Category Archives: News Pierre
Denver Air Connection to begin commercial air service for Pierre Thursday
This is the week Pierre sees a second commercial airline coming into the city. Denver Air Connection takes over the federal Essential Air Service contract providing service from Pierre to Denver on Th...
DRG Media Group News Jun 28, 2021

Snake takes out West Central Electric Coop's Bad River substation early this morning
Around 500 West Central Electric Cooperative meters were without power for a little over an hour this morning (June 28) after a substation near Fort Pierre went down. Manager of member services Jessie...
DRG Media Group News Jun 28, 2021 Image credit West Central Electric Cooperative website.

UPDATE: Entire West River/Lyman Jones Rural Water service area under water use restrictions-- including Fort Pierre
UPDATE June 28, 2021, at 11:30am CT: West River/Lyman Jones Rural Water has issued a system wide emergency water use restriction-which includes Fort Pierre. Initially the water use restriction was for...
DRG Media Group News Jun 28, 2021

UPDATE: Semi trailer stuck, then unloaded, then pulled out from under Pierre train
UPDATE: Traffic was disrupted for about 3.5 hours this morning (June 28) after a semi trailer became wedged under the train bridge in Pierre. Information from the Pierre Police Department says officer...
DRG Media Group News Jun 28, 2021 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

Rapid City teen charged with DUI after Friday night accident in Pierre
An 18 year old woman from Rapid City faces DUI and other charges after a traffic accident around 10:45 Friday night (June 25) in Pierre. Preliminary information from the Pierre Police Department says ...
DRG Media Group News Jun 28, 2021 Courtesy image.
Man killed in Saturday morning accident near Philip
One person died early Saturday morning in a one-vehicle crash northwest of Philip. The name of the one person involved is not yet being released. Preliminary crash information indicates ...
DRG Media Group News Jun 28, 2021

Bergquist chosen as 2021 South Dakota Transportation Hall of Honor inductee
Former Transportation Secretary, Darin Bergquist has been chosen for induction into the South Dakota Transportation Hall of Honor for 2021. The purpose of the Transportation Hall of Honor is to recogn...
DRG Media Group News Jun 26, 2021

Fort Pierre Ranger District's Kelly Waage earns win awards National Grasslands Council award
Two nominees from the Nebraska National Forests & Grasslands, recently won awards at the annual National Grassland Managers' Meeting hosted by the National Grasslands Council. The Black Hills Park...
DRG Media Group News Jun 26, 2021 Photo credit USDA Forest Service Fort Pierre Ranger District National Grasslands

Pierre/Fort Pierre artist pieces to be displayed in state buildings
Works by artists from Pierre and Fort Pierre are among the 13 new pieces added to the Art for State Buildings program. The pieces were purchased from a pool of 54 applicants from across South Dakota. ...
DRG Media Group News Jun 25, 2021 "Wedding Dress Burial" by Jill Kokesh of Fort Pierre and "Cowboy at Buffalo Roundup" by Randall Royer of Pierre were purchased to be added to the South Dakota Art for State Buildings program.

Grass fire sparked up this afternoon (June 24) in northeast part of Pierre
The Pierre Volunteer Fire Department quickly extinguished a small grass fire in the northeast part of town around two o'clock this afternoon (June 24). Chief Ian Paul says it was on north Garfield Ave...
DRG Media Group News Jun 24, 2021 Photo credit Dakota Radio Group.





