PIERRE — Fire does minor damage to a home on Bushfield Avenue in Pierre. Pierre Fire Department Chief Ian Paul says firefighters were called to the east side of Pierre just before noon Monday… Paul says the residences of the structure were cooking at the time of the fire and says that is likely the…… read more »
PIERRE — It’s a smell that salivates the soul and has you wanting more before even taking a bite. Barbecue: using fire and heat to smoke meat. Made famous in places like Kansas City and Memphis, slow cooking brisket, pork butts, chicken and more has gained in popularity is South Dakota in recent years. Champion…… read more »
PIERRE — The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department is working to find an operator of the Spring Creek Resort restaurant along the east shore of Lake Oahe. Director of Parks and Recreation Scott Simpson says his department operates the marina and cabin rentals and the missing piece is the restaurant… The Game, Fish…… read more »
PIERRE — Officials with the South Dakota Discovery Center in Pierre opened a new exhibit Friday evening that will take little explorers on an adventure to learn about soil health. Director of Special Projects Anne Lewis showed a group how the Soil is Life exhibit shows kids how tardigrades fertilize soil…and it’s just how you…… read more »
PIERRE — Legislation that calls for reinstatement of Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling has been introduced in the U.S. Senate. The measure, the American Beef Labeling Act is being carried by South Dakota Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds with several co-sponsors. South Dakota Stock Grower’s Association Vice President Les Shaw says this has been…… read more »
LOWER BRULE — The U-S Army Corps of Engineers and Lower Brule Sioux Tribe are working together on a project to reduce erosion along the west bank of the Missouri River just north of Lower Brule in Lyman County. A scoping meeting was held Thursday night electronically. Amy Bowell-McClean says construction of the Big Bend…… read more »
PIERRE — Delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic, officials with the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce officially welcomed the Dakota News Now Pierre Bureau with a ribbon cutting Thursday. Dakota News Now General Manager Jim Berman and KOTA/KVEN General Manager Chris Gross says a Pierre Bureau has been a vision for the two Gray Television stations…… read more »
PIERRE — A man whose passion for education helped lead in the last four decades is stepping away from the Board of Directors at Pierre’s Capital City Campus… Lindy Geraets with Capital City Campus says Jim Mollison has been an integral part of what makes C-C-C work… Geraets says Mollison is excited about who is…… read more »
PIERRE — South Dakota’s U-S Drought Monitor map is continuing to show slight improvements after rain in late August and early September. Only four areas of extreme drought remain on the map. They include an area of southern Brule and extreme adjacent parts of Aurora and Charles Mix Counties. Extreme drought is also posted along…… read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court agrees with a lower court ruling that two people on a motorcycle who were severely injured in a crash with a volunteer firefighting trainee cannot collect damages from the city of Pierre and its fire department. Lisa Tammen and Randall Jurgens were badly hurt and had…… read more »
