Category Archives: News Pierre

District 24 legislators to push state to fix Flaming Fountain by Capitol Lake in Pierre
Joint Op Ed: Time to Fix Our Fountain by District 24 Sen. Mary Duvall, Rep. Mike Weisgram and Rep. Will Mortenson (Nov. 4, 2021). South Dakota's Capitol Complex competes with any in the nation ...
DRG Media Group News Nov 05, 2021 South Dakota's Flaming Fountain-- photo taken prior to Oct. 27, 2017.
Photo credit Patrick Callahan.

UPDATE: State says "no" but Pierre says "yes" to allowing vaccine mandate protesters to hold rally on city property north of the Capitol
UPDATE NOVEMBER 4, 2021, AT 4PM: The Pierre City Commission has approved a street closure request from a group wanting to hold a demonstration Monday (Nov. 8, 2021) at the State Capitol while state la...
DRG Media Group News Nov 04, 2021 Map image credit City of Pierre.

New book about Laura Ingalls Wilder to be discussed tonight in person at the Cultural Heritage Center or virtually via Zoom
Nancy Tystad Koupal will discuss "Pioneer Girl: The Revised Texts" tonight (Nov. 4, 2021) at 7pm CDT (6pm MDT) at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre. The program also offered virtually via Zoom. T...
DRG Media Group News Nov 04, 2021 Book cover image credit South Dakota Historical Society.

Riggs High School All State Choir members chosen Fine Arts Performers of the Week
Congratulations to this year's Pierre TF Riggs High School All State Choir members on being chosen as First National Bank's Performers/Fine Arts Students of the Week. Nomination from Mr. Bauck:...
DRG Media Group News Nov 04, 2021 Pierre TF Riggs High School All State Choir members Oct. 30, 2021.
Girls Left To Right: Emalee Larson, Claire Steffensen, Claire Koenecke, Grace Schumacher, Dani DeVaney, Ashlyn Pitlick, Hannah Kari and Amber Sargent-Granberg. Not pictured Kate Mullett.
Guys Left to Right: Patrick Valentine, Xavier Louis, Xzaylin Henderson, Davon Rombough (kneeling), Bryce Bowman, Jackson Overweg and John Lees.

UPDATE: Victim of Saturday afternoon accident near Murdo identified as man from Belle Fourche
UPDATE NOVEMBER 3, 2021: A Belle Fourche man has been identified as the person who died Saturday afternoon (Oct. 30, 2021) in a one-vehicle crash three miles east of Murdo. Preliminary crash informati...
DRG Media Group News Nov 03, 2021

Pierre starting water line flushing in Zone 2 today
Pierre has begun the process needed to clean out the city's water lines in preparation for the new water treatment plant coming online next year. City Utilities director Brad Palmer says the unidirect...
DRG Media Group News Nov 03, 2021 Image credit City of Pierre.

Hyde County Sheriff Mike Volek dies
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The sheriff who responded to the scene of a fatal car crash caused by the South Dakota attorney general last year has died. The Hyde County Sheriff's Office declined to releas...
DRG Media Group News Nov 03, 2021 Photo credit Hyde County, Highmore SD Facebook page.

Trailers, camper, boats must be removed from Pierre streets by tomorrow
Pierre residents must have all trailers, campers and boats moved off of city streets by tomorrow (Nov. 3, 2021). The Pierre Police Department will begin by issuing warning notices to any such vehicles...
DRG Media Group News Nov 02, 2021

Gosch appoints members to Special Investigative Committee on Impeachment
The South Dakota Speaker of the House has released the names of the House members who will serve on the committee that will determine if impeachment proceedings move forward against the state's curren...
DRG Media Group News Nov 02, 2021 Photo credit Dakota Radio Group

Volunteers, funding biggest challenges for emergency medical responders in South Dakota
Emergency medical responders from across the state got together last week (Oct. 28-30, 2021) in Pierre for their annual conference. Wayne Ames from Miller is the District 4 president for the South Dak...
DRG Media Group News Nov 02, 2021 South Dakota Emergency Medical Services annual Conference Oct. 28-30, 2021, in Pierre.
Photo credit DRG Media Group.





