Category Archives: News Pierre

Adult education and family literacy support higher wages, benefit the economy and help learners achieve stable employment
More than 43 million adults nationwide lack the literacy skills they need to get better jobs or participate fully in their communities. In South Dakota, more than 40,000 adults don't have a high schoo...
DRG Media Group News Sep 24, 2021

Court: Pierre not liable for injuries caused by fire trainee
ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP) and DRG Media Group News- The South Dakota Supreme Court agrees with a lower court ruling that two people on a motorcycle who were severely injured in a crash with a volunteer fi...
DRG Media Group News Sep 24, 2021 Photo credit to DRG Media Group.
Woman from Bucaramanga, Columbia, identified as person killed in Sept. 16 accident near Murdo.
A 26-year old woman from Bucaramanga, Columbia, has been identified as the person killed in a Sept. 16, 2021, two-vehicle crash west of Murdo. Preliminary information from the South Dakota Highway Pat...
DRG Media Group News Sep 23, 2021

Abbie Pillen named Pierre Fine Arts Performer of the Week
Congratulations to Abbie Pillen on being chosen the Pierre TF Riggs High School Fine Arts Performer of the Week. Her nomination from band instructor Mackenzie McKeithan-Jensen is below: Abbie is a sen...
DRG Media Group News Sep 23, 2021 Abbie Pillin.
Photo credit Pierre School District.
US Army Corps of Engineers, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe hosting teleconference tomorrow to discuss erosion threatening Lower Brule
The US Army Corps of Engineers and the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe are holding an informational teleconference tomorrow (Sept. 23, 2021) from 5-7pm to gather public comments on potential opportunities to ...
DRG Media Group News Sep 22, 2021

Hand County Sheriff looking for vehicle involved in attempted "porch pirate" package theft
The Hand County Sheriff's Office is asking people in the Miller area and beyond to be on the lookout for a vehicle used in an attempt to steal packages from at least one residence in the town of St. L...
DRG Media Group News Sep 22, 2021 Suspect vehicle in attempted package theft from a residence in Hand County.
Photo credit Hand County Sheriff's Office.

Pierre Regional Airport hits 10,000 enplanement target, becomes eligible for $1 million in federal funding
The Pierre Regional Airport has surpassed the 10,000 enplanement mark for this year, making it eligible for $1 million in funding from the Federal Aviation Administration. City commissioner Jamie Huiz...
DRG Media Group News Sep 22, 2021 Pierre Regional Airport.
Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Pierre passes $57.2 million budget for 2022
Pierre has passed a $57.2 million budget for 2022, a $3.5 million increase from this year's spending plan. City finance officer Twila Hight says sales tax revenue has been increasing. Mayor Steve Hard...
DRG Media Group News Sep 22, 2021 Infographic credit City of Pierre.

Causeway at Pierre to be temporarily closed to vehicles starting next week
Beginning Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, vehicle traffic won't be allowed on the causeway that connects Pierre to LaFramboise Island. The traffic restriction is expected to remain in place for two weeks. The...
DRG Media Group News Sep 22, 2021 Pierre Causeway temporary closure to vehicles.
Image credit City of Pierre.
Pukwana woman sentenced for Assault
A 30 year old Pukwana woman convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, Opposing and Impeding a Federal Officer has been sentenced in federal US District Court. Casey Harrison must spend 18 months in federal ...
DRG Media Group News Sep 22, 2021





