Category Archives: News Pierre
Jack Ferris named Pierre T.F. Riggs High School Fine Arts Performer of the Week
Congratulations to Jack Ferris on being chosen as the Pierre TF Riggs High School Performer/Fine Arts Student of the Week! Here is his nomination from Ms. Kokesh: Jack Ferris has demonstrated excellen...
Mar 30, 2021 Image credit Pierre School District.
Short agenda for Pierre City Commission this evening
The Pierre City Commission meets this (Tues.) evening. Among the items on the agenda are: new hires, raffle requests City Hall Server room a/c change order transportation alternatives grant award acce...
Mar 30, 2021
High wind gusts send Waldron Bridge groundbreaking indoors, but doesn't lessen the excitement of the project
A groundbreaking ceremony was held today (March 29, 2021) for the new Lt. Cmdr. John C. Waldron Bridge over the Missouri River connecting Pierre and Fort Pierre. Fort Pierre mayor Gloria Hanson says i...
Mar 29, 2021 A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Lt. Cmdr. John C. Waldron Memorial Bridge connecting Pierre and Fort Pierre was held March 29, 2021 (indoors due to extremely windy conditions). Pictured (left to right): Ben Ready representing SD Sen. John Thune, SD Congressman Dusty Johnson, Fort Pierre mayor Gloria Hanson, SD Senator Mike Rounds, Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden, SD Sec. of Transportation Joel Jundt and Pierre mayor Steve Harding.
Photo credit DRG Media Group.
UPDATE: Interstate 90 REOPENED from Kadoka to Murdo
South Dakota Department of Transportation alerts travelers that due to a grassfire, Interstate 90 is closed effective immediately from Exit 150 at Kadoka to Exit 192 at Murdo. This section of I-90 wil...
Mar 29, 2021 Image credit sd511.org
Bollweg and Nielson earn Chamber Agri-Interest Committee scholarships
The Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce Agri-Interest Committee has chosen seniors from Pierre and Stanley County high schools as their 2021 Ag Scholarship recipients. Regan Bollweg attends T.F. Riggs Hig...
Mar 29, 2021
St. Francis man sentenced on firearm charge
A 30 year old man from St. Francis, South Dakota, convicted of Possession of an Unregistered Firearm has been sentenced in US District Court. Kendall Elk Looks Back must serve 12 months and one day in...
Mar 29, 2021 slgckgc / CC
Pierre preparing detour route to be used when Airport Road construction project begins
The Pierre City Commission has taken another step in preparation for a construction project on a section of Airport Road in the northeast part of town. City engineer John Childs says B Street will con...
Mar 26, 2021 Image credit City of Pierre.
Fort Pierre water restriction lifted
The water use restriction in Fort Pierre has been lifted. The Mni Wiconi Rural Water System has completed repairs on the broken line.
Mar 25, 2021
SD Dept. of Health confirms detection of coronavirus variants in Lyman, Brookings, Minnehaha, Pennington and Roberts counties
The South Dakota Department of Health has confirmed the South African and California variants of the COVID-19 virus have been detected in the state. State Epidemiologist Dr. Josh Clayton says this inc...
Mar 25, 2021
Fort Pierre man sentenced in dog shooting, property damage case
A 26 year old man from Fort Pierre has been sentenced in Sixth Circuit Court this week (March 23, 2021) on charges of Aggravated Eluding, DUI and Reckless Use of Firearm. The judge ordered Wyatt Myers...
Mar 25, 2021 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
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