Category Archives: News Pierre

Walleye Drive access in Fort Pierre temporarily closed from Highway 1806
Access to Walleye Drive off of SD Highway 1806 in Fort Pierre will be closed for reconstruction starting Monday (Aug. 4, 2025). This project will improve the road surface at the intersection. Local tr...
DRG Media Group News Aug 04, 2025 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

Fort Pierre City Council meets this evening
The Fort Pierre City Council meets this evening (Aug. 4, 2025) at 6pm CT in the South Dakota Municipal League building (208 Island Drive) in Fort Pierre. Items on their agenda include: Update on Highw...
DRG Media Group News Aug 04, 2025

Fort Thompson woman sentenced to federal prison for Embezzling Funds from the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe
A U.S. District Judge has sentenced a woman from Fort Thompson, South Dakota, who was convicted of Embezzlement from an Indian Tribal Organization. The sentencing took place on July 21, 2025. Mariah P...
DRG Media Group News Aug 04, 2025 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

First ghost mural done in Fort Pierre; Seeking funding for 2nd one on Deadwood Street
Another mural has been painted on the side of a building on Deadwood Street in Fort Pierre. The Ghost Mural project was financed by a $2,500 Fort Pierre Tourism Beautification Grant and $2,500 in Down...
DRG Media Group News Aug 03, 2025 Photo courtesy of Shane Matteis.

Brule, Hughes among counties with sobriety checkpoints scheduled for August
The South Dakota Highway Patrol will hold sobriety checkpoints in 13 different counties during the month of August. The checkpoints will take place in Brule and Hughes counties in central South Dakota...
DRG Media Group News Aug 01, 2025

Hughes County Sheriff's Office cautions people to beware of Jury Duty Phone Scam
The Hughes County Sheriff's Office says a local resident recently lost $22,000 as part of a jury duty phone scam. Sheriff Patrick Callahan says the individual lost the money after receiving a call fro...
DRG Media Group News Aug 01, 2025 iqoncept / Depositphotos.com

Over $6000 raised during Miracle Treat Day fundraiser in Pierre
Customers of the DQ Grill & Chill restaurant in Pierre raised more than $6000 for the Children's Miracle Network during Thursday's Miracle Treat Day (July 31, 2025). A total of 6135 blizzards or b...
DRG Media Group News Aug 01, 2025

Ceremony being held today to dedicate bridge over Crow Creek in honor of U.S. Army PFC Mark Shields
A bridge along South Dakota Highway 50 over Crow Creek, about 12 miles north of Chamberlain, will be dedicated today (Aug. 1, 2025) in honor of U.S. Army PFC Mark Shields. The South Dakota Department ...
DRG Media Group News Aug 01, 2025 Aug. 1, 2025.

Fort Thompson man sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
A federal U.S. District Judge has sentenced a man from Fort Thompson, South Dakota, who had been convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. The sentencing took place on July 29, 2025. 41 year...
DRG Media Group News Aug 01, 2025 slgckgc / CC

Lyman, Brule, Buffalo County area only spot in South Dakota in "severe drought"
Drought conditions across South Dakota continue to decline as the calendar is ready to turn to August 2025. The latest weekly information from the South Dakota Drought Monitor shows 67.5 percent of th...
DRG Media Group News Jul 31, 2025





