Category Archives: News Pierre

Loud, airborne fireworks back to being illegal within Pierre city limits
Airborne fireworks or those that make a loud boom remain illegal in Pierre. Pierre Volunteer Fire Department chief Ian Paul says last year the city commission made an exception because of COVID. He sa...
DRG Media Group News Jun 29, 2021 Image by DanXaw from Pixabay
UPDATE: Officials anticipate Mni Wiconi line in Fort Pierre will be fixed today and WR/LJ system turned back on tonight
Customers of the West River/Lyman Jones Rural Water system-- including people in Fort Pierre-- are still under an emergency water use restriction today (June 29). Due to a Mni Wiconi core pipeline lea...
DRG Media Group News Jun 29, 2021 Photo credit West River/Lyman Jones Facebook page.

Pierre City Commission to bid outdoor pool earthwork, talk fireworks at tonight's meeting
The Pierre City Commission meets this (Tues.) evening. Among the items on the agenda are: discussion of Veteran's Memorial Run and Operations Zero Day review of city fireworks ordinance request to bid...
DRG Media Group News Jun 29, 2021

Celebrate National June Dairy Month at Zesto in Pierre today
The Central Plains Dairy Foundation will be at Zesto in Pierre today (June 29) from 3-5pm celebrating National June Dairy Month. Stop by and receive a certificate for a free small cone, while supplies...
DRG Media Group News Jun 29, 2021 Holly and Harriet at Zesto in Pierre.
Photo credit Central Plains Dairy Foundation.
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





