Category Archives: News Pierre

Pierre woman faces charges after early morning argument yesterday
A 55 year old Pierre woman was arrested for Aggravated Assault-Domestic Violence and other charges after an incident at a bar early yesterday (Aug. 29, 2021) morning. Information from the Pierre Polic...
DRG Media Group News Aug 30, 2021 Dawn Magnusson booking photo August 29, 2021.
Photo credit Hughes County Sheriff's Office and Jail.

Capital City Campus receives grant to continue funding $40 per credit hour classes
Capital City Campus in Pierre has received a $20,000 grant to to support their externally funded tuition program. CCC executive director Chris Maxwell says the funding will be used to support and expa...
DRG Media Group News Aug 30, 2021 L to R: Chris Maxwell (CCC Executive Director), Ginger Niemann (SD Community Foundation), Stephanie Judson (SD Community Foundation President), Tom Hart (CCC Board Chair).
Photo credit Capital City Campus.
UPDATE: Fort Pierre water conservation restriction lifted
UPDATE AUG. 26, 2021 AT 2:00PM: The City of Fort Pierre is no longer under a full water restriction. A leak in the trunk line was located and repaired. Fort Pierre residents are reminded to continue t...
DRG Media Group News Aug 26, 2021

Pierre intersection closure Friday: Capitol and Huron
The intersection of Capitol and Huron Avenues will close Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, for paving work. Traffic control will be in place throughout the paving project. Traffic should detour around the projec...
DRG Media Group News Aug 26, 2021 Map credit City of Pierre.

Court says Feds must improve health care for Rosebud Sioux
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A federal appeals court is ruling that the federal government must provide better health care for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. The Argus Leader reports that the 8th Circuit Court ...
Diane Deis Aug 26, 2021
Pierre man charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Meth
A 30 year old man from Pierre has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. Randy Little Shield pled not guilty. Court information alleges that on July...
DRG Media Group News Aug 25, 2021

JAG-SD expands to Lyman, two other schools in 2021-22
The South Dakota Department of Education is pleased to announce that three more schools will be offering the Jobs for America's Graduates-South Dakota (JAG-SD) program beginning in the 2021-22 school ...
DRG Media Group News Aug 25, 2021

Pierre Intersection Closed For Water Main Work
PIERRE - The City of Pierre announced that the intersection of Franklin Street and Van Buren Avenue is closed to through traffic through Thursday, August 26, due to water main work. Until the work is ...
Diane Deis Aug 24, 2021

Fort Thompson man sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter
A 55 year old man man from Fort Thompson convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter has been sentenced in US District Court. Patrick Dion must spend 30 months in federal prison, followed by two years of su...
DRG Media Group News Aug 23, 2021 Bill Oxford / Unsplash

Norris man indicted for Abusive Sexual Contact
A 37 year old Norris, SD, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Abusive Sexual Contact. Harold White Hat pled not guilty. The Indictment alleges that on November 3, 2020, in Mellette Count...
DRG Media Group News Aug 21, 2021 Bill Oxford / Unsplash





