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Stanley County Courthouse closing to public Monday
The Stanley County Courthouse will close to the public on Monday (March 30). County auditor Phil Burtch says commissioners will reevaluate this response to the COVID-19 pandemic at their April 7 meeti...
Mar 27, 2020
UPDATE: Mickelson Bust To Be Unveiled Sept. 11, 2018
The public is invited to the South Dakota State Capitol Building in Pierre one week from today (Sept. 4), for the unveiling of a bust of the late Gov. George S. Mickelson. Tony Venhuizen, chief of sta...
Sep 04, 2018
SD last state to break 100 positive COVID-19 cases threshold
South Dakota being last in the nation typically isn't a good thing, but in the case of COVID-19, it is. Gov. Kristi Noem says the state was the last one to register over 100 positive cases of the viru...
Mar 31, 2020
Special Olympics SD cancels state basketball tourney because of COVID-19
Special Olympics South Dakota has canceled this weekend's state basketball tournament in Pierre as a precaution because of the coronavirus. CEO Daryl Nordquist says Special Olympics International stro...
Jody Heemstra Mar 11, 2020
Special Olympics SD cancels state basketball tourney because of COVID-19
Special Olympics South Dakota has canceled this weekend's state basketball tournament in Pierre as a precaution because of the coronavirus. CEO Daryl Nordquist says Special Olympics International stro...
Mar 11, 2020
SD holding at 8 cases of COVID-19
There have been no new positive tests for coronavirus in South Dakota in the past 24 hours. Gov. Kristi Noem says the eight people who tested positive for the coronavirus had traveled outside the stat...
Mar 12, 2020
Pierre Area Referral Service ribbon cutting today
Pierre Area Referral Service (PARS) has a new location. Executive director Corwin Jones says the new building will eventually house the PARS offices, as well as the Food Pantry. http://www.drgnews.com...
Jul 03, 2020
3 more cases of COVID-19 confirmed in South Dakota
Three more cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) have been confirmed in South Dakota, but none were in the central part of the state. Counties reporting cases so far are Beadle, Charles Mix, Davison, Pennin...
Mar 11, 2020
Fort Pierre-Pierre mayors working together on COVID-19 response for businesses and individuals
The mayors of Pierre and Fort Pierre both say, at this time, they don't plan to enact more restrictive guidelines than what's currently provided by the Centers for Disease Control and South Dakota Gov...
Mar 25, 2020
Oahe Speedway Has First Races of the season on Saturday
PIERRE, S.D. – Oahe Speedway north of Pierre got it’s 16th season underway on Saturday with a number of cars and driver ready to compete. The Winners and Runner up of the first races of th...
Jody Heemstra May 24, 2020