Pierre News

PIERRE — The fire chief in South Dakota’s capital city plans to retire. Fifty-one-year-old Bill Alexander says he’ll step down from the position he’s held in Pierre for eight years on Nov. 1. KCCR radio reports that Alexander has been involved in firefighting for 31 years, including 20 years with the Air Force.

Hughes County Commissions have approved the final plat and zoning changes needed to construct a new pulse processing plant set to be near Harrold.

The Sioux Falls Canaries bolstered their infield on Tuesday by signing former Washington Nationals third-round draft choice Stephen King.

University of South Dakota has announced the starting times of its six home football games to be played at the DakotaDome during the 2013 season.

The South Dakota Board on Geographic Names is seeking public comment on whether the word "Negro" is offensive in names of geographic features.

PIERRE, S.D. Attorney General Marty Jackley said Monday law enforcement was called to a Clear Lake residence on Sunday, June 16 around 9 p.m. to respond to a call for a double shooting.

PIERRE -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation has announced two people it plans to induct into the Hall of Fame later this year.

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Life-size bronze statues of former South Dakota Govs. Frank Farrar, Harvey Wollman and Bill Janklow have been unveiled in a ceremony held at the state Capitol in Pierre.

Law Enforcement Seeks Public's Help in I-90 Assault PIERRE, S.D - South Dakota Law Enforcement Officials are seeking the public's help into locating an individual in connection with an assault that occurred on I-90 near mile marker 401, which is between Brandon and Sioux Falls, at approximately 10:30 p.m. last evening.

South Dakota Child Identification Program Event in Aberdeen PIERRE, S.D. - Attorney General Marty Jackley and the South Dakota Masons want to remind parents and guardians of the upcoming South Dakota Child Identification Program event: Yelduz Shrine 802 South Main Aberdeen, South Dakota Saturday, June 15, 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. SDCHIP is part of ... (more)

South Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice David Gilbertson will give the keynote address next week when the Northern Hills Drug Court holds its 14th graduation ceremony.

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Meetings in Pierre might not always be the most interesting, but South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says people should at least care about the outcome of current consumer protection meetings.

Jun. 13, 2013 - PIERRE, S.D. -- SD Short Film "Paper People" to Screen at Palm Springs ShortFest Although Pierre, SD, may be over a thousand miles away from Palm Springs, CA, the distance didn't prevent South Dakota-based short film Paper People from earning a chance to screen at this year's Palm Springs ShortFest.

Storms packing strong winds caused damage in parts of northern South Dakota, but no injuries were immediately reported.

Russell Spaid of Pierre faced down the region's best poker players to walk away with the $31,000 top prize during the third annual South Dakota State Poker Championship at the Silverado-Franklin Historic Hotel & Gaming Complex.

A Jackson County Central High School graduate in 2002, Kurt Swanson Jr. of Lakefield is moving up into a position in education administration at Pierre, S.D. The elementary teacher who worked for Thaemlitz Construction while he first taught as a substitute at both Immanuel Lutheran School and Southwest Star Concept will be a principal this fall at ... (more)

PIERRE — State officials say motorists and gasoline retailers should remember that South Dakota law now limits where 85-octane fuel can be sold and requires cautionary labels on pumps that dispense the low-octane fuel.

Conrad Adam was ready for some good news to start off his summer, and it came in a big way.