Category Archives: News Pierre
South Dakota Supreme Court upholds conviction of Fort Pierre man on child sex abuse charges
Oct. 15, 2025: The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld the prosecution and conviction of a man from Fort Pierre for sexual offenses against two young girls. Donnie Edwards was found guilty in August...
Oct 15, 2025 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Longer security lines, flight delays at major airports and South Dakota's pheasant hunting season mean travelers need to arrive at Pierre Regional Airport earlier than they may be used to
Two of the main advantages people cite for flying out of small, regional airports are quick check-ins and short security checkpoint lines, which tends to turn into the convenience of travelers showing...
Oct 15, 2025 Photo credit City of Pierre.
Commission approves more fixes for Flaming Fountain near State Capitol Building in Pierre
The South Dakota Bureau of Administration and Human Resources has approved making repairs around the Flaming Fountain along Capitol Lake. During this month's Capitol Complex Beautification and Restora...
Oct 14, 2025 Photo credit to Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.
Design process moving forward for theater expansion and wrestling room projects at Pierre T.F. Riggs High School
Oct. 14, 2025: The Pierre School District is moving along with two projects at T.F. Riggs High School. District Business Manager Travis Dovre told the school board in September (Sept. 8, 2025) that th...
Oct 14, 2025 Engineer's projection/rendering of what the project will look like.
Courtesy image.
Pierre City Commission meets this evening
The Pierre City Commission meets this evening (Oct. 14, 2025) at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Items on their agenda include: Bid Award - Landfill Bale Bags Pierre Area Senior Citizen Center Lease Am...
Oct 14, 2025 Photo credit: Dakota Radio Group
Pierre School Board meets this evening
The Pierre School Board meets today (Oct. 14, 2025) at 5:30pm in the Administration Building board room. Items on their agenda include: Dakota Education Consulting Presentation and Action on Consultin...
Oct 14, 2025
Man from Huron killed, man and woman from Fort Pierre injured in Tuesday morning accident north of Huron
Oct. 13, 2025: A man from Huron was killed and two people from Fort Pierre were injured in a two vehicle crash Tuesday morning (Oct. 7, 2025, at 11:36am) 19 miles north of Huron on SD Highway 37 (near...
Oct 13, 2025
Flags Across the Bridge for Native Americans' Day
The Pierre-Fort Pierre Exchange Club is displaying the US and South Dakota flags across the Missouri River Bridge between Fort Pierre and Pierre in observance of Native Americans Day/Columbus Day toda...
Oct 13, 2025 Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Fort Pierre water use restriction lifted
Oct. 11, 2025: The emergency water restriction put into effect last week (Oct. 9, 2025) in Fort Pierre has been lifted (Oct. 11, 2025). The City thanks residents for their cooperation while the restri...
Oct 12, 2025 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.
Pierre electrical customers served by consistent public power
This week (Oct. 5-11, 2025) is Public Power Week. This annual event recognizes the benefits of community-owned electric utilities and the vital role they play in powering local homes, businesses and p...
Oct 10, 2025
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