Category Archives: News Pierre

Lower Brule man sentenced to 6 months in federal prison for Assaulting Federal Officers
A U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer. Eddie Bromwich, age 45, was sentenced to six mo...
DRG Media Group News Jul 23, 2025 Ken Mayer / CC

Vehicle hits, puts hole in brick building on E. Capitol Avenue in Pierre
July 22, 2025, update: No one was injured, but there is damage to a building on private property after the front end of a vehicle broke through one of the brick walls this morning (July 22, 2025) in P...
DRG Media Group News Jul 22, 2025 Photo credit to Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Man from Miller killed in Monday morning accident in Huron
A 31 year old man from Miller died in a two-vehicle crash Monday morning (July 21, 2025, at 7:54am) in Huron. The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family me...
DRG Media Group News Jul 22, 2025

Pierre City Commission meets this evening
The Pierre City Commission meets this evening (July 22, 2025) at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Among the items on the agenda are: Transportation Alternatives Grant Award Airport Runway 13-31 Project ...
DRG Media Group News Jul 22, 2025 Photo credit: Dakota Radio Group

Pierre man sentenced to 12+ years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine in central South Dakota
A U.S. District Judge has sentenced (July 14, 2025) a 37 year old man from Pierre convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. Unite...
DRG Media Group News Jul 21, 2025 South Dakota State Penitentiary Sioux Falls.
Photo courtesy of the South Dakota Department of Corrections.

Cleanup continues from thunderstorm that "collapsed" over Pierre last week
July 21, 2025: Cleanup efforts continue in parts of Pierre hit by 80+ mph winds as part of a storm that came through last week (July 15, 2025). City Commissioner Todd Johnson says city crews have clea...
DRG Media Group News Jul 21, 2025

Students from Hoeven, Miller among those participating in 51st annual South Dakota Honor Choir performance July 25 at Northern State University in Aberdeen
Northern State University will welcome 111 of the state's top young vocalists to campus for the 51st annual South Dakota High School Honor Choir performance, set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 25, 2025, o...
DRG Media Group News Jul 21, 2025 Chris Maunu.
Courtesy photo.

Fort Pierre City Council has lengthy agenda for tonight's meeting
The Fort Pierre City Council meets this evening (July 21, 2025) at 5:15pm CT in the South Dakota Municipal League building (208 Island Drive) in Fort Pierre. Items on their agenda include: 2026 Subsid...
DRG Media Group News Jul 21, 2025

South Dakota Discovery Center holding grand opening for new LUNAR LIFE: Destination Mar exhibit on Sunday
The South Dakota Discovery Center in Pierre will hold a grand opening for a new exhibit on Sunday (July 20, 2025). Exhibit Hall Manager Allison Graviett-Pfaff says LUNAR LIFE: Destination Mars was dev...
DRG Media Group News Jul 19, 2025 Photo credit to Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

State Library recognizes highly effective school libraries with new statewide award
The South Dakota State Library, a division of the South Dakota Department of Education, is pleased to announce the 2025-2028 recipients of the School Achievement Through Libraries (SATL) Award. The SA...
DRG Media Group News Jul 19, 2025





