Category Archives: News Pierre

Department of Corrections issues alert about high-risk offender from Hughes County being released to Winner
A 35 year old man who served time in prison for a Sexual Contact Without Consent charge out of Hughes County has been released. According to the South Dakota Department of Corrections, Glenford Old Lo...
DRG Media Group News May 15, 2025 Inmate offender Glenford Old Lodge booking photo from South Dakota Department of Corrections.

No injuries from mobile home fire north of Pierre Wednesday afternoon, near Spring Creek and Cow Creek
A family of three was displaced, but no one was injured in a structure fire Wednesday afternoon (May 14, 2025) about 18 miles north of Pierre, near the former Oahe Speedway racetrack. Pierre Rural Vol...
DRG Media Group News May 15, 2025 Courtesy photo.

Lightning strike believed to be what started fire at a home in Pierre Wednesday night
A lightning strike is thought to be the cause of a residential structure fire last night (May 14, 2025) in Pierre. Pierre Volunteer Fire Department Chief Ian Paul says the call came around 10:30pm to ...
DRG Media Group News May 15, 2025 Photo credit Dakota Radio Group.

Projects in Fort Pierre, Mitchell, Menno and Pringle have received matching grants from the South Dakota State Historical Society
Historic preservation projects in Fort Pierre, Mitchell, Menno and Pringle have received matching grants from the South Dakota State Historical Society. The projects receiving grants are: Fort Pierre ...
DRG Media Group News May 15, 2025 tashatuvango / Depositphotos.com

Former state government employee from Pierre sentenced in connection with Department of Revenue fraud case
May 14, 2025: A former state Department of Revenue employee from Pierre has been sentenced on a misdemeanor count of Misprison of a Felony. 52 year old Danielle Degenstein was investigated for knowing...
DRG Media Group News May 14, 2025 Patrick Feller / CC

South Dakota hosting events to celebrate National Treatment Court Month; Graduation ceremony for Sixth Circuit being held Wednesday morning in Pierre
Treatment courts across South Dakota are holding special events in May and June to celebrate National Treatment Court Month. Every day, courtrooms across South Dakota and the United States are filled ...
DRG Media Group News May 14, 2025 Map image courtesy of UJS website. Jan. 5, 2025.

Stanley County School Board meets this evening
The Stanley County School Board meets at 6pm CT today (May 14, 2025) at Parkview Auditorium in Fort Pierre. Among items on the agenda are: Special Olympics Preliminary Budget Presentation June Board M...
DRG Media Group News May 14, 2025 Stanley County School Board.
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No injuries, nothing spilled after semi tanker got tipsy last week at intersection in Fort Pierre
No one was hurt and no material was spilled when a semi tanker went partially into a construction site last week (May 6, 2025) at the intersection of SD Highway 204 and Highway 1806 at Fort Pierre. Pr...
DRG Media Group News May 13, 2025 Photo credit DRG Media Group.

U.S. Army Corps' North Shore Campground at Big Bend Project to reopen Thursday
May 13, 2025: The North Shore Campground at the Big Bend Project near Fort Thompson, South Dakota, will reopen to the public Thursday (May 15, 2025). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District h...
DRG Media Group News May 13, 2025

2025 Avera Race Against Cancer events break records
May 13, 2025: The participant number and the amount of money raised broke records during the 37th Annual Avera Race Against Cancer held over the weekend (May 10, 2025). A total of 7,747 participants r...
Justin Cowart May 13, 2025 Courtesy photo.





