after a person threatened to harm themself by falling from the train bridge over the Missouri River between Pierre and Fort Pierre shortly befor...
DRG Media Group News Mar 30, 2022 Courtesy image.

Gosch, Mortenson: Ravnsborg impeachment still a possibility
Now that a special committee of South Dakota House members has completed its investigation into the conduct of state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg in connection with a fatal car-pedestrian crash in...
DRG Media Group News Mar 29, 2022 Photo credit Dakota Radio Group

Pam Roberts of Pierre elected president of state Board of Regents
Pierre resident Pam Roberts has been elected president of the South Dakota Board of Regents. Regents members met today (March 29, 2022) and elected new officers for the coming year. Roberts replaces J...
DRG Media Group News Mar 29, 2022





